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News Release <br /> For immediate release <br /> Bicentennial Torch Relay celebration in [CITY/TOWN NAME] <br /> CITY NAME(DATE)—The Bicentennial Torch Relay will pass through [CITY/TOWN/COUNTY NAME] <br /> today during its 2,300-mile journey across Indiana.The torch relay is a signature event of the Indiana Bicentennial <br /> celebration and will touch all 92 Indiana counties.During its time in [COUNTY NAME],the torch[name a <br /> couple of places the torched passed and/or who some local torch bearers were while in the county]. <br /> [Insert quote from local dignitary-mayor,community leader,etc-on importance of torch relay and of <br /> celebrating the bicentennial.For example: "We are honored to have the torch come through Springfield <br /> during this monumental year for Indiana,"said Mayor Roger Daltrey."It's great to see generations of <br /> Hoosiers celebrating and participating in the torch relay as we honor our state's history and look forward <br /> with excitement and optimism to the next two centuries."] <br /> [Insert local details-for example where the torch stopped in the county,names of some local torch bearers <br /> and any locally coordinated celebrations around the torch relay.Will there be food,entertainment,speakers, <br /> etc.] <br /> Developed by the Indiana Office of Tourism Development(IOTD),and managed by a committee of representatives <br /> from multiple state agencies and the private sector,the relay is patterned after the Olympic Torch Relay and is <br /> designed to connect Hoosiers across the state and nation with their home state during this year of celebration. <br /> Accompanying the torch was the Bicentennial Mobile Visitor Center,an interaction museum that highlights <br /> important milestones and Indiana assets during Indiana's first 200 hundred years. <br /> The torch is utilizing several means of transportation during the relay; including torch bearers,watercraft,farm <br /> equipment,a racecar,a horse and buggy and other modes unique and symbolic to Indiana.Hoosiers who have been <br /> nominated by their peers to receive the honor are carrying the torch. <br /> "The torch relay is a great opportunity to promote and unify the state by connecting people, communities and <br /> regions,"said Mark Newman,IOTD executive director."The relay is also a symbolic occasion and an opportunity <br /> for current generations of Hoosiers to`pass the torch'to future generations." <br /> The Bicentennial Torch Relay started in Corydon,Indiana's first state capitol,and culminates with a celebration on <br /> the grounds of the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis.The torch,engineered by students at Purdue University,will. <br /> be used to light an everlasting flame that will serve as a legacy to Indiana's first 200 years and an inspiration for <br /> generations of Hoosiers to come.The everlasting flame will be part of the new Bicentennial Plaza on the west side <br /> of the Indiana Statehouse. <br /> Local Media Contact: State Media Contact: <br /> Name Jake Oakman <br /> Office(if applicable) IOTD <br /> Email address joakman @visitindiana.com <br /> Phone 1 (i.e.office) 317-232-8897 <br /> Phone 2(i.e.cell,if applicable). <br /> 24 <br />