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July 4 fireworks controlled
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BY JO ANNE YOUNG
"And the rockets red glare,
The bombs bursting in air,
. G a ve proof through the night . . ."
Fireworks are as popular as ever on the
Fourth of July.
People of all ages in Nebraska buy them .
. . and they turn out in large numbers to
watch the large fireworks displays.
For all the enjoyment they brir.g, though,
fireworks are not without problems.
Nebraska has laws restricting the use of
fireworks, and each city controls their pur
chase and use.
In Lincoln, fireworks can only be sold
from the morning of the third through mid
night on the fourth, which coincides with the
time fireworks can be used within the city
limits. No one under 18 may purchase fire
works, and anyone under 18 discharging
fireworks must be supervised by a person 18
years or older.
There are also restrictions on the types
of fireworks that can be shot in Lincoln. The
law says bottle rockets, sky rockets or "like
devices" are illegal, as are M-SOs and cherry
bombs.
Lincoln police said they haven't had
much of a problem with illegal fireworks in
the past several years. They get the usual
calls about cherry bombs and M-80s going
off, Lt. Al Maxey said, but when they investi
gate, they can't find anyone shooting them.
"When someone is caught," Maxey said,
"they are charged with discharging illegal
fireworks, which is a misdemeanor, unless
there is a certain amount of damage."
There are laws in Lincoln against launch
ing or throwing anything that explodes on
the street, sidewalk, or near any person or
group of persons.
Lincoln Assistant Fire Marshall Ed
Cropp said another rule to remember is that
fireworks that leave the ground have to be
destroyed in the air.
Ladyfingers, which are small fire
crackers, are legal in Lincoln, Cropp said, as
long as they are not over seven-eighths cf an
inch long.
"None of them (fireworks) are safe if not
handled properly," Cropp said. Even spar
klers are dangerous if a child grabs the
wrong end, he said.
Cropp said smaller aerial shells seem to
be the most popular fireworks for individual
use. The larger shells used in the public dis
plays always draw a crowd, he said.
When illegal fireworks show up in Lin
coln, Cropp said, they usually have been pur
chased in Missouri, Kansas or South Dakota.
These states have fewer fireworks restric
tions, he said. Colorado and Iowa ddon't
allow fireworks, he said.
Cropp said his advice for fireworks
safety is for people to use common sense
and be as reasonable as possible about their
use. Adults should be the only ones allowed
to discharge them, he said.
Local fireworks distributor, Bob High,
Duffy's Fireworks, said some of the more
popular fireworks in the area are ladyfin
gers, roman candles, ground bloom flowers,
spinners, parachutes and aerial shells.
Ladyfingers are about the che'apest to
buy, High said, and aerial shells are more
expensive, ranging from $3 to $12 per shot.
You can also buy packages of assorted fire
works, he said
High said he is not happy with Lincoln's
two-day sales ordinance.
"But it's the law," he said, "and we have
to live with it."
He said last year was the first year for
two-day sales.
"I don't know why the city council
wanted two-day sales," he said. "It was per
sonal feelings, a bunch of small reasons."
He said Lincoln residents can go to small
towns in the area to purchase fireworks be
tween June 25 and July 4.
High said the best advice he could give
for safety was to follow the manufacturer's
printed instructions for use, observe com
mon sense and the city ordinances.
Duffy's sold the fireworks for this year's
display at Holmes Park sponsored by the
Lincoln Chamber of Commerce.
High said the prices on fireworks for the
display were from $15 to $40 per shell, not
the least expensive and not the most expen
sive. Chamber official Terri Dageford said the
chamber collected about $3,000 from Lincoln
bussinesses for this year's display and Duf
fy's "helped out a little." There will be 176
shots, comparable to last year's display, she
said.
The finale will include a flag and a "big
spurt of fireworks," she said.
"I know the people of Lincoln appreciate
it (the display)," Ms. Dageford said, "but we
do get more negative comments than
positive. People feel their tax dollars are
paying for it, but they're not."
She said the city co-sponsors the event by
supplying the place to have it and personnel.
NCAA sub-regional hoop tickets set for sale
Tickets for the 1984 NCAA Midwest sub
regional basketball games at the Bob Deva
ney Sports Center will go on sale Friday by
mail only at the Athletic Ticket Office.
The schedule for the sub-regional calls
for a pair of games Friday, March 16. The
winners will advance to meet the top two
seeded teams in a pair of games Sunday,
March 18. The winners of Sunday's games
will advance to the Midwest finals.
Ticket orders should be sent to the Uni
versity of Nebraska Ticket Office, Box
82848, Lincoln, Neb. 68501.
All tickets are reserved and must be pur
chased for both day's games. Prices are $10
a day ($20 total) for all floor and chairback
seats and $8 a day ($16 total) for upper-level
bench seats. Full payment must accompany
each order along with a $1 handling charge.
Orders are limited to four tickets and all
orders must be post-marked no later than
July 8. Phone orders will not be accepted.
Over-the-counter sales of any remaining
tickets will begin July 11.
State's farm managers
meet in Norfolk July 21
The Nebraska Chapter of the American
Society of Farm Managers and Rural Ap
praisers will have its summer meeting July
21 and 22 in Norfolk, according to Chapter
Secretary Larry L. Bitney.
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Clark Schnase re-arranges the fireworks display at
the Davey Fireworks stand at 3530 Cedar St.
Community acmvmes
me venous local
July Fourth efforts
BY JOANNE YOUNG
Parades, games, races and, of course,
fireworks are just a few of the ways Nebras
kans will celebrate the 207th birthday of the
United States this Fourth of July weekend.
The nation's birthday party includes live
music and activities Monday at Holmes
Park, located at 70th Street and Normal
Boulevard. The City Parks and Recreation
Department and the Lincoln Chamber of
Commerce are co-sponsoring a 176-shot fire
works display at 10 p.m. paid for with dona
tions from Lincoln businesses.
Also planned are Softball games, canoe
and canoe portage races and a model air
plane show. There is no admission charge
for the events which begin at 10 a.m.
Nearby in Seward, a full day of events
are planned beginning with a pancake feed
in the civic center, 7-11 a.m. Exhibits,
movies, games, and music follow, with more
food at the Kiwanis' barbeque, ice cream
and pie social in the city park. A fireworks
display in city park finishes the evening at
10 p.m.
For those who feel like running to cele
brate the Fourth, Ralston, a neighboring
community to Omaha, plans to start its day
long activities with a mini-marathon. Ral
ston Chamber of Commerce officials say
the marathon is 5,000 meters or 3.1 miles and
begins at 8:30 in downtown Ralston. The
entry fee is $5.00 and deadline for entry is
Saturday. Entry forms may be picked up at
the Chamber office, the Ralston Bank or the
Ralston Insurance Agency.
Other activities in Ralston include a day
long flea market and a two-hour parade
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Wed & Thurs, July 6 & 7
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beginning at 11 a.m. Entertainment, includ
ing music and sky -diving, begins at 6:30 p.m.
and ends with a 20-30 minute fireworks dis
play. Avoca has 2-and 5-mile Fun Runs
planned for Saturday morning at 8:30, fol
lowed by games and activities for all ages
and a Saturday night fireworks display at 10
p.m.
Beatrice has a three-day celebration
planned with mud drags, foot races and
stock car races Saturday at the fairgrounds,
along with a mechanical bull championship
rodeo at 3 p.m. at the mall. Activities con
tinue on Sunday with a fireworks display
after the Coors Cup stock car races at the
fairgrounds.
A parade in Beatrice starts the activities
on the Fourth at 10 a.m. and ends with an
other fireworks display near the mall at 9:30
p.m.
Waverly activities begin Saturday night
with a teen dance and continue Sunday and
Monday with a variety of games, contests
and food.
There will be a parade on the Fourth and
a beer garden in the plaza from 11 a.m. to
midnight. A street dance with the Whiskey
River Boys starts at 8 p.m., and a fireworks
display in the park begins at 9:45 p.m.
For those who want to start celebrating a
little early, there is a centennial celebration
in Cortland, 22 miles south of Lincoln on the
way to Beatrice. Highlights of the three-day
event beginning at 5:39 Thursday include a
time-capsule buriaL a cow-chip throwing
contest, a beer judging contest, a carnival
and a Saturday parade featuring Gov. Ker
rey at 10 a.m.
Cortland is expected to swell from its
usual 400 residents to 6-7,000 people for the
Thursday through Sunday event, said a cen
tennial representative.
On Sunday a centennial quilt made by
Cortland residents will be raffled.
In Grand Island, the Stuhr Museum of
the Prairie Pioneer is planning an 1890s pa
rade featuring horse-drawn buggies, flags
and decorations. The parade gets under way
Monday at 1:30 p.m.
Scottsbluff to apply
for $350,000 in grant
SCOTTSBLUFF (AP) - Scottsbluff's
City Council has approved the application
for a $350,CC0 Community Development
Block Grant to finance several community
projects.