HOLD ONTO YOUR BONNETS.
THE TOWN OF OTIS WILL BE HOLDING THEIR 200TH ANNIVERSARY IN JUNE 2010 !!!!
Bicentennial Memorabilia for Purchase!!
ORDER YOUR TOWN FLAG: Town Flags Are Available for Purchase! Small Flags 8"x12" are $8:00 each . ALL OTHER SIZES ARE SOLD OUT. Flags can be purchased through the Town Collector's Office. Office hours are Monday-Thursday 8:00 AM- 4:30 PM.
These are a great souvenir.
OTIS BICENTENNIAL COOKBOOK: ONLY A FEW LEFT!! The cookbooks are here. Get yours at the Otis Town Hall Monday-Thursday 8:00-4:30. This cookbook is a 2010 commemorative bicentennial recipe book featuring 398 recipes. The committee is selling these books for $10.00. If you enjoy cooking you will enjoy this cookbook for sure.
A big thank you to everyone who contributed recipes.
TEE-SHIRTS ARE HERE: Bicentennial tee-shirts are available. SOME YOUTH SIZES ARE STILL AVAILABLE FOR $10.00. ALL OTHERS HAVE SOLD OUT.
HISTORIC BOOK RE-PRINTING: The book is in! The book "Our Otis Heritage, A Pictorial History of Otis, Massachusetts" by Barry Hawley has been reprinted and is now available at the Otis Town Hall. This book is a one of a kind. The images are beautiful. It really gives you a sense of how the town was in the past. This book is a treasure to add to your collection. The cost of the book is $15.00.
HERE'S TO OTIS SONG: There are still copies of Bruce Mandel’s Special Limited Edition Bicentennial Song, “Here’s To Otis (1810-2010)” available for purchase. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this Souvenir CD will proudly be donated to the Otis Free Public Library!
You can pick up a copy of “Here’s To Otis (1810-2010) locally here in Otis at The Otis Poultry Farm, Terranova’s Market, Hall’s General Store, and of course at the Otis Free Public Library.
If you are not local, you can send $10.00 (+ $2.00 for postage and packaging) to Bruce Mandel at P.O. Box 156 Otis, MA 01253.
Message from Bruce: “We find ourselves in a time when public libraries are fighting to stay afloat. Our public libraries are a place for us to do research and to study, to learn and to grow. Our local library also provides a great place to foster a sense of community.
To commemorate our town’s Bicentennial, I present the song “Here’s To Otis (1810-2010)” with the hope that you will pause to reflect on where we have come from, where we are headed, and on all that Otis has to offer.”
Here’s to Otis!
Won’t you please join in and help support our very own Otis Free Public Library.
THANK YOU FOR SUCH A GREAT WEEKEND OTIS!
JUNE 11-13, 2010
THE BICENTENNIAL COMMITTEE WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL THOSE WHO HELPED MAKE THIS WEEKEND SO GREAT. WHAT A FUN TIME EVERYONE HAD. OTIS IS THE PLACE TO BE.
THE EVENTS WERE AS FOLLOWS!
Friday June 11, 2010:
5:00 pm -Town Crier Henry Wingate & Arlene Tolopko with their period dress- Rt 8 South.- up Reservoir Rd- Down Rt 23 to Center of Town- Up Rt. 8 North
6:00 pm- Picnic, Support our Boy Scouts cooking hamburgers and hot dogs -Bring your own side dishes and drinks, water provided. - Izaak Walton
6:45 pm- Town Birthday Cake Contest- Izaak Walton -We need cakes. If you would like to make a cake please contact the Senior Center at 413-269-0100 x 107. or
7:00 - 9:00- Run Mountain Band for Dancing- Izaak Walton
9:00 -Fireworks-Izaak Walton (Rain Date Following Weekend)
Approx 9:30- 10:00-Run Mountain Resumes for Dancing- Izaak Walton
Saturday June 12, 2010:
1:00 pm- The biggest Parade in the History of Otis- Ryan Ln. to Otis Highway Dept.
Shortly Following Parade- State Representative Smitty Pignatelli presenting a resolution to the Town- Otis Town Hall Gazebo
3:00 pm-5:00 pm Old-Time games; (Tug-a-war, Egg on a Spoon, Sack Race,
Cupcake Walk, Lumberjack and Pie Eating Contest)
3:00 pm-5:00pm - Scavenger Hunt- Otis Town Hall
All Afternoon- Straw Bales for kids to jump in
All Afternoon- Petting Zoo
Afternoon following parade- Trivia Contest
4:00 pm-Taste Of Otis Starts-Savor the delicious foods that our Otis Restaurants and Food Vendors have to offer.
3:00 pm-4:00 pm -Bruce Mandel to perform with Red Hats Chorus. Otis Town Hall
4:00 pm-4:15 pm Bruce Mandel to perform with Red Hats Chorus-Otis Town Hall
4:15 pm-4:45 pm- 5th Grade Chorus to perform-Otis Town Hall
5:00 pm-7:00 pm- Richie-O Jukebox- He is volunteering his local DJ services-Otis Town Hall Gazebo
7:00 pm-10:00 pm Dooley Austin Band for Dancing- Otis Town Hall
At Dark -Performance of the ancient art of fire eating.
Sunday June 13, 2010: 200 Years: -
8:00 am- 11:00 am Pancake Breakfast- Otis Town Hall Gym
10:00 am- 3:00 pm- Arts and Craft Vendors- Behind Town Hall in Big White Tent
10:00 am- 3:00 pm- Demonstrations- (Wool Weaving, Horseshoeing)- Fire House Park and Erbe Field
10:00 am- 2:00 pm- Car Show- Crandall's Field in East Otis
9:30 am-Approx 1:00 pm Knox Trail Hike with Tom Ragusa- 3 miles. Start at Big Pond Boat Ramp
1:00 pm- Otis Historical Bus Tours- Narrated-
9:00 -3:00 Petting Zoo- Erbe Green
11:00 am- 1:00 pm- Historic Bike Tour with Bob Rosen
10:00 am- 1:00 pm-Chips Program- Town Hall Conference Room
11:00 am- 1:00 pm- Talent Show-Otis Town Hall Gazebo-
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