Each year for the last 130 years Rich Hill, MO has hosted one of the greatest celebrations of Independence Day in America!
This year you can even join them on Facebook to be kept up on all the events in Rich Hill.
Here is a schedule of events this year for the week of July 4th 2010.
Thursday, July 1 6·l0 p.m. Carnival 6-9 p,m, Petting Zoo-Rich Hill FFA 6 p.m Children's Promenade - Kithcart's Orchard 7 p.m. Baby Contest Registration 7:30 p.m. Baby Contest - Swope's Drive Inn 8:30 p.m, Fashion Show - Coal Miner's Daughters
Friday, July 2nd 6 p.m. Little Miss Firecracker and Miss 4th of July Contest - KLM Telephone 7-11 p.m, 7 p.m, Church Basket Auction - Sponsored by Area Churches and Hacker Auction Svc. 8 p.m, Local Gospel Talents Perform 9 p.m. Karaoke Contest (Must be 16 or Older)
Saturday, July 3rd 9 a.m. Horseshoe Pitching Contest (East Park}- Rich Hill Grain and Feed 6 p.m, Pie Contest - Security Bank 6:30p.m. Pie Auction - Hacker Auction Service 7-11 p.m, Carnival 7 p.m. Talent Show····· Rich Hill Medical Clinic 8:30p.m, Rounders Band - Heuser Hardware and Food Fair
Sunday, July 4th - Independence Day 11 a.m. All Church Service - Ministerial Alliance 12 p.m, Car Show (Grass Lot Across from Methodist Church) - H3 Graphix 12:30 ·2;30 Parade Registration (pt and Olive- Old High School) 1-7 p.m, Quilt Show (Baptist Church) - Rich Hill Quilt Guild 3 p.m. Parade - Featuring the KC Marching Cobras 3 p.m. Fly Over - Comanche Flyers 4 p.m. Carnival- Wristbands good from 7 p.m, to 11 p.m. 4 p.m. KC Marching Cobras - Pepsi, Metz Bank and Heuser Funeral Home 4:30 p.m. Salute to Veterans - Clifford Smith 5 p.m, Parade Awards 6-7 p.m, Local Drawings 7-8 pm, Framed Old Time Photos - Larry Hacker Auction Service 8 p.m, Bellamy Brothers Concert - Rich Hill 4th of July Committee and Chamber of Commerce 9:30 -10 Bellamy Brothers Autograph Session - Perkey Family ] 0:30 p.m. Fireworks - City of Rich Hill. Rich Hill 4th of July Committee and AHCO (All activities will be near or in the West Park unless otherwise noted)
If you have a patriotic bone in your body, you must be in Rich Hill on the 4th of July. Rich Hill has one of the most amazing all-American small town fourth of July celabrations in the Nation!
If you have never seen the fourth of July party held in Rich Hill, MO you are really missing out! Rich Hill is one of the few places in America that still allows so many freedoms. And after-all isn't that what the 4th of July is supposed to represent.
Bring your own cooler of beverages, Bring your cigarettes, and bring your fireworks! Bring some lawn chairs and take a seat, the show is about to begin! Since the 4th of July is my wifes mothers birthday and it also happens to be our wedding anniversary we usually head to Rich Hill for the celebration. As our family home is nearby we usually spend the day fishing with the grand-kids and enjoying the outdoors.
After a while we head into Rich Hill to take a walk along the midway at the carnival. People of all walks of life come to Rich Hill for the fair and the fireworks. We get some cotton candy and a coke, head over to the park for some live music and hang out until the fireworks start.
Get involved, many of the spectators bring their own fireworks and set them off during the show. No EPA, no whining tree huggers, just lots of RED, WHITE and BLUE Americans celebrating their freedom and having a good time. Rich Hill ain't full of rich folks, it ain't got a lot of money but it has a lot of patriotism and heartfelt American spirit!
Rich Hill is a true American "Cowboy Town", and I'm proud to be a part of it! When I retire, I'm headed to Rich Hill, where it ain't politically incorrect to LOVE AMERICA!
