Tag: Fourth of July
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Mahomet’s 2020 Freedom Fest Canceled
The Champaign County Forest Preserve has canceled the 2020 Freedom Fest, an annual Fourth of July Celebration at Lake of the Woods. “The continuing uncertainty of the pandemic and concern for the health and safety of participants made it the right decision, albeit a very difficult one”, stated Mary Ellen Wuellner, the Forest Preserve District’s… Read more
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Mahomet-Seymour Fourth of July Guide
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com 8 a.m., YoYo’s: Mahomet Freedom Four Run to support the Mahomet-Seymour girls’ and boys’ cross country teams, $20 10 a.m., Seymour: Annual Fourth of July Parade , Free 10:30 a.m., Seymour: Annual Seymour Methodist Church games and watermelon eating contest, Free 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Seymour: Car Show, spectators free… Read more
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Hometown Hero Chuck Thompson: 39th Mahomet Fireworks Show
By FRED KRONER fred@mahometnews.com The person with the best view of the fireworks at Lake of the Woods rarely sees much of the show. It has been that way for 38 years for Chuck Thompson. It’s not likely to change in Year 39 on this July 4th. The Mahomet resident is on the firing line,… Read more
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Celebrate the Fourth with activities in Mahomet-Seymour
BY DANI TIETZ dani@mahometnews.com Staying in Mahomet or Seymour for the Fourth of July makes for a fun-filled lazy day with family and friends. A hometown parade full of tractors and candy kicks the day off right at 10 a.m. in Seymour. The Seymour Fourth of July Parade, which started in 1975 with a Boy… Read more
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Volunteers Needed for Freedom Fest
Each year thousands gather around the water at the Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve for the Champaign County Forest Preserve‘s annual Freedom Fest on July 4. While CCFPD takes the lead in hosting and scheduling the event, dozens of volunteers are needed to work in shifts from 1 to 10 p.m. to ensure that… Read more