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Movie Night at McHardy Park
Grab a blanket or your lawn chairs and head to McHardy Park for five movie nights this summer, starting Thursday, June 25. The family-friendly movie nights will offer fun and food with inflatables and local and area food vendors onsite starting at 8 p.m. The movie starts at dusk (9 p.m.)
The June 25 movie, “Sonic, the Hedgehog,” is jointly sponsored by Hegg Realty-Harry Buck and the Brandon Valley Journal. “Sonic, the Hedgehog” is a 2020 action-adventure comedy film based on the video game franchise published by Sega. It stars Ben Schwartz as the voice of Sonic, the Hedgehog, and Jim Carrey as Doctor Robotnik, as well as James Marsden, Tika Sumpter, Natasha Rothwell, Adam Pally and Neal McDonough.
In the film, Sonic teams up with local town sheriff Tom Wachowski to find his lost rings and escape Dr. Robotnik.
For more information, contact the Brandon Valley Area Chamber of Commerce at 582-7400.
July 4 Parade in Brandon
In lieu of Brandon’s annual Loyalty Day being trimmed down due to the coronavirus, Brandon Three Rivers VFW Post 4726 members are organizing a July 4 parade, which will step off at 1 p.m. from the Brandon Valley High School parking lot.
Anyone wanting to participate in the Independence Day celebration is encouraged to do so. There is no registration fee or form. Staging will begin at 12 noon.
The parade will be escorted by the Brandon Police Department west on Holly Boulevard. The route will not proceed down Main Avenue as usual because of road construction. Instead, the parade will continue to Holly Boulevard and units will disperse on North Robin Drive (road between Holly Crossing and Dollar General).
The VFW Auxiliary will have hotdogs and walking tacos for sale. The VFW will also be open for business that day.
June needs at the BAFP
June needs at the Brandon Area Food Pantry include bagged soups (i.e. Bear Creek, Shore Lunch), bottled juices, hard taco shells, taco meat seasoning, pancake mix and syrup, pizza crust mixes, cookie and muffin mixes, beef stew, canned ravioli and spaghetti, hand soap and disinfectant wipes.
To make appointments for either pickups or donations, call 582-7001.
The BAFP is open from 4-6 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays and will maintain those hours until further notice.
