July 4th Independence Day 2015

Those who desire to give up freedom in order to gain security will not have, nor do they deserve, either one

Visiting Old Ranch Country Club To Celebrate Independence Day 2015 (Page Three)


July 4th 2015 at Old Ranch Country Club


Who Is Joining Us?   (52) + The Cathey's and Walkers

Marianne and Craig Joe and Amy with Charlie and Alex Carri Fox
Iris & Will Bernie & Donnis Michele & Franklyn & Theo
Greg & David Paul & Sue Jon
Michele & Tony Sandy & Bob Carolyn & Lucky
Irene Wally & Ghislaine Nita
Don & Linda Sam & Brenda Deiner Vicky & Del
Neal & Nita Ed & Kathy Pete & Lisa
Hans & Kerstin Nancy & Vince Brad & Susie-Q
Leon & Marcia Bob & Donna Zaitz David & Nia
  Lee  

July 4th 2015 at Old Ranch Country Club

Let The Party Begin

July 4th 2015 at Old Ranch Country Club
The activities begin at 4:30

July 4th 2015 at Old Ranch Country Club
"Wait for me.... I want to be first here!"
"Warte auf mich .... Ich will hier zuerst!"

July 4th 2015 at Old Ranch Country Club
"Too late Hans... Others are already here!"

July 4th 2015 at Old Ranch Country Club
Sam and Brenda got the attendance award!

July 4th 2015 at Old Ranch Country Club
They had cabanas set up for the first time

Did You Know? - A cabana is a small hut built with a thatched roof, most commonly built in tropical climates near natural bodies of water.

July 4th 2015 at Old Ranch Country Club
The day was beautiful!

Interesting Factoids...

Three of the first five presidents died on the Fourth of July:

John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe. Adams, the second president, and Jefferson, the third, died on the same day in 1826, the 50th anniversary.

Which president was born on the Fourth of July?

Calvin Coolidge, the 30th president, in 1872.

July 4th 2015 at Old Ranch Country Club
We had seven table of ten!

July 4th 2015 at Old Ranch Country Club
Sue, Michele, Paul and Tony! Ready to celebrate!

July 4th 2015 at Old Ranch Country Club
Catching up since the Catalina Adventure

July 4th 2015 at Old Ranch Country Club
Lee, Nancy and Nita getting the wine flowing!

July 4th 2015 at Old Ranch Country Club
Lisa and Pete... Our "southern kids"

July 4th 2015 at Old Ranch Country Club
Love all the red, white and blue!

July 4th 2015 at Old Ranch Country Club

July 4th 2015 at Old Ranch Country Club
Brenda joined David and Nia in greeting new arrivals!

July 4th 2015 at Old Ranch Country Club
Patriotism lives here

July 4th 2015 at Old Ranch Country Club
David (91), Greg, Bernie (94), Vicky and Del (89)
We have 274 years amongst the three guys

July 4th 2015 at Old Ranch Country Club
Sandy and Bob meet the crew... Bob's first time to the celebration!

July 4th 2015 at Old Ranch Country Club
"I think it is all going well!"

July 4th 2015 at Old Ranch Country Club
Amy and Michele make some adjustments

July 4th 2015 at Old Ranch Country Club

July 4th 2015 at Old Ranch Country Club
Arturo... The best!

July 4th 2015 at Old Ranch Country Club
Ghislaine arrives

Interesting... When did the Fourth of July become a legal federal holiday? - 1938

July 4th 2015 at Old Ranch Country Club
Bernie wears his famous cowboy hat

Did You Know? - The cowboy hat is a high-crowned, wide-brimmed hat best known as the defining piece of attire for the North American cowboy.

Influenced by 19th century Mexican culture, today it is worn by many people, and is particularly associated with ranch workers in the western and southern United States, western Canada and northern Mexico, with country-western singers and ranchero singers in Mexico, and for participants in the North American rodeo circuit. It is recognized around the world as part of Old West lore.

The shape of a cowboy hat's crown and brim are often modified by the wearer for fashion and to protect against weather.

It is an item of apparel that can be worn in any corner of the world, and receive immediate recognition as part of North American cowboy culture.

July 4th 2015 at Old Ranch Country Club
Tony places his drink order... The waiter faints!

July 4th 2015 at Old Ranch Country Club
Nia has a beautiful sweater on today

July 4th 2015 at Old Ranch Country Club
Someone looks worried??

July 4th 2015 at Old Ranch Country Club
Mitch and Luisa joined us for the first time this year

July 4th 2015 at Old Ranch Country Club
Great to see all our dear friends meeting and greeting

July 4th 2015 at Old Ranch Country Club

July 4th 2015 at Old Ranch Country Club
First pass through the food line has been accomplished

July 4th 2015 at Old Ranch Country Club
Join squeezed into Grandpa's shirt!

July 4th 2015 at Old Ranch Country Club
The fun is only starting!

Trivia

A) America's independence was actually declared by the Continental Congress on July 2, 1776. The Declaration of Independence was adopted on the fourth, as is indicated on the document itself, which is, one supposes, the cause for all the confusion. As one scholar has observed, what has happened is that the document announcing the event has overshadowed the event itself.

John Adams refused to acknowledge the Fourth of July as the nation's Independence Day, firmly believing that July 2nd was the birth of our nation, and rejected all invitations to celebrate the Fourth of July.

Genuine independence was secured on September 3rd, 1783 with The Treaty of Paris in which Great Britain formally abandoned any claim to the United States.

B) "Yankee Doodle" is often thought of as a patriotic song. It's even the state anthem of Connecticut. However, it was originally sung by British officers making fun of backwoods Americans. The Macaroni wig was an extreme fashion in the 1770s and became contemporary slang for foppishness. The implication of the verse was that the Yankees were so unsophisticated that they thought simply sticking a feather in a cap would make them the height of fashion.

After the tide began to turn during the War of Independence, Americans embraced the song and made it their own, turning it back on those who had used it to mock them.

C) The stars on the original American flag were arranged in a circle to ensure that all colonies were equal. The design of the flag has been officially modified 26 times since it was created in 1777.

D) In 1778, General George Washington marked July 4th with a double ration of rum for his soldiers and an artillery salute. Across the Atlantic Ocean, ambassadors John Adams and Benjamin Franklin held a dinner for their fellow Americans in Paris,France.

E) Betsy Ross did not actually design the U. S. flag. That distinction belongs to Frances Hopkinson. He is also credited with designing the U.S. seal. We don't know who sewed the first flag, but researchers doubt it was Ms. Ross. It's a nice story though, created by her ancestors nearly a century later and kept going by grade school text books and a few historians who didn't bother to check their facts.

July 4th 2015 at Old Ranch Country Club
Linda has her own table and family and friends

July 4th 2015 at Old Ranch Country Club
Another award winning hat

July 4th 2015 at Old Ranch Country Club
Marianne... Where is your hat entry for the contest??

July 4th 2015 at Old Ranch Country Club
The girl sparkles in the sunlight!

July 4th 2015 at Old Ranch Country Club

July 4th 2015 at Old Ranch Country Club
Starting to slow down

July 4th 2015 at Old Ranch Country Club
Nita was ready to celebrate!

July 4th 2015 at Old Ranch Country Club
Theo had to tell us a story

July 4th 2015 at Old Ranch Country Club
Grandpa told him about celebrating when the dinosaurs were still alive

July 4th 2015 at Old Ranch Country Club
Paul, Theo and Hans were appropriately dressed for the occasion!

July 4th 2015 at Old Ranch Country Club
All smiles!

July 4th 2015 at Old Ranch Country Club

July 4th 2015 at Old Ranch Country Club
Grandma Michele and Alex

July 4th 2015 at Old Ranch Country Club
Oh dear! We have a situation here!

July 4th 2015 at Old Ranch Country Club
Bob and Sandy are ready to party!

July 4th 2015 at Old Ranch Country Club
James has to wear a wrist band because he looks so young!

July 4th 2015 at Old Ranch Country Club
"Who? Me?"

July 4th 2015 at Old Ranch Country Club
Tony is all smiles! This is a good indication!

July 4th 2015 at Old Ranch Country Club

July 4th 2015 at Old Ranch Country Club
Bob forgot his wig today!

July 4th 2015 at Old Ranch Country Club
"What wig? That is her hair!"

July 4th 2015 at Old Ranch Country Club
Red, White, and Blue

July 4th 2015 at Old Ranch Country Club