This year part of the Wickre family will celebrate The 4th of July in Washington DC and the rest in Ashland Oregon. Tonight we will drive to Ashland and stake out our place on the parade route near the Varsity Theater. They have bathrooms open to the public during the parade and popcorn. On the 4th we will get up early and park above Lithia Park and work our way to the parade route for the 10:15 am parade start. We will take newspapers and breakfast in back packs for the two hours before the parade starts. We will then after the parade head for the band shell in Lithia Park for a picnic. The program at the band shell will start with a dramatic reading of the Declaration of Independence followed by the Ashland City Band's patriotic concert. We will then head home to watch the DVD of the musical 1776 and then a BBQ at home followed by a trip to Medford's baseball field for fireworks.
The rest of the Wickre family will celebrate the 4th and fireworks near the United States Capital.
What a great and glorious day. Happy 4th of July! Happy Birthday USA!
