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In celebration of
the town’s bicentennial, the West Boylston Firefighters Association
will host the 82nd annual Firemen’s Muster on June 15. There will be
fire trucks, food and fun for the whole family, and a special guest
appearance by Smokey Bear.
Events will begin with a parade at 12:30 p.m. on Central Street, at
the town common.
Firefighters from Berlin, Bolton, Boylston, Harvard, Holden,
Princeton, Sterling and West Boylston will are scheduled to attend.
This year’s muster also marks the return of Holden to the Wachusett
Muster League after an absence of over 20 years.
Games and other events start at 1 p.m., including ladder races, pump
races, broken hose, a bed race and a women’s event, among others.
June 29: Cruise Night on the Common, classic, antique, special
interest autos, in conjunction bandstand concert.
July 20: Cruise Night on the Common, classic, antique, special
interest autos, in conjunction bandstand concert.
July 25-26: Circus Smirkus, Goodale Park. For information, check
www.smirkus.org.
Aug. 10: Cruise Night on the Common, classic, antique, special
interest autos, in conjunction bandstand concert.
Sept. 20: West Boylston Arts Foundation Arts Festival, Goodale Park,
10 a.m.
Sept. 20: Community bon fire, Goodale Park, 8:30 p.m.
Sept. 21: The Bicentennial Parade, 2 p.m., followed by concerts on
the football field. Parade route runs Worcester Street to lights at
12 and 140, turning left onto Central Street to Crescent Street,
ending at Goodale Park.
Sept. 21: Fireworks, 8:30 p.m. at Goodale Park.
Oct. 25: The Historical Society’s Cemetery Walk. Mount Vernon
Cemetery, time to be announced.
Nov. 1: Open house United Methodist Church, North Main St., Oakdale,
1-4 p.m. Nov. 5: West Boylston’s Italian immigrants and the building
of the reservoir, 7 p.m., sponsored by the West Boylston Historical
Society, location to be announced.
Dec. 7: Open house, Bigelow Tavern, 3-5 p.m. Tree lighting and
caroling on the common at 5:15 p.m.
Also available is the official West Boylston Bicentennial program.
The glossy-covered booklet has the bicentennial logo on the front.
Inside, along with a list of events, there is a brief history of
West Boylston, a copy of the 1808 incorporation document, a poem
about West Boylston by Shirley Smith, a walking tour of the commons
area, the story behind the bicentennial logo and many other exciting
things.
The bicentennial program costs $3 and is available at the Historical
Society and other places selling bicentennial souvenirs.
For a complete and updated list of West Boylston bicentennial
events, log onto the official bicentennial Web site, www.wb200.com
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