Unpredictably perfect weather for Fourth of July

Organizers for the Admiral Heights Fourth of July bike parade monitored the radar before making their decision.

 At 9:55 a.m., just five minutes before the parade was scheduled to start, event organizer Jennifer Wright was looking at her watch and asking, “Where is everyone?”

Five minutes later nearly 100 Admiral Heights residents showed up, along with McGruff the Crime Dog, Sgt. Jessica Kirchner and Lt. Brian Antal from the Annapolis Police Department and ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Engine 38 from the Taylor Avenue Fire Station in Annapolis.

Flags lined the street at Sampson Place. Patriotic bunting decorated a table. Cookies, bikes and clothing were red, white and blue. Bikes flew up and down the street. McGruff gave away police stickers. Children climbed over the fire truck. Neighbors talked with other neighbors.

After the parade every child received a prize. Prizes included nets, Matchbox cars, stunt ribbons, sidewalk chalk, sand buckets, bubbles and goody bags. Although all the prizes were big hits with the children, event organizer Carie Do said that probably the biggest hits were the nets.

This was probably because the children could think of so many ways to use them. They considered using them as crab nets, fishing nets, butterfly nets and bug nets. Quite a few were also used to catch people … mommies, daddies and children.

Thanks to all who made this such a wonderful event, but especially Carie Do, Jennifer Wright, Sandy Crosier and Ed Hausknecht.