A grand opening and dedication ceremony is planned Oct. 1 for the new Flag Day Monument in Batavia.
Batavia Mayor Jeffery Schielke, along with other city officials and the Fox Valley Patriotic Organization, will lead the ceremony from 2 to 5 p.m. at Patriots Park, 100 N. Island Ave. in Batavia.The $1.5 million monument is a tribute to Dr. Bernard J. Cigrand, a Batavia dentist who was instrumental in creating Flag Day, city officials said.
The flag will then be raised on the 50-foot flagpole at the site which was donated by Batavia company FlagSource. The festivities will continue throughout the afternoon with a birthday celebration to honor Cigrand’s 157th birthday, and performances by the Batavia Community Band, Batavia High School a cappella ensemble Chromatics and the Batavia High School/Rotolo Middle School combined band ensemble, organizers said.Food trucks will also be available throughout the afternoon. Guided tours of the monument will be held as well, officials said.
The Flag Day Monument design features a 40-foot diameter helix monument with a 10-foot-wide walkway around the perimeter. The flagpole will display a 10- by 18-foot flag. Elements of the monument commemorate iconic flag events, U.S. population growth, the official flags flown by the U.S., armed conflicts and a Ring of Honor with the names of those who have received the Congressional Medal of Honor from Illinois, officials said.
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