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— The Bicentennial theme could be found throughout Griffith Even the light poles carried the symbol of our nation s 200th birthday Despite advancements , people continued to ex and linger in the past and showing antique ca
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Recipe for a Bicentennial: Take one country. Add 200 years to its past. Throw in a dash of enthusiasm and a fistful of commercialism. Toss in a bit of color and extensive television coverage. Mix thoroughly for one year to assure success. Congratulations. You are now the proud? owner of a Bicentennial year, complete with parades, programs, and plays commemerating the 200th year of the nation ' s existance. Long after speeches are made and celebrations complete good and bad, — w On the local level, students at Ready Elementary School re-enacted the battles of Lexington and Concord in the high school gym. First graders came incognito, using Hefty bags stuffed with newspaper to help them portray rocks. Second graders were ent assignment of higher grades battles. An appearance by a female Paul Revere riding d shouting, The British are coming! The British are coming! ' of the day. Cri Bicen committee was in charge of planning events for the town ' s celebration. The school newspaper, Panther Press, published an eight-page paper on the Bicentennial. It included an Interview with King George and student views of the town ' s future. Even if students did not make it to school or downtown, they were bombarded by television, radio, newspaper coverage of the year, is used to make the of the historic aspect of centuries. Items such as Minutes, telling what happened on that day 200 years ago, and 200 Years Of American Humor, offering the lighter side of the past 200 years, appeared in prime time slots. Merchants sold everything from cars to cupcakes with a Bicentennial theme. Products plastered the Bicentennial emblem everywhere imaginable. Stars and stripes, eagles and flags appeared on shirts, towels, pillowcases and patches. le students complained about seeing iring Bicentennial this and itennial that. Others opted to add to elebration. But the question that was throughout the halls was, Where magazi Bicen end? displays a crafts, p Griffith had named one of communities in Lake American Revolution Commission. The Do you feel run down? So does the Bicentennial symbol after hundreds of tires dtove over it daily. The -symbol painted at the intersection of Broad and Columbia commemorates the town ' s Bicentennial spirit. Cancelled because of gang threats, the 4th of July Carnival was replaced by a Bicentennial festival. Mara Fiegle pushes popcorn for the band.
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