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History of Spokane County flag

The Spokane County flag was adopted from a competition to design a flag for the county. The 3 foot by 5 foot flag depicts a Spokane Indian in ceremonial headdress, in profile against a yellow sun. This symbolizes the Indian name for Spokane "Children of the Sun". A diagonal stripe crossing behind the sun symbolizes the Spokane River and Falls. The background is green to symbolize the Evergreen State. The design was selected from entries in the contest from Spokane County graphic art students and sponsored by the Spokane County Centennial Commission. The winning entry was created by Stephanie Bumgarner-Ott, daughter of state Rep. Gary Bumgarner. There were plans to display the flag in Olympia as part of the Centennial celebration. (These flags are probably displayed in the capitol rotunda currently, http://www.xplore.timelooper.com/wsc/). Twenty-five copies of the flag were produced at a cost of $70.07 each. https://www.newspapers.com/article/spokane-chronicle/138386976 (Spokane Chronicle Wed, Oct 19, 1988 page 5) However, the flag was quickly forgotten until 2002 when it was discovered in a drawer. The previous last know sighting was at the County Courthouse in 1995. The search was prompted because Avista requested a replacement for the flag they over the Post Street generation facility. However, the commissioners decommissioned the flag because they were appalled by it's appearance and they were apprehensive because it may offend Native Americans. A new contest was going to be launched, but there's no record of it ever happening. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-spokesman-review/138387594 (Spokesman-Review Mon, Apr 8, 2002 page 6) Leif One (talk) 23:18, 25 January 2024 (UTC)