LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Avenue of Flags, which each year honors the memories of Lake County’s veterans on Memorial Day, is looking for volunteers for this year’s event.

William Asher, president of the Avenue of Flags, is preparing for the Memorial Day commemoration, which takes place on Monday, May 29.

Flags will be put up at the Lower Lake Cemetery as well as in Kelseyville and Lakeport, Asher said.

Asher said volunteers are needed to meet at 7 a.m. at the Lower Lake Cemetery on Memorial Day to put up flags as well as to transport them to Kelseyville and Lakeport and then back to Lower Lake.

The flags will be taken down at 3 p.m. that day.

For more information or to volunteer, call Asher at 707-900-1652 and leave a message.

Email Elizabeth Larson at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Follow her on Twitter, @ERLarson, or Lake County News, @LakeCoNews.