Last week, Garretson celebrated Independence Day with good food, baseball, and fireworks. On Tuesday, the Garretson American Legion Post 23 kicked the holiday week off by hosting a 14U and 16U doubleheader and serving burgers and hot dogs to the crowd.
"We gave out 380 hamburgers and 190 hot dogs," said Past Commander Tony Grandy. He said he was happy to see the turn out, with so many coming to support the local baseball teams.
And the crowd was big, with the sidelines filled will supporters. Grandy said the support definitely made a difference to the boys.
The Garretson 14U team had a difficult time against their opponents, finishing 3-5. The 16U team made up for it with their pounding game score of 13-2. More can be found on page _.
Then, on Friday, the City of Garretson presented the annual Fireworks Display, designed and coordinated by JR Hofer. Even though some wet weather earlier in the day kept a few of the fireworks from igniting, the display was still spectacular and crowd-pleasing.
Above: The Garretson Legion Color Guard presented at-arms during the "Star Spangled Banner" at the beginning of the game.
Below: The City of Garretson annual Fireworks Display was spectacular, finishing with a bombardment of ordnance that left the crowd happy they had battled the mosquito hoards to attend.
