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BY JEFF GOODWIN
Lincoln residents planning to celebrate the Fourth of
July should be aware of the local city ordinances gov
eming fireworks, an assistant city attorney said Monday.
Lynn Miserez said that fireworks may only be used
from 8 a.m. until 11 p.m. except on the Fourth itself
when the hours are 8 a.m. until midnight.
She added that people wanting to sell fireworks need a
permit from the city as well as a state permit.
Ed Cropp of the state fire marshal's office said that
certain types of fireworks are prohibited by state law.
"Any type of bottle rocket or sky rocket is illegal," he
said. He added items such as cherry bombs and M 80s
are illegal in all states.
Cropp said a major problem with people buying fire
works is that Nebraskans go to neighboring states such
as Missouri, Kansas, and South Dakota to buy fireworks
which are more powerful.
Cropp added that the only place fireworks may be
legally sold is inside the city limits. In Lincoln, the sale of
fireworks will run from June 24 to July 4.
Mary Clark of the State Game Commission said that
fireworks would be permitted in nine recreation areas
around the state, including Branched Oak near Malcom.
Fireworks will be permitted only on the fourth in these
areas, though, she said.
For some, the sale of fireworks can be a profitable
sidelight. Pat Egan of Lincoln has been selling fireworks
for 23 years. He opened his first stand when he was 15
and has been doing it every summer since then.
Egan currently owns 18 stands of his own and supplies
12 more.
"This is just like a hobby to me. It gets in your blood
after a while," Egan said.
Egan said that most dealers who get into the business
continue doing it year after year.
Bob High, the manager of Duffy's Fireworks, said that
the business can be very profitable. He said most dealers
make from $100 to $2,000 during the season but a dealer
with a good location who is in a large city can make up to
$10,000.
Duffy's sells their fireworks on consignment to about
120 dealers throughout the state, High said.
For those who like to watch, the Lincoln Chamber of
Commerce, in conjunction with the City Parks and Rec
reation Department is sposoring a program at Holmes
Park on the Fourth.
Terry Dageford of the Chamber of Commerce said the
program will start at 8:30 a.m. and run all day. Among
the activites are canoe races, a softball game, and music
by the band "Paddywhack."
The program climaxes at about 10 p.m. with a fire
works display.
UNL students who want to celebrate on their own
with firecrackers should be forewarned.
Dolores Simpson-Kirkland, assistant to the dean of
students, said the use of fireworks is specifically out
lawed by the UNL Student Handbook.
She said anyone caught using fireworks could be sub
jected to disciplinary action.
She added that there had been no problem with this
sort of thing in the past during the Fourth. "We're very
glad about that,"she said.
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Orlo and Fanetta to be replaced
BY MARTIN NEARY
The Fanetta and Orlo apartment buildings, standing in
Lincoln for almost seventy years, lost a recent city coun
cil bid for survival.
The brick buildings, considered by some to be histori
cally meaningful, will be leveled and replaced by an office
building, a parking lot and apartments.
Developer Don Bowman is planning details for con
struction after special permits were approved by a 4-2
council vote. Council members Margrethe Ahlschwede
and Eric Youngberg voted against the permits.
The permits allow the new buildings to exceed a 45
foot height limit and 20-foot street setback requirement.
The council required several residential housing units be
built in the office building.
Glenn and Alice Bailey, residents of the Orlo and Fa
netta buildings for 24 years, said that to attempt to re
store the buildings would prove futile.
Thelma Kinston, a retired resident of the Fanetta,
cited the downtown location as one of the buildings
strong points, adding, "The reason I object to tearing
down the buildings is the loss of students and activity. 1
like to be around and see students because they are all so
interesting and nice."
Mrs. Kingston will move before July 1.
The Fanetta is at 13th and K streets. The Orlo, now
demolished, stood at 14th and K. The Fanetta will re
main until the office building is completed. s,,-.-.
Work on the new office building should begin this au
tumn. The developer expects to create close to 90,000
square feet of office space plus apartments or condomin
iums atop the building.
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