{"id":16329,"date":"2024-06-27T11:39:43","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T17:39:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/?p=16329"},"modified":"2024-06-27T11:39:44","modified_gmt":"2024-06-27T17:39:44","slug":"city-of-los-fresnos-2024-independence-day-celebration-sparks-patriotic-spirit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/?p=16329","title":{"rendered":"City of Los Fresnos 2024 Independence Day Celebration Sparks Patriotic Spirit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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On July 3, 2024, Mayor Alejandro Flores will kick off the City\u2019s Annual Independence Day Celebration at 6:00 PM at the Los Fresnos Memorial Park. Rev. Chad Bresson will lead the Invocation shortly before the Posting of the Colors by Boy Scout Troop 61. After the Pledge of Allegiance and National Anthem, honorable guest, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez, will share some words regarding our Independence.
The Fourth of July – also known as Independence Day or July 4th – has been a federal holiday in the United States since 1941. From 1776 to present day, the Fourth of July has been celebrated as the birth of American Independence, with various festivities such as fireworks, family gatherings, barbecues, and more! Join The City of Los Fresnos, The Chamber of Commerce, and The Boys & Girls Club this July 3rd, to celebrate our Independence! The City\u2019s excellent firework show will begin at 9:00 PM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mayor Alejandro Flores,
Master of Ceremonies<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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US Congressman Vicente Gonzalez, Texas District 34,
Honorable Guest Speaker<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Fun Activities Begin at 6:00PM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hot Dog Eating Contest
<\/strong>Winner: $100 Gift Card
<\/em>Jalapeno Eating Contest
<\/strong>Winner: $100 Gift Card
<\/em>Patriotic Costume Contest
<\/strong>Winner: Gift Card
<\/em>Waiters Race
<\/strong>Winner: $100 Gift Card
<\/em>Tortilla Toss
<\/strong>Winner: Trophy
<\/em>Free Watermelon by Walmart & Contest Categories:
<\/strong>10 yrs & under
11-12 yrs
13-16 yrs
Winners: $50 Gift Card
<\/em>3 Legged Sack Race
<\/strong>Winner: Trophy<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On July 3, 2024, Mayor Alejandro Flores will kick off the City\u2019s Annual Independence Day Celebration at 6:00 PM at the Los Fresnos Memorial Park. Rev. Chad Bresson will lead the Invocation shortly before the Posting of the Colors by Boy Scout Troop 61. After the Pledge of Allegiance and National Anthem, honorable guest, Congressman […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":16331,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,10,1],"tags":[21,67,113,120],"class_list":["post-16329","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","category-local","category-news","tag-city-of-los-fresnos","tag-featured","tag-local","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16329","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16329"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16329\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16339,"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16329\/revisions\/16339"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/16331"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16329"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16329"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/losfresnosnews.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16329"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}