Local Group Looks To Commemorate Millennium
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
When the clock strikes midnight Jan. 1, 2000, ushering in the new millennium, Hoosiers will be asked to focus on their communities.
That's the goal of the Hoosier Millennium Task Force, headed by Indiana first lady Judy O'Bannon. The task force's goal is to help Indiana communities use the energy and enthusiasm generated by the millennium to find positive ways to mark the historic event and rededicate themselves to building tighter bonds between their citizens.
O'Bannon, who attended the annual Main street Conference in Warsaw last week, said the task force has developed four questions for communities participating in the observance to help them highlight the new century and how they would like to develop in the future.
"We're telling communities to ask themselves four questions," O'Bannon said, "What is our past?, Where are we toady?, What do we want to be in the future?, How do we make the vision a reality?"
By answering these question, she said, civic leaders can tailor the most appropriate form of their millennium festivities.
All communities are being asked to dedicate a "Millennium Capsule" as a part of the individual programs, with an eye on reopening them July 4, 2016, in a mass celebration of Indiana's 200th anniversary of statehood, she said.
Locally, Trish Brown, director of the Warsaw Community Development Corp., is heading up the millennium effort.
According to Brown, the local millennium committee is just beginning its work on identifying the exact nature of the city's planned observances, but the Kosciusko County Historical Society has volunteered to do the time capsule and Kosciusko County Foundation is investigating the possibility of offering scholarships in conjunction with the observation.
The Warsaw millennium committee consists of Brown, Suzie Light of Kosciusko County Foundation, Ron Manahan from Grace College and Sandy Rader of Kosciusko Community Hospital.
Those wanting to volunteer their time and efforts into the planning of the Hoosier Millennium observances can call Trish Brown at 267-6419. [[In-content Ad]]
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When the clock strikes midnight Jan. 1, 2000, ushering in the new millennium, Hoosiers will be asked to focus on their communities.
That's the goal of the Hoosier Millennium Task Force, headed by Indiana first lady Judy O'Bannon. The task force's goal is to help Indiana communities use the energy and enthusiasm generated by the millennium to find positive ways to mark the historic event and rededicate themselves to building tighter bonds between their citizens.
O'Bannon, who attended the annual Main street Conference in Warsaw last week, said the task force has developed four questions for communities participating in the observance to help them highlight the new century and how they would like to develop in the future.
"We're telling communities to ask themselves four questions," O'Bannon said, "What is our past?, Where are we toady?, What do we want to be in the future?, How do we make the vision a reality?"
By answering these question, she said, civic leaders can tailor the most appropriate form of their millennium festivities.
All communities are being asked to dedicate a "Millennium Capsule" as a part of the individual programs, with an eye on reopening them July 4, 2016, in a mass celebration of Indiana's 200th anniversary of statehood, she said.
Locally, Trish Brown, director of the Warsaw Community Development Corp., is heading up the millennium effort.
According to Brown, the local millennium committee is just beginning its work on identifying the exact nature of the city's planned observances, but the Kosciusko County Historical Society has volunteered to do the time capsule and Kosciusko County Foundation is investigating the possibility of offering scholarships in conjunction with the observation.
The Warsaw millennium committee consists of Brown, Suzie Light of Kosciusko County Foundation, Ron Manahan from Grace College and Sandy Rader of Kosciusko Community Hospital.
Those wanting to volunteer their time and efforts into the planning of the Hoosier Millennium observances can call Trish Brown at 267-6419. [[In-content Ad]]