Despite poor weather conditions on the Fourth of July, the Logansport Parks and Recreation Department decided the annual fireworks show must still go on.
“It is a tradition and I think the community plans on it and looks forward to it each year,” Parks Administrator Jan Fawley said.
The Logansport Jaycees and the Parks Department will shoot off the annual Fourth of July Fireworks display starting at 9:30 p.m. today from the Steinman Field area at Fairview Park.
The event is free and everyone is encouraged to attend. The show is scheduled to run for 19 minutes.
Fawley said the parks department has teamed up with the Jaycees for a number of years to put the fireworks show together.
“It does help cut our costs in terms of fireworks,” she said. “It also makes a good recruiting tool for the Jaycees as well. I just like to partner with people to do something special like this.”
Something new will be added to the show. Fawley said the fireworks contractor offered the idea of coordinating music to the show.
“I thought it sounded neat,” she said.
Fawley hopes the music will help put a new spin on the entire show.
Dan Keister, general manager at Mid-America Radio group of Logansport, thought it was a good idea for Mix 102 to become involved.
“I thought it would be great exposure for Mix 102,” he said. “I hope it will enhance it.”
The local radio station will be playing a 19-minute CD provided by Night Magic Inc., which is the company in charge of the display.
The company will call the radio station when it is ready to start the show. Keister said eight to 10 different songs by various artists will be played during that time period and will coordinate to the show.
Those in attendance will be able to listen and view the fireworks from their vehicles or sit on the bleacher and listen to the music over the field’s loud speaker system.
Fawley felt it was important to reschedule the event.
“I feel July Fourth was a little incomplete without them,” she said. “We are going to complete the cycle for everyone.”
• Denise Massie is a staff writer at the Pharos-Tribune. She can be reached at (574) 732-5151 or denise.massie@pharostribune.com
Local News
Fourth of July fireworks show must go on
Logansport Parks and Jaycees host annual display tonight
- Local News
-
-
Eyes on the skies: Grissom air traffic crews super busy with Super Bowl
As Indianapolis gears up for the Super Bowl, Grissom Air Reserve Base air traffic controllers are preparing for a full-on blitz of game-bound fans flying through their airspace.
-
‘Clerical error’ might cost Logan $20K
A “clerical error” in calculating retirement benefits may cost Logansport $20,000, city officials say.
-
Jurors convict Flora man of attempted rape
Jurors took just four hours Thursday afternoon to convict a Flora man of attempted rape, criminal confinement, battery and receiving stolen property.
-
LHS’ video clip will rock big screens in Indy
About 40 Logansport High School students - and their non-dancing principal - will hit the big screens Friday.
-
City seeks trial in Fire Stone suit
Attorneys representing Logansport have asked for a jury trial to settle the city’s long-running dispute with the owner of Fire Stone Grill.
-
Peru to annex 1,000 acres
In 2007, the city of Peru annexed 66 acres near U.S. 24 with hopes of enticing business to the area. But Peru Mayor Jim Walker says that was just the beginning.
-
Space issues at Pioneer Elementary push students into hallways, closets
Kindergartner Avery Smith and his literacy coach played a game Tuesday in a hallway at Pioneer Elementary School.
-
Three interested in Logan police pension board
Three candidates with ties to the Logansport Police Department are interested in serving on the Police Pension Board — a board in need of members after a falling out with Mayor Ted Franklin.
-
1 injured in semi-car collision
A 55-year-old Walton man was “doing fairly well” Tuesday night following an early morning crash where his car was hit by a semitrailer, a spokesman for the Miami County Sheriff’s Department said.
-
Walton man severely injured in crash
A 55-year-old Walton man was transported to a Kokomo hospital early Tuesday with massive head and upper body injuries after hitting a semi on U.S. 31.
- More Local News Headlines
-
Killer of Fla. Girl Found in Landfill Gets Life
Army Orders Bradley Manning Court-martial
Cancer Charity Revives Breast-screening Grants
Heavy Snowstorm Hits Colorado On Its Way East
2nd Teacher From LA School Arrested on Sex Claim
Prosecutors Close Armstrong Inquiry, No Charges
Sights and Sounds: Football Fans Pour Into Indy
Unemployment Rate Down to 8.3%
Obama: Still Far Too Many Americans Need Jobs
GOP: Jobs Numbers Welcome, Can Do Better
Fla. Man Adopts Girlfriend in Legal Battle
More Deaths As Egypt Clashes Continue
Raw Video: Prince William in Falklands
Egpyt Protesters Blame Police for Soccer Deaths
'Lucky' 9-Year-Old Receives 6-Organ Transplant
Raw Video: Michelle Vs. Ellen in Pushup Contest
First Person: Will Peyton Manning Stay in Indy?
Egypt Shaken After Deadly Soccer Riot
New Suits, New Starts for New York's Unemployed
Hall of Famer Dorsett Speaks Out on NFL Injuries
