The town of Townsend will turn 100 years old April 4, 2016. Centennial Committee members Mary Campion, Dick Culver, Judi Fellows, Jean Fietzer, Kathleen Marsh, Barb Ouellette and Carla VanCamp have been busy for the past two years planning events to commemorate the occasion.
The yearlong schedule of events begins at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 2, 2016, at the Old Town Hall Restaurant on state Highway 32. Using a script taken directly from minutes of the April 4, 1916, meeting, impersonators of Townsend’s founding fathers will present a re-enactment of the legal establishment of the town of Townsend.
Lots of male volunteers are needed for this activity. A script will be provided, and memorization of lines is not necessary. Women are also invited to provide comic relief by portraying ladies who are not happy that their gender prevents them from voting.
Call Kathleen Marsh at 715-276-6515 if you are interested in being part of this memorable historic event. Roles will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis.
Other 2016 activities being organized are the presentation of the Centennial Quilt/Quilt Show and lecture on the history of Townsend on May 29 at the Townsend Town Hall; an old-time tent revival June 18 at the First Merit Bank grounds; a pie social/suffragette rally Aug. 20 at Oughton Park; a Memory Walk on Sept. 16-17 at Forest Home Cemetery; and the finale performance of the Red Light Saloon on Oct. 8 at the Townsend Town Hall.
In addition, a Road Warrior Tour will challenge people to walk, bike or ATV all 96.5 miles of the town’s roads between April and October 2016.
The committee plans to formally kick off the celebration this summer by putting up banners and entering a unit in the 2015 Fourth of July Parade. They will pass out refrigerator magnets that can serve as reminders of the times and dates of the scheduled activities.
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