Chester's July 4th events tomorrow.

Tomorrow I will be down in Chester (West Virginia) most of the day for Chester's Fourth of July festivities. 

In the morning, there will be a "Duck Dash"-which, you can buy as many rubber ducks as you like. At 10:00a.m. they open the fire hydrants (causing the side of the road to become a flowing stream of water), let the rubber ducks go, and if your duck (with the number on the bottom) gets first you win the prize. Anyways, there will be a car show as well that starts sometime in the morning and lasts most of the afternoon. If you get hungry, between the American Legion and the Catholic Church will be tons of local groups with wonderful food (fundraising) ~ it is all cheap, and local. There will also be a craft show set up most of the day at the Legion as well. I will be ending my day watching the fireworks at 10:00 p.m..

If you are attending the parade as well, I am happy to report that the Oak Glen High School Marching Band will be marching in the parade. The band is still needs more time to grow as big as it used to be, but the director (Mrs. Wendy Zinn ~ who took the position as director when Mr. Richard Ford Retired) is making a valiant effort to bring back a local legacy that unfortunately was lost to time ~ the O.G.H.S. Marching Band. With this said, I think it would be wonderful to give the community support that they need. If you are attending the parade tomorrow, be sure to look for the band. If you take photos of the band, and would like to share them with the Alumni; feel free to email them to me. As the Genealogist on the Alumni Committee, I will happy add whatever you would like to share to the bands record archive.

So if you are out and about in Chester tomorrow, keep an open eye; and you might see me walking around. :)

Happy Fourth of July Folks (or Independence Day if you want to be politically correct), I hope everyone has a wonderful and safe day!

Jackson.