
Sherri at her desk.
By Barry Gwinn
barry@coastalbreezenews.com
On November 18, 2015, the Goodland Civic Association (GCA) Board of Directors authorized the design and manufacture of an “official” Goodland flag. The board was willing to make a substantial investment and was betting heavily that a large number of Goodlanders would buy a flag or two for display either here, or at their northern residence, or both. This is exactly what happened and the orders keep coming in.
To date, 66 flags have been ordered and about 51 have been sold. I have one in front of my house, and the condos that I live in have one under the U.S. Flag on Goodland Road. The flags are double-sided and come in two sizes – 3’x5’ and 2’x3’. Four of the larger flags were donated to our popular restaurants – Stan’s, Little Bar, Olde Marco Lodge, and Marker 8.5. A fifth flag was given to County Commissioner Donna Fiala at a Goodland Town Meeting

Final design of Goodland flag. SUBMITTED PHOTOS
Goodlanders work in and come from a full spectrum of employment areas. By a real stroke of luck, we have a top-notch graphic designer in Goodland who is active in the community, and a soft touch for the GCA and Goodland Arts Alliance (GAA) when pro bono work needs to be done. This would be Sherri Morrison, who runs Creative Designs out of her Goodland residence. She has a solid client list in Naples and on the Island, but drops everything when the GCA or GAA come calling. She has done all of the design work for the GAA, and now has come up with a beautiful flag for the GCA.
Sherri grew up in Amarillo, Texas, and in 1992, earned an associate’s degree in Graphic Design from Amarillo College. Before she could continue on for her bachelor’s degree, she got a full-time job at an Amarillo ad agency, and has

Sherri Morrison and Greg Bello presenting Goodland flag to Donna Fiala.
In mid-December, 2014, Greg Bello, the President of GCA, asked Sherri to design an appropriate flag for Goodland. Greg was familiar with Sherri’s work, and left the design completely up to her. Sherri got right on it, and within about a week came up with the design. The GCA board quickly approved it, and the first order for the flags went in.
Sherri began by having Jim take a

Anyone wishing to purchase a flag should contact Barry Gwinn at 239-642-7935 or bgwinn@comcast.net.
Barry was a practicing attorney before he worked as a Special Agent of the FBI for 31 years. Barry worked for several government agencies another ten years before retiring to Goodland in 2006. Barry is presently the Secretary of the Goodland Civic Association
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