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Middleburgh, New York (U.S.)

Schoharie County

image by David Sigley, 4 June 2024

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The village of Middleburgh has adopted a village flag as part of a flag contest.

It was announced on the city's website, seen here: https://www.villageofmiddleburgh.com

The Village Board of Trustees announced the results of the Village Flag Design Contest at Monday night’s meeting, as voting on the People’s Choice component of the project concluded the weekend before.

With 149 votes received, Ava Shinaver’s flag design submission received 51% of the public’s support. In second place was Hunter Nelson’s design with 18.1%, followed by Rivo Strakosh’s design receiving 15.4%, and Zoe Hendrickson’s submission garnering 6.7% of votes. Additionally, 8.7% of participants in the poll chose “None of the Above.”

“I am very happy with how this project turned out,” commented Village of Middleburgh Mayor Timothy Knight. He continued, “Ava did a beautiful job with her excellent flag design, and I cannot wait to fly it in the Village of Middleburgh on Heritage Day.”

As the winner of the People’s Choice, Ava will be receiving $50 and a flag with her design will be ordered and flown as part of the Village’s Heritage Day festivities on Friday, August 23. All funds for this contest are donated by members of the Village Board of Trustees.

“We are truly blessed that Ava, Hunter, Rivo, and Zoe answered the Village’s call by participating in this project, and they all did a wonderful job,” the mayor commented. He concluded, “Special recognition is owed to Middleburgh Central School Teachers Katelynne Schuttig and Jason Dannible, who played a big role in this project’s success and encouraged their student’s participation.”

There is also a precursur website showing the other submissions and the rules: https://www.villageofmiddleburgh.com/village/village-flag-design-project/

David Sigley, 4 June 2024

Here is a description of the flag sent via an email from Mayor Knight.

The Shire horse represents the village’s agricultural strength and ability to pull its weight. The 16 stars represent the towns of Schoharie County, of which 7 green stars are for those that are agriculturally strong and the largest star represents the town of Middleburgh, in which the village of Middleburgh lies. The mountain is Vroman’s Nose, a geographic landmark, and the river is Schoharie Creek, another well-known natural marking. The 3 bars are in different colors: white is a color of the Middleburgh Central School District and represents the peaceful community; blue represents resilience and the year 1712, when Middleburgh was settled by Palatine Germans; and green, another school district color, represents agricultural knowledge and skills.
Masao Okazaki, 26 September 2024