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| 7/2/2009 | A Valley salute to Independence Day! |
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The Valley is gearing
up for a bang-up July 4 celebration. Get a head start on the
Independence Day festivities by visiting the All Aboard Westcliffe yard sale
starting on Friday, July 3, which continues through Saturday, July 4, from 9
a.m. to 4 p.m. each day at the AAW interpretive center. Proceeds benefit various
restoration projects. Also starting Friday, July 3, and continuing through
Sunday, July 5, is a quilt show and sale at the Sunflower Patch in the 200
block of Also this weekend, the annual firefighter benefit dance
will be held Friday, July 3, from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at the Main Fire Station on “Country Gold” of Start July 4 on a full stomach by heading to the red
caboose on the west end of The fundraising
breakfast will be served from 7 to 10 a.m. Cost is $7 for adults and $5 for
children age six and under. Once that stomach is full, stroll
through Bargain hunters will also want to spend some time
perusing the merchandise in the event center on the west end of Main Street in
downtown Westcliffe. The craft and flea market on July 3-4 will begin at 8:30
a.m. each day. The annual red, white and blue parade through downtown
Westcliffe begins at 10 a.m. on Independence Day. An ice cream social and patriotic sing-a-long will take place
on July 4 from 2 to 4 p.m. in the historic ‘Westcliff’
schoolhouse and museum on The Valley’s Independence Day celebration will draw to a
close with the Chamber of Commerce’s annual pyrotechnics display to light up
the Valley’s night sky. The light show will be held July 4 at dusk, which is
around 9 p.m. As always, the fireworks display will be held at Volunteers will be stationed at the lake’s main
entrances to collect cash donations. Donations can also be dropped off at the
Chamber office located in the 500 block of This year’s show will
cost about $9,000, said interim Chamber of Commerce director Claire McCutcheon. Call the Chamber of Commerce office at 783-9163 for more
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