Pictures by Nila Smith

Marilyn Wheat shows off a special hat made by a special friend for the occasion.

A future LDN photographer snaps the perfect shot!

The flag unfurled. Is that Denise Martinek, city clerk, on the far corner? Why, yes, it is!

Roy Logan of the park district hitches a ride with Lincoln police Chief Ken Greenslate.

And they're off!

Coming around the bend at the park district complex, the brightly colored flag is a moving sight.

Chuck Conzo, newly appointed city treasurer, has served on a Fourth of July committee since the inception of Heritage Days. Here he does his part with a dozen or more others in carrying the massive flag.

Bikers arrive at the park district complex, a little worse for wear.

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