Gaston Rural Fire District

National Night Out gave Gaston a chance to party.

The crowd lined First Street the evening of August 5 for a free barbecue by the Knights of Pythias and a chance to get to know the folks of Gaston Fire and the Washington County Sheriff's Office.

Some of the highlights of Gaston's first-ever National Night Out included a chance for kids to ride on a fire truck, check out a sleek patrol motorcycle, and even get clocked with a radar gun as they ran down First Street (none of the kids broke the posted speed limit, so no tickets were handed out!).

Click here for more pictures of the event.

p.s.: A special thank you to the Knights of Pythias for a great barbecue and to Cedar Canyon Bottled Water for supplying refreshments on a blazing hot night.