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Oakland Independence Day celebration begins this evening

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July 3rd, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Residents in Oakland will celebrate the 4th of July over a period of two days. The schedule begins today (Thursday), with Trivia night inside the Oakland Community Center at 7-p.m. Bonnie Herring, Oakland Assistant City Clerk says visitors should be ready bright and early at 7-a.m. for the festivities that begin Friday…“There are two events that start at that time. The first is our annual pancake feed sponsored by our volunteer fire department. That runs from 7- to 10:30-a.m.. The other event that starts at 7-a.m., there is a race to the rock, which is a new event for Oakland. Oakland is the host city for the freedom rock for Pottawattamie County. The proceeds will go to benefit the Pottawattamie County Freedom Rock.”

Oakland will welcome muscle cars, trucks and old tractors for the car and tractor show all afternoon with registration starting at 9-a.m., Friday. Herring says before the tractors arrive in town, there is a ride to another town, “From 9- to noon there is a tractor ride and this year that ride will head south to Macedonia. I believe they will stop there for a little bit and I believe there is a pot luck going on in Macedonia. So they will leave Oakland, stop in Macedonia, let everyone look and then come back to Oakland where they will also be in the park.”

Kid’s can have fun with the midway activities from noon to dusk and the parade starts at 5-p.m. A free will offering community dinner will be served following the parade along with bingo. Oakland’s 4th of July party ends with fireworks in the Chautauqua Park.