Fireworks

Dear Editor, On behalf of the Boyle County Schools Home-School Relations/Communications Team, and as a senior parent member of the Boyle County Quarterback Club, I would like to extend my sincere thanks to Ernie Holman. Mr. Holman has privately donated and conducted spectacular fireworks displays throughout each Boyle County home football game. Beautiful night shows in coordination with the national anthem and after every touchdown have become an awesome tradition. Our school district was ranked No. 1 in the central Kentucky region on spring 2006 state test scores.

Aproposed  county ordinance banning the sale of Class C fireworks was presented Tuesday to the Jessamine County Fiscal Court. The court did not take any action on the ordinance, which would require two readings before approval. Jessamine County Fire Chief Mike Rupard said the ordinance is identical to one passed recently by the Nicholasville City Commission but would apply to the county. “If we don't adopt it, a person can simply step outside the city limits and sell whatever they want,” he said.

A large portion of south Danville skies were blackened by smoke late Friday afternoon as firefighters battled a fire at a two-story apartment building at 518 Longview Road. Dozens of onlookers watched as flames engulfed the east side of the building. Danville firefighters arrived on scene at 2:48 p.m. and attempted to contain the blaze. Chief Mike Thomas said it took four hours to extinguish the blaze, after units from the Boyle County, Perryville and Junction City fire departments aided on scene.

On Sunday, the University of Kentucky will say goodbye to its women's basketball program's winningest senior class in history: A'dia Mathies and Brittany Henderson carry a 104-28 record into Thursday's game against Mississippi, their second-to-last of the regular season. But even more than that, Coach Matthew Mitchell and the rest of the UK Hoops squad will be saying goodbye to two women they now consider family. Henderson, for example, is known as “Grandma Betty” by her teammates.

Independence Day! Backyard picnics, swimming, games, playground fun and fireworks! Pets enjoy all these activities except the fireworks. Dogs and cats have more sensitive ears and if an animal happens to have an ear infection, the pain from the noise of fireworks is excruciating. Obviously the animal cannot understand where the noise came from or what it is all about. It doesn't care about the lights and colors in the sky, all it knows is that there is a terrific noise that hurts the ears, the ground trembles (if you and the pet are close enough to the launching area)

CHIMNEY ROCK - Herrington Lites, the massive annual fireworks display scheduled for July 4 weekend at Herrington Lake, just got a little more boom in the form of some bucks. With costs of the seven-year-old event escalating and the ever-present economic hardships facing the country, event organizer Carolyn Cole found herself in a bit of a financial dilemma. The total budget for Herrington Lites sat at roughly $13,000, and Cole, despite the help of dedicated donors, found herself $2,000 shy of that figure.

Lincoln County and the cities of Hustonville and Stanford have lifted burn bans put in place while Lincoln County underwent an extended drought. Lincoln County and Hustonville have also lifted fireworks bans that were in place. Stanford Mayor Bill Miracle said his city's fireworks ban will be lifted once city council members can vote to do away with it. The county-wide burn and fireworks bans were issued July 2; Hustonville and Stanford put their bans in place in late June.

The annual Danville and Boyle County fireworks show will be 9:45 p.m. Monday. People can sit either at the fairgrounds or at Millennium Park. Parking at the fairgrounds will be available only on the gravel lot off the Danville bypass. There also will be parking at Millennium Park. The playground area and building there will be off-limits at 8:30 p.m. Fall-out zones for the fireworks will be marked, and no one will be allowed inside these areas. OTHER CELEBRATIONS Liberty 5:30 p.m. Monday, Parade downtown.

The Fourth of July Celebration scheduled for Lykins Park Tuesday has been canceled because of the extremely dry weather, according to a statement released Thursday afternoon by the committee that plans the event. All of the events at the celebration - the fireworks, concert and military event  - will be rescheduled, according to the Fourth of July Committee statement.

The annual Danville and Boyle County fireworks show will be 9:45 p.m. Monday. People can sit either at the fairgrounds or at Millennium Park. The show is put on by area firefighters, rescue squad members and other emergency services personnel. Fire Chief Mike Thomas encourages people to bring picnics, lawn chairs and blankets to enjoy the show. Traditional American anthems and marches will be played, and a few rock songs. There will be a sound system at the fairgrounds, but Thomas said it will also be played on WHIR-AM, the Skunk.