Park district notes

From Roy Logan, program coordinator

4th of July fireworks & celebration

Drive-thru chicken dinner

[June 22, 2011]  The committee for the Fourth of July celebration and fireworks in Lincoln invites you to a three-piece fried chicken fundraiser dinner, hosted at the American Legion, 1740 Fifth St. The meal will be served Friday, July 1, from 4:30 to 7 p.m. The menu will include potato salad, baked beans, roll and beverage. The cost is $7.50 per ticket, and advance purchases may be made at Lincoln Park District headquarters. All proceeds from the dinner will be used to offset the costs of Lincoln's fireworks.

Anyone wanting to donate toward the expenses of the fireworks can do so at any time. Your gifts will allow the tradition of hometown fireworks to remain a reality. Make your donation checks payable to Lincoln Fireworks Fund in care of Lincoln Park District, 1400 Primm Road.

Any area resident wishing to be a member of the committee for the Fourth of July celebration is encouraged to join. Simply ask one of the committee members working the chicken dinner or call the park district at 732-8770.

Join the fun on the Fourth with the sixth annual "Let Freedom Ring" old-fashioned children's walking parade. The parade will step off from Scully Park at 10 a.m. Decorate your tricycles, bicycles, strollers, scooters and wagons. Walk, rollerblade or grab your skateboard. Leashed dogs are welcome too. Sorry, no motorized vehicles permitted (wheelchairs accepted). Parents are encouraged to accompany their children on the parade route, which begins at the park at McLean and Decatur streets and ends at the Lincoln Park District, 1400 Primm Road. There will be contests for best decorated and categories for ages 12 and under. Guaranteed fun, prizes and treats.

Then there will be a water fight at the park district grounds, with Chief Mark Miller and a couple of his firemen from the Lincoln Fire Department. The park district has even invited Mayor Keith Snyder to be a part of their team. Who knows, maybe Chief of Police Ken Greenslate will join the team too. The park district will have plenty of water balloons and water for everyone.

At 1 p.m., let the pool games begin. There will be all kinds of contests, along with prizes, treats and lots of holiday fun. You're invited to one of the best events of the afternoon.

Once again the park district will host Lincoln's fireworks show at dusk. Come early to find a great spot. There will be a DJ, concessionaires and a host of other offerings.

[Text from file received from Roy Logan, Lincoln Park District]