Columbus East High School - Altis Yearbook (Columbus, IN)

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Members of the community watch the activities During their I Love America” concert, the Con- being informed at the Commons, during the tinental Singers wave their American flags as Freedom Festival. they finish a song and salute the Bicentennial. Young and old enjoy a parade, even if it is only East planetarium director Don Knapp prepares kids on decorated bicycles. to spin the wheel of fortune at the Columbus As- tronomy Association’s booth at the street fair. S-14 Freedom Festival

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Freedom Festival activities begin at Mill Race Park with the formation of the Children’s Parade. Punch and cookies are served to the public at- tending the time capsule burial following the cer- emony at Irwin Union Bank and Trust Company. Freedom Festival S-13

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After year of anticipation, Bicentennial ends in bang With a pop, bang, and a display of color, the Bartholomew County Bi- centennial Commission’s Freedom Fes- tival came to an end after a weeklong celebration of our 200th anniversary. The three day weekend of July 3-5 was a climax to nearly a year in antici- pation of this milestone in our history. President Gerald Ford organized a spe- cial salute to the nation, and at one o’clock Eastern Standard Time bells across America rang in accordance with President Ford’s wishes. The Festival began with a street fair on Washington Street and concluded later with a barrage of fireworks at Clifty Park and the burying of a time capsule to be opened on the tri-centen- nial. The holiday was not without its traditionalism. From picnics to fire- works, Americans celebrated the sig- ning of the Declaration of Indepen- dence in much the same way as they had for their lifetime, except, this year there was an added BANG. Freedom Festival S-15