A new flag
Published 12:00 am Thursday, January 29, 2009
Vivian Piskovitz, general manager of Rainbow Casino and Suites Hotel, holds a new American flag that is being presented to Herman Smith, right, supervisor of the U.S. 80 bridge over the Mississippi River. With Piskovitz are, from left, Mickey Fedell, director of marketing; Molly Procell, human resources director; Tim Hunter, director of non-gaming operations; Laral Chandler, director of casino operations; and Lori Cameron, finance director. Standing next to Smith is Blanche Millsaps, the Vicksburg woman who has overseen the acquiring of flags for the old bridge since 2001. She has collected 26. Flags are replaced about four times a year, mostly due to deterioration of the fabric caused by weather conditions.