Missle Site Grand Opening in North Dakota - Cooperstown

Greetings to my colleagues in the House and Senate,



It is my pleasure to invite you to the grand opening of the Ronald Reagan Minuteman Missile State Historical Site near Cooperstown on Friday, July 31 and Saturday, August 1, 2009. The State Historical Society along with the Friends of Oscar Zero have spent months preparing for this exciting day. The North Dakota Legislature played an important role in this project over the past two sessions and I wanted to make sure you had the opportunity to be part of the grand opening weekend.



The entire schedule of events are detailed at www.oscarzero.com. Most notable are the ribbon cutting ceremony at 11:00 AM on Friday morning at the Oscar Zero Launch Facility and the community grand opening celebration meal and program at 5:30 on Friday evening at the Griggs County Central School. The National Guard Military Band will be performing. Missileers from all over the country are returning to Oscar Zero to commemorate this historic event and several dignitaries will be participating in the program. The demand for tours of the facilities is going to be extremely high during the weekend.



If any of you would like to take part in the festivities, please contact me directly and I will personally arrange for your tour, dinner tickets, or for you to be along on the ribbon cutting ceremony. The community is planning for hundreds of visitors on this grand opening weekend and I would enjoy having you be a part of this event. Please contact me as soon as possible so that I can make the necessary arrangements. If you wish to give me a call, please contact my office at 797-2461.



Sincerely,

Don Vigesaa