July 4 starts with breakfast at
Community Church from 7:30-
9 a.m., then registration for the
car show at 9 a.m. at City Hall.
Parade lineup and judging is
9:30 a.m., and the parade starts
at 10:30 a.m. Grand marshals are
Greg and Deanne VanTassel.
Following the parade, enjoy
Jakeburgers and the Jake Street-
er Memorial Classic Car Show in
the park, a baked goods auction
at 11:30 a.m., a jackpot horse-
shoe tournament at 11:45 a.m.
and goat roping at 1 p.m. at
Letosky’s Corral. For updates
and other festival contests,
check “Friends of Dayville” on
Facebook.
HAINES
This small town celebrates
with two days of rodeo action
and activities all day on the
Fourth of July.
The Haines Stampede starts
on Sunday, July 3, with slack at
9 a.m. and the rodeo at 5 p.m. The
rodeo picks up again at 1:30 p.m.
July 4. Admission is $10 adults,
$5 for ages 5-12.
July 4 activities in Haines
include the Independence Day
fun run (register at 7 a.m.; event
starts at 8 a.m.; cost is $25), Cow-
boy Breakfast from 7-10 a.m.,
parade at 10 a.m., vendors in
the park from 9 a.m.-5 p.m., and
fi reworks at dusk.
HALFWAY
July 4 events in Halfway start
at 5 p.m. with parade lineup at
Halfway Elementary School, fol-
lowed by the Independence Day
parade at 6 p.m.
A concession stand and beer
garden open at 6:30 p.m. at the
fairgrounds, and The Wasteland
Kings start playing at 6:30 p.m.
The annual pie auction starts at
7:30 p.m.
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Fireworks begin at dusk. This
holiday celebration is sponsored
by the Pine Valley Fair Associa-
tion, Hells Canyon Chamber of
Commerce and Pine Valley Rural
Fire Protection District.
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is 3-8 p.m. and includes vendors,
games and other activities.
The Hermiston Family
Aquatic Center, 879 W.
Elm Ave., will be open
until 8 p.m. for the
holiday.
Cory Peterson Band (3 p.m.)
and a talent show (4 p.m.
register, 4:30 p.m. start).
Featured entertainment
in the evening is
James Dean
Kindle (6:30 p.m.),
followed by Blue
Tattoo (8:30 p.m.).
Fireworks (weather
permitting) are at
dusk. For additional
details, visit www.
facebook.com/
Ione4thOfJuly.
HERMISTON
The Independence Day week-
end fi reworks show at Butte Park,
1245 NW Seventh St., will take
place on Sunday, July 3 at 10 p.m.
(This was originally scheduled for
July 4, but the licensed pyrotech-
nician was no longer available.)
The show will last approxi-
mately 20 minutes, slightly short-
er than previous years.
“The Hermiston community
has some amazing Fourth of
July traditions, and the fi reworks
show at the Butte has become
a highlight so many people look
forward to,” said Hermiston Parks
& Recreation Director Brandon
Artz. “We’re glad that the show
will go on this year and hope that
everyone in the community can
join us to kick off the holiday on
the evening of July 3 and come
back for more events on the
Fourth. It’s a great chance to
extend the celebration.”
On Monday, July 4, the Fourth
of July celebration at Butte Park
IMBLER
The traditional
Fourth of July
parade in Imbler
will traverse down
Ruckman Avenue
(also Highway 82) be-
ginning at noon. Anyone
who would like to be in the
parade should call 541-534-
6095.
Immediately following the pa-
rade, all are invited to the Imbler
Christian Church, 440 Ruckman
Ave., for a free picnic. Enjoy free
hot dogs, watermelon, chips, ice
cream and soda in the shade.
IONE
The Ione Fourth of July
Celebration will blast off with the
fi reman’s breakfast (7-10 a.m.,
fi re hall). The rest of the day’s ac-
tivities take place in/around Ione
City Park, including a 5K fun run/
walk (7:30 a.m.), kids’ games and
food/vendor booths (11 a.m.), pa-
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PENDLETON
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Fireworks explode over the football
fi eld in Stanfi eld in celebration of
Independence Day on July 4, 2021.
rade (1 p.m.) and free swimming
(after the parade).
Also, the Fourth of July Cruz-
In Car Show begins with registra-
tion at 11 a.m. To pre-register and
for specifi cs about the 10 a.m.
Cruz-In before the show, contact
Loyal Burns at 541-422-7512 or
burnsione@hotmail.com.
Live music cranks up in
the afternoon with Bag of
Hammers (2 p.m.) and the
While past years have most-
ly consisted of an Independence
Day parade and most often a
fi reworks show, Pendleton is roll-
ing out a community celebration
this year. The town will blast into
the holiday a day early with the
fi reworks show on Sunday, July
3. They will shoot off from the
parking lot west of Walmart, 2203
SW Court Ave.
On the Fourth of July, the
Pendleton High School track
team will dress up and enjoy a
fun run at 9 a.m. on the Indepen-
dence Day Parade route.
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