Panama Forum

Go Back   Panama Forum > Panama Forum > Living in Panama
Reload this Page July 4th Celebration at the Balboa Yacht Club

Living in Panama Panama is one of the best places in the world to live, either part-time or full-time. Chat with current and future Panama residents about the living conditions, real estate, food, schools, shopping, restaurants, the expat scene, dealing with Panamanians, and more.

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 06-19-2008   #1 (permalink)
Panama News
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 2,597
Rep Power: 4 Panama News is on a distinguished road
July 4th Celebration at the Balboa Yacht Club

By DON WINNER for Panama-Guide.com - The 3rd Annual 4th of July celebration will be held on Friday, the fourth of July at the Balboa Yacht Club on Amador Causeway from 3 to 9 p.m. There will be food, musical entertainment and fireworks. Tickets are $7.00 in advance and $10.00 at the door. Food and beverages will be served and Happy Hour prices at the bar. The event is hosted by VFW post 3876 and the Balboa Yacht Club. For tickets and information call Tom Booth, Unit Commander, 6-729-2168.

More...
Panama News is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in Technorati
Reply With Quote
Join PanamaForum.com now - it's free!
Old 06-20-2008   #2 (permalink)
GeekZ
Member
 
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 83
Rep Power: 1 GeekZ is on a distinguished road
Why do people in Panama celebrate July 4th... kinda baffeling to me!
GeekZ is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in Technorati
Reply With Quote
Old 06-20-2008   #3 (permalink)
GordonS
Moderator
 
GordonS's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 242
Rep Power: 2 GordonS is on a distinguished road
Check Panama's history. For most of it's recent history, it was a virtual American colony. Many Americans and people of American descent live in Panama. John McCain, one of the candidates for the November American elections was born in and spent much of his early years in Panama. The currency is American. etc etc etc

In this case, however, it's not an "official" celebration but rather American residents organizing their own July 4 celebrations.
__________________
Gordon and Randy,
Canada
Last edited by GordonS; 06-20-2008 at 07:20 AM. Reason: my own post
GordonS is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in Technorati
Reply With Quote
Old 07-03-2008   #4 (permalink)
Celtic
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 10
Rep Power: 0 Celtic is on a distinguished road
where on the causeway is the Yacht club? I know I can just tell a cab, but we'll already be in the area and I need to know which end it's at. Thank you.
Celtic is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in Technorati
Reply With Quote
Old 07-04-2008   #5 (permalink)
Panamax
Senior Member
 
Panamax's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: San Francisco
Posts: 147
Rep Power: 1 Panamax is on a distinguished road
A different perspective...
Quote:
Originally Posted by GeekZ View Post
Why do people in Panama celebrate July 4th... kinda baffeling to me!
Panama "grew-up" - if you will - with the U. S. (occupation in the Canal Zone 1903 - 1999) and Uncle Sam remains a tacit "big brother" to this day... As you may (or may not know) Panama has no army (thanks in part to the "Operation Just Cause"), for the sake of argument (and Lord forbid), let's say Colombia (for e.g.) invades Panama - guess who's sending in the marines...

That (also) is why Panama observes (not necessarily "celebrates") July 4th. Be baffled no more...
__________________
"Few cities in Latin America can match the diversity, cosmopolitanism and sheer energy of Panama City..." - THE ROUGH GUIDE
Panamax is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in Technorati
Reply With Quote
Old 07-04-2008   #6 (permalink)
PanamaIRP
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 3
Rep Power: 0 PanamaIRP is on a distinguished road
Very cool... I would have made it if I were in Panama Today.
__________________
Panama Real Estate
PanamaIRP is offline  
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in Technorati
Reply With Quote
Reply

« July 4th | Is Panama a good place to raise children? »

Thread Tools
Display Modes
Linear Mode Linear Mode

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 11:49 AM.

Kirsch designed by Andrew & Austin

Your Ad Here



Contact Us - Panama Forum - Archive - Top

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.7.0
Copyright ©2000 - 2008, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Content Relevant URLs by vBSEO 3.0.0 RC6