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PLANS FOR THE
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SEVERAL
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BECOMING REALITY,
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SHAPE
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F°1:Nl"1'NCIA1... CONCERNS WERE ADDRESSED THROUi::i1"E EVENTS AND SPONSORSHIPS,
A " ` I AI... I<:... A E H(:i i`:1. " ORGANIZED BY SANDRA .T• Ri°i 1:1`i O , RAISED SEVERAL THOUSAND
DOLLARS, A COUNTRY :i:''Ai`'-!CE WA,`.'> RUN BY DONALD AND I::'ONNI:::`r WOOD, A PRE.-
MARATHON PASTA FEET WAS HELD ON THE I:VI:::N1:Ni.:; BEFORE THI::: BOSTON MARATHON,
.::1 THE SECOND "MUFFIN i-at"•: STAGED
' 1:t' • MUGS , f~i'r• „ WAS AT THE SENIOR CENTER.,
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THE 350TH SHOP AT ? HAVEN STREET OPERATED APPROXIMATELY EVERY
OTHER SATURDAY, SELLING ANNIVERSARY SOUVENIRS SUCH AS COMMEMORATIVE
COFFEE MUGS, HATS, T-SHIRTS, SI,il:::i`;•T• ;'1••11RT::. ••I-1:.7•T•li:: BAGS, POST CARDS, AND
POSTERS DESIGNED BY READING ARTIST ROBERT M CC
SEVERAL i».t"iRGL:: SPONSORSHIPS WERE t:iBTr'',1:1'''!I..:i:: FROM LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS
SUCH r"t.:; THE READING CO-OPERATIVE BANK, THE ROTARY CLUB, AND BAYBAMK.
BOTH THE M.F. CHARLES COMPANY AND THE READING ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY
MADE 'NO-INTEREST' LOANS AVAILABLE,
•T•I"IE:: TOWi•'1. W1:E...1... HAb'E..: A PIECE OF SYMPHONIC MUSIC DEDICATED TO IT THIS
SPRING. THE SCORE FOR THE "READING FESTIVAL OVERTUREN, WRITTEN BY
WILLIAM THOMAS MCKINLEY HAS BEEN TURNED OVER TO THE READING SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA, TO BE DEBUTED BY THEM ON MAY 7, 1994,,
to 14E::LJ P:I:CT'OR1:i"t1... HISTORY OF FiEEiit:?1:'Nt:•; E::i'••!TI'T1._E::t? "AT WOOD END" HAS
BEEN WRITTEN. A 1993 ENDS, THE BOOK I BEING EDITED AND PREPARED FOR
DELIVERY TO THE PUBLISHER,.
NEW EVENTS 1'•1riVE:: BEEN ADDED TO THE GRAND CELEBRATION PLANNED FOR
L..A•T•E::: SPRING, AND 1`il:RE:: ARE ANTICIPATED. TO DATE, THE SCHEDULE IS AS
t.1LJ...OWS:
SUNDAY, MAY 29
MONDAY, MAY 30
FRIDAY, JUNE 3
SATURDAY, JUNE 4
SUNDAY,
i`ION ih.1
FRIDAY, JUNE 10
- OPENING CEREMONIES, COMMON ILLUMINATION,
- 350TH ANNIVERSARY CHORUS
!:;Rh',ND BAL..1... AT ..1.1..1I:E HIGH SCHOOL FIELD HOUSE,
- READING QUEST
PARADE
:.Ji_!B:LI E::'':,'1:::.: SEVERAL SMALL EVENTS RUNNING
SIMULTANEOUSLY THROUGHOUT READING
SQUARE.
- OPEN HOUSE AT PARKER TAVERN
HISTORIC "TROLLEY ; ! 1 U R S BY THE HISTORICAL
COMMISSION.
- FIELD DAY BY THE Y.M.C.A.
LECTURE SERIES A ! T3•!7:. SENIOR CENTER,
READING DAY. CONCERT AND FIREWORKS..
, IN THE ~..t:. EARLY J !1' 1994 , COMMITTEE !I'~ . SUB
,
MONTHS STEERING AND
COMMITTEES WILL FINE-TUNE THE PLANS AND FINALIZE BUDGETS PREPARES
HISTORY.
STAGE LARGEST CELEBRATION IN , OUR TOWN'S