Village of Middleburgh unveils new flag
MIDDLEBURGH, N.Y. (NEWS10)-- In June, the Village of Middleburgh held a design contest for a new village flag. On Monday, the new flag was raised outside of Village Hall.
The initial rules for creating the flag were to keep it simple, use meaningful symbolism, use two or three basic colors, don't include letters or logos and to be distinctive. The contest was a way to give students an opportunity to interact with the village.
The new flag, designed by student Ava Shinaver, features a white, blue and green design with key features of a shire horse, Vroman's Nose and the Schoharie Creek. According to the village, the while color represents the peacefulness in the community, blue representing resilience and the green representing the agricultural knowledge of the area.
"When the Village started this process, I knew that our community would respond in-kind with a design that would make us proud," Village Mayor Timothy Knight said. "He continued, "Ava’s (Shinaver) flag makes us proud with its dynamic design and meaningful symbolism."
Village Trustee Robert Tinker and Knight donated funding to purchase the flag, which was printed by Gettysburg Flag Works. The flag was then placed on a utility pole outside of Village Hall.
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