| ANAHEIM, CA - (June 30, 2009) - As we look forward to celebrating our nation's Independence Day, the City of Anaheim would like to invite residents and visitors to the 21st annual Stars and Stripes festivities at Peralta Park (115 N. Pinney Drive in east Anaheim), and Canyon High School (220 S. Imperial Hwy. in east Anaheim) hosted by the City of Anaheim, Canyon Hills Community Council and the Anaheim Hills Rotary Club. All events take place on July 4, and Anaheim Mayor Curt Pringle and the Anaheim City Council members plan to participate. The schedule of activities at Peralta Park and Canyon High School are listed below: "Firecracker" 5 /10K Run - 2K Walk and Product/Health Fair 5:30 - 10:00 a.m. at Canyon High School Limited to 1,500 runners. Contact: Mary Witten 714-921-9621. Pancake Breakfast 8:00 - 10:30 a.m. at the Canyon High School Cafeteria Bring the family and friends to enjoy pancakes, sausage, orange juice and fresh coffee. Cost is $4.00 for adults and $3.00 for children under 12. Contact: Tony Siragusa 714-281-8930. Yankee Doodle Dog Show 10:00 a.m. at Canyon High School Six fabulous categories - Best Dressed Dog, Cutest Dog (35lb. & under), Best Trick, Owner Doggie Look-a-like, Bigger Cutest Dog (36lb. & over) and Yankee Doodle Dog. $10.00 entry fee per dog for the first category entered and $5.00 for each additional category. Prizes and awards given in each category. Registration at 9:00 a.m. onsite the day of the event. Contact: Marc Schissler 714-609-4550. Entertainment, Food & Game Booths 12:00 - 8:45 p.m. at Peralta Park Fourth of July Parade Media Contact: Ruth Ruiz 714.765.5060 more city news
### ABOUT ANAHEIM - The City of Anaheim, founded in 1857, is one of the nation's premier municipalities and is California's 10th most populous city. Anaheim covers 50 square miles with more than 345,500 residents and more than 3,200 City employees. The municipal corporation's annual budget is $1.4 billion. Anaheim supports a thriving business community with companies such as Carl Karcher Enterprises, Inc., L-3 Communications, Pacific Sunwear, and Disneyland Resort. Successful sports franchises call Anaheim home, including Angels Baseball, Anaheim Ducks, the 2008 Olympic Gold Medal winning U.S. Men's National Volleyball Team, and the 2008 Olympic Silver Medal winning U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team. Anaheim also boasts world-class meeting and entertainment venues with the Anaheim Convention Center, the largest on the west coast, Honda Center, The Grove of Anaheim, The Shops at Anaheim GardenWalk, and Angel Stadium of Anaheim. Annually, Anaheim welcomes millions of visitors to the city, truly making it where the world comes to live, work and play. For more information, please visit www.anaheim.net. |
