Photos: Seward's 155th annual Fourth of July celebration, 2023
Cars pass by AWE Salon along South Sixth Street in Seward during the town's 155th annual Fourth of July celebration on Tuesday.
Kids in the best decorated bike contest ride past a tractor show during Seward's 155th annual Fourth of July celebration on Tuesday.
Ceresco native Kevin Olson checks out a Corvette with a custom paint job at the car show during Seward's 155th annual Fourth of July celebration on Tuesday.
Heaver, Utah, native Chris York tosses his daughter Jade in the air dduring Seward's 155th annual Fourth of July celebration on Tuesday.
Judah Hoffman from Lincoln slides down an inflatable fun slide during Seward's 155th annual Fourth of July celebration on Tuesday.
Garland and Goehner firefighters face off during a firefighters' water fight during Seward's 155th annual Fourth of July celebration on Tuesday.
Cooper Reed of Lincoln grills up some hotdogs, brats and hamburgers for a food truck during Seward's 155th annual Fourth of July celebration on Tuesday.
Karen Kohtz of York (right) sits in the shade to watch the car show during Seward's 155th annual Fourth of July celebration on Tuesday.
Visitors tour around Seward courthouse during Seward's 155th annual Fourth of July celebration on Tuesday.
Eleven-year-old Beau Taylor of Austin, Texas, tries to blow the biggest bubble at a contest during Seward's 155th annual Fourth of July celebration on Tuesday. He was the winner in the contest.
Seward native Lena Hughes tries to recover her bubble gum after her bubble popped during the bubble blowing contest during Seward's 155th annual Fourth of July celebration on Tuesday.
Julie Benes from Seward competes in the bubble gum blowing contest during Seward's 155th annual Fourth of July celebration on Tuesday.
Contestants compete in an apple pie eating contest during Seward's 155th annual Fourth of July celebration on Tuesday.
Wahoo native Bridget Dobesh competes in a bubble gum blowing contest during Seward's 155th annual Fourth of July celebration on Tuesday.
Garland Fire and Rescue firefighters Nick Glass and James Pliefke compete in the annual firefighters' water fight during Seward's 155th annual Fourth of July celebration on Tuesday.Â
Paul Von Kampen and son Jameson flavor their shaved ice cones during Seward's 155th annual Fourth of July celebration on Tuesday.Â
Dancers from the Grupo Folkorica Sangre Azteca dance in the grand parade during Seward's 155th annual Fourth of July celebration a, on Tuesday, July 4, 2023, in Downtown in Seward.
Wilber Czech Prince Brecken Niemeyer, Czech Queen Carly Rains, and princess Lena Fritz wave from a parade float during Seward's 155th annual Fourth of July celebration, on Tuesday, July 4, 2023, in Downtown in Seward.
Riding on the back of the St Thomas Aquinas KOFC float, a young person has their vision obscured while tossing candy during Seward's 155th annual Fourth of July celebration, on Tuesday, July 4, 2023, in Downtown in Seward.
A member of the Farmer’s Cooperative waves as they drive their tractor in the grand parade during Seward's 155th annual Fourth of July celebration, on Tuesday, July 4, 2023, in Downtown in Seward.
Ximena Machuca laughs as she rides on a chair swing during Seward's 155th annual Fourth of July celebration on Tuesday.
Members of Seward Veterans of Foreign Wars march down South Sixth Street during Seward's 155th annual Fourth of July celebration on Tuesday.
Kids ride specially decorated bikes down South Sixth Street during Seward's 155th annual Fourth of July celebration on Tuesday. The city — known as Nebraska's Fourth of July City — draws thousands to its annual celebration.
Members of St Thomas Aquinas KOFC throw frisbees to the crowd during Seward's 155th annual Fourth of July celebration, on Tuesday, July 4, 2023, in Downtown in Seward.
A passenger with the Cornhusker Model A Ford Club waves out the window as they drive along south 6th st. during Seward's 155th annual Fourth of July celebration, on Tuesday, July 4, 2023, in Downtown in Seward.
Lincoln's LUXE Dance Academy cloggers perform in the bandshell during Seward's 155th annual celebration on Tuesday.
A Higgins Boat is displayed Tuesday during Seward's Fourth of July celebration. It had recently completed a days-long trip from California to Seward, where it was dedicated in a ceremony at the Nebraska National Guard Museum.
Dannette R. Smith will take on a role with a national firm that supports health and human services agencies across the U.S.
