For the first year, Bristow Social Services will be holding an Ice Cream Fundraiser during the Bristow Route 66 Firework Extravaganza. The event will take place on Saturday, July 4, at the softball field across from Pirate Plunge Pool. There will be food trucks and vendors so you will have your choice of whatever you feel like eating. Who doesn’t like a bowl of homemade ice cream and all proceeds go back to Bristow Social Services, who gives so much help to the community. There will be a $5 charge or a donation.
There is a lot of happenings in surrounding towns over the holiday. Not only is Bristow having it’s Rte 66 Extravaganza, which is supposed to be the largest show in Creek County but other places are holding shows like the Slick Firework Show, Friday, July 3 at Slick City Park beginning at 5 pm with food trucks, water slides, music, horsehoes and fireworks at dusk. Drumright Freedom Fest will also be on Saturday, July 4, beginning at 3 pm with 3-legged races, ornhole, car show, potato sack races, kids zone, splash pad, mecahnical bull, hot dog eating contest, homemade ice cream band fireworks at dusk. Freedom Celebration, Friday, July 3, 5270 W. 171st St. South, Kiefer. Gates open at 6 p.m. The Folds of Honor Freedom Fest will be held in Tulsa on July 4, at the Tulsa River Parks and Chandler is holding and fest at 400 E. 1st Street.
As the 4th of July draws near and you and your family are making plans for that big barbeque cookout with a firework show at dusk, not only should you be thinking of all the enjoyment the holiday brings to you and your family. Think about that one member of your family who is not excited about the fireworks. There are pets that are terrified of the sound of fireworks and each year so many people lose their pets because of fireworks. Take precautions and make sure they are in a safe place during the celebrations.