A Bigger fireworks Spectacular in the works for Galion
The bad weather conditions on the weekend of the Fourth of July has caused the big fireworks display to be moved to Labor Day weekend.
By Cynthia Shroyer-Dean
Inquirer Staff Writer
Galion residents should be
gearing up for the town’s own “Red, White and Boom” because in the eyes of
Galion Rotary International President Kent Gimbel the
organization’s Fourth of July fireworks certainly rivals the display in
At Wednesday night’s Rotary
meeting, Gimbel told his fellow members this year’s
$10,000 display is paid for and work schedules are filled out. Gimbel said there will still be members of the Ohio
Military Reserve collecting donations prior to the fireworks. Any donations
received will go toward next year’s display
“As long as the community
wants it bigger, we’ll keep making it bigger and bigger,” Gimbel
promised.
He also mentioned the
Columbus Dispatch sent a reporter to Gimbel to
interview him about this year’s display. Gimbel said
he assured the reporter Galion’s display was better than the Columbus “Red,
White and Boom held each year.
Gimbel explained the Galion fireworks has
the closeness on having the display in a city park with a community band and
choir.
“You not only see the
display – you can feel the explosions,” Gimbel said.
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The fireworks
is scheduled for the Fourth of July. A special edition of the First
Federal Bank of Ohio Music in the Park will star the evening off with patriotic
selection from the Galion Community Band, which began in 1986, is under the
direction of Rick Walker and Brian Treisch. The band includes members from
Galion, Crestline and Columbus.
The Galion Community Choir
will join the band in singing “The Battle Hymn of the Republic.”
Refreshments will be
available at this year’s event. A Coca-Cola trailer will be staffed by
Rotarians at the bandshell in
As the OHMR members
circulate through the crowd taking donations they will be handing out small
American flags as long as supplies last.
This article (text) appeared in the
Galion Inquirer’s