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Volunteers bring America’s 250th birthday party to Grand Junction’s fairgrounds
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Volunteers bring America’s 250th birthday party to Grand Junction’s fairgrounds

By Shaina Cole | Contributing Writer, Rocky Mountain Voice July 4 has always meant fireworks in Grand Junction. This year, a group of local volunteers think it should mean something more. Liberty on the Lawn – America 250 comes to Mesa County Fairgrounds/Lions Club Park on July 4, noon to 7 p.m. It's free. Bring a chair, a cooler and the kids. Austin Dewitt, the event's coordinator, had one goal going into it. "I wanted Liberty on the Lawn to be more than just another Fourth of July celebration,” he told RMV. “I wanted to create something that brings people together, honors America's 250th birthday, and reminds us that even with different backgrounds and perspectives, we share a lot more in common than we often realize." How it came together About a dozen community membe...
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Freedom 250 Rodeo Aims to Bring Western Tradition to Nation’s Capital
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Freedom 250 Rodeo Aims to Bring Western Tradition to Nation’s Capital

By Emily Hallas | Washington Examiner The American rodeo is coming to Washington, D.C., this summer for the country’s 250th birthday, over four decades since the last presidential rodeo. Freedom 250, an organization linked to President Donald Trump, is spearheading the show set to take place on the National Mall as part of the Great American State Fair, planned from June 25 to July 10. Led by the Cervi Championship Rodeo, organizers are aiming to celebrate 250 years of U.S. history, embodied by the American cowboy, as the United States marks the semiquincentennial. Binion Cervi, who leads the Cervi rodeo, told the Washington Examiner that cowboy runs in his blood. His family was involved in the last presidential rodeo during the Reagan era, back in ...
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America’s 250th Anniversary and World Cup Set to Showcase American Pride to the World in 2026
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America’s 250th Anniversary and World Cup Set to Showcase American Pride to the World in 2026

By Amanda Head | Just the News Following extensive efforts during President Trump‘s first term to bring global sporting events to US soil, America’s 250th year will bring together FIFA fanatics along with a vast schedule of patriotic events in an show of patriotism. The stars have aligned for America's 250th birthday to coincide with one of the world's largest, most highly-attended sporting events. That alignment was highly influenced by the efforts of President Donald Trump during his first term in his efforts to bring the FIFA World Cup to the United States.  As America prepares for events commemorating 250 years since the July 4, 1776, signing of the Declaration of Independence, cities like Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Dallas, Miami and Atlanta will serve as ho...
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