Let the Celebrations Begin! Summer is officially full on! June is quickly becoming a memory (it’s been two whole days now) and it’s time to turn focus to July. July is a special month for us as a nation for in this month we celebrate one of the most significant events in our short history. My birthday! Some like to think that the parades and fireworks displays, backyard barbecues, cookouts and community gatherings centered around the July 4th weekend are in celebration of our nation’s independence. Whatever helps you sleep at night, friends. That stuff is for me! Actually, it’s not. My special day isn’t until the 10th. Fact is, John Adams envisioned these celebrations on the day before the official signing of the Declaration of Independence, July 4th, 1776 and stated such in a letter to his wife “….solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations, from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forward forever more.” Red, White and Boom! July 3rd Columbus, OH will hold true to Mr

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