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Minutes Town Celebrations Committee June 12, 2013, 2013 Training Room, Public Service Building, 201 Bedford Street Members present Suzie Barry, Chair; Dick Crogan, Co -Vice Chair; Bob Tracey, co -Vice Chair; Linda Dixon, JoAnne Granger, Barbara Manfredi, Wayne Miller, Bill Mix, Henry Murphy,. Members not present Mary Gillespie, Paul Jenkins, Sondra Lucente, Julie Miller, Sandy Podgorski, Charlie Price, Dave Taylor. Business The chair declared that a quorum was present. The committee approved the minutes of April 10 and April 24, 2013 with minor corrections. The next meeting is May 8, 2013 Memorial Day 2013 — Feedback and Critique • Chief Marshal: Fire Chief John Wilson is unavailable to serve as Chief Marshal. The committee voted to endorse the Chair's decision to invite Sue Rockwell, Chair of the Lexington 300 Celebration, for this honor. • Clergy: Linda will confirm Fr. Arnold Colletti as clergy representative for the ceremony on the Green. • Sandy will contact Scouts to recruit wreath bearers (not including Munroe Cemetery) Gresh Lattimore comments - Paul's help with the microphone was perfect! And that mic really carries well! - I was glad that there were several announcers along the route. Seems more inclusive of the community. Next year I'd recommend that Marine Colonel Glenn Bassett ( bassette aol.com be offered some announcing: he's the next generation and looks splendid in his Marine uniform! Others as well: Sam Doran's done so much for the Monroe Cemetery that he'd be great to preside there. The more the merrier! - The scouts laying wreaths: their ceremonial carriage requires improvement! They should be trained a bit before the event: stand up straight, walk with dignity to the memorial, make sure the wreath is well pushed into the ground, stand away and at attention while a song or shots are being fired. Their lack of the basics speaks more to the scout leaders than to themselves. - Marching with the Color Guard: They keep a good cadence with their cleats, but it would be helpful if one of the drummers from the high school band marched a bit behind them and kept a steady beat. It would give the front of the parade more military bearing and sounding.