Local artist Galen Rankin, recently finished repainting a picture of the American flag, emblazoned on the door of the Minneola fire station. Considered an unofficial landmark, the original rendition of the flag was painted 20 years ago, by the local 4-H Club led by Margo Rakes and was enjoyed by local citizens and travelers driving on Highway 54. Over the years though, the weather and the passage of time had taken its’ toll on the flag, constituting its’ faded state. In response the Minneola city leadership, approached Galen Rankin, and commissioned him to repaint the flag, which he accepted. “Carol Sibley told me to go down and check it out, and see what I think,” said Rankin.
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