FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATES 75TH YEAR

By JOSH COTTON jcotton@timesobserver.com

Warren County’s Fourth of July Celebration is set to hit a milestone this year - 75 years.

That sets the stage for the theme, “75 Years and Going Strong.”

Headlining the weekend is the annual Fourth of July Parade - 11 a.m. on July 4th - which will look a little different due to construction of the roundabout.

According to organizers, the parade will start at the corner of Pennsylvania Ave. and Conewango Ave. by Warren Dental arts and head east to Shurfine/Warren Tire.

Last year, there were over 150 units in the parade and one was filled with 15 Zem Zem units.

Fireworks will follow on the Fourth at 10 p.m.

The celebration will kick off on July 1 at Betts Park, which serves as somewhat of a home base with events and vendors throughout the celebration.

Four days of music at Betts will kick off on Saturday, July 1 with a performance by the local group Echoes on Water from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Porcelain Busdrivers will perform Sunday evening at 7 p.m. followed by Night shift on Monday at 7 p.m. and Blue Morning on the Fourth at the same time.

Warren’s Got Talent is also making a return for a second year, starting July 1 at 1 p.m. and the 10 finalists set to compete on Sunday.