DAR to host Flag Day event
The complex is adjacent to the Champoeg State Historical Area at French Prairie Road and Champoeg Road, south of Newberg.
Members of the public may submit flags for retirement. They can bring them to the event or submit them to members of the chapter in advance.
The museum complex includes the 1860s Newell House, an early Oregon schoolhouse and the Pioneer Mothers Cabin, recently was moved to the site from its precarious perch on the banks of the Willamette River.
The buildings are open to the public from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and major holidays. Admission runs $6 general, $5 senior and DAR, $3 child. For more information, visit www.newellpioneervillage.com.
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