KELLOGG \u2014 The city of Kellogg is making America\u2019s 250th birthday a celebration centered on families with its upcoming Fourth of July festivities.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kellogg Deputy Treasurer Kattie Ross has assembled a full lineup of free, family-friendly events designed to keep residents and visitors entertained throughout the holiday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ross secured an America 250 grant through the Idaho Advisory Council, along with sponsorships from local businesses, including Dave Smith Motors, to help cover the costs associated with the celebration.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“We wanted to make the celebration as kid and family-friendly as possible,” Ross said. “We also wanted to make sure that anyone who wanted to be a part of the celebration had the opportunity.”\u00a0<\/p>\n
The celebration will begin Saturday morning with the annual Firecracker 5K at 8 a.m. The race starts from the Kellogg Pool parking lot and is free and open to participants of all ages. Patriotic costumes are encouraged.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Festivities will continue throughout the day at Kellogg City Park, where vendors open at 11 a.m. A community pool party will begin at the same time at the Kellogg Pool, while registration for the annual horseshoe tournament also opens at 11 a.m. Tournament play starts at noon.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The park will also feature family-friendly attractions, including a bounce house and petting zoo.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Families are encouraged to bring their bicycles and patriotic spirit for the Kids Bike Parade, which departs from Silver Mountain at 1:15 p.m. The community\u2019s traditional Fourth of July Parade follows at 2 p.m., with participants lining up at 1 p.m. at Main Street and Silver Street in uptown Kellogg.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As evening approaches, the celebration will shift back to Kellogg City Park for a free outdoor movie night. Community members are invited to gather at the baseball field behind the Odd Fellows Pavilion for a screening of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The movie is scheduled to begin at approximately 9 p.m., giving families an opportunity to relax under the stars and enjoy an evening of adventure, laughter and fun.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Attendees are encouraged to bring blankets, lawn chairs, snacks and beverages. Organizers also ask guests to help keep the park clean by properly disposing of trash before leaving.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The day will conclude with the annual fireworks display at 10 p.m. at Silver Mountain, providing a festive finale to Kellogg\u2019s Independence Day celebration.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“We have plenty of activities lined up because we wanted to make it big for America’s 250th anniversary,\u201d Ross said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
For additional event information and updates, visit the City of Kellogg\u2019s Facebook page.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"KELLOGG \u2014 The city of Kellogg is making America\u2019s 250th birthday a celebration centered on families with its…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":729157,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[192,79],"class_list":["post-729156","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-environment","tag-environment","tag-science"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/729156","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=729156"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/729156\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/729157"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=729156"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=729156"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=729156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}