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City Administration inform me that Auburn Hills, Michigan, has no
flag.
Valentin Poposki, 1 August 2009
The City of Grandville, Michigan, has a flag, but the City doesn't want to
participate.
Valentin Poposki, 13 November 2009
On "MLive.com", Ken Wyatt reports on 14 February 2009 that Napoleon Township
might soon adopt a flag. A flag competition held several years ago was not
successful because of the costs. Rhonda Pickrell of Fritz Advertising Co (Spring
Arbor) has recently presented two proposals to the Township Board. The designs
feature "iconic pieces of art "and the words "Township of Napoleon, since 1833,
Jackson County". This would not be enough for some board members, who would like
to see more "iconic elements" on the flag, such as the schools' Pirates mascot
and the new township hall. The issue will be discussed by the Board on 10 March.
http://www.mlive.com/news/citpat/index.ssf?/base/news-27/1234609503305070.xml&coll=3
The township, approved on 29 March 1833 by the Legislative Counsel of
the Territory of Michigan, was named by one of its early settlers, Abram Bolton,
who was a fervent admirer of Napoléon Bonaparte.
http://www.napoleontownship.us/history.htm
Ivan Sache, 17
February 2009
Quoting Ken Wyatt, "The Jackson Citizen Patriot", 14 May 2009:
"Dan Wymer,
township clerk, proposed a possible centerpiece for a township flag during a
discussion at Tuesday's township board meeting. It was a rippled toroid. Wymer
nearly strained his rippling deltoids hefting a rippled toroid up for board
members to inspect. "We used to think they had something to do with dinosaurs,"
he said. But they are actually geologic formations found in Napoleon quarries
and described in a 1963 Journal of Sedimentary Research article. Wymer
distributed a page from the book, "Geology of Michigan," featuring photos of a
rippled toroid from Napoleon and a plaster facsimile created in a laboratory.
Geologists believe the rippled toroid is a sand filling of a small depression
created by vortex currents. The township has four specimens for display,
contributed by Jude's Quarry on Austin Road."
http://www.mlive.com/news/jackson/index.ssf/2009/05/geologic_formation_suggested_f.html,
with a colour photo of the rippled toroid".
The quoted article is:
Dorr JA, Kauffman EG. 1963. Rippled toroids from the Napoleon Sandstone Member
(Mississippian) of southern Michigan. Journal of Sedimentary Research 33,
751-758.
Abstract: Toroidal, radially ripple marked sedimentary structures in
the Early Mississippian Napoleon Sandstone of southern Michigan are herein named
rippled toroids. These objects are considered to be sand fillings (casts) of
small depressions formed in unconsolidated, inner sublittoral marine sands. The
field occurrence of rippled toroids, observation of similar structures in Recent
sediments, and experimental evidence support the conclusion that the original
toroidal depressions were produced by vortex currents, probably along the
margins of rip currents or at the intersection of opposed longshore currents.
Ivan Sache, 14 May 2009
Reported in the Mining Journal (27 March 2006):
"Each of the more than 60 seventh and eighth graders in Pam Jacobson’s art class are using their artistic abilities to create a design concept that the Negaunee City Council may select to use on its future city flag. The council in February created an ad hoc flag committee — chaired by Councilman Kimme Peterson and also comprised of councilmen Jim Thomas and Jim Wickstrom — to come up with a flag design to bring back to the council. Negaunee currently does not have a city flag, which will be used at various parades and ceremonies.Ivan Sache, 29 March 2006
[...]
The ad hoc committee, which could select one design or incorporate several of the students’ renderings to come up with an official flag design — gave the students guidelines to follow while creating their designs. The flag designs must include Negaunee’s city seal in the center, which includes an illustration of a pine tree stump that symbolizes when iron ore was first discovered in 1844 in the roots of the tree near what became the Jackson Mine. The flag must also include Negaunee’s school colors of maize and blue. The students have also been directed to include what they believe makes Negaunee important.
[...]
Depending on how soon the committee receives the students’ ideas, Peterson said the committee hopes to review the students’ renderings and come up with design options to present to the city council within the next few months."
Royal Oak has no flag apparently. From www.ci.royal-oak.mi.us/clerk/cc2000/031300cc.html, "A Regular Meeting of the Royal Oak City Commission was held on Monday, March 13, 2000 in City Hall....CITY FLAG
Mayor Cowan stated that to his knowledge they had not adopted a City Flag. He thought this might be an opportunity for people in the community to design an official flag. He thought everyone should be involved. Commissioner Lanfear asked what the City motto was. She was informed that it was "We live to serve." Commissioner Harrison asked what the four squares on the City seal represented. Mayor Cowan said they would have to research that."
Dov Gutterman, 10 November 2002
City Administration inform me that City of Sterling Heights, Michigan, has no
flag.
Valentin Poposki, 19 March 2009
Traverse City's flag seems to be blue logo on white as seen in the photo at www.traverse.com/traversecity/commission/commission9.jpg (no longer available).
Dov Gutterman, 17 November 2002
The city of Traverse City logo can be seen here:
http://www.ci.traverse-city.mi.us/. The flag is white with the logo centered, and has the words Traverse City under it. There is something in smaller print under City but I can't read it or
remember what it is.
Noel Shrum, 20 April 2005
The administration has informed me that the Charter Township of Ypsilanti
does not have a flag:
Valentin Poposki, 1 May 2009