Gearing up for the Fourth of July
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April 16, 2013 |
The warm breeze of summer is still but an
anticipation, but plans for this year's Bonners
Ferry Fourth of July celebration are warming up
nicely, with a parade, games, live music and a
lot more. Oh ... and fireworks!
Being organized once again this year by Paradise
Valley Fire Chief Gary Leonard, plans are still
growing, but the agenda is firming up nicely,
beginning with a Fourth of July Parade at 5 p.m.
July 4 falls on a Thursday this year.
Opening ceremonies will be held at the Boundary
County Fairgrounds between 5:30 and 6 p.m.,
depending on how big the parade is, with local
Scout troops presenting the colors and Bonners
Ferry's own Markayle Accord singing the National
Anthem following the invocation.
Once the opening ceremonies conclude, the music
and fun begins, and while there will be food
vendors catering to the crowd, families are
invited to pack a basket, spread a blanket and
enjoy a picnic.
Music, both live and recorded, will cater to the
dancers, swayers and toe tappers throughout the
evening, and plans are underway for games and
contests galore, though help is needed in their
organization.
For games, how about three-legged sack races, a
potato sack race, an ugliest chicken contest and
a dog/owner look-alike contests.
There'll be a pie eating contest, a hot dog
eating contest, a Dutch oven and a chili
cook-off.
There'll also be a square dance and a
county-wide line dance, and an attempt will be
made either to establish or break the record for
the most dancers, if anyone happens to know what
the record is.
The evening will conclude with a fireworks
extravaganza at 9:45 p.m.
Everyone who'd like to help with planning,
coordinating games and activities or with
funding are encouraged; call Leonard at (208)
946-9579 or email
gary@july-fourth.us.
To learn more and to follow plans as they
develop, visit
http://july-fourth.us. |
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