A proclamation signed by Mayor Connie Koopmann (center) designates Friday, May 22 as “Poppy Day” in Schulenburg. On hand for the signing were Patricia Hranicky (left), Legion Auxiliary Unit 143 president, and Barbara Brown (right), Legion Auxiliary Unit 143 vice president.
Mayor Connie Koopmann has signed a proclamation announcing Friday, May 22 as “Poppy Day” in Schulenburg.
The blood red, four-petal flower, native to the battlefields of Flanders, was officially proclaimed the “Memorial Flower” at the 1921 National American Legion Auxiliary Convention.
American Legion Auxiliary McBride Unit 143 will hold its annual “Poppy Day” drive on Friday and Saturday, May 22-23.…
