Kaisyn Davis is having a blast in the midst of falling water at the second annual Starke Splash Bash, which was held July 4. The event kicked off with a parade at 11 a.m. and concluded at approximately 10 p.m. after a fireworks show. The event derives its name from the water activities made available for most of the day at Bradford High School’s David Hurse Stadium. Photo by Cliff Smelley.A military flyover preceded the parade. Photo by Cliff Smelley.Ms. United State Agriculture (and Bradford County teacher) Kaitlin Van Heusen waves atop a Starke Fire truck as the parade’s grand marshal. Photo by Cliff Smelley.Starke Fire Chief Gary Wise shows off his red-white-and-blue attire and is surrounded by flags that demonstrate his love for America and his support of firefiighters. Photo by Cliff Smelley.Andy Redding, a Starke city commissioner, shows off an inflatable Uncle Sam as he rides in the parade with his wife, Jennifer, and their children, Kimber and Remington. Photo by Cliff Smelley.Col. Brad Smith (right), the chief deputy with the Bradford County Sheriff’s Office, waves to the crowd, accompanied by his wife, Michelle. Photo by Cliff Smelley.Starke Police Chief Jeff Johnson’s red-white-and-blue stars-and-stripes glasses are perfect for taking in the view of his community’s July 4 celebration. Photo by Cliff Smelley.Bradford County Supervisor of Elections Amanda Seyfang (left) and Deputy Supervisor Sarah Long wave to the parade crowd. Photo by Cliff Smelley.Bradford High School JROTC cadets (l-r) Sean Moya, Noah Stoehr, Andrew King and Lysa McKenzie march in the parade. Photo by Cliff Smelley.David Rodgers, WEAG’s Voice of the Tornadoes and the emcee for Splash Bash, drives in the parade. His passenger is David Weeks. Photo by Cliff Smelley.Luke Williams waves a flag as he rides with other Bradford Mini Tornadoes in the parade. Photo by Cliff Smelley.Bradford Mini Tornado Holston Hutcheson (left) waves to the crowd. Photo by Cliff Smelley.Red, white and blue, of course, were the prominent colors on display in the parade. Photo by Cliff Smelley.Multiple water slides provided ample opportunities for fun and the chance to cool off on a hot, Florida day. Photo by Cliff Smelley.Waylon Smith (left) and Ben Henderson go down a slide together. Photo by Cliff Smelley.John Santiago gives this slide two thumbs up. Photo by Cliff Smelley.Chelsea Leigh enjoys jumping and dancing in the falling water. Photo by Cliff Smelley.Ben Henderson prepares to take a plunge at the bottom of this slide. Photo by Cliff Smelley.Children play in a sea of foam. Photo by Cliff Smelley.Azarian Randolph (left) would get lost in all that foam if he wasn’t held aloft by Sterlin Alexander. Photo by Cliff Smelley.Tucker Sullivan enjoys a foamy good time. Photo by Cliff Smelley.Tensley Sullivan runs around in the midst of falling foam. Photo by Cliff Smelley.Jaquan Bryant (far right), who works as a paraprofessional in the Bradford County School Distirct, decides to experience for himself how fun the Foamtastic play area is. Photo by Cliff Smelley.Taking a load off to enjoy their Kona Ice treats are (l-r) Madalynn Thornton, Korbin Thornton and Elijah Davidson. Photo by Cliff Smelley.Karsyn Wardwell (right) gets a design painted onto her arm by Tonya DeRose. Photo by Cliff Smelley.Eli Rogers was the first of six musical acts that provided entertainment throughout the all-day event. Photo by Cliff Smelley.Jaelyn Jackson, dressed from head to toe in red, white and blue, performs at the event. Photo by Cliff Smelley.Members of Southern Burn provide musical entertainment leading up to the military salute and fireworks. Photo by Cliff Smelley.Retired Maj. John Crews (far left), the JROTC instructor at Bradford High School, is pictured with cadets Hayden Starling (center) and Monique Burr during the military appreciation. The trio displayed the flags of the Army, Marines and Navy. Photo by Cliff Smelley.Bradford High School JROTC cadets (l-r) Ezra Green, Sabrina Mikkelson and Madison Miller present the flags of the Air Force, Coast Guard and Space Force flags during the military appreciation. Photo by Cliff Smelley.The crowd was treated to a fireworks show that lasted approximately 20 minutes. Photo by Cliff Smelley.
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