{"id":29127,"date":"2025-09-12T12:14:38","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T16:14:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?p=29127"},"modified":"2025-09-12T12:14:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T16:14:40","slug":"summers-flag-effort-draws-city-praise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/12\/summers-flag-effort-draws-city-praise\/","title":{"rendered":"Summers’ flag effort draws city praise"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By BOB SHRALUKA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WZBD.com<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A member of Adams County Council drew a round of praise at the recent meeting of Decatur City Council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

John Summers, a member of the county council, pursued a one-man effort effort to finally get a flag flying atop the Adams County Courthouse in Decatur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI sure like the great collaboration we had to have\u201d to get the flag in place at the highest point of the splendid structure, Councilman Matt Dyer said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt’s a compliment to John Summers, he was determined to make it happen.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt sure looks good,\u201d Mayor Dan Rickord added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The flag went up on the courthouse pole on Monday, June 25. Smith Erectors of Markle finished off the project with its huge, 175-ton crane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fuhrman Electric of Decatur replaced a broken spotlight on the roof and installed a remote to raise, lower or bring the flag to half-staff. \u201cIt has a dusk-to-dawn switch,\u201d Summers said of the light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adams County government approved the use of $9,425.00 to cover the work by Fuhrman. When it was discovered that a roller at the top of the flagpole was worn out, the county and Decatur governments split the $6,600 cost to get Smith Erectors involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DATES TO 1873: The courthouse is 152 years old, having been completed in 1873.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was designed by J.C. Johnson, a self-taught architect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The construction was done by Christian Boseker of Fort Wayne, built of red brick with stone ornamentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The building and three associated objects was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 17, 2008.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The other three are: the Peace Monument, the Elephant Rock (a memorial to Gene Stratton Porter) and the Pioneer Memorial (a bronze plaque and stand from 1936).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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