The year of our country's Bicentennial in 1976 saw celebrations all across the country.
I got to speak at a one for Allegheny County after our politically connected Scout Master was able to get us involved in the county Bicentennial Celebration in the Courthouse Court yard.
What an honor it was to be selected to put on a Flag History display and folding at the ceremony.
How ever it became a total farce and disappointment
Instead of the 10 minute program we had trained and planned for to put on we got cut down to 3 minutes.
Why well one of the county commissioners Jim Flaugherty introduces his new plan for the coutrt yard which was nothing more than a parking lot
It was going to be Katie's park and he and the other Commissioners droned on and on and slapping each other on the back about this park to point it became boring and people started leaving the celebration.
We finally got to do our cut down program
We showed how to properly Fold the flag I pointed out the flags hanging and gave their names and no history to them and that was that all the rest of the programs scheduled cut back or did not do them .
What a total disappointment our commissioners where that day.
However after the program we got to ride the Restored Wooden Orange Painted Trolley around town which was running for the bicentenial
This action by the commisioners along with many other stunts and inaction's and missteps by the commisioners over the next couple decades saw to their eleimanation and a County Commision with a county Manager put in their place.
what a dam shame
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