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Fireworks, Finally, but not for individuals
Display to be staged during Bikes, Bombers and Butterflies Weekend, Sept 21-23
new vlc layout for fireworks
n aerial photograph of the Great Bend Municipal Airport and Expo Center shows where most of the events the weekend of Sept. 21-23 will take place. The starred area indicates where fireworks have been set off in the past. This year, fireworks will be set off in the middle of the airstrips with a 1,000 foot radius firebreak surrounding the launching point. Parking will be available in the grassy areas to the east of the airport terminal and hangar. For those who plan to attend the fireworks display on Saturday night, parking will be available free at the airport. Visitors can bring their lawnchairs and enjoy a spectacular show from the parking area, said Martin Miller, Great Bend Airport Director. Attendees can also check out Airfest displays and attend the POW-MIA ceremony immediately preceding the fireworks display close to the airport terminal, and a 1940s inspired dance will take place in the hangar directly following the fireworks. - photo by COURTESY PHOTO
As if the Bikes, Bombers and Butterflies weekend in Great Bend wasn’t already jam-packed full of activity, Great Bend Fire Chief Mike Napolitano has given the green light for the city fireworks display on Saturday night, Sept. 22 at the airport. The show begins a half-hour after sundown, immediately following the POW MIA ceremony which starts at 7 p.m. as part of the Great Bend Airport Airfest.Individual fireworks displays are still off limits in Great Bend, and throughout Barton County, Napolitano said. Martin Miller, director of the Great Bend Municipal Airport said absolutely no individual fireworks would be allowed at the airport, which is owned by the city.