A BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION for 90-year-old Charlie Cooks began with the first vehicle of Munday’s Fourth of July parade. Cooks, a Munday VFD member since 1982, currently serves as chaplain for the department. | COURTESY PHOTO
MISS FIRECRACKER The first contestants in the Munday Little Miss Firecracker contest prepared to compete for one of the three designations. | MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 6
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
Body The Fourth of July for America’s 250th brought some new ways to celebrate in Munday—with some old-fashioned traditions.Munday’s first Little Miss Firecracker contest welcomed an outstanding group of contestants who will forever be known as the first to compete.
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FLOATS, FIRECRACKERS AND FUN The Munday Little Miss Firecracker contestants took 1st place in the float category.
Andrea Kaylan (Urbanczyk) Carter, 1996–2026
Johnnie Augustus “Gus”Dormier, 1946–2026
Shirlie Yvonne Whitaker,1937–2026
MANYVERSIONSOFGRANITAS typically made by adding sugar to fruit juice, coffee, or other beverages and pouring the mixture into a baking dish to begin the freezing process. | ANGELINA LaRUE PHOTO