A BANNER WEEKEND FOR FLAG CAMPAIGN.Byline: DENNIS McCARTHY Dennis McCarthy may refer to:
They've been coming in all sizes and ages - some with 48 stars, some from as far back as World War I. Tattered and torn American flags being dropped off at Jonathon Lawes' home in Chatsworth so the 16-year-old Boy Scout can retire them with honor. ``The response has been incredible,'' said Andrea Lawes, Jon's mom. ``The phone started ringing at 8:30 a.m. Friday and hasn't stopped. ``Our dining room is filled with more than 150 old flags people have dropped off with notes attached, and there's a ton more Jonathon hasn't had a chance to pick up yet. ``The people are so nice and supportive of what my son is doing. And there seems to be a warm, touching story that comes with every flag.'' That's what I figured when I wrote Friday about this Chatsworth High School student who is working on his Eagle Scout Ea·gle Scout n. One who has achieved the highest rank in the Boy Scouts. Noun 1. Eagle Scout - a Boy Scout who has earned many merit badges Boy Scout - a boy who is a member of the Boy Scouts badge by collecting tattered old American flags so he can retire them properly in an upcoming ceremony. Many of them were stored away in garages, in boxes in the back of closets, in drawers seldom opened anymore - just waiting for someone to come along and retire them properly. Jeanette Lee Jeanette Lee (born July 9, 1971, Brooklyn, New York) is an American professional pool player of Korean descent. She is nicknamed "the Black Widow" for her tendency to wear black. Career Lee started playing pool in 1989. of Winnetka had an old flag in storage that had been in the family since World War I. ``I was afraid to unroll it for fear that it would fall apart,'' she said Monday. ``I didn't know what to do with it until I read about this sweet boy and what he wants to do: Retire these old flags with honor.'' Esther Simmons of Granada Hills had a mammoth American flag that had once flown over a car dealership This article is about car dealerships. For the indie pop band, see Dealership (band). A car dealership or vehicle local distribution is a business that sells new cars and/or used cars at the retail level, based on a dealership contract with an automaker or in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . ``My daughter found it in a Goodwill store and bought it for 50 cents,'' she said. ``She didn't want something bad to happen to it. ``She was worried someone would buy it and cut it up to use for material for clothing or whatever. But now, thanks to this wonderful boy, it's going to get what it deserves.'' Dozens of others have dropped off old flags that once draped drape v. draped, drap·ing, drapes v.tr. 1. To cover, dress, or hang with or as if with cloth in loose folds: draped the coffin with a flag; a robe that draped her figure. the coffins of loved ones loved ones npl → seres mpl queridos loved ones npl → proches mpl et amis chers loved ones love npl in the service. The reaction has been kind of awe-inspiring, Jonathon said Monday after coming home from school. He spent most of Saturday picking up old flags, and he will do the same again this Saturday and next. He will get in his parents' car and drive out to Simi Valley to pick up an old flag from a 90-year-old veteran who was wounded in the Battle of Midway Noun 1. Battle of Midway - naval battle of World War II (June 1942); American planes based on land and on carriers decisively defeated a Japanese fleet on its way to invade the Midway Islands Midway , and has a great-grandson now in the service. Then he'll swing over to the Knights of Columbus Knights of Columbus, American Roman Catholic society for men, founded (1882) at New Haven, Conn. (where its headquarters are still located), by Father Michael J. McGivney. hall where a boxful of old flags has been collected for him. ``A lot of people tell me they want to come to the ceremony because these flags have meant a lot to them,'' Jonathon said. ``As soon as I confirm the date with my scoutmaster, I'll let them know because these flags are very important to them.'' Then I'll let you know, so you can bring your old flag to the ceremony so it can be retired with honor, as it should be, with the right invocations as it is cut into pieces and finally burned according to custom. If you want to send your old flag to Jonathon in the meantime Adv. 1. in the meantime - during the intervening time; "meanwhile I will not think about the problem"; "meantime he was attentive to his other interests"; "in the meantime the police were notified" meantime, meanwhile , the Lawes family address is 9945 Shoup Ave., Chatsworth, CA 91311. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Working toward an Eagle Scout badge, Jonathon Lawes, 16, is collecting flags to be retired in a proper ceremony. Andy Holzman/Staff Photographer |
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