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Carla Clark | For The Republic Isla Konetzka eats a snow cone during the Old Fashioned Independence Day in Hope, Ind., June 28, 2024.
HOPE — The Yellow Trail Museum presented an Old Fashioned Independence Day in the Hope Town Square on Friday, which celebrated the country’s 248th birthday.
Keeping with the historical theme, everything could have been seen during a Fourth of July celebration a century ago.
Festivities included an apple pie contest, cake walk, parade of decorated bicycles, watermelon seed spitting contest, sack races, tug of war, water balloon toss, and of course, a firework show.
Carson Lazzel and Alani Hatton were crowned as Mr. and Miss Firecracker.
Music was provided by the Banister Family Bluegrass Band.
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Carla Clark | For The Republic Glen Shireman, assistant chief, and Bruce Neal, 51 year fireman, members of the Hope Volunteer Fire Department, with some new equipment including a Lucas 3 CPR Machine, AED, and a Thermal Imaging device during the Old Fashioned Independence Day in Hope, Ind., June 28, 2024.
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Carla Clark | For The Republic People string beads in the activity area during the Old Fashioned Independence Day in Hope, Ind., June 28, 2024.
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Carla Clark | For The Republic People decorate plates to look like fireworks during the Old Fashioned Independence Day in Hope, Ind., June 28, 2024.
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Carla Clark | For The Republic Matt Anderson fills some of the 1,700 water balloons that he and Erin Anderson during the Old Fashioned Independence Day in Hope, Ind., June 28, 2024.
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Carla Clark | For The Republic The playground on the square is full of children having fun during the Old Fashioned Independence Day in Hope, Ind., June 28, 2024.
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Carla Clark | For The Republic Rachel Bergman holds an ice cream cone for Brenley Bergman during the Old Fashioned Independence Day in Hope, Ind., June 28, 2024.
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Carla Clark | For The Republic People listen to the Banister Family Band during the Old Fashioned Independence Day in Hope, Ind., June 28, 2024.
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Carla Clark | For The Republic Tracy Warriner holds one of the pies for Rick Sims, from left, Sara Rockwell, Jim Powell and Kile Brown judges for the apple pie contest during the Old Fashioned Independence Day in Hope, Ind., June 28, 2024.
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Carla Clark | For The Republic Rick Sims, from left, Sara Rockwell, Jim Powell and Kile Brown judge the apple pie entries during the Old Fashioned Independence Day in Hope, Ind., June 28, 2024.
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Carla Clark | For The Republic The children’s entry in the apple pie contest during the Old Fashioned Independence Day in Hope, Ind., June 28, 2024.
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Carla Clark | For The Republic Brenley Bergman and Blakley Bergman in the parade of decorated bicycles, tricycles, wagons and scooters during the Old Fashioned Independence Day in Hope, Ind., June 28, 2024.
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Carla Clark | For The Republic The parade of decorated bikes, tricycles, wagons and scooters during the Old Fashioned Independence Day in Hope, Ind., June 28, 2024.
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Carla Clark | For The Republic The parade of decorated bikes, tricycles, wagons and scooters during the Old Fashioned Independence Day in Hope, Ind., June 28, 2024.
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Carla Clark | For The Republic Employee of Ah-Ha café dressed as an ice cream cone hands out coupons for a small ice cream cone for the cost of $1.00 during the Old Fashioned Independence Day in Hope, Ind., June 28, 2024.
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Carla Clark | For The Republic A dog named Tiny Tim is dressed for the day during the Old Fashioned Independence Day in Hope, Ind., June 28, 2024.
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Carla Clark | For The Republic Jerrel Ogle and K’Ayla Cudney enjoy ice cream during the Old Fashioned Independence Day in Hope, Ind., June 28, 2024.
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Carla Clark | For the Republic Carson Lazzell, Mr. Firecracker, at left, Jessica Deckard, and Alani Hatton, Miss Firecracker, at right, during the Old Fashioned Independence Day in Hope, Ind., June 28, 2024.
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Carla Clark | For The Republic The Balloon Man, Frank Buntin at right, booth during the Old Fashioned Independence Day in Hope, Ind., June 28, 2024.
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Carla Clark | For The Republic A patriotic pinwheel during the Old Fashioned Independence Day in Hope, Ind., June 28, 2024.
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Carla Clark | For The Republic Robert Everroad rides a pony during the Old Fashioned Independence Day in Hope, Ind., June 28, 2024.
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Carla Clark | For The Republic Sara Carter poses for a photograph with one of the 3 quilts she created and is donating for auction at the First Baptist Church booth during the Old Fashioned Independence Day in Hope, Ind., June 28, 2024.
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Carla Clark | For The Republic Summer Jareski, at left, watches as Mason Jareski and Mavric Jareski decorate a scooter and a wagon during the Old Fashioned Independence Day in Hope, Ind., June 28, 2024.
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Carla Clark | For The Republic Children ride ponies during the Old Fashioned Independence Day in Hope, Ind., June 28, 2024.
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Carla Clark | For The Republic Pulled pork nachos from the Hope Volunteer Fire Department truck during the Old Fashioned Independence Day in Hope, Ind., June 28, 2024.
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Carla Clark | For The Republic Shane Chumbley, clockwise from left, Tiffany Chumbley, Destynee Chumbley and Trent Tyrce eat pulled pork sandwiches and nachos from the Hope Volunteer Fire Department truck during the Old Fashioned Independence Day in Hope, Ind., June 28, 2024.
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Carla Clark | For The Republic Jessica Deckard with her daughter Johanna Hannum during the Old Fashioned Independence Day in Hope, Ind., June 28, 2024.