It seems like there is always something to do on the 4th of
July. Salt Lake has their big parade on
the 24th, but Provo (not incredibly far from Salt Lake City) offers
a parade. As mentioned in this post, one
can find a parade somewhere during the summer.
I think there is one going on every week.
Fireworks are also shot in the sky throughout the summer. Neighbors have their personal fireworks and there
are shows throughout the valley on different nights and different
locations. Probably the most impressive
are in Sugarhouse (offered on the 4th) Rice Stadium (University of
Utah also on the 4th) Fire, Water and Ice celebration in Kearns (1st
week in August, I believe) and baseball stadiums as well as others.
I have a problem breathing around the fireworks. Over the years I’ve tapered off from watching
outdoors to peering behind a window – should I happen to be up (usually I’m in
bed)
Last year Jenna spent the holiday with two of her brothers and felt
cheated on missing out this year. I
looked on the net for 4th of July activities in the Roseburg
area. I emailed our friend in
McMinnville and facebooked my cousin in Salem to see if they knew of any events
surrounding their towns. I was referred
to Eugene by one and so looked up and actually saw a promotion for Glendale on
three different sites – two news stations from Eugene.
The hype was written something like this:
2015 July 4th Celebration - Glendale Oregon
This
is a daily event, running from July 2, 2015 through July 4, 2015. 11:00 AM
Memorial Park - Glendale, Oregon (Right across the street from the Post Office
on Pacific Ave) 541-832-2245 cowcreekvalley@outlook.com
July 2nd the fun begins at 11:00 am! The Food Booth
Opens and all Vendor Booths will be open. The Kids games will be starting also!
(Tickets 25 cents each or 5 for $1.00). All children win a prize! THE WATER
SLIDE IS OPEN AT 11:00 am!!! Let’s not forget the Car Bash!!! There will be Bingo
at 1:00 pm and the dunk tank starts up at 1:00 pm also! At 5:00 pm the Silver
scramble will be starting for three age groups! At 7:00 pm the drawing for the
4th of July Raffle (Which includes being able to start the fireworks) will be
held! Then we will have the Shirley Davis Memorial Cake Walk!
July 3rd We start again at 11:00 am..... The water slide- Food Booth – Kids games – and Car Bash!!!! The Dunk tank and the bingo will start up again at 1:00 pm! At 4:30 – Pinata’s (three age groups) – this is free folks! At 6:00 pm a Patriotic concert in the park put on by the Churches in the area! After the concert try your hand at a Watermelon Eating Contest! All Ages! then 8:30 to 10:00 pm some music in the park!
July 4th – Breakfast in the park from 8:00 am to 10:00 am! The Car Bash will be still happening and then the Water slide will open at 11:00 am. The Annual Parade line up will start at 12:30. At 1:25 pm the National Anthem will be sung by our own Lyla Rose! The parade will start at 2:30 !!!!
Then the highlight!!!!! THE BEST FIREWORKS SHOW IN SOUTHERN OREGON WILL BE HAPPENING AT THE GLENDALE HIGH SCHOOL! The Concession stand opens at 8:00 pm and the Fireworks will start at dusk! If you have not seen it yet folks......You really do not know what you are missing!
Come on out and join in the fun! Hope to see you there!
July 3rd We start again at 11:00 am..... The water slide- Food Booth – Kids games – and Car Bash!!!! The Dunk tank and the bingo will start up again at 1:00 pm! At 4:30 – Pinata’s (three age groups) – this is free folks! At 6:00 pm a Patriotic concert in the park put on by the Churches in the area! After the concert try your hand at a Watermelon Eating Contest! All Ages! then 8:30 to 10:00 pm some music in the park!
July 4th – Breakfast in the park from 8:00 am to 10:00 am! The Car Bash will be still happening and then the Water slide will open at 11:00 am. The Annual Parade line up will start at 12:30. At 1:25 pm the National Anthem will be sung by our own Lyla Rose! The parade will start at 2:30 !!!!
Then the highlight!!!!! THE BEST FIREWORKS SHOW IN SOUTHERN OREGON WILL BE HAPPENING AT THE GLENDALE HIGH SCHOOL! The Concession stand opens at 8:00 pm and the Fireworks will start at dusk! If you have not seen it yet folks......You really do not know what you are missing!
Come on out and join in the fun! Hope to see you there!
We decided to take Jenna to Glendale on the 3rd as we
believed the 4th would be more crowded. But first she and Roland went to Roseburg to
deposit two checks and to pick up a few items.
I chose to stay home and wait for a handyman to come fix the rental
refrigerator.
Glendale was definitely cooler than in Myrtle Creek (which everybody
here says is very unusual. They say it
NEVER gets this hot – which is good to know. Because even though I’m from Salt
Lake and people think that I’m probably used to the heat – I will NEVER get
used to it) and it was really pretty. I
also enjoyed the temporary Christian music that I haven’t heard much of since
living in Oregon. But I think I’ve had my fill of Glendale and don’t plan on
ever returning.
When we arrived, the main street was closed off for a block – as if the
town had planned something exciting for the entire community and was expecting
loads of fun. And maybe it was in the
average Glendalians mind – but I didn’t think it was very well organized. Some of the booths appeared to be closed even
though they had signs of events taking place. And some seemed to have events set up but no
one to man the stations. Obviously a
trusting town with no crime whatsoever.
We had passed one booth of throwing darts into balloons for used
stuffed animals. The lady at the booth told her husband tickets were five for a
dollar or fifteen for five dollars. What
kind of deal is that?
Jenna rode the waterslide three times but didn’t seem happy. She wanted to play the games that had been
left neglected – but looked fun to play in her mind. Roland purchased some melted ice cream for
her. It was actually a very generous
scoop. It must have been seven times the
size of the cone.
I was hungry for real food and decided on some nachos. While the chips themselves were delicious, I
wasn’t all too impressed with the gloppy cheese. Jenna had intended on sharing with me, but
was even less impressed. We ended up
throwing away not quite half – but enough to call waste.
Roland finally found someone to take charge of the games, and Jenna
knocked over bottles and cans to win more stuffed animals and ended up taking
home an armload of cherished pets. I’m
glad she warmed up and actually enjoyed having fun. Guess I’ll take her to the swimming pool
tonight. I don’t foresee fireworks
happening this year.
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