Fourth of July activities planned
Here are scheduled events for the Fourth of July, unless other dates are listed.
The annual Freedom Celebration will be July 4 at Butler Memorial Park. The festival offers family oriented activities such as children's games, entertainment and food.The celebration starts with a 9 a.m. frog jumping contest.The silent auction runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and items must be picked up at 3 p.m. The Chinese auction will be next to the Miller Shelter and runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The cost $1 for three tickets and $2 for seven tickets.Clowns Miss Fannie and Little Miss Smiley will perform at 10:30 a.m. at the fun center tent, and the show includes bag games and a marshmallow race.There will be children's games from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Games include a sack race from 11 a.m. to noon, a watermelon seed spitting contest from noon to 1 p.m. and a water balloon toss from 1 to 2 p.m. Children can also play ring toss or try the dunking booth.Kings Family Restaurant will give away free Mr. Frownie brownies all day. Popcorn, ice cream and face-painting will be available all day. The "All American Meal," which includes a hot dog, cookie and a drink for $1.25, will be sold at the Diehl Shelter to benefit Butler Baseball and the Freedom Celebration.The bocce game is 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be a bingo game 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Miller Shelter.There will be a car and motorcycle show hosted by the Butler Area Street Machine Association Car Club. Registration for the car show will be 10 a.m. to noon at Butler Memorial Park parking garage. The show starts at 12:30 p.m. with DJ "B-Rock" at the Rotary Shelter. Trophies will be awarded at 4:30 p.m.Musical performances will be at the grassy area between Miller and Diehl shelters. The Tamarack Lake Cloggers will perform from 1 to 1:45 p.m., followed by the Sharp Edge Barbershop Quartet from 2:30 to 3 p.m. Otta-The-Blue will play 3:30 to 4:45 p.m., with an appearance by Gabriel Wills Allison.Fireworks by Zambelli's will be at dusk at the Butler Athletic field near Connoquenessing Creek.
GROVE CITY — The 11th annual Fourth of July Celebration will occur at Grove City College's Robert Thorn Football Field.Events are:8 p.m. — Opening remarks by Mayor Randy Riddle, followed by the Grove City Military Color Guard.8:30 p.m. — Patriotic music by the Harrisville Community Band, led by Becky Sopher10 p.m. — Fireworks by Kellner's fireworksThe American Legion Post 220 of Grove City has donated 2,000 American flags to be given out to all attendees. College parking lots will be open, along with handicap parking and restrooms.
July 3 — The Allegheny Brass Band concert will be at 8 p.m. on the Harmony Inn lawn, followed by Zambelli fireworks at 10 p.m.
All events are at Harrisville Community Park10 a.m. — Volleyball tournament10 a.m. — The parade lines up at the Harrisville fire hall on Mercer Street and proceeds to the borough's parkNoon — Opening ceremony, with pet parade to follow12:30 p.m. — Pet parade1 p.m. — Music by Dan Schall, ongoing bingo3 to 4 p.m. — Harrisville Gospel Band6 to 8 p.m. — Music by The Brothers and Friends9:30 p.m. — FireworksOngoing events — Chinese auction, D.J. Earworm, guitar hero tournament, karaoke, tractor display, rides and games, food vendors, business vendors.If it rains, fireworks will be held July 5.
A parade down Beaver Street at 6 p.m. will kick off the borough's 2008 Fourth of July celebration.Other events include an open swim at the Mars swimming pool and a Community Day picnic at Mars Center Park. The borough will provide food, drinks, games and entertainment.Fireworks will begin at 10 p.m.
Numerous activities are planned for Zelienople's annual Fourth of July celebration.Along with the traditional parade, sponsored by the Zelienople Rotary Club, the Syria Shriners will follow with their own parade to raise money for Shriner's hospitals, which provide free care to those in need.The community parade will start at 11 a.m. The parades will march onto Grandview Avenue from the staging areas — High Street for the community parade and First Street for the Shriners Parade — up Main Street to Beaver Street and Beaver Street to Division Street.The community parade, which will end at the park, will take more than an hour.The Shriners parade is expected to have more than 250 Shriners from 24 regional units. It also should last more than an hour.At the borough's community park, food, games and entertainment will be available throughout the day.The Pittsburgh Philharmonic Orchestra will perform at the park at 8:15 p.m.A fireworks display will round out the day's festivities at 10 p.m.
