Lake Waldena Resort
Monthly News Letter July 2015
FIREWORKS
Independence Day is the birthday of the United States of America and is celebrated on the Fourth of July each year. Independence Day is the anniversary of the day on which the Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. John Adams, one of the founders of our new nation, said, I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance, by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations, from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forward for evermore. Independence Day was first celebrated in Philadelphia on July 8, 1776. In 1941, Congress declared July 4 a legal public holiday.
July 4th is not only an opportunity to celebrate the nation’s independence but also celebrate the sacrifices of those who have made our country’s independence possible.
LOCAL EVENT SCHEDULE:
July 4th Community Independence Day, 10:00am – 10:00pm, Downtown Ocala
July 9th Smokey Bear and Ranger David, 2:00pm, Forest Branch Library
July 11th Ocala Farm Market, 9:00am, Downtown Ocala
July 18th Paso Fino Horse Show 10:00am Southeastern Livestock Pavilion, Ocala
July 18th Forest Anmial Rescue, 2:00pm Forest Branch Library
July 25th Ocala Farm Market, 9:00am, Downtown Ocala