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FARRAGUTPRESS THURSDAY, JULY 3, 2014 • 1C

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People all over the nation will spend thefirst week of July celebrating the UnitedStates’ 238th birthday with parades, festi-vals, fireworks shows, barbeques, picnicsand more, decked out in all of the red, whiteand blue apparel they can find.

The unanimous decision of the SecondContinental Congress changed the meaningof freedom by declaring independence fromGreat Britain in 1776. Personal lettersbetween John and Abigail Adams told histo-rians that one year later, July 4, 1777, wascelebrated “with a festivity and ceremony

becoming the occasion.” The celebrationseach year following that 1776 decisionspread across the country, leading to anational recognition of the holiday June 28,1870. The list of traditions and festivitiesgrew longer with each passing year as provenby Oregon Pioneer child Nettie Spencer, whowrote in a 1930s manuscript from theFederal Writers’ Project.

“There would be floats in the morning. ...Following the float would be the OregonAgricultural College cadets, and some kindof band. Sometimes there would be politicaleffigies,” Spencer wrote.

Independence Day became federally rec-ognized shortly after Spencer’s recollection

of her Independence Day experiences in1938. The federal holiday ensures a nation-wide participation in the festivities andpride in the red, white and blue.

Town of Farragut has participated in thefederal holiday for the past 26 years withannual Independence Day Parade. The eventstretches from the Farragut High Schoolentrance at the Kingston Pike-Lendon WelchWay intersection to Boring Road in front ofthe old Ingles parking lot. Local businesses,school children, bands, dance groups, GirlScouts, Boy Scouts, Town officials and otherssign up to participate in the parade down the

Nation celebratesAmerica’s birthday

INDEPENDENCE DAY EVENTS

Thursday, July 3 Events

Red, White & Blues Pre-Independence Day Community PicnicLocation: 11863 Kingston Pike (adjacent to grounds of farragutpress office)6:30 p.m.$5 for adults, $3 for youth ages 12 and younger, free ages 2 and younger Live music, food and drink vendors, danc-ing, watermelon-eating contests and morewill be available.

Fireworks at the JunctionLocation: Two Rivers Church (275 Harrison Lane)7 p.m.Free. Music, family games and activities, and

fireworks will take place in the church parking lot.

Independence Day FireworkCelebrationLocation: Tennessee Smokies Stadium (3540 Line Drive, Kodak)7:15 p.m.Ticket CostWatch the Tennessee Smokies playMontgomery and a fireworks show.

Friday, July 4 Events

Farragut Independence Day ParadeLocation: Parade will begin at Kingston Pike-Lendon Welch Way intersection (FarragutHigh School entrance) and stretch to BoringRoad (old Ingles parking lot)9:30 a.m.Free

Bring the chairs and blankets to watch theFHS Marching Admirals Band, floats, ani-mals, dance groups, elected officials andmore. Kingston Pike will be closed from8:30 a.m. until noon from Concord Road toBoring Road.

Fox Den Country Club FireworksLocation: Fox Den Country Club (12284 North Fox Den Drive)Festivities begin at 6 p.m. Fireworksbegin at 9:30 p.m.Fox Den Country Club will host its annualIndependence Day celebration beginningwith a buffet at 6 p.m. and fireworks at 9:30p.m. The actual club events are restricted tomembers, but the fireworks are shot off forthe surrounding area to enjoy.

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Making decisions on what to plant,how to plant or where to plant a gardencan be daunting; consulting with theexperts at Meadow View Greenhouse &Garden Center will make the processmuch easier.

Meadow View is an 18 year old fami-ly business operated by Rodney andLisa Grugin who have created a desti-nation garden center cleverly tuckedback off Highway 11E in Lenoir City.Whether a novice or experienced gar-dener, you can find everything youneed to achieve your horticulturalgoals. If the garden center doesn’t havewhat you are looking for, they will helpyou find it.

“We offer a variety of services to helpcustomers be successful with their gar-dening and to keep them informed,”Lisa Grugin said. These servicesinclude workshops, with guest speak-ers who discuss topics that includeorganic gardening, container garden-ing with miniature plants, pruningbasics and much more.

“One of the most important issues weare working with now is diagnosingplants for problems caused by fungusand insects due to the harsh winter,rain and heat. This has been a bad yearfor insects and fungus,” Lisa Gruginsaid. She also is concerned that whilethere has been a lot of rain this year,people are being lulled into a falsesense of security and will not watertheir gardens enough when the rainsstop later in the summer. She adds that

“plants need about one inch of rainfallper week.”

The Grugins and their trained per-sonnel (which occasionally includestheir four children) also will work withyou on landscape design and help youselect the right plants for a beautiful,healthy garden. In order to do that,they need to know the location of thearea, the amount of water it will getand how much sun it will receive and atwhat part of the day. They take intoconsideration the condition of the soil,surrounding landscape, existing plantsand the time to be devoted to care andmaintenance.

“Our customers bring us pictures andmeasurements and we help with theplans and designs. For large projectswe give them names of local landscap-ers we trust for installations,” LisaGrugin said.

The Grugins’ experience and expert-ise is based on knowledge gained fromthe family farm business that began inthe 1800s in Pall Mall. Today LisaGrugin’s siblings operate the farm andPWP greenhouses, where many of theannuals, perennials and vegetables atMeadow View are grown.

For more information, visit MeadowView Greenhouse & Garden Center at 9885 Highway 11E, Lenoir City, open from 1 to 5 p.m., Sunday, and from9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday throughSaturday. Call 865-986-7229 or visit thewebsite at http://www.meadowview-greenhouse.com

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Photos by Kathy Hartman

Meadow View employees, clockwise from top: Matt Scott, Adam Eichelbergerand Jeanie House holding Buttercup.

Pike, handing out beads, flags, foodand more.

The pride does not cease with theparade, though — flags and patrioticdécor line household gardens and

front doors throughout the neighbor-hoods; the Town hangs flags through-out the Farragut limits; local RuritanClub members set up American flagsin the front lawn of participating busi-nesses. The Farragut community isjust a small corner representation tohow the rest of the nation participates

in the celebration of IndependenceDay.

The celebrations do not end whenJuly 4 gets marked off the calendar,nor do they only take place on theactual fourth. The countless surround-ing area festivities are just some ofthousands around the country that

start as early as July 3 and continueuntil July 5. Be a part of the Americanpride by choosing which of farragut-press’s list of nearby parades, races,events, entertainment and fireworksshows to attend this IndependenceDay.

Festival on the 4thLocation: World’s Fair Park (1600 Worlds Fair Park Drive)4 p.m. until 10 p.m.FreeThe 30th annual festival is rain or shine and includesa fireworks show at approximately 9:35 p.m. Freeparking will be available.

Firecracker Run and ParadeLocation: Broadway Street, Lenoir City11 a.m.FreeThe half-mile fun-run for children ages 5 to 12 kicksoff the annual parade.

Oak Ridge Community Band Independence Day ConcertLocation: AK Bissell Park7:30 until 10 p.m.FreeEnjoy a free concert and the Oak Ridge CityFireworks Display afterwards featuring music from

96.7 Merle FM.

Powell July 4th ParadeLocation: Emory Road at Food City11 a.m.FreeEnjoy a parade with floats, family activities, a chil-dren’s zone, food and more.

July 4th Celebration and Anvil ShootLocation: Museum of Appalachia (2819Andersonville Highway)10 a.m. until 3 p.m.Admission: $20 for adults, $10 for youth, $6 for children, free for children 5 and younger andmuseum membersThe Museum of Appalachia will host patrioticceremonies, mountain music, Liberty Bellreplication ringing, back porch grilling and ananvil shooting.

Patriot Festival in Pigeon ForgeLocation: Patriot ParkEarly afternoon until 10 p.m.Enjoy live music featuring Lonestar andothers, followed by an “extravagantfireworks show.”

Gatlinburg Midnight Parade, River RaftRegatta and Fireworks Show12 a.m. until noon, fireworks begin at 10 p.m.Join the typical 100,000 spectators for midnightparade, watch or participate in the raft race andenjoy music entertainment and a fireworks show toconclude the daylong affair.

Smokin’ the WaterKingston City ParkVendors will start selling at 10 a.m. and fire-works start at duskFree, $2 donations will be acceptedThe celebration will include boater heats, music,food vendors, a children’s zone and a fireworksshow.

Saturday, July 5

Rockin’ the DocksLocation: Lenoir City ParkVendors set up at 1 p.m., live music at 5 p.m.and fireworks extravaganza at 10 p.m.FreeJoin the Rockin’ the Docks party by lawn chair, blan-ket or boat for a night of entertainment.

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(865) 986-7229 • www.meadowviewgreenhouse.com

is a destination garden center tucked back off the road 2.5 miles south of Dixie Lee Junction on Highway 11E in Lenoir City, TN. (Look for the Yellow Watering Can.)

Meadow View Greenhouses and Garden Center

*Don’t forget to check our web-site, www.meadowviewgreen-house.com for our calendar andmore information. If you wouldlike to get our email alerts, justlet us know your email address.

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