Skeels students assist VA with flag removals

  • Front row, from left to right: Jordan Lowe, Molly Lathrop, Karah Dee, Victoria Hughey, Macy Walts, Emily Lampela, R. Lee Barnes, Wyatt Flach, Jamin Lathrop, and Leah Flach, parent. Back row, left to right: Ricky Bedtelyon, Carol Darlington, teacher, Max Barz, Joe Case, teacher, Isaiah Bedtelyon, and Adrian Ornelas.
    Front row, from left to right: Jordan Lowe, Molly Lathrop, Karah Dee, Victoria Hughey, Macy Walts, Emily Lampela, R. Lee Barnes, Wyatt Flach, Jamin Lathrop, and Leah Flach, parent. Back row, left to right: Ricky Bedtelyon, Carol Darlington, teacher, Max Barz, Joe Case, teacher, Isaiah Bedtelyon, and Adrian Ornelas.

    Some Skeels Christian school 7th and 8th graders who are in the Survival Skills 2.0 Class recently volunteered to assist the Gladwin County Office of Veterans Affairs board member, John Mella.

    They helped to remove the US flags from the veteran’s graves at the Ridge Cemetery, Sacred Heart Cemetery, and McClure Cemetery.

    According to Skeels teacher, Carol Darlington, “We were wanting to go out into t…