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La Plata County Courthouse went solar
The installation of solar panels on the building's roof is part of a three-phase process to improve the energy efficiency of county buildings.
The first phase included replacement of a boiler at the Old Main Post Office, a lighting retrofit of all county facilities and installation of a solar hot-water system and a gas dishwasher booster heater at the jail.
The second phase, which includes the solar panels, was funded partially through a $700,000 energy-impact grant from the state Department of Local Affairs.
The improvements from the first two phases are expected to save the county $72,000 annually. At the end of the process, the county expects to have reduced its overall carbon emissions by 22 percent.
To view real-time and historic production from the solar panels, see the county's sustainability page at http://co.laplata.co.us/sustainability/solar.htm.
When it comes to U.S. emblems of freedom, there is no symbol more potent than the country's flag, which is why it warrants special handling.
According to the Web site for the Veterans of Foreign Wars, flags in the open should be displayed from sunrise to sunset, "but when a patriotic effect is desired the flag may be displayed 24 hours a day if properly illuminated during the hours of darkness."
"Also, the U.S. flag should not be displayed when the weather is inclement, except when an all-weather flag is displayed," it says.
When marching, the flag goes to the marcher's right.
Observers in uniform should render the military salute.
"All others should face the flag and stand at attention with their right hand over the heart, or if applicable, remove their headdress with their right hand and hold it at the left shoulder, the hand being over the heart," it says.
For more information, visit www.vfw.org.
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