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| | Fourth of July "Independence Day" Activities - 2008 The Longville Chamber provides area residents and visitors with a full day of family activities in downtown Longville. Click here for a schedule of the 2008 4th of July event. Longville’s 4th of July Celebration will be held on Friday, July 4 in downtown Longville. For the fifth year the City of Longville will hold a Beer Garden next to the Docksider beginning at 10:00 a.m. and the Knights of Columbus will also operate Bingo downtown beginning at about 10:00. For the third year, the Chamber has arranged to have pony rides for kids. These rides will be held on the Tabaka property next to the bait shop. The rides will begin about 10 a.m.
Water Wars, this year, will be held at Birdies Mini Golf, located across from the Woodland Bank.The Chamber will be providing Kid’s Races this year on the school ball field. The races begin after the parade at about 12:15 p.m. There will be plenty of food for hungry celebrators throughout the day. The chamber will sell hot dogs in the morning in front of Lori’s Luvs. Again his year there will be a food court in the parking lot west of the post office. Lunches and food treats will be sold through-out the day by the Chamber, Longville Area Women of Today, and Karen’s Fry Bread. The Chamber will be selling Mary Etta’s pies by the slice or by the whole in front of the Docksider. Downtown in front of Frosty’s, cheese kurds will be sold and The Red Bird Café will be selling cotton candy and “turtle tails” aka chocolate covered bananas. Over in the school parking lot will be the Lions Club, with a Pig Roast and Young At Heart Seniors, selling brats.
At about 10:00, parade participants can begin to line up for the 11:00 parade. Line up for the parade is at Salem Lutheran Church. While Longville’s 4th of July Parade is not the biggest of all of the parades in the area, it has been dubbed as the most interesting. Many families plan and prepare all year for the humorous and outlandish float or unit that they bring into town. By all indications, this year’s parade will again be a joy to watch. The Grand Marshal for this year’s parade is 25 year old Levi LaVallee. Levi, attended Longville Elementary School and graduated from Northland High School in 2000. He is the first male in history to win three medals in three disciplines in the same WX competition. Levi achieved this at the 2008 Winter X Games. Following the parade, at about 1:00 Turtle Race registration and games begin. Hula Hoop contests and several dance contests, part of the pre-turtle race activities will be conducted until 2 p.m. when the turtle races will start. That evening, after sundown, Longville’s spectacular fireworks over Girl Lake will begin. The fireworks will be launched from several pontoons which will be anchored out in the middle of Girl Lake.
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| | Levi LaVallee, Grand Marshal of Longville, 4th of July Parade
Levi, a resident of the Longville area, attended Longville Elementary School and graduated from Northland High School in 2000. Prior to graduating from high school, Levi had begun his career as a snowmobile racer, competing in many events. In 2002, Levi turned professional and began competing in snocross and other snowmobile or dirt bike races throughout the United States. In February 2008 he won the snocross division of the Winter X Games that were held in Colorado. The 25-year-old LaVallee is the first male in history to win three medals in three disciplines in the same Winter X Game competition. He was the “Snoweek” Rookie of the Year in 2003. He won the WSA Rising Star Award in 2003. In 2004 he was a Gold Medal Winner in Hillcross at the X Games and in 2006 he was a Silver Medal winner in Snocross at the X Games. In 2007 he was the first person to back flip a dirt bike, four wheeler, and snowmobile. He won a Gold Medal in Speed and Style, Freestyle, and was male athlete of the Winter X Games. In 2008 he was the first person to medal in four different Winter X game disciplines (Hillcross, Snocross, Speed and Style, and Freestyle). Between 2006-2008 he had five national wins and in 2008 won 3rd place for Pro Open points.
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