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July 3, 2014 P u b li s h e r Bill Hanson Editor Jason Thomas Design Claire Munn Photography Ty l e r S t e w a r t
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Bang for your buck this Fourth of July We have store-bought fireworks. Our forefathers had cannons. Lots of cannons. Either way, the aim was the same: celebrate Independence Day with a bang. Mission accomplished. We collectively celebrate our country’s founding on Friday and Southern Indiana is full of events for Jason Thomas, Editor all ages mixing history and the here and now. With Louisville’s Waterfront Independence Festival canceled due to budget concerns, New Albany is the place to be tonight to get your pyrotechnic fix. And the “ooooohs” and “aaaaahs” are bookmarked by two live shows by the Louisville Crashers. Take that, bigger neighbor to the south. If New Albany’s festival doesn’t quite fulfill your need for loud booms, then Historic Tunnel Mill’s Fourth of July BLAST might just knock
your socks off — literally. Two 1800s cannons — and possibly a third, this one dating to the 16th century — will be fired off throughout the day, paying homage to when most towns had militias and cannons at their disposal to celebrate the Fourth. Could you imagine that happening in this day and age? Our ancestors knew how to party. Curator Nathan Logsdon said Tunnel Mill will forego another tradition — thankfully — dating back to our nation’s founding: lighting a charge beneath an anvil and watch it rocket through the stratosphere. Doubt that would fly with the local constables of the current era. Better stick to bottle rockets. For more family fun, head to the Jeffersonville’s Celebrating Freedom Parade on Friday, which will be held on Spring Street, from Riverside Drive to Seventh Street. Just steer clear of the anvils. — Jason Thomas is the editor of SoIn. He can be reached by phone at 812-206-2127 or email at jason. thomas@newsandtribune.com. Follow him on Twitter: @ScoopThomas.
it's ALL faIR PLAY What: Inaugural Floyd
County Fair Kickoff party
When: 2 p.m. Saturday; fair runs July 7-12
Where: Floyd County
Fairgrounds, 2818 Green Valley Road
For the first time, a party — with beer — will be held Saturday at the Floyd County Fairgrounds to signal the beginning of the 4-H Fair. The free, all-ages event will include suds from the New Albanian Brewing Co., Big Four Burgers + Beer’s food truck, inflatables for the kids and live entertainment. The music lineup includes The Whisky Riders, Ashley Ledrick, Jacob Resch, Tyler Stiller, Studio 64, Bobby Wilson, Jet Black Orchid and Us.