Community and country Austin gets ready to celebrate the Fourth of July
By Sandy Forstner Austin Area Chamber of Commerce
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lans are set and we’re ready to “celebrate community and country” during Freedom Fest, June have made to keep us free. Veterans 30-July 4, right here in Austin. We lead our parade on the Fourth of July hope you plan to join us. and the kick off our stage entertainA celebration of comment after the pamunity and country rade with a tribute sums up our festival for and flag-raising “Freedom Fest is a ‘red, obvious reasons. But ceremony. The white and blue’ event to they are important, be sure, with an empha- pathways along nonetheless. Bandshell Park are sis on recognizing our Freedom Fest has been veterans and the service decorated with organized here for 32 flags purchased and sacrifices they have years in conjunction with in recognition made to keep us free.” Independence Day. Earof veterans. And lier versions of our local — Sandy Forstner veterans from celebration were called across the county Cedar River Days. The come together to name changed several host bingo in the times over the years, but Freedom Fest Veterans Pavilion all day on both July has stuck since 2005. 3 and 4. Make sure you stop in to say Freedom Fest is a “red, white and hello, thank them and maybe play a blue” event to be sure, with an emlittle bingo! phasis on recognizing our veterans See FOURTH, Page 4 and the service and sacrifices they
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Danika Jensen smiles as she walks during the Freedom Fest parade last year on Fourth Avenue Northeast in downtown Austin. Herald file photo WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28, 2017
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