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In celebration of our nation’s founding, communities throughout the area will be hosting a variety of Independence Day activities for the entire family.
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Holbrook
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Holbrook will celebrate the Fourth of July starting with a bike parade and family fun at Hunt Park. Bring your bike and decorate it at the park beginning at 8:30 a.m. At 9 a.m. a music performance will be presented by Kids Music Camp. The parade begins at 9:15 a.m. and will circle the park along East Florida Street. There will be games and prizes after the parade at Hunt Park and there will also be free swimming at the Holbrook community pool from 1 to 4 p.m.
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The annual Firemen’s Barbecue is slated to begin at 12 noon on Thursday, July 4, at Station No. 3 on the mesa. The meal is $12 for adults and $6 for kids 12 and under. Later that evening as the sun goes down the sky will light up with the annual fireworks spectacular held at the Navajo County Governmental Complex south of Holbrook.
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Joseph City
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Joseph City begins its July 4 celebration at 8 a.m. with a parade that begins on McLaws Avenue and travels down Main Street to Tanner Park. Families and friends are encouraged to decorate their bikes, vehicles or selves and take part in the parade.
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Events at Tanner Park include an 8:15 a.m. flag raising by the Boy Scouts, followed with the national anthem sung by Lisa Franck, Doran Shelley, Kim Shelley and Claire Young.
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At 8:30 a.m. there will be a volleyball tournament as well as a horseshoe tournament and kids 25 cent games.
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At 9:30 a.m. a corn hole contest will be held.
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From 11 a.m. until 12 p.m. barbecue grilled hamburgers meal for $8 or a hot dog meal for $6 will be served. The meal comes with chips, water or soda and desert.
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At 1 p.m. a basketball tournament will be held at the Joseph City Elementary School.
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Snowflake/Taylor
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It’s rodeo time and that mixed with a Fourth of July celebration, the Town of Taylor, along with the Taylor Rodeo, Inc., is gearing up for 65th Annual Night Rodeo at the Taylor Rodeo Park at 7 p.m. on Saturday, July 6.
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The celebration starts at 7 p.m. on Friday, July 5, with cowboy poetry readings and country music at the Rodeo Park Pavilion. This event is free to the public.
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The next day at 5 a.m. the day begins with the firing of the anvil and a serenade by Jenning’s Band at Taylor’s east ballpark, followed by a 10K and Two Mile Fun Run.
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At 7 a.m. a free pancake breakfast will be served at the Rodeo Park Pavilion followed by a Patriotic Program at the Church of the Latter-day Saints Stake Center, located at 309 W. Willow St.
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Meanwhile at the rodeo grounds, the first performance open division of barrel racing will begin junior barrel racing for kids 12 and under. This event is free to the public.
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For folks who want to participant in the barrel racing, the sign up is from 8 to 9:30 a.m. at the Rodeo Arena. The entry fee is $50 cash for open division and $25 cash for the junior division. There will be 100 percent payout in each division with a buckle to the junior division winner.
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The top 12 racers from the open division will have the option to re-enter and run in the night rodeo. The entry fee for barrel racing at the night rodeo is $50 cash. Additional money will be added to night rodeo winnings.
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At 1 p.m. Super Fresh Calf Roping will begin. Sign up is from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the north rodeo entry office. The entry fee is $150 cash per person with entries limited to the first 25. Steve Frost with the Taylor Rodeo Committee, said that the event will include two progressive rounds and one short-go. “These calves have never been roped and provide a greater challenge for the ropers.”
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While the calf roping at the night rodeo allows for unlimited entries, only 12 names will be drawn to perform before the fireworks. All other calf roping entries will compete after the fireworks. The night rodeo calf roping is a $50 cash entry fee.
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Unfortunately, the half-time show will no longer feature John Payne, the notorious One Arm Bandit, due to unforeseen circumstances.
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The rough stock events at the night rodeo will be: bareback bronc, saddle bronc and bull riding. There is a limit of 10 paid entries for the bareback and saddle bronc riding, with a limit of 14 paid entries for bull riding. The entry fee is $75 cash and entries are now being accepted at Hancock Insurance, located at 123 N. Main St. in Taylor during business hours.
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The Generation West Quadrille Team will do their patriotic performance and a fireworks display will be launched around 9 p.m., followed by a free community dance at the Rodeo Pavilion. Tickets to the event are $10 per person, with children seven and under free.
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Buckles for all event winners will be made by Loren Yellowhair and the stock contractor is Scott McDaniels with Slash M.
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Food vendors will be open for business from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. To sign up as a food vendor, contact the Snowflake-Taylor Chamber of Commerce at (928) 536-4331.
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Winslow
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Winslow will be celebrating the Fourth of July with family activities all day, leading up to a spectacular fireworks display that evening.
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The Freedom Fun Festival returns at 10 a.m. on Thursday, July 4, at the Vargas Field Ramadas. Food, games and family entertainment will be part of the festival as well as the annual Patriotic Kids Parade.
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The Winslow Fireworks Show is one of the largest and longest running shows in the state. This year is no exception, as the show will be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday, July 4, at Emil Nasser Stadium on Colorado Avenue. Admission is free and fireworks will begin after dark, but games and entertainment will be provided beginning at 6 p.m.
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The Winslow Fireworks Show is funded by donations from the community and the Winslow Chamber of Commerce. As in years past, raffle tickets are currently being sold to help raise funds. To be raffled is a $500 gift card to Bass Pro Shops/Cabela’s. Tickets can be purchased by contacting Natalie Barrios or Michelle Simmons on Facebook. They are $5 a piece or five tickets for $20. All proceeds will benefit further fireworks shows. Raffle tickets can also be purchased at the event, but one need not be present to win. The drawing will be held during intermission at the fireworks show.
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