Independence Day festivities began at 9 a.m. Saturday following a number of other activities on Thursday and Friday as community members celebrated the United States' 250th birthday. The annual Fourth Fest booths featured a number of different food and art vendors, offering places people could get face paint, Indian tacos, lemonade, pancit and more. PARADE Despite the occasionally drizzly weather, neighbors lined the streets well ahead of noon to watch the annual parade.