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Echo Journal, June 25, 2015•Brainerd Dispatch, June 28, 2015

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Stars & Stripes Days feature July 3 fireworks, July 4 parade Another year of fireworks will grace Pequot Lakes after uncertainty about funding.

With donations from area organizations, residents and the city, the Pequot Lakes Stars & Stripes Days tradition will continue with a fireworks show at dusk Friday, July 3, after a day of activities.

Donations included $2,500 each from the city of Pequot Lakes and the Pequot Lakes Chamber of Commerce and $800 from Sibley Lake Association members. The Pequot Lakes Fireworks Fund had $600 left from last year’s efforts.

Donations for future fireworks shows can be sent to the Pequot Lakes Chamber of Commerce at P.O. Box 208, Pequot Lakes, MN 56472.

Festivities will continue Saturday, July 4, with kids games, a flea market, kiddie parade and main parade. All main parade ent r ie s

must be pre-registered by Wednesday, July 1.

Following is a schedule of events that will take place at Trailside Park in downtown Pequot Lakes, unless otherwise noted.

Friday, July 3 5-11 p.m.: Beer garden sponsored by Community Action 5 p.m.: Food vendors 7-11 p.m.: DJ and Karaoke by Teddy Bear Sound 8 p.m.: Glow Trot 4K along the Paul Bunyan Trail After dusk: Fireworks by Zambelli Fireworks International at the high school ball fields Saturday, July 4 7-11 a.m.: Pequot Lakes Fire Department pancake breakfast, fire hall 9 a.m.-4 p.m.: Flea market, craft fair and food vendors 10 a.m.: Money in the

Haystack, Trailside Park North 10:30 a.m.: Kiddie Parade registration, band shell at Trailside Park 11 a.m.: Kiddie Parade, Veterans Memorial walking path at Trailside Park Noon: Stars and Stripes Parade, east side of Pequot Lakes 7 p.m.: Decade 7, band shell at Trailside Park Parade parking Free shuttle bus service will be available from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Saturday, July 4. Park at Eagle View Elementary School on County Road 11 and ride the shuttle bus into town before and after the parade.

County Roads 11 and 112 will be closed to through traffic at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 4.

Parking will not be allowed on County Road 11 or

along the parade route. Vehicles parked along the route will be ticketed and towed.

Parking will be available at TDS and Pequot Lakes High School. Pedestrians should cross Highway 371 at the stoplights.

Handicapped parking will be available on Government Drive and East Butler Street, and at St. Alice Catholic Church and Old Highway 371 (Pequot Lakes Dental). Spaces will be marked.

From left are Margaret and Spenser Gustafson and Henry and Max Salmon, winners of the Pequot Lakes Kiddie Parade last year. The children from Edina were with their families at an Ideal Township seasonal home and sported a USA soccer theme.

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Echo Journal, June 25, 2015•Brainerd Dispatch, June 28, 2015

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PL Fire Dept. to serve pancakes on July 4 The Pequot Lakes Fire Department will host its annual Fourth of July Pancake Breakfast from 7-11 a.m. Saturday, July 4, at the fire hall.

Cost is $8 for adults and $5 for youth.

Breakfast will include pancakes, sausage, juice and coffee.

Those who attend will be able to meet their local firefighters and view firefighting equipment, fire trucks and the fire station.

Pequot Lakes firefighters Larry Oaks, left, Dave Ackerman, Patrick Selter and Jessica Jacobson cook pancakes for the popular pancake breakfast last year at the fire hall.

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ABOVE: Jean Kraft, the former lake country program coordinator for Kinship Partners with an office in Pequot Lakes, was the Pequot Lakes Stars & Stripes Parade grand marshal in 2014.

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LEFT: The Pequ ot Lakes Librar y, which celebrated its 10th anniversar y last year with a party at the library, had this float in th Lakes Stars & St e Pequot ripes Parade last year.

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Echo Journal, June 25, 2015•Brainerd Dispatch, June 28, 2015

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Celebrate Freedom Days on July 2-3 in Nisswa Nisswa will celebrate Freedom Days with the Party at the Pines at Grand View Lodge on Thursday, July 2, including fireworks, and events all day Friday, July 3, in downtown Nisswa, including the annual parade.

Parade grand marshal is the Ted Dullum family, in honor of the late Ted Dullum, Nisswa Citizen of the Year who passed away recently.

The Nisswa Chamber invites businesses, organizations and individuals to enter the parade.

For more information, contact the chamber at 218-963-2620 or info@ nisswa.com.

Following is a schedule of events:

Thursday, July 2 Pines Golf Course (Grand View Lodge) 6-10 p.m.: Party at the Pines with live music, kids games, face painting, blow ups, food, beverage and more 10:15 p.m.: Fireworks by Zambelli Fireworks Production Party at the Pines is free for Grand View Lodge guests and the public ages 11 and younger. Cost is $5 for the general public ages 12 and older.

Friday, July 3 Downtown Nisswa 10 a.m.-8 p.m.: Eats & Treats throughout town 10 a.m.-5 p.m.: Crafters Market at the Pioneer Village

Noon-7 p.m.: Paint Your Own Pottery with Kevin Matthews of Glaze to Amaze; Gunner’s Paint Ball; Water Wars; stagecoach rides 1-3 p.m.: Turtle Race registration and live music at the gazebo by Shannon Webster 3 p.m.: Turtle races at the turtle track behind the chamber building 3-7 p.m.: Live music at the Pickle Factory featuring The Jonards on an outdoor stage 5 p.m.: Scavenger hunt (go to the Chamber office for clues) 7 p.m.: Parade down Main Street 7:30 p.m.: Live music at the Pickle Factory featuring Lisa Wenger Band on an outdoor stage

Firecracker Run continues July 4 tradition The sixth annual Nisswa Firecracker Run will feature 10K, 5K and kids run events starting at 8 a.m. Saturday, July 4, in downtown Nisswa.

The event limits participation to 1,500 runners looking to race on Independence Day. The Firecracker Run is noted for being fast and flat, especially the 10K, through wooded, scenic routes.

The Zorbaz Kidz Run will offer children ages 9 and under with parents registered for the 5K or 10K races the opportunity to test their own mettle. All child participants will receive a free personal pan pizza from Zorbaz on Gull for running the almost one quarter mile course through the city park. Registration is not required for the Kidz Run. Race events include a crawfish boil, free Pabst, and the Red, White and Blue Snow Party with a Slip’N Slide finish line. Participants also will receive T-shirts.

These Nisswa Firecracker runners were happy to cross For more information, visit www.runnisswa. the finish line at the Nisswa Community Center last year. com.

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Echo Journal, June 25, 2015•Brainerd Dispatch, June 28, 2015

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Nisswa Firecracker 10K runners take off on Main Street in downtown Nisswa last year. The 10K and 5K runners finished at the Nisswa Community Center, where a Slip’N Slide and crawfish feed awaited them.

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Nisswa makes changes to parking for Freedom Days Parade Lundrigan’s to the post office; and in front of Pioneer Village.

Parking spaces on the east side of Main Street will remain open.

Parking on the west side of the Nisswa American Legion, going north, will also be closed to allow for parade participant lineup.

People are encouraged to park along city streets, the parking lots at the Nisswa Community Center, Nisswa Elementary School, St. Christopher’s Catholic Church and Journey Church.

Hazelwood Drive is also accessible, and you can walk through the tunnel.

“We have a great parade on July 3.

Safety for our visitors and our parade participants is a priority,” said Shawn Hansen, president/CEO of the Nisswa

Chamber. “We are working with the Nisswa Police Department to make some changes to the event so we can utilize our downtown Main Street for the parade route, yet maintain the highest level of safety in our community.”

Many communities close off parking along their parade routes, Hansen said, reiterating that parking will remain open on the east side of Main Street.

Signs will be posted and violators will be towed.

The Nisswa Chamber and Nisswa Police Department thank everyone for their cooperation relating to this change in parking.

People should adhere to the areas designated no parking, from 11 p.m.

July 2 to 9 p.m. July 3.

Jamey Mossengren rides a small unicycle before climbing atop a 12-foot-tall unicycle as part of his Uni Pro Show last year during the Freedom Days Celebration in downtown Nisswa. He juggled with fire and knives while unicycling.

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Over 100 children participated in the Kids Sunfish Dash last year.

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Grandpa’s Run for the Walleye set July 4 An exuberant finish to last year’s Run For The Walleye race.

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Valerie Dusek of Minneapolis holds Pickels as she gets ready to run in the 0-2 year-old division of the Sunfish Dash last year.

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Celebrate America fireworks show slated July 3 in Crosslake 2015 marks the 45th year Crosslake has been celebrating America’s freedom with a fireworks display.

This year’s fireworks show will be visible from the shores and waters of Cross Lake at dusk Friday, July 3.

Fireworks will be launched from Sand Island on the south end of Cross Lake.

The city requests contributions to the

cause. Contributions can be made in specially marked donation cans at Crosslake merchants.

Tax deductible contributions can be mailed to: Fireworks - The PAL Foundation 14126 Daggett Pine Road Crosslake, MN 56442

In a continuation of the effort to restore the Whitefish area’s walleye population, Grandpa’s Run for the Walleye will return for its 18th year on Saturday, July 4, in Crosslake.

The event will feature the usual 5K and Kids Sunfish Dash races, as well as a 10K race this year. The 10K will start at 8:15 a.m., followed by the 5K at 8:30 a.m. and the Kids Sunfish Dash at 9:30 a.m.

Participants have the opportunity to use professional chip timing while running a certified race course.

10K course now offered Early packet pickup and registration will be from 4-6 p.m. Friday, July 3, at the Crosslake Community Center.

Commemorative short sleeve or long sleeve shirts will be available for participants who pre-register by Tuesday, June 30.

Shirts will also be available to race day registrants while supplies last. Race day registration will be from 7-8:15 a.m.

Registration fees are $30 for

the 5K and 10K races, and $5 for the Sunfish Dash.

Awards will be given to top runners in each age group along with a raffle drawing for all entrants. Winner ribbons and prizes will also be given to all Sunfish Dash finishers.

The event is sponsored by the Whitefish Area Property Owners Association and Lakeside Lawn and Landscape to raise money for walleye habitat. It was established in memory of Grandpa Boots Buthman.

Mission Park Road Parade is June 27; boat parade set The Mission Park Road Parade will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 27, starting at Oak Spur and proceeding up Mission Park Drive to the park.

A nyone who wants to be in the parade should arrive at Oak Spur at 10:30 a.m. to line up.

Free root beer floats will be served in the park after the parade.

Gary Stacken will provide country, classic country and gospel music from 11 a.m.2 p.m.

Brett Roach will sell hot dogs, chips and

pop as a fundraiser for the skateboard park.

To volunteer to help with the road parade, serving root beer floats or clean up, email Anna Anderson at annabell0521@yahoo.com.

The annual Horseshoe Lake Boat Parade will be at noon Saturday, July 4.

Participants should decorate their boats and meet on the West Basin side of the channel in time for the noon start. If the weather is threatening, parade time will move to 3 p.m.

Commodore will be Ceabern Squires who has had a place on the lake for about 50 years. The commodore’s boat will be marked with the Horseshoe Lake flag and will lead participants counter clockwise around the West Basin and then into the East Basin.

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Friday, July 3rd, 2015 Over Sand Island on Cross Lake Special Thanks to the following: City of Crosslake, Crosslake Chamber, Waterfront Services, C&C Boatworks, Kent Carlson, John & Carrie Hart, Mike Frank, and those who have sent donations to the PAL Foundation and dropped cash in cans at area merchants!

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American Celebration full of festivities, fireworks Brainerd/Baxter Fourth of July events kicked off Thursday, June 25, with the Little Miss and Mister 4th of July Pageant and will cap off Sunday, July 5, with Arts in the Park.

The American Celebration Parade and fireworks will be Saturday, July 4.

Following is a schedule of activities: Thursday, June 25 1-3 p.m.: 16th annual Little Miss and Mister 4th of July Pageant for boys and girls ages 4-8, Westgate Mall center court, Brainerd/Baxter Saturday, June 27 8 a.m.: Komen Brainerd Lakes Race for the Cure, Forestview Middle School, Baxter 7 p.m.: Miss Brainerd/Miss Baxter United States, Tornstrom Auditorium, Brainerd Wednesday, July 1 Wednesday Night Drags, Brainerd International Raceway Thursday, July 2 5 p.m.: Right Friends Picnic, Confidence Learning Center, East Gull Lake Friday, July 3 5:30-9 p.m.: 17th annual Show N’ Shine Car Show, The Body Works Thursday-Sunday, July 2-5 29th annual PleasureLand RV Show N’ Go with Outlaw Drag Racing and Car Show, Brainerd International Raceway Saturday, July 4: The American Celebration Noon: Free corn on the cob feed,

These people enjoy a past Brainerd Fourth of July Parade.

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Brainerd Eagles Club 4 p.m.: Parade, Brainerd 6 p.m.: Bill “The King” Musel as Elvis and Battle of the Bands winner perform, Don Adamson Field at Brainerd High School 6:45 p.m.: Headline band Pop Rocks performs, Don Adamson Field at Brainerd High School 10 p.m.: National anthem by The District, Don Adamson Field at

Brainerd High School 10:15 p.m.: Fireworks and music

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