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Monday, April 20, 2020

Dover cancels Fourth of July Celebration due to COVID-19

DOVER – Boom! Goes yet another event by the wayside due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

The city of Dover’s Fourth of July celebration has been postponed for this summer due to concerns with social distancing to help to stem the spread of COVID -19, along with difficulties in being able to generate donations and sponsors for the fireworks themselves with so many small businesses closed and employees out of work.

However, Dover Mayor Robinson Christiansen, who also chairs the Dover Fourth of July Celebration Committee, said there will eventually be a celebration – one that will celebrate not only the country, but the many other heroes who have risen to the healthcare challenges of 2020.

“Well, as can be expected, I’m really disappointed, because I’m sort of a Yankee Doodle guy,” Mayor Christiansen said. “Having said that, as mayor I promise when this is all over and we can gather safely we are going to have one hell of a celebration honoring all of our heroes that have brought us through this nightmare.

“We will honor doctors, nurses, medical support staff, police officers, firefighters, EMS personnel, paramedics, store clerks, teachers, daycare personnel, city workers, pastors, and anyone else I may have forgotten … and lastly, but by no means the least, we will celebrate the American spirit of our citizens young and old for the bravery and commitment to keep our country strong.”

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9 comments:

  1. Well??? Do the fireworks come from China? It takes months to prepare for events like this AND involves people being together. You want to take that responsibility - not to mention all our military personnel and families who are around the area?

    I think not. Question now is what is Rickie and OC City Hall gonna do? Little more than 11 weekends away until July 4th and currently nothing is open until June

    Hmmmmmmmmmmm

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    1. This is the rationale thinking this site needs sometimes.

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  2. So they lock you down then cancel the country’s freedom celebration

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  3. Another Democratic State taking away your liberties.

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  4. Joe Biden's wife was glad to hear this because the noise from the fireworks frightens Joe and he hides under the bed shaking. (it brings back memories when he was in the Civil War)

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  5. You are a fat, fascist asshole and I hope your business fails.

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  6. You are a fat, fascist asshole and I hope your business fails.

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