Video and photo gallery: Clarkdale and Cottonwood celebrate 4th of July in style
It was perfect weather on Monday when Clarkdale held its Annual Old Fashioned Fourth of July celebration at Clarkdale Park. The day began with Raising of the Colors by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, followed by a pancake breakfast hosted by the Clarkdale Police and Fire Departments. The Children's Parade made its way down Main Street at around 9 a.m. after beginning at the Jerome-Clarkdale School. There were any number of activities to take part in during the remainder of the morning, including: free fire engine rides with the Clarkdale Fire District, carnival games hosted by the Jerome-Clarkdale School, an Ice Cream Social sponsored by the Clark Memorial Library and music performed by the Cottonwood Community Band. Clarkdale's 4th of July celebration only continues to get bigger and better with each passing year.
The Children's Park was the spot for this year's Cottonwood 4th of July celebration, sponsored by the Cottonwood Parks and Recreation Department. Kids and adults took to the park lawn to celebrate Independence Day with water games, free hotdogs and well-contested watermelon eating competitions - among other activities. Clarkdale Kiwanis served up free burgers and dogs, cooked by Hog Wild with provisions donated by Fry's Food and Drug. Mingus students helped out, manning the water activities and concessions. For those who stayed on into the evening, a spectacular fireworks display was the highlight of the traditional 4th of July festivities.
- Rescue effort successful as flood water rises around campers
- Federal appeals court orders convicted killer released
- Man rescued after trying to cross flooded Dry Beaver Creek
- Winter storm leads to road closures, plow activity
- Head of Arizona DPS warned for driving 90 mph
- New life for former bordello
- Life on the Road: YouTube RV family clicks on Cottonwood
- Verde Valley DUI Task Force to stage weekend DUI patrols in December
- Cottonwood Christmas Parade Lineup
- Obituary: Jeffrey “Jeff” Phillip England
- State will no longer issue marijuana cards as of Dec. 1
- PANT Search Warrant results in the arrest of eight people in Cottonwood
- Winter storm leads to road closures, plow activity
- State releases A-F school site scores
- Man booked re: VOC bomb threat case
- Rescue effort successful as flood water rises around campers
- Special Report: Arizona ranked 49th in nation in teacher pay
- Cottonwood man accused of robbing woman, breaking driver's window with rock
- Pedestrian dies after being struck in Uptown Sedona
- Bomb squad called in to Village of Oak Creek bank
More like this story
SUBMIT FEEDBACK
Click Below to: