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South and The Coast Chico's 46th Annual 4th of July Celebration Monday - One Mile Dam Recreation Area - Bidwell Park Celebrate the 4th of July with CARD, Do-It Leisure, the Chico Rotary and the Chico Parks Department. Events begin with the Inde- pendence Day 5K at 7 a.m. Reg- istration is $25. A pancake breakfast is scheduled 7:30-11 a.m. The Horseshoe Contest sign- ups will be at the pits 8:45-9 a.m. The Fife & Drum Band goes on at 9:30 a.m. followed by the Chico Community Concert Band at 10 a.m. Food, activities and crafts open between 10:45 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. “Let Freedom Ring” will be 12:15-12:45 p.m. and the Pie Eating Contest at 1 p.m. Pur- chase $1 tickets at the event. Free Family Games With Prizes (CARD) will be 1-3 p.m. Midnight Blues Society at 2 p.m. Bring your own lawn chairs for the event. Fourth of July Pignic — Orland Visit Farm Sanctuary this July 4 to rub the bellies of beautiful pigs and celebrate the freedom of rescued farm animals. Free guided tours of the sanctuaries, plus vegan hot dogs and all the essential picnic trimmings, will make for a holiday you’re sure to enjoy. Red Bluff Daily News D & F Streets. The festival spans five city blocks and begins at 10am. Featuring more than 100 booths selling homemade crafts, food and beverages. There will be two live music stages, and a kids zone. Fireworks at dark. Great views from the Boardwalk overlooking the bay or on the grass at Halverson Park at the Foot of L Street. Info: 707-442- 9054 July 4th Fireworks Show on Lake Oroville Monday Fireworks will again light up the sky over Lake Oroville on the 4th of July. The fireworks blast off around 9:30 p.m. Watch from the top of the dam or the lake. Parking is limited so car pooling is encouraged. There is no bus service this year. Dam road closes to vehicles at 3 p.m. Vendor set-up until 5 p.m. Non-profit vendors only. The Lake Oroville Fireworks Spectacular is sponsored by Bid- well Canyon Marina, Lake Oroville Marina, Feather Falls Casino, Lodge & Brewery, the City of Oroville and the Oroville Area Chamber of Commerce. Media sponsors include Char- ter Media, Chico News & Review, Deer Creek Broadcast- ing, Oroville Community Mirror, Oroville Mercury-Register, Fox 30/My21 and The Digger. The Great American Ice Cream Social is 2-4:30 p.m. Monday at the First Congrega- tional Church of Oroville, 1715 Bird St. Enjoy Pie, Ice Cream, Lemonade and Iced Tea. Dona- tion $5. For more information, call Oroville Area Chamber of Com- merce at 530 538-2542. North Coast Fortuna begins the 4th of July celebrations Sunday, with a pic- nic barbecue at Newburg Park, softball and fireworks at dark. Chamber of Commerce 707 725 3959 Eureka features Crafts Booths, Food & Music & Fire- works on Humboldt Bay Monday. Food and craft booths along 2nd Street in Old Town between Arcata offers Food, Music and Craft Booths Monday. The Arcata Plaza comes alive for Indepen- dence Day with great live music all day, food booths, the famous Arcata farmers market, arts & crafts, children's activities and a Double Header Baseball Game. Info: 707-822-3619 Fernville features The annual Parade, Picnic, Ferndale Rep Performance and Fireworks Monday. Fire Truck Rides at 10am, Parade begins at Noon. Picnic Lunch at 1pm! The picnic on the Town Green is sponsored by the Ferndale Rotary. Performance a patriotic musical revue "Cele- brate America" performed by the Scotia Band. A fireworks display at the Humboldt County Fair- grounds by Bear River Casino. 707 786-4477 Benbow and Garberville offer festivities at Benbow State Reserve with fireworks. There will be food, children's activities, swimming and live music in the evening. A fantastic fireworks show will conclude the day’s events. 707-923-2613 Friday, July 1, 2011 Page 11