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Date
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Time |
Name
of Event
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Location
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Organization
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Contact
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Notes
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2007
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Oct.
13
Saturday
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12
noon |
Kick-off
Countdown
to 200
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Vernon
Historical Society
734 Hartford Tpke.
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Town
of Vernon
Bicentennial
Committee
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http://vhsvernonct.tripod.com/
860-875-4326
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| Oct.
17 |
7
PM |
Bicentennial
Meeting |
Senior
Center |
Town
of Vernon
Bicentennial
Committee |
Chairman
Rudy Rossmy |
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Dec. 20
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7-10
PM |
Vernon
Teen
Dance
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Vernon
Teen Center
Center
375
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Vernon Parks and Recreation Dept.
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Amy
Skrzyniarz
Recreation Supervisor
870-3520
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Date
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Time |
Name
of Event
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Location
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Organization
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Contact
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Notes
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2008
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| Jan.
16 |
7
PM |
Bicentennial
Meeting |
Senior
Center |
Town
of Vernon
Bicentennial
Committee |
Chairman
Rudy Rossmy |
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Jan. 20
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"Vernon,
the First Hundred Years, 1808 to 1908"
Lecturer: Ardis Abbott, Vernon Town Historian
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734 Hartford Tpke.
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Vernon
Historical Society
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http://vhsvernonct.tripod.com/
875-4326
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| Feb. 20 |
7 PM |
Bicentennial Meeting |
Senior Center |
Town of Vernon
Bicentennial Committee |
Chairman
Rudy Rossmy
875-1044 |
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March 16
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"Decades
of Turmoil: How our town faced two World Wars, a Great
Depression, influenza, a hurricane, strikes and the closing of the
mills"
(Lecturer:
Jean Luddy, Pres. VHS)
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Vernon
Senior
Center
|
Vernon
Historical Society
|
http://vhsvernonct.tripod.com/
860-875-4326
vernonhs@sbcglobal.net
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| Mar. 19 |
7 PM |
Bicentennial Meeting |
Senior Center |
Town of Vernon
Bicentennial Committee |
Chairman
Rudy Rossmy
875-1044 |
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| April 16 |
7 PM |
Bicentennial Meeting |
Senior Center |
Town of Vernon
Bicentennial Committee |
Chairman
Rudy Rossmy
875-1044 |
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| April
30 |
7 PM |
Special
Bicentennial Meeting |
Senior Center |
Town of Vernon
Bicentennial Committee |
Chairman
Rudy Rossmy
875-1044 |
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| May 21 |
7 PM |
Bicentennial Meeting |
Senior Center |
Town of Vernon
Bicentennial Committee |
Chairman
Rudy Rossmy
875-1044 |
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June 1
Sunday
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2
PM |
"Unbuilding
the City: Consolidation and Development in the 1960's".
Lecturer:
Carolyn Blouin
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734 Hartford Tpke.
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Vernon
Historical Society
|
http://vhsvernonct.tripod.com/
860-875-4326
vernonhs@sbcglobal.net
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Thursday,
June 5th
for all third-graders in town.
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9:30
am |
Bicentennial
Play
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Center
Rd. School
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Cathy
Steinnagel
872-6228
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Friday,
June 6th for parents of the third-graders and
others who might wish to attend.
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9:30
am |
Bicentennial
Play
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Center
Rd. School
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Cathy
Steinnagel
872-6228
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June 14
Saturday
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10:30AM 4:30PM |
Vernon Community Festival
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Henry Park
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VJWC
Bicentennial Cmte.
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Carl Schaefer
872-3901
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| June 18 |
7 PM |
Bicentennial Meeting |
Senior Center |
Town of Vernon
Bicentennial Committee |
Chairman
Rudy Rossmy
875-1044 |
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July 1 Tuesday
Raindate 7/2
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6 PM |
July In The Sky
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Henry Park
Downtown Rockville
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Vernon Parks & Rec Dept.
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Steve Krajewski
870-3520
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| July 16 |
7 PM |
Bicentennial Meeting |
Senior Center |
Town of Vernon
Bicentennial Committee |
Chairman
Rudy Rossmy
875-1044 |
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Aug 5 Tuesday
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5-9
PM |
National
Night Out
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Talcott
Park
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Rockville
Community Alliance
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Bryan
Flint
875-1044
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| Aug. 20 |
7 PM |
Bicentennial Meeting |
Senior Center |
Town of Vernon
Bicentennial Committee |
Chairman
Rudy Rossmy
875-1044 |
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Sept.
13
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11-3
Race at 3 PM Sharp!
|
Rubber
Ducky Race down the Hockanum
River
|
Talcottville
Golfland
|
Town
of Vernon
Bicentennial
Committee
& Vernon Lions Club
|
Wayne
Johnson
for Vernon Lion's Club
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Sept.
14
Sunday |
2
PM |
Open
House
Vernon
Senior
Center
Video
of Center activities & people. Ongoing live demonstrations. refreshments
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Vernon
Senior
Center
26 Park Place
|
Vernon
Seniors
|
Leslie
L Ames
646-0289
Carl
& Ed Slattery
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Sept. 14
Sunday |
4
PM
Concert
@ 5
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Rockville
Festival
Torchlight
Parade
|
Rockville
Rocks!
Downtown
Rockville
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Rockville
Community Alliance & Bicentennial
Committee
|
Bryan
Flint
875-1044 |
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Sept. 21
Sunday
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2
PM |
Exhibit
entitled “Treasures from the Vault” at VHS"
Auditorium, highlight items from the Society’s collections.
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734 Hartford Tpke.
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Vernon
Historical Society
|
http://vhsvernonct.tripod.com/
875-4326
vernonhs@sbcglobal.net
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Sept.
26
Friday
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5 PM
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Senior
Prom
(Dinner Dance)
Tickets:
$50 per person
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T.K.B. Club
One Vernon
Ave.
|
Vernon
Seniors
|
Leslie
L Ames
646-0289
Carl
& Ed Slattery
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October
5 Sunday
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1:30
PM
Line-up 11 AM
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Bicentennial
Parade
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Rockville
High School to
Rte.
83
to Tri-City Plaza
|
Town
of Vernon
Bicentennial
Committee
|
Carl Schaefer
872-3901
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October
13
Monday
|
TBD |
200th
Anniversary
Reenactment
Formal ceremonies establishing
Vernon
|
First
Congregational Church
of Vernon
|
Town
of Vernon
Bicentennial
Committee
|
Thomasina
Clemons
871-2443
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October
25
Saturday
|
7:30 PM |
Bicentennial
Dance
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Rockville Elks Lodge
B.P.O.E. #1359
|
Town
of Vernon
Bicentennial
Committee
|
Donna
Philipp or
Nancy Wetmore 490-0541
Lisa Gardiner @ dance@vernon2008.org
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