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Monday and Tuesday, July 3 and 4, will
be busy and joyous days in Wake Forest.
Monday night the
all-volunteer Fourth of July Committee
will throw open the gates at Trentini
Stadium at 6 p.m. for the entertainment
and fireworks show.
People who will be driving
into town for the show need to be
mindful that Stadium Drive, one of the
usual major access roads, is closed to
through traffic because the bridge over
Richland Creek is being replaced.
Tuesday morning at least a
thousand youngsters, parents and pets
will crowd North Main Street for the
children’s parade followed by games and
art in Holding Park.
The entertainment will be
headed by that local favorite, the Band
of Oz.
Two choirs – the Children’s
Choir from St. Catherine of Siena
Catholic Church and the Friendship
Chapel Baptist Church Choir – will be
part of the program. Sandy Thomas will
sing the national anthem, and the
Southern Skies Parachute Team will drop
in.
Admission is $5 per person
with children 6 and younger admitted
free. You can also purchase pre-event
tickets, five for $20, at The Wake
Weekly, the Wake Forest Chamber of
Commerce, The Corner Ice Cream Shop,
Premieres Video, Lighthouse Candles and
Gifts, the Wakefield location of Wake
Forest Florist & Gifts, Full Moon
Italian Café and All About Hair & Nails.
There will be plenty of hot
dogs, hamburgers, chips and drinks
available while the crowd waits for
night to fall and the fireworks to
begin.
The parade begins Tuesday
morning at 10:30 with lineup at 10.
North Main will be closed to traffic
before the parade, and parking will be
on side streets.
Immediately after the parade
and until 1 p.m., volunteers will help
children in the following activities:
Paint the Town, Walk and Crawl the Town,
Fishing Booth, Golf and Putt-Putt,
Basketball Toss for those under 5,
Tug-of-War, Sack Race, Watermelon Seed
Spitting Contest and the Water Balloon
Toss.
“These games are geared more
for the younger age group (up to 11
years old),” Chairman Rhonda Alderman
said. “We will have a tug-of-war contest
for ages 11 to 13.”
She is asking for volunteers
to help with the games, and she will
welcome volunteers for any of the two
days of activities. You can reach her at
556-4436 or
fireworklady@aol.com. |
