Petersburg Pilot -

To the Editor:

I write hoping to encourage community members to participate in the annual 4th of July Parade. The Chamber of Commerce announced another great theme "Let Freedom Rock" and it would be wonderful to have the parade full of locally decorated neighborhood floats, kids riding their decorated bikes or pulling wagons, organizations promoting their mission all walking together in celebration. Parents please encourage your kids to participate. Some of my best childhood memories are the days leading up to the parade when my friends and I helped our mothers assemble, paint and decorate our...