HIRAM
OLD-FASHIONED FOURTH OF JULY
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JULY
3 - 4, 2008
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Thursday , July 3 8:00 PM Pre-Fireworks Concert and Family Fun Hiram College Football
Field Before the fireworks, listen to great music from
Foster Brown and Friends! Once again
you will be able to see a helicopter land/take off and get a tour of it. Swifty the
clown’s friend Joe will be there to make lots of balloon animals for the kids
! 9:30 PM FIREWORKS! Hiram College Football
Field. Come and enjoy Hiram's
version of this Independence Day tradition.
The Hiram Fire Department will serve refreshments. Lorena Muscari
will sing the National Anthem.
Donations will be taken to pay for fireworks. Funds for the fireworks provided by local
business, and the Hiram Community Trust. Friday, July 4 9:00 AM Softball Games Everyone 16 and older
invited to play softball, with games for different age groups. 10 AM - 12 noon Historical Society Open House 11 AM Grand Opening
and Dedication of the Elmer Jagow Play Park ! The
dedication and ribbon cutting of the new play park, located across from the Hiram
Village building. 11 AM – 5 PM Blood Drive
Hiram Fire Station
The Red Cross will be
having a blood drive all day at the fire station. Please stop by and help save a life by
donating blood. Everyone receives a
free t-shirt for donating! Donate and get
a chance to win 1 of 6 $500 gas
cards or win a set of wheels ! 12 – 1:30 PM
Family Activities and Bike Decorating Meet at the Hiram
Christian Church in front of the Hiram village municipal building. Face painting, sidewalk
chalk drawing, and bike decorating for the parade, The Majestic Band Organ,
and more. The Civil War group from the
12 – 1:30 PM Fire Department Picnic Lunch Display of
Hiram and Visiting Fire Department Vehicles Meet at the Hiram village
municipal building. Before the parade, enjoy
burgers, hot dogs, soft drinks and chips, or bring your own! Visit with firefighters
and see the trucks up close before they lead the parade. 1:30 PM THE GRAND PARADE Vehicles line up on Haden
like in previous years. Walkers and
bicyclers will line up at the Hiram Christian Church on the north,, exiting to the west on Route
82. Everyone
is welcome to participate! Ride your bike, make a float, drive an
antique car, or just show up and cheer on everyone in the parade. Once
again the route goes north on Hayden and Dean Streets, left on Hinsdale
Street, south on to Peckham, and then down State
Route 82 then back to the church. Call Chris Cobb 330-569-7959
if you have questions. |
2 – 3 PM Bicycle Rodeo Meet at the Hiram
Christian Church parking lot Come learn the ins and outs
of bicycle safety after the parade. Sponsored by Hiram Police
Department. Lots of prizes will be
awarded, including free bikes! 2:30 PM Old-Fashioned Contests Village green near the
new Play Park ! Contests for kids and adults
of all ages, including bubble gum blowing contest, pickle eating contest,
donut eating contest, and more. 3 PM Kids Games Village green near the
new Play Park ! Potato sack races, water
balloon toss, parachute fun, other fun games -- and the annual boys vs. girls
tug of war. All participants get a
prize! 3 PM Hiram Historical
Society Guided Walking Tour of Hiram meet under the arch of
new science building Learn about the historic houses
and landmarks in the village. If
you’ve never gone on the tour, it is worth it! 4 PM Hiram Community
Band – 32TH ANNIVERSARY! Dean Street by Frohring Music Building A Hiram tradition since
1976. You can participate or come and
listen to your friends and neighbors play fabulous patriotic music!. Rehearsals are June 26th, 29th, and July
2cd 6:30-8:30 P.M. at Frohring Music Building of
Hiram’s campus; for more information contact
330-569-7539. 5:30 – 6:30 PM Pie Contest Gerstacker Science Hall
Whip up your best pie and
enter it into our third annual Pie Contest.
Independent judges will determine a winner and award a fabulous prize
during the Big Band Dance and Ice Cream Social Wednesday evening. Drop off your pie at Gerstacker
Science Hall (under the arch) on Dean Street between 5:30 and 6:30 pm. All pies will be sold by the slice at the
Strawberry Social and Prizes WILL be awarded there for best overall and other
categories. For more info contact
Chris Cobb @ 1-330-569-7959. 8 - 11 PM ICE CREAM STRAWBERRY SOCIAL AND BIG BAND
DANCE Martin Commons (near new
science building) Enjoy big band entertainment
and dancing in an outdoor setting!
Live music once again provided by the Garretttones. Ice cream sold by the Hiram Christian
Church; root beer floats also available.
Enjoy starry skies and candlelit tables. Fabulous door prizes awarded at
intermission of big band concert – free to enter, but you must be present to
win! Please note: the fireworks will be taking place the evening of
July 3. Rain location for family activities, the
Community Band concert, and the big band dance is Frohring
Music Building on the college campus.
The parade is rain or shine! |