Orestes Town Flag
Designed by Carolyn Shettle & accepted by the Town Board in 1976
THE SYMBOLISM OF THE ORESTES FLAG IS AS FOLLOWS:
THE RINGS:
1. A RING STANDS FOR CONTINUITY; THERE IS NO BEGINNING AND NO ENDING. IT STANDS FOR THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE OF ORESTES.
2. ONE RING SYMBOLIZES OUR DELAWARE INDIAN HERITAGE. ONE RING IS FOR THE GAS BOOM THAT CREATED THE TOWN, AND ONE RING IS FOR THE MORE-THAN 300-YEAR OLD ORESTES OAK TREE.
3. THE RINGS ARE O’s, STANDING FOR ORESTES. THE FLAME, OF COURSE, SYMBOLIZES THE DISCOVERY OF GAS, AND ALSO SUGGESTS THE TORCH OF LIBERTY.
THE COLORS ARE RED, WHITE AND BLUE FOR FREEDOM, BUT A BRIGHTER BLUE, FOR INDEPENDENCE. UNINTENTIONALLY, BUT CLEARLY VISIBLE IN BLUE, OUTLINED BY THE FLAMES, IS A DESCENDING DOVE, SYMBOL OF PEACE AND CHRISTIANITY.
2020 Accomplishments
Community day in which the town was cleaned, the park benches and tables were painted, the train in the park was re-graveled and repaired.
Trees in the park were trimmed or taken out. The broken fence was taken out.
The swings and playground equipment was painted and repaired.
We have almost constant police presence in town with a full roster of reserve officers.
We were able to lease a fully equipped police car with essential equipment. We upgraded all police cars with new or gently used equipment. Purchased two speed signs to be placed in town.
In October we hosted a wonderful town Halloween party with presentations from the Orestes Police Dept.
During 2020 we bought new equipment for the water dept. to make locating, reading and identifying underground water lines.
In the fall of 2020 we acquired a town website.
** In 2021 we are planning on more improvements in both parks. Renovate the Orestes Police Department. Replace the roof on the Town Hall