2018 Operation Round-Up Donation from Todd Wadena Electric CoOp 
Base for the 80′ Flag Pole 
Carefully unfolding the flag at the Railroad Days Flag Raising Event 
Let’s Raise the Flag! 
Pouring the cement for the Flagpole. Knife River donated $3,000 toward the erection of the Flagpole 
Railroad Days 2009 Flag Raising Event 
Raising the 80′ Flagpole 
The Flag is raised! 
Vets Flag in the 2009 Railroad Days Parade
Raising the 80’ flagpole and flying the 20’X30’ flag was quite an undertaking. This was done by a collaborative effort starting with the Staples Rotary Club. The Rotary Club began a fundraising campaign in 2005 and continued into 2006. The flagpole was purchased and put in storage. Contributors to this effort were; Staples Rotary Club, Staples Host Lions Club, City of Staples, Staples Community Foundation, Todd Wadena Electric Coop, Knife River, and others.
Construction on the flagpole began on August 12th of 2009, just in time for the Annual Railroad Days Celebration. The big flag was displayed in the Railroad Days Parade and was taken to the Veterans Park and officially raised for the first time.
Construction continued with the installation of the lights for the flag. The posts for the lights were donated by Staples Precision MetalCraft. The lights for the flag were donated in part by the Todd Wadena Electric Coop’s “Roundup” program.