COLUMBIA — Bare rib bones, leftover spaghetti sauce and the crumbs from a cookie sit on a plate in front of Harry Ricketts. More than 20 people sit at nearby picnic tables draped with white lace tablecloths. Everyone has an empty plate sitting on the table. To the side is a long table filled with covered dishes of leftover food.
Columbia family restarts Fourth of July tradition
Saturday, July 4, 2009 | 5:24 p.m. CDT
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