Independence Day around the community
A child watches fire works from the shoulders of an elder on their walk home from Troy's Old Fashioned 4th of July event. (Luke Hollister/The Western News)
Viewers at Troy’s Old Fashioned 4th of July watch fireworks during a show Thursday night at Roosevelt Park in Troy. (Luke Hollister/The Western News)
Fireworks cover the sky above Troy during a firework show Thursday night. (Luke Hollister/The Western News)
Onlooker at Troy’s Old Fashioned 4th of July watch fireworks explode during a show Thursday night at Roosevelt Park in Troy. (Luke Hollister/The Western News)
Firework explode in the distance as people walk home from Troy's Old Fashioned 4th of July event.s (Luke Hollister/The Western News)
Fireworks explode in the distance as people walk home from Troy’s Old Fashioned 4th of July event. (Luke Hollister/The Western News)
Onlooker at Troy's Old Fashioned 4th of July watch fireworks explode during a show Thursday night in Troy. (Luke Hollister/The Western News)
The interior of Dave Rouse’s 1934 rat rod pickup shows a customized bounty hunter-themed interior during the Troy’s Old Fashioned 4th of July Car Show at Roosevelt Park Thursday. (Ben Kibbey/The Western News)
Troy City Council Members T.J. Boswell and Chuck Ekstedt took a shift flipping burgers during Troy’s Old Fashioned 4th of July Thursday. (Ben Kibbey/The Western News)
Chris Miller, Bull Valley Forge, demonstrates forging an iron hook in Roosevelt Park during Troy’s Old Fashioned 4th of July Thursday. (Ben Kibbey/The Western News)
Karina Hancock leads dancers from Karina Hancock Dance in the pavilion at Roosevelt Park during Troy’s Old Fashioned 4th of July Thursday. (Ben Kibbey/The Western News)
Roy Richardson loads up a plate of pancakes for Rick Blomdauhl as breakfast is served at Roosevelt Park during Troy’s Old Fashioned 4th of July Thursday. (Ben Kibbey/The Western News)
Elliott Crowe gets Lester Kawasaki -- a recent transplant to Libby from Colorado -- with green chalk as Laura Crowe looks on, during the PTA Fun Run, part of Troy’s Old Fashioned 4th of July Thursday. (Ben Kibbey/The Western News)
Children scramble for candy thrown from the Troy VFW Post 5514 Auxiliary’s float during the 4th of July Parade for Troy’s Old Fashioned 4th of July Thursday. (Ben Kibbey/The Western News)
The Troy Volunteer Fire Department’s “Ol’ No. 1” rolls along in the 4th of July Parade for Troy’s Old Fashioned 4th of July Thursday. (Ben Kibbey/The Western News)
Flags and spectators line the parade route for the 4th of July Parade during Troy’s Old Fashioned 4th of July Thursday. (Ben Kibbey/The Western News)
Classic, modern and all variety of vehicles participated in the 4th of July Parade for Troy’s Old Fashioned 4th of July Thursday. (Ben Kibbey/The Western News)
Fireworks shoot into the air during the fireworks show at the Yaak River Mercantile and Tavern Saturday. (Ben Kibbey/The Western News)
Revelers are lit by their sparklers as they await the fireworks show at the Yaak River Tavern and Mercantile Saturday. (Ben Kibbey/The Western News)
Fireworks explode overhead during the fireworks show at the Yaak River Mercantile and Tavern Saturday. (Ben Kibbey/The Western News)
