Preparing for a bang-up weekend…
Published 2:20 pm Tuesday, June 29, 2021
StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders TA Dugger Jr. High School students Alena Little (l) and Camdyn Garland are just finishing their walk around the grounds of Sycamore Shoals State Park on a very hot and humid early summer afternoon.
StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders Members of Cub Scout Pack 516 (foreground l-r) Victor Moore, Drew Long and Theodore Samson are working on getting the charcoals just right before they start grilling burger and hotdogs for heir evening picnic on the grounds of Sycamore Shoals State Park. Pack leaders Joe Samson and Gina Long are supervising the evenings events.
StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders This cute little ball of fluff is Daisy Mae a ten week old Golden Retriever/ Beagle mix who was adopted by Bethany Stonebreaker just this past Sunday. Bethany says she’s already working on Daisy’s socialization skills have already taken her to PetsMart and Daisy will soon be getting her very first Puppuccino at a local Starbucks.
StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders Super Sam’s Riley White’s job is to make sure the tables in the big top tent stay stocked up with a wide assortment of both large and small fireworks. Though the storage trailer is looking a little empty he says not to worry there’s a truck coming in later in the week to make sure everyone’s Forth of July celebrations go off with a BIG BANG!
StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders Tammy Vachon, lifting the Dirty Dozen kit off the table, and her daughter Kate Vachon are just starting their Fourth of July shopping spree at the Super Sam’s Fireworks tent on South Roan Street in south Johnson City.
StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders Super Sam’s Firework’s John McGee (right) explains the variety of different shell that are in the Shocker Shell package to Lee Carver as he contemplates which kit offers the most bang for the buck.
StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders Super Sam’s Fireworks owner Alyssa Campbell restocks one of her best selling fireworks at 3145 S. Roan, Johnson City location. Super Sam’s has been setting up in this same location for almost 30 years now and it’s easily accessed off of the Okolona exit of I-26.
StarPhoto/Larry N. Souders Super Sam’s Fireworks employee Casey Walker loads up a pickup truck with enough fireworks to ensure the owner will have an explosive Fourth 0f July next Sunday.
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It’s getting closer every minute as another Fourth of July celebration is picking up steam. If you don’t believe it, just check out all the firework stands that are set up and customers who are racing to find the right combination to make them the envy of the neighborhood.
While some are looking to fill the night air with exploding shells, others are getting ready to spend the weekend with cookouts, taking to an area lake, or many other fun-filled things to do.
Star Photographer Larry N. Souders was out and about and found residents loading up their vehicles with fireworks while others were just enjoying another beautiful day.
