Krista Corner Havre Daily News kcorner@havredailynews.com
Havreites will celebrate Independence Day with a parade, public barbecue, music festival and fireworks again this Fourth of July. The Sixth Annual Fourth of July Celebration will kick-off with the parade. Entrants will line up at 8:30 a.m. at the Fifth Avenue Christian Church. For those who choose to watch, the parade will cruise down Fifth Avenue starting at 10 a.m. Organizer Kim Cripps said anyone who wants to participate from kids with skateboards, bikes and pets to folks with classic cars, hot rods and horses are welcome to show up and participate, but are also encouraged to pre-register by calling Cripps at 265-0905. Those who plan to hand out candy should have participants walking along with their entry so that no candy is thrown and children remain on the curbs. The Sixth Annual Fourth of July Music Festival and Barbecue will start cooking at noon in Pepin Park. Bands from a variety of musical backgrounds annually come together at this event to bring the Hi-Line an eclectic variety of notes from acoustic folk music to alternative rock, punk and indie, said music festival organizer Allen "Woody" Woodwick. First to take the stage is Wyatt Dahlin, who will play acoustic folk rock from noon to 12:45 p.m. Then jam out to Balls, Sweat and Tears, an alternative folk rock baThat plays from 1 to 1:45 p.m. Dance in the park to well-known country songs from 2 to 2:45 p.m. performed by Auddo Flansburg and friends. From 3 to 3:45 p.m. rock out to tunes by the Magpies, an alternative rock band. Cheeseboot, another alternative folk rock band takes center stage from 4 to 4:30 p.m. Enzymatic plays popular rock songs from 4:40 to 5:20 p. m. An alternative, grungy punk band, Punished plays from 5:30 to 6:15 p.m. Finally, Sharky the Vampire, an indie rock band, plays from 6:30 to 7:15 p. m. Barbecue organizer Vince Woodwick said Havreites can enjoy the music on a full belly for free. Thanks to local donations and a yearly raffle, Havreites will chow down on burgers, chips, salads and baked beans. Numerous booths will offer information, face painting and more. Organizers said those who would like to reserve a space for their group or business, can donate to the barbecue or volunteer their help serving can call Vince Woodwick at 265-4877. The annual Jaycees fireworks display will explode through the night sky starting at dusk from the Great Northern Fairgrounds. The view is awesome from all around town and folks are welcome to sit in the Holiday Village Mall parking lot, as well. This year, as usual, the length and intensity of the fireworks display depends on local donations and sales at the Jaycees' fireworks booth. Jaycee Amanda Laeupple said so far, sales are slow. "It's been kinda slow and kind of dead," she said Tuesday. "Right now we're still behind according to last year's sale." Laeupple said she suspects the slow sales are due to the off days. She added that most people will be getting paid soon and with Independence Day falling on a Friday, she hopes sales will pick up. The Jaycees have $5,500 budgeted toward their fireworks display. As of Tuesday afternoon, sales totaled around $4,400, which did not come close to covering costs, Laeupple said. "We have a ton of expenses," she added, citing rent to park the booth in the Holiday Village Mall parking lot, the expense of the fireworks they sell and advertising, among others. Laeupple said with the help of Jaycee Jason Murri, pyrotechnist, this year's fireworks display should be grand. "We get a lot more fireworks because he builds them, but every year it just kind of depends on donations and sales," Laeupple said. "The more we make the more we light off." Parking around the fairgrounds and at the Holiday Village Mall lot tends to fill up fast, so Hi-Liners should arrive early to pick a spot.nd from Missoula
