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Sat July 5, 2008

Cities serve up a fun, festive Fourth

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Adam Przymus of Norman competes in the arm wrestling competition Friday during Norman Day 2008 at Reaves Park. BY STEVE SISNEY, THE OKLAHOMAN
Today's events
•Carmen, Zucchini Festival in City Park. Activities include a barbecue dinner, musical entertainment, zucchini throw, zucchini carving and judging from 5 to 9 p.m. The fireworks display begins at dusk.

•El Reno, city fireworks display at dusk at Lake El Reno near Country Club Road and State Highway 66. Fireworks can be viewed from Babcock Drive, which circles the lake.

•Kingston, fireworks show sponsored by the Chickasaw Nation, begins at dark at Kingston Gaming Center. Viewers can park at the former Lake Texoma State Lodge.

•Lake Texoma, fireworks show begins at dark at Soldier Creek Resort and Marina. Viewers can park at the former Lake Texoma State Lodge.

•Medicine Park, birthday celebration continues with a wagon camp, treasure hunt in town shops, medicine show at Hitching Post Park; rubber ducky race at 5 p.m. at Bath Lake; Marauders Shoot-out at 6 and music at 7 across from Park Tavern. Activities continue Sunday.

•Piedmont, firework show at dusk on NW 168 and Piedmont Road. Other activities include a downtown street dance and family attractions.

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By Jessica Jackson, James S. Tyree and Brian Sargent
Staff Writers
Red, white and blue filled the streets of Edmond as people from across the state came Friday to participate in and watch the annual LibertyFest parade.

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"I really wanted to come and see the soldiers and stuff like that,” said Hayden Unsell, 6. But, he said, the fire trucks were his favorite part.

More than 250 entries were submitted for the morning parade, including Oklahoma City's Purple Heart chapter, University of Central Oklahoma's president and family and state congressmen.

Bob Goodner, 67, of Norman performed with the Okie Dokie Banjo Band. This was the band's seventh year in the parade.

"We've done this for quite a few years,” Goodner said. "It promotes the only American instrument: The four-string banjo.”

Band members wore red