By Eden Derby
Saturday, July 25, 2009 at 5:44 p.m.
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BROOKFIELD, MO --
The City of Brookfield, Missouri is celebrating its 150th birthday this week.
Events and activities have been going on since the Sesquicentennial Celebration kicked off last Sunday. Hundreds of entries participated in Saturday’s parade, including a drum and bugle corps that traveled all the way from Florida.
Other significant events from the week included historic home tours and a 25 year-old time capsule release. Country music star Tracy Lawrence was Saturday night’s featured entertainment. There's still more going on Sunday as the celebration wraps up.
“We have a gentleman, he's an actor from California, his name's Frank Runyeon and he used to star on All My Children and As the World Turns with Meg Ryan. He’s going to put on a free program at 3 pm. In the High School gym,” said Committee Member Nancie Saccaro.
Other activities include an All Church Picnic at 12:30 p.m. in the Twin Parks and a time capsule ceremony at 2 p.m.
