KEYSTONE HEIGHTS – The city began its 250 th birthday celebration with a starter’s pistol ahead of the Jordan Cooper five-kilometer run and it ended 13 hours later with a spectacular fireworks …
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KEYSTONE HEIGHTS – The city began its 250th birthday celebration with a starter’s pistol ahead of the Jordan Cooper five-kilometer run and it ended 13 hours later with a spectacular fireworks show over Lake Geneva.
And in between, men and women, young and old, painted a Norman Rockwell-worthy picture of patriotism with a parade, live music, crafts, food trucks, waterplay, beach volleyball, games and contests.
The 56th Kiwanis Independence Day parade featured hometown organizations, marching bands, a Jeep club and floats – all awash in America’s red, white and blue.
Parade entries were judged in six categories. The Moccasin Creek Jeep Club had more than a dozen Jeeps that were decorated in a procession, and they impressed the judges enough to earn them a first-place honor in the Judge’s Choice category.
The Keystone Heights High Drumline won for Best Marching Unit; Keystone Plumbing won for Best Business; First Baptist Church won Closest to Theme of “Sound of Freedom,” Nigel's Crew won in Most Original and the Keystone Heights cheerleaders won the Best Youth category.
The 5K raised scholarship funds for Keystone Heights students, and the Paul Wane Experience highlighted an afternoon of live music.
