74th Annual 4th of July Celebration is in Elmo

Elmo’s 74th annual Fourth of July Celebration is happening on Saturday, June 29.

It is sponsored by Elmo Betterment Club and features:

• 5K run/walk, registration at 6:45 am, start at 7 am. Contact Kelli Wilmes, 660.215.2056.

• Free will donation pancake breakfast at Elmo Park Shelter, it features pancakes, eggs and sausage, 7 to 9 am.

• Photography Contest at the community building, registration, 8 am; judging, 9 am; on display until 5 pm. For more information, contact Nicki Honan, 660.254.1019.

• Toy Tractor Contest at the community building, registration, 8 am; judging, 9:30 am; on display until 5 pm. For more information, contact Honan, 660.254.1019.

• Kids Inflatables, day pass $12 wristband, 10 am to 6 pm.

• Corn hole tournament, age 18 and up kids corn hole following tourney, 2 pm.

• Parade, registration one block west of park, 3:30 pm, contact Judy Snodderley, 660.742.3432, starts at 4 pm.

• Cake walk at community building, 5 pm.

• Funnel cakes, 5 pm.

• Flag raising, 6 pm; Curtis Stroud Band, 6:15 pm.

• Fireworks show at dark.

Raffle tickets are available at Snodderley Lumber and IAMO, grand prize is $250 HyVee gift card. Raffle drawings during intermission of band; grand prize drawing at 7 pm.