4th of July

Presley Sambito, center, comes in first during one of the gunny sack races on Front Street.

Darian Meissner, flanked by parents Greg and Tammi Meissner, was crowned the 2013 Fourth of July Queen at the coronation ceremony on July 3 at Evergreen Elementary School.

Perennial contestant and past champion John Waddington keeps on rolling as another competitor takes to the drink.

Clay Hammer, left, gives some surfer-dude style competition against true-to-form logging show contestant Donald McConachie, Jr., right, at the Chuck Oliver Logging Show.

Bella Ritchie dances with a group of young ballerinas during the talent show.

Asia Prus gets ready to dowse Tanner Thomassen in water – as he tries to climb a Crisco-covered tube at the greased pole event.

The winning team of Trevor Miller and Riley Blatchley paddle back in during the canoe races.