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273657 WHITE - CITV CLERK PINK - FINANCE G I TY O F SA I NT �PA U L Council /■'�■ BLUERV - MAVORTMENT � Flle NO• �-+����� ' ' Re lution Presented By •� Referred To Committee: Date Out of Committee By Date WHEREAS, it is in the public interest to memorialize and celebrate the 125th anniversary of the City of St. Paul' s incorporation as a city; and WHEREAS, under the theme "Discover St. Paul" the celebration will promote pride and identity with the various neighborhoods, businesses, families, agencies and organizations in the St. Paul area so as to preserve the history, documents and heritage of the City; and WHEREAS, the Ramsey County Historical Society through its Discover St. Paul Project will serve as the coordinator and clearing house for planning and promotion of the celebration; and WHEREAS, a large number of private firms and groups will be contributing services and personnel to the carrying out of various days and activities involved in the anniversary cele- bration; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of St. Paul hereby finds that it is in the public interest and will serve a public purpose to expend $10,000 of public funds of the City of St. Paul to assist in the promotion and carrying out of this anniversary celebration; and, be it FURTHER RESOLVED, that $10,000 shall be transferred from the Contingent Reserve, Account 09060, to the 125th Anniversary Celebration Account in the Department of Community Services, Account No. 03-006-545, to be disbursed as ma.y be appropriate to the Discover St. Paul Project of the Ramsey County Historical Society. COUNCILMEN Requested by Department oE: Yeas Nays � McMahon [n Favor Hozza Hunt Levine __ Against BY Maddox Showalter Tedesco S�P 6 1979 Form Appr ved by Cit At rney Adopted by Council: Date — . Certified Y s• cil re r BY By� A�pp o�ed by :Vlavor: Date ��0,1919 Approved b Mayor for Submission to Council sY � _ �� 9 BY " �.t�ttED SEP 15197 ��M' . j . ������ ' � Th¢ Daspatch . �. . �: , �, Monday ' Locai and Regionai � � . >' Aug. 13, 1979 j y ��� �C �t lann�'in yp , � birthda � �rt _ vp Y By JACK RHODES , Staff Writer � Jerry Isaacs, a businessman and onetime mayo- ral candidate, has been chosen by Mayor George - Latimer to be honcrary chairman of St. PauPs � 125th birthday celebration. The event, with activities scheduled Oct. 4-13, will mark the 125th anniversary of St.Paul's incor- � poration as a city. "This celebrati+�n�is being sponsored by the peo- ple, planned by the people and is �or the people," Isaacs said. "We are calling on all citizens to join - in the planning and celebration." UNDER THE theme "Discover St. Paul," the celebration is intended to promote a pride and identity in neighborhoods, families, ,businesses, agencies and organizations that comprise the S� Paul area so that his�orical artifacts, documents, fine arts and the oral history of the city will be preserved,organizers of the program say. The Ramsey County Historical Society will act _as a clearinghouse for the planning and promotion of the celebration. Richard Taylor, a consultant and staff inember of the Historical Society, has . been named coordinator of the event. ' Chairmen of the individual day celebrations are Denise Dian, Oct. 6, Depot Revival Day; Charles Duddingston; Oct. 6 and 7, Religious Heritage I�ys; Harriet� Levy, Oct, 8, Neighborhood Day; Dale Proff, Oct. 9, Transportation Day; Tom Kel- ley, Oct. 10, Government Day; Tony DeZiel and Amos Martin, Oct. 11, Business, Labor and Indus- try Day; Virginia Kunz and Gareth•Hiebert, Oct. 12, Discovery Day; Jim Borland, •Molly LeBerge and Frank Marzitelli, Oct. 13, Culture and Arts Day. ,� � .— - _ � Qirth�da � : �Our 125th �is near Y , s Continued from Page 19 being provided through private �unty Historical Society af ' Georgia DeCoster,past coordi- contributions from the business �ndmark Center,St.Paul. nator of the St. Paul Bicentenni- ;community and private �itizens. Grou s which would like to al, will chair the committee for Contributions should be made to lan events ma call the Birth- the Oct. 13 birthday party and the"125th Anniversary Celebra- P Y� parade, which will be the chmax tion" in care of the Ramsey day Party Hotline at 222-070'1. of the activities. . � . ���lorillard,U.S.A.,1919 - ` � FUNDING FOR the event is _ • .. :' � � ��R sAI�j�. C�O ,0.9 _ � �, G o ,,,,. � �� � ����0 ���;~��y���r�c,�s��„��� OCTOBER 6 THRU 13, 1979 August 24, 1979 Dear Members of the Twin Cities Press: On behalf of the City of St. Paul , I would like to encourage your active participation in the 125th Anniversary Celebration.of the incorporation of the City of St. Paul . The historic celebration will be held October 6-13 with fun-filled activities planned throughout St. Paul to promote the pride and identity . of local citizens, neighborhoods, businesses, aaencies and organizations. We feel that this one-time anniversary event requires substantially more effort from all areas of_ the media and should not be categorized with Winter Carnival and Acquatennial in importance. To make this a memorable event, we need your support. It is extremely important that promotion of these activities take place through feature stories, personality interviews, public service announcements and other ideas you feel are necessary to promote the 125th Anniversary Celebration. Enclosed you will find a general news release announcing the celebration as well as a list of scheduled events, to date, and possible feature story ideas. � If you have any questions regarding the Birthday Celebration, please feel free to contact Vicky Leibson, Publicity and Promotion Chairperson at 335-6621 , or Dick Taylor, Coordinator, at the celebration headquarters, 222-0704. Join in and support St. Paul 's 125th Anniversary Celebration: Sincerely, � JER ISAACS Ge al Chairperson � St. Pau1 Anniversary Celebration Copyright:RCHS,1979-Sk�tch:Kramsr R SAl ��St 22, �9� ' 125th Anniversarv �` �� Celebrat;on for O r A the City of St. Paul �� �, ,AG General Chairman � `�,�,,, � Coordinator 292 OIOO�cs ����� � _ � � June McKinney „i-;=-r 222-0701+ Director ��J"�'��'���'`l��'�t .N�. .�'�� Publicity & Promotion Dick Taylor Vicky J. I,eibson 222-0704 OCTOBER 6 THRU 13, 1979 335-6b21 COORDINATORS HERITA(� DAY, October 6, Satnrday John Manillo- 222-L,1,/.EI,,, Ethel Larson- 222-1,l�l,l,. RELIGIOUS DAYS, October 6 & 7, Sa.turday and S�,uiday Charles Duddingston- 221.-/�728 NEIGIIDORHOOD DAY, October 8, Monday Harriet Levy- 698-7054 2RANSPORTgTION DAY, October 9, Tuesday Dale H. Propp- 298-2'711a. GQVERNM�.,NT DAY, October 10, ti•lednesday Vie Tedesco- 298-5506 . BUSINESS, INDUSTRY, AND LABOR DAY, October 11, Thursday Tony DeZiel- 222-34g? Amos P�tartin 222-5561 � DISCOV�'.�RY DAY, October 12, Friday Virginia Kunz- 222-0701 Ge.reth Hiebert- 222-5011 CtTLTTJRE & ARTS DAY, �etober 13, Saturday Larry Struck- 292-32I8 Frank Ma.rzitelli 292-3222 Molly LeBerge- 2g2-3249 Jim Borla.nd- 227-7058 � BIRTFIDAY PARTY Al�ID Qi.AND PARADE Georgia DeCoster- 225-3081 Copyright:RCHS,1979-Sketch:Kramer f *` �+ /�� August 27, 1979 125th Anniversarv ��� `��,�f/�` Celebration �0 /�� Publicitv & Promotion Director � ,�, �; G Chairt�erson Richard Taylor � .. P Vicky J. I,eibson ;��„ • Ramsey County Historical :.�_"�� = Edwin Neuger & Associates Society- Landma.rk Center � ` _ _ �� -� � Public Relations 75 West Fifth Street � 800 Baker Building St. Paul, P�1 5�102 '��'" �'� '� .�r� `�' � �` `�' 2�+Linnea olis MN 55402 292-6t�35 �:1� ....._�3..�]� l�1°;.���"�t: P , 335-6621 Coordina.tor- June McKinney OCTOBER 6 THRU 13, 1979 292-6437 COI�ffTTEF CA9IRPERSONS TEIW�'VISION�FILM Steve Hendrickson- 69�-5557 Co-Cioordinator�Television Creative Images . Nancy O�Brien- 292-0334 2093 Grand Ave. [dCCO-TV St. Paul, MN 55105 345 �7aba.sha St• Paul, ASN 55102 -and- R.ADIO Mary-Anne Boch Co-Coordinator/Television Coleman, Goff Public R�lations Peg 0'Keefe - 2q8-4323 3�6 Waba.sha. Naney Eberhaxdt - 298-/1.31 St. Paul, Mid 55101 NE4dSPAPERS Ju1ie Sorenson - 222-0591 C. G. Rei.0 � Commerce Building st. Paul, �T 55101 IDUCATION Leslie Walters / Sa11y Vincent - 292-6262 St. Paul Public Schools 36o Colborne St. Pau]., MN 55102 "BRING 'EM BACKn Len Ghamper - 298-1558 HOMECONIING Chairman Jzzran & Moody, Inc. 114 �. 7th Street St. Paul, Mid 55101 ORGANIZATIONS Mary A1den - 291-8339 ComnYUnications Department United Way of S`t. Paul 333 Sibl�yy Street St. Paul, MN 55101 PROMOTION �rie Kamarek - 222-5887, 226-3214 (home) DOI�INTOWWNER Newspaper 320 Ceda.r St. Pau1, Mfd 5 5101 SENIOR CITIZENS Adolph Tobler - 225-4204 ACTIVITIES I�2etro Senior Federation 1951 University Ave. st. Pau�., r�t 55104 Copyrighr RGHS.1979•Skefch:Kromer ST. PAUL BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION August 22, 1979 Task Force AGENDA I. W�LCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS OF TASK FORCE r1ETffiERS II. COORDINATOR'S REPORT - Dick Taylor and June McY.inney IZI. DAY CHAIRPERSONS REPORTS A. Kay Syme - Fashion Show B. John 2•ianillo - Lowertown Revival C. Charles Duddingston - Religious Day D. Harriet Levy - Neighborhood Day E. Dale Propp - Transportation Day F. Victor Tedesco - Government Day G. Tony DeZiel, Amos Pfartin - Business Day H. Virginia Kunz - Discovery Day I. Larry Struck - Culture and Arts Day • J. Georgia DeCoster - Parade and Party IV. Publicity and Promotion Cnairpersons Reports A. Denise Dian - Television B. Mary-Anne Bock - Radio C. Jeff Finden - Newspapers D. Evie Komarek - Promotions E. fIerm Sittard - Education F. Senior Citizens V. QUESTIONS � ANSWERS _ . • ! ' • �� ? � WEDNESDAY SEPT. 5 . . Kickoff Pro ram, Press Conference, Party for Volunteers ����� , 9 . THURSDAY, OCT. 4 . . . Fashion Show, "Fall Port 0' Call " , St. Paul Radisson, 5:30 p.m. - Lecture Series, Central Library, "The Creation of the Children's Classic" , Karen Nelson Hoyle, 7:00 p.m. SATURDAY, OCT. 6 . . . "Lowertown River Track Revival : A Whistle-Stop Party" at the St. Paul Union Depot Tour of the Governor's Mansion � SATURDAY & SUNDAY OCT. 6 and & �. RELIGIOUS DAYS . . . . Marathon Race in downtown Saint Paul Harvest Festival at Gibbs Farm Museum Non-denominational Service at Assumption Church, 1 :30 p.m. Visits to Landmark Center and the Union flepot Inntertube Race on the Mississippi , from Watergate to Harriet Island, 3:30 p.m. , pre-registration required. MONDAY, OCT: 8 . . . . Opening of the Remounted Exhibit: "St. Paul Under Five Flags" in NEIGHBORHOOD DAY the Skyway " � TUESDAY, OCT. 9 . . . Opening of second remounted exhibit:, "St. Paul , the Turbulent TRANSPORTATION DAY Decade" , in the Skyway WEONESDAY, OCT. 10 . . Opening of month-long exhibit: St. Paul 's Historic Sites, at Landmark GOVERNMENT DAY Political Reception and Dance, Landmark Center �`�sits to the Japanese Garden at Como Park* ' "Explore Our Rocl�y Roots", a walking tour of downtown. Cracker Barrel Fair (Crafts Fair) at Central Presbyterian Church THURSDAY, OCT. 11 . . .Historic Sites Tours of St. Paul Neighborhoods BUSINESS, INDUSTRY �1 .25 Sale - AND LABOR DAY COMPAS: The Deadly Decades play, 317 Courtroom, Landmark, 8:00 p.m. Lecture Series, "The Bible as Literature", 7:00 p.m. , Highland Library Millers/Saints Old-Timers Game and Fireworks on Harriet Island � Children's Nite in Mears Park 5-8 p.m. , Street Circus, talent show, etc. FRIDAY, OCT. 12 . . . Re-dedication of Red River Ox Cart Trail-Historic Sites Marker, DISCOVERY DAY Desnoyer Park. Dedication of Phalen Cabin, Historic Sites Marker, Civic Center Ramp . Historical and Preservation Oevelopment Conference, St. Paul Arts & . Science Council Building and Landmark Center Slide-tape presentations on St. Paul history, Landmark, 317 Courtroom. COMPAS, the Deadly Decades play, matinee at Edity Bush Theatre, evening performance at Landmark Center at 8:00 p.m. Paddlewheel Race on the Mississippi , 7:00 p.m. , $5 per person, band refreshments, three hours. TGIF Street Party, with bands, refreshments, on Kellogg Boulevard. SATURDAY, OCT. 13 . . .Mississippi River Trip to Hastings on board the Paddleford CULTURE AND ARTS DAY plinnesota Museum of Art Tour Kids' Fair and Bike �Rally Saint Paul 's Homecoming Parade, 2:00 p.m. Birthday Party at the Civic Center following the parade, parti- cipants and watchers invited, til 1 p.m.