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Year after year for 62 years, the Atwater 4th of July Festival has brought families together. "Happy Fourth of July!" That includes the Pickton family. "It's a family tradition in the Pickton family," ...

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"Atwater's the place to be on the fourth of July," said Pickle. On foot and horseback, that crowd moved over to the festival at Ralston Park to fill up on food and enjoy some music.