By Patricia Bogumil
Editor
The theme for the 2014 Waterford Lions Fourth of July Parade is “For the love of America.” The Waterford Lions Club will again be handing out cash awards for parade entries that best follow the year’s theme.
• Independence Day activities start early Friday, July 4, with the 25th annual River City Road Race through the streets of Waterford, taking off at 8 a.m. from Whitford Park.
Pre-registered entry fee for this 5K run is $20 and due by Tuesday, July 1. Day-of-race registration, $25, opens at 6:45 a.m. and closes at 7:45 a.m.
Entry form can be downloaded online at http://origin.library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1102397539010-891/River+City+Entry+2014+final.pdf. For more information, call Jim McFadden, (262) 514-2925; or email [email protected].
All entries receive a complimentary ticket for the famous Waterford Lions Club Duck Raffle held later July 4. Winners need not be present to win.
• The annual Kids Bike Parade for bikes, trikes and wagons, sponsored by the Waterford Lioness Club and Uncle Harry’s Ice Cream and Custard, gets rolling July 4 at 10:15 a.m.
Same-day registration begins at 9:15 a.m. at the vacant corner lot at Third and Main streets. Enjoy free root beer floats courtesy of Latitudes Travel and Patriot Financial, 105 N. Milwaukee St., 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. (or until gone). Also enjoy free hot dogs and soda from Bon Voyage Travel, 116 N. Milwaukee St.
Registration slips for the Kids Parade can be picked up in advance at the Waterford Public Library and Uncle Harry’s Ice Cream and Custard, 100 S. Jefferson St. Completed forms can be dropped off at Uncle Harry’s or brought to the start of the Kids Parade on July 4.
Several first-, second- and third-place prizes will be awarded for the best decorated, as well as a Grand Prize offering a quart of Uncle Harry’s ice cream each month for one year.
All Kids Parade entrants will also receive a coupon for an Uncle Harry’s cone. Kids up to grade six are welcome; children under age 6 must be accompanied by an adult.
For further information call Joyce Wright, 534-3069, or Jackie Kastengren, 534-3949
• The Waterford Lions Fourth of July Parade steps off from the area of Fifth and East Main streets at 11 a.m., July 4, traveling down East Main Street to First Street, then following First Street to the parade end at Whitford Park. The parade traditionally runs 1-1/2 hours to 2 hours in length.
Afterward, enjoy a free brass band concert at Ten Club Park.
Registration for anyone interested in being in the parade is available in advance at In Home Floor & Window Fashions, 241 N. Milwaukee St., Waterford, or by calling parade chairman Scott Gunderson, (262) 895-6337 or (414) 581-3157
Day-of-parade registration is also available by calling Gunderson or contacting him in the area where units line up around Fifth and East Main streets.
• This year’s winning parade theme of “For the Love of America” was submitted by Eryka Machan, a second grader at Evergreen Elementary School.
She is the daughter of Derek and April Machan, Waterford.
As the winner of the parade theme contest, Eryka will ride in a place of honor as the Parade Marshall for the 2014 Waterford Fourth of July Parade.
• Don’t forget about The Great Duck Raffle, with a great chance to win lots of cash. The raffle, sponsored by the Waterford Lions Club, will take place around 1:30 p.m. at Ten Club Park in the downtown. The Lions will again be selling Duck Pins along the parade route. Proceeds from the raffle help pay expenses for the parade.
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