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Opening Ceremonies

The Opening Ceremonies kicked-off Worthington's Bicentennial Celebration during the Founders Day Festival, October 19, 2002.

10:00 a.m.
Patriotic Music 

Chamber Music

Founders Day Singers
 

St. John's Episcopal Church
10:30 a.m.
Call to Assemble 

Town Crier
Invocation Dr. Phil Hazelton Worthington Presbyterian
Church
Celebrate the
Worthington
Bicentennial 
Dr. Lou Goorey  Bicentennial Celebration
Co-chair
Greetings to Delegates
from Sister-City
Sayama, Japan
Dr. Lou Goorey

Remebering the
Founders and Honoring their
Descendants 

 

 

Presentation of special gifts to Descendants

Lou Briggs, Bicentennial Committee Co-chair with
the assistance of Granby
and Evening Street
Elementary Students.

 


Dr. Lou Goorey

 

Granby, Connecticut
Greetings 

John B. Flint Vice Chairperson, Granby Board
of Selectmen
Gift Exchange Dr. Goorey, Mr. Flint &
Jenny Liston, 6th Grade
Student at Granby Elementary in Worthington
Founders' Odyssey  Jim Lorimer, Vice Mayor

The Debut
of the Official Bicentennial Songs

The Bells of Worthington & On the Village Green

 

Eric Gnezda, Composer
Background vocals by Worthington School children, the Bicentennial Chorus & Worthington community members.

Opening the Bicentennial Celebration  Harvey Minton, Mayor   

17 Musket Salute

17 shots to recognize Ohio as the 17th State in the Union

Civil War Reenactors


SPONSORS:
Founding Sponsor:
Worthington Industries Worthington
Industries
Founders Day Quadrant Sponsors:
New England Lodge #4, F & A M New England Lodge #4,
F & A M
Sign-A-Rama USA Worthington
Time Warner Cable
Worthington Area Real Estate Association
Founders Day Media Partners:
Suburban News Publications
92.3 WCOL
Time Warner Cable