A happy fourth in Glenside

Philadelphia Inquirer, The, July, 2008 by Martha Woodall Inquirer Staff Writer

Not even gasoline retailing for more than $4 a gallon could deter more than 600 children, parents and grandparents who gathered at Glenside's Harry Renninger Memorial Park yesterday for a morning of old-fashioned Fourth of July activities, including decorated bike competitions, sack races, hot dogs, and even a peanut toss.

"We come here every year," said Chuck Dougherty of Glenside shortly after daughter Megan, 7, took second in the sack race for her age group. "We think it's like Mayberry. Small-town America. You can't beat this." While the majority of the families participating in the morning children's program drove short distances or walked, Glenside's celebration has proved to be such an enduring tradition that it attracts families from throughout the area and acts as...