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Old 07-04-2017, 07:32 AM
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I will miss participating in the Rotary Chicken Barbeque held every year at the airport on the 4th and then watching the fireworks display after the barbeque. I heard that there were fireworks in the Villages at one time. Now one must go to another community to watch them?

I do like to see all of the flags and have a large one flying at my house!
In the local paper today and I quote “No Independence Day is complete without a dazzling fireworks display, so head down to Leesburg for the city’s Fourth of July celebration taking place from 6 to 10 p.m. at Venetian Gardens, 201 E Dixie Ave.”

Many years ago, Grimes Manufacturing in Urbana would pay for the fireworks display that the Rotary Club would direct. Now, Rotary solicits monies from local businesses and individuals to cover the cost of the fireworks. Sometimes, Rotary funds are used to make up the difference if needed.

We felt that in our community no Independence Day is complete without a dazzling fireworks display.