Gifford's revitalized Community Celebration to launch holiday weekend

GIFFORD – The Gifford community will get a head start on Fourth of July festivities with its Community Celebration Saturday.

The celebration, while a community mainstay for the better part of a quarter century, had been scaled back in recent years, according to Kelly Carter, Gifford State Bank marketing director. (Bank employees are organizing this year's event.) Last year's celebration featured only a parade and fireworks.

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