31st Annual Public Reading of the United States of America Declaration of Independence. All are invited to gather at the Center for the Arts of Homer on Saturday, July 4, at 10:00 a.m., to commemorate the document that is the first of our nation’s three Charters of Freedom. Charles W. Jermy, Jr. and Charles W. Jermy III will recount the circumstances that led up to the Declaration’s adoption in 1776 and talk briefly about its structure. After they describe the fates of some of the signers, those in attendance will be invited to read aloud short portions of the Declaration. Following the reading, bells in the buildings surrounding the Homer Village Green will be rung fifty times. Please plan to join this important community-wide commemoration of the 250th birthday of the United States of America. There is no charge for attending. For more information, please call Bud or Chip at 607-749-4365.