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A small-town American holiday

Lynne Yamaguchi Posted on July 4, 2007 by Lynne YamaguchiJuly 4, 2007

Today, Siegfried and I accepted Jane’s invitation to visit Swarthmore, PA, to see how one small town celebrates Independence Day. It was an experience as new to me as it was to Siegfried. We had a delightful time.

We arrived in time for the pet portion of the parade.

One entry in the pet section of the Swarthmore parade.

Next came the small bikes and trikes.

Part of the small bikes and trikes section.

I particularly liked this variation on the tricycle.

He ain't heavy, he's my brother.

The winner of the small bikes and trikes division accepted congratulations and her award from the announcer.

First-place winner for decorated trikes and small bikes.

The larger decorated bicycles followed.

Larger decorated bikes.

The floats waited in the wings while the bicyclists proceeded. The pioneers in front won the float competition. Unfortunately, you can’t quite see here the covered wagon (led by a stuffed horse) that they were pulling.

The floats await their entrance.

Another float headed back down the parade route after the judging.

Another float.

The highlight of the celebration was the demonstration by the volunteer fire fighters.

There was a slight delay when the flare to be used to light the fire couldn’t be lit (is it a bad thing when firefighters have trouble starting a fire?), but once it was, the drama began. First, a fire started on the stove behind the distracted cook, who was busy talking on the phone instead of tending the stove.

A fire starts behind the distracted cook.

We saw how fire can spread if you try to run outside with a burning pan full of grease.

What not to do with a greasy pan on fire.

The fire truck arrived, sirens screaming.

The fire truck arrives on the scene.

A firefighter stepped in to douse the fire using an extinguisher.

Fighting the fire.

Unfortunately, the fire wouldn’t go out.

Oops.

After several more attempts, the fire was finally put out.

A few more tries get the fire out.

After this dramatic demonstration, we headed to the home of friends for an all-American cookout with grilled hamburgers and hotdogs, watermelon, and a delicious blueberry-and-rhubarb pie.

An all-American cookout.

Good food and good company.

A big thanks to Jane and our hosts for sharing this experience with us.

Posted in International Turning Exchange | Tagged Fourth of July, Independence Day, International Turning Exchange, ITE, Siegfried Schreiber, Swarthmore | Leave a reply

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