107.9 The River » American history http://theriver1079.com Casper's Real Rock Variety Tue, 21 May 2013 21:47:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 When Is The Juneteenth Celebration In Casper? http://theriver1079.com/when-is-the-juneteenth-celebration-in-casper/ http://theriver1079.com/when-is-the-juneteenth-celebration-in-casper/#comments Fri, 08 Jun 2012 12:15:07 +0000 Jon Michaels http://theriver1079.com/?p=74239 Juneteenth is  the oldest Black American holiday in America and will be celebrated on June 16th in Campfield Park on North Kimball Street in Casper.

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