Brother-sister team shows Mishawaka council another vision of a city flag
MISHAWAKA — Joshua Lange and his sister, Kelsey Lange, have run their newest idea up the flagpole by presenting a revised vision of a new city flag before the Common Council.
The Langes have been studying Mishawaka's heritage, its former city flag history and vexillology's "best practices" in showing council members on Monday, March 4 what their vision of a city flag should be.
Last summer, the city heard the Langes spell out its methodology for what they felt a new city flag should represent. At that time, they showed a blue flag with a meandering white 'M' on it, with three gold stars and one red star, the stars representing the four "towns" that would have made up the first incorporated city.
On Monday, Joshua Lange showed an image of a revised version of his city flag: A gold ring around the center star, an "M" that better represents the bend in the St. Joseph River through the city, and the maroon color of the star.
He reiterated the guidelines from the North American Vexillological Association he cited last year, calling for flags to be simple, recognizable, meaningful and unique.
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Joshua Lange said at that time the four stars represent the four towns that joined together to become Mishawaka: St. Joseph Iron Works, Indiana City, Barbee Town and Fowler's Addition. The white "M" represents the St. Joseph River, and it meanders rather than being a straight block letter.
Common Council President Gregg Hixenbaugh said after the presentation that the city has never codified its city flag designation. He said he and the other council members would be studying the matter.
Email Tribune staff writer Greg Swiercz at gswiercz@sbtinfo.com.
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