Great American 4th packs in crowd for fun, fireworks (GALLERY)

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Photo by Raquel Hendrickson

Maricopa’s 12th annual Great American 4th brought four hours of fun to the fields of Copper Sky on Tuesday, celebrating Independence Day with games, a pool party, water zone, food and live music from Outside the Lines. Vice Mayor Marvin Brown delivered a city address before Maricopa Police Department presented the colors, and an entertaining fireworks show capped off the evening.

Raquel Hendrickson
Raquel, a.k.a. Rocky, is a sixth-generation Arizonan who spent her formative years in the Missouri Ozarks. After attending Temple University in Philadelphia, she earned a bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University and has been in the newspaper business since 1990. She has been a sports editor, general-assignment reporter, business editor, arts & entertainment editor, education reporter, government reporter and managing editor. After 16 years in the Verde Valley-Sedona, she moved to Maricopa in 2014. She loves the outdoors, the arts, great books and all kinds of animals.