The annual Jasper’s Independence Day Celebration will be Saturday, July 1st, starting at 4:00 pm at Sandy Creek Park on Marvin Hancock Drive in Jasper, Texas.

 

The festivities will include a bubble blowing contest starting at 4:00 pm, and later in the evening, a hula hoop contest, watermelon eating contest sponsored by JC3 Cowboy Church, along with Drey Limbrick’s basketball hoops, and Mooney Fun Jumps and More’s obstacle course, bouncy house, and a water slide for the smaller kids. Harvest Church will have a face painting booth, and “David Entertains” balloon artist will make free animal balloons for the children, sponsored by the Texas Fallen Heroes Memorial. 

 

The Texas Fallen Heroes will have the Texas Tags Honor display paying tribute to our military men and women who have died since 9-11 in the War on Terror in Iraq and Afghanistan displaying replicas of their dog tags along with patriotic items for sale.

 

Members of a local talent group, Dustin Faulk, Michael Spicer II, Scott Hulcomb, and Casey Lawrence, from Jasper High School, called the “Blue Dream” band will start the evening off at 4:30 pm. and play throughout the evening. The high energy “Full Circle” Band from Dallas, Texas playing hits of today will take the stage around 5 pm, and will entertain the crowd until 9:15 pm. 

The National Anthem will be sung at 9:20 pm., by Jeff Piles, Minister of Music at Hillcrest Baptist Church, followed by a prayer, by Hillcrest Baptist Preacher, David Nugent. 

 

Come hungry because there will be pork-a-bobs, cotton candy, candied apples, dippin’ dots ice cream, burgers, hot dogs, kettle corn, Mexican food, fresh squeezed lemonade and more!

The Zambelli fireworks show will start at 9:30 pm. choreographed to music. As in years past, Pyroagent, Craig George, from Campti, Louisiana will shoot the show! Keith and Kyle Kettrey with Showtech Productions, from Dallas, Texas will provide the sound for the band and the fireworks show.

 

Marvin Hancock Drive will close to traffic at 10:00 am on Saturday, July 1st and will not reopen until after the show and the crowd and vendors have cleared the street. The City of Jasper will run the trolleys from the closed “Tidbit” store on the corner of Houston Street and Marvin Hancock Drive to the entrance of the park.

 

For more information: call Debbie Foster, 409-489-8447, or KJAS Radio, 409-384-2626.