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Bryan-College Station Eagle Wednesday, January 17, 1996 Page A5
Celebrate Bryanrrhe city's 125th birthday
Kick it off with a weekend celebration
The City of Bryan will celebrate its
125th birthday with food, entertain-
- ment and displays this weekend at
the Brazos Center, 3232 Briarcrest Drive.
Hours of the Birthday Kick-off
Cewbration will be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. The fes-
tivities open at 9 a.m. Saturday with bell
ringers from St. Joseph's Catholic, First
Presbyterian and Central Baptist church-
es.
At 10 a.m. M.A. Sterling and the beU
ririgers will lead the crowd in singing
"Happy Birthday" to Bryan and the
national anthem. Following the singing,
children ages six to 10 will assist Mayor
Lonnie Stabler in cutting Bryan's birth-
day cake.
The children represent six ethnic
groups prominent in Bryan's heritage.
These are black, Czech, Polish, Italian,
English and Hispanic. The children are
young enough so they will remember this
event on Bryan's 200th birthday, said
City Councilwoman Kandy Rose, a cele-
bration organizer.
At 11 a.m., Dale Knobel will tell "How
Bryan Began." At noon, an Italian music
and dance will take place at the Brazos
Center. At 1 p.m., a Polish music and
dance troop will perform.
The western hour starts at 2 p.m. with
a performance by the Aggie Wranglers. A
Czech accordian music and dance group
will check into the spotlight of the Brazos
Center at 3 p.m.
At 4 p.m., the Mosqueda Quartet will
sing and the Ballet Folkorico Celestial
will perform Hispanic music.
On Sunday, the program will open with
German music at 1 p.m. Black music,
drama and singing will start at 2 p.m.
At 3 p.m., people may hear a presenta-
tion called "Texas A&M and the
Community." The Bryan Fire
Department will present a puppet show
William
Joel
Bryan:
He's the
man who
gave his
name to
the city
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courtesy of Rose Cottage Creations;
Cabrito dinner for four, courtesy of Dos
Amigos Restaurant; a half-hour of
Mariachi music, courtesy of the
Mosqueda Quartet; a Rebozo, a shawl;
and an Aztec calendar.
Throughout the weekend, people may
eat part of the original Bryan. Each
building will be a cake 18 to 20 inches tall.
Rose Cottage Creations will provide cake
. to feed 5,000 people.
To go along with the cake the Bryan
Rotary Club will sell an assortment of
beverages. For people who want to wear
the celebration on their chest, the city
will be selling Celebrate Bryan T-shirts.
Throughout the weekend, people may
watch a video of some of Bryan's older
people telling of their life growing up in
the city. Students at Bryan High School
did all the taping.
In exhibits in the Brazos Center, people
may view a hand-carved rosewood,
at 3:30 p.m.
Drawings for door prizes will take
place at 4 p.m. People may register for
prizes throughout the two-day festivity.
Prizes are round-trip airfare for two to
anywhere in the United States, courtesy
of American Airlines; a Fiesta Cake,
antique Singer sewing machine from
1905 and an exhibit showing the contri-
butions of disabled people to Bryan.
A collection of stories and poems will
provide a taste of the life of Bryan from
early and present times.
Other exhibits will focus on Czech,
Italian, Polish anp, black culture and
their contributions to the history of
Bryan.
The Polish heritage display will
include a brochure about the Polish set-
tlers of Bryan, a travel video and Polish
genealogical information.
Another display will focus on the city's
medical heritage. Bryan's fIrst mayor
was a doctor.
The exhibit also shows the role medi-
cine and related fIelds played in the city's
history and today.
Other exhibits show the importance of
cemeteries, churches, the military, and
schools.
Pictures from the past:
A scrapbook from Bryan's history
This was Tom Taylor's variety store in 1947 . Is that Tom himsell on the right side of the picture ready to serve customers with a smile?
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A iug of war from days of yore. These happy-go-lucky kids of yesterday are the movers and shakers of today. Recognize anyone?
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The guys from Bryan's central fire station pose happily in this picture from 1960. Is your Uncle Tom, Dick or Harry in this picture?
Also, Crockett School will have a showcase at the
Brazos Center throughout September.
November will focus on the contributions of fIre
and police officers. On Nov. 2, fIrefIghters will fill
the streets of Downtown Bryan with a fIrefIghter
parade and muster from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Also, the
Bryan Fire Department will operate a storefront
exhibit in Downtown Bryan from Nov. 4 to 8.
The next week, Nov. 11 to 16, the Bryan Police
Department will operate a storefront exhibit wear-
ing uniforms of a previous era.
During the Dec. 8 Christmas Parade, Santa Claus
will carry a time capsule with artifacts from each
month of the 1996 birthday celebration.
Following the parade, Santa and Bryanites of all
ages will bury the capsule in the Carnegie Library,
closing the celebration of Bryan's 125th anniver-
sary.
Other events are scheduled throughout the year.
Not all details have been completed. Please watch
The Eagle for more details throughout the year.
Birthday
From A4
will return to Downtown Bryan.
On May 11, "Health Care for the Hispanic - Then
and Now" will be the theme of exhibits at the Manor
East Mall, Texas Avenue and Villa Maria Road,
from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Bryan will celebrate its history as well as the his-
tory of the United States in several events during
May, June and July. Some of these will focus on the
work of the military.
The Celebrate Bryan Committee has designated
September as School Month. On September 7, Randy
Wilson will direct a musical production on the his-
tory of the city following a 6:30 p.m. dinner at Bryan
High School.
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