25th Anniversary Celebration In Review

(STILLWATER, OKLA • Oct. 24, 2010) — A week ago today the Stillwater Sister Cities Council hosted a 25th Anniversary Celebration to celebrate the twenty-five year sister cities relationship between Kameoka, Kyoto, Japan and Stillwater, Oklahoma, U.S.A. We celebrated with a near-capacity crowd in the auditorium at the Stillwater Public Library. Included on the program were several dignitaries including the Honorary Consul General from Japan to Oklahoma, Lloyd Hardin of Oklahoma City, Mayor Nathan Bates and former mayor Calvin Anthony. Along with the speakers were the Stillwater Middle School Touring Strings, the OSU Japanese Choral Group and the Stillwater Community Singers. Additionally, John Mills and Cindy Petree spoke about the 20 years sister school relation between Taisei Junior High School in Kameoka and the Stillwater Middle School.  I showed a power point presentation highlighting activities during the twenty-five years of our affiliation and Sylvia Duncan, who has served on the council for the entire twenty-five years, provided our closing remarks. It’s been a great twenty-five years, it was a nice ceremony, and we look forward to many more exciting years. In closing, we thank those who attended to celebrate with us.