The grand finale presented by Mortonville Fireworks wasn’t the only thing that went boom during the annual Celebrate 4 Independence Day festivities at Robe-Ann Park, as members of the Indiana National Guard from the Greencastle Armory set up a 105-mm ceremonial howitzer set to be fired during the national anthem preceding the fireworks display.
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It wasn’t all the rocket’s red glare or bombs bursting in air on Thursday, as athletes started the day with competitions, such as Tim Whiteman of Danville (above) returning a serve in the pickleball tournament and a happy runner (below) completing the Mike Rokicki Memorial 5K.
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Later in the day, the celebration included James and Paul Champion reading the Declaration of Independence before the bandshell gave way to live entertainment, such as Dreadful Greta (below).
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Young Tessa Kuhne has it made in the shade as dad Logan crosses the finish line at the Rokicki 5K Thursday morning.
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Lawrence Watson of Greencastle gets a good arc during the cornhole tournament.
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