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HomeMy WebLinkAboutFourth of July Committee Minutes 05.30.1991FOURTH OFJULYCOF~MA,i~'~:~:Ma~31'ING FiAY 30, 1991 7:00 P.M. Laurel Jaycees: Street Dance: Security: Laurel Folice Reserve Ineurance: $1 million policy with Heiness LaBar Clean-up: will cover a three block area around the dance site. Music: Sweetbriar Time: 8 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Serving of beer will Stop at 1 a.m. No one under 21 admitted. (Enforced by Jaycees). Laurel Pelice Reserve officers will be in the area and will respend to any problems'inside the dance area. Fop and non alcoholic beer will also be served. Porta Potties: 9 porta potties will be moved from the dance site to Thompson Park at 11 a.m. Additional solution will be available. Five potties will be placed along the south fence Iine of the Little League Field and four will be placed on the west fence line of the north Little League Field. Potties will be emptied by Bob Frank prior to the moving. Herb Mobs has been hired for that day to make sure bathrooms have an adequate supply of toilet tissue available, and for general clean-up of the Garbage cans Needed: 8 cans are needed at the dance area and 1 at Fifth Avenue Yogurt. 5 cans are needed at the Breakfast in Firemen's Park: There will posssibly be a generator set up for better lighting ~¥ the dance area. A $1 fee charged for admission to the dance will be given on a 50%-50% basis to the Laurel HebstYest and a Memorial Fund for D. J.McGillen. Breakfast: Will start cooking at 3 a.m. Serving begins at 6 a.m. until 11 a.m. in Fireman's Park. The menu will be sausage, pancakes, coffee and milk. The estimated price is $5.00 for adults; $2.00 for children. The price may change if costs are high. Kiddies Parade: starts at 11 a.m. in front of St Anthony's Catholic Church on Third Ave. and will go through the parking lot at the the Care Center, on to Third Ave to Ninth St. East on Ninth St. to First Ave., south on First Ave to the Old North School Lot where it will end. Reserves will help with traffac control. The 4th of July Parade: will start at 11 a.m. at the Laurel Co-op and will go west on Main St. to First Ave., north on First Ave. to Seventh St., west on Seventh St. to Third Ave. north on Third Ave to Ninth St. East on Ninth St. to First Ave. and disband in the high school parking lot. Parade theme: "For Those Who Served." Police reserves to direct traffic. Street barricades needed? Barbecue: The LVFD will set up the barbecue Wednesday evening. The barbecue will be placed near the Little League ballfield near the shelter. A Coke truck will be placed in the park near the barbecue (will need electricity) and a tent will be set up near the~barbecue site. The fire department is aware of the rule to keep vehicles out of the park and will keep that number to a minimum although it is understood vehicles are needed to get the equipment in place, etc. A committee is working to establish needed loading zones on both Sixth St. and Eighth St. The barbecue lunch willl include a barbecued beef sandwich, coleslaw, baked beans and pickle. Price? Serving will begin at I1:30 a.m. approximately 2:30 p.m. Extra sandwiches will be placed sold by the auxiliary. and will be done at in the Coke trailer and The LVFD auxiliary will sell pop~ iced tea, carameled apples and possible poPcorn balls. The fire department will be going door to door in the resi'dential distriot June 17, 18, 19 and 20 selling tickets for the fireworks. The fireworks display will be held at dark on the Fourth of July and prizes will be awarded from dusk to dark prior to the fireworks. Fire trucks and the ambulance will be parked in the parking area off Eighth St. Eighth St. from First Ave. to the alley east of the high school will be blocked off to r~.~l!ular traffic. No parking will be allowed on First Ave~ue from Sixth St. to Eighth St. (both sides of the street) and on the east side of First Avenue. from Eighth to Ninth St. Barricades or no parking signs will be needed in this area. ~]~o no parking is recommended in the gravel, area west of A~hietic Field just o~..Fi.rst ~ve. This area will be used f~)r bus par~king, etc. and no parking is requested also for safety reasons. ~, The Pioneer Kiwanis Club will sell cotton candy. One machine will be used during the da~ arid two at night. They will be located near the power source at the South Little League field. The Laurel Lions Club will sell German sausage sandwiches after 2:30 P.M. They will use barbecuers and will be located near the shelter area. The Girls Softball team~ coached by Cindy Chapple, will ~!~ponsor the dunking booth. It will be situated near the tennis courts and the little bathhouse in Thomson Park. The tub will be filled by the Fire Department at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, the 4th. Kids Fun Day, sponsored by the Laurel Chamber of Commerce, will start at 2 p.m. and will be held at the east end of Thomson Park between the shelter and the Fred Graff School. There will be 5 age groups and games will include a fish pond~ sac~ race~ orange race~ marshmallow toss, spoon race and three legged race. Daytime fireworks are being planned for this by Darrell Mc Gillen. The participants will receive a cold treat and the games will be over about 4 p.m. A game area will be in the tree area in Thomson F'ark. There will be a dime toss, Evergreen Rebekah Lodge; a bottle toss, Laurel Democrats; two games sponsored by the CCW of St. Anthony's Catholic Church--an explanation of the games is attached. A wheel of fortune game(a prize received each time) and balloons will be sponsored by the Christmas to Remember; and ice cream will be sold during the day and evening by the Christmas to Remember and the Laurel Herbstfest (joint effort). At 7:30 p.m. in Athlletic Field, a patriotic program,"For Those Who Served" will be presented by the Eugene Sara Detachment of the Marine Corp Leagud. A sheet is attached to this report explaining the program. Permission is requested for a firing squad salute. The KGHL Boo~ Box will be in the area. During the day it will be parked on East Sixth near the shelter. At night, we would like to have it moved into Athletic Field. This portion of the program is not fully finalized but will be by the June 18 council meeeting. It was mention that something should be done to alleviate people parking their cars in the middle of the street and leaving them there while they go watch the fireworks. Although this is not resolved, we are hopeful something can be done. The committee voted 5-2 to allow the Laurel Women in Business to sell balloons on the parade route and in.the park area. Bob Graham moved, Judy Ludwig seconded that we allow the group to sell balloons. Motion carried 5-2. (The deadline for requesting participation in the Fourth of July was May 4.) Attending: Jim Worthington, Judy Ludwig, Keith T~ompson,~ Vlnce Ricci, Bob Graham, Chuck Rodgers, Donna Ki~patrick, [hairman. Summary of city needs Garbage: Eight garbage cans at the dance site and 1 at Fifth Ave. Three at the Pancake Breakfast in Fireman's Park (Several small Bright ~N Beautiful in downtown area.) garbage cans can be obtained from Billings and could be placed in the Many, many garbage cans in the park. Some of the Bright ~N Beautiful cans could also be placed in the park. They have to be picked up and then returned to the Billings Garbage Department. Is the garbage truck going to be parked in the park? Street closure and no parking areas. Loading zones on Sixth and Eighth. Porta Potties will be emptied and Thomson Park. There will be 9 and they will 5 and 4. moved to be distributed There will be 2 regular police officers during the day shift and ~3 for the evening hours. There will be Reeerve police officers available. Proposal/Fourth of July Committee/St. Anthony's CCW 1. Set up 2 "Carnival" Games Ao"Plinko" A game fashioned after the ~ame on Price Is Right TV Show. Free Standing, 6" tall. Player stands on step stool behind game and releases a.disk at the top. Disk travels down between nails and ends in a spot at bottom, which determines what--if any--prize is won. Out of 7 spots, 6 are winning spots. B. Tennis ~all Roll A table top game where a tennis ball is rolled down a ramp on to the playing field where holes are cut. I~ ball lands in a hole~ a prize is 2. We would cahrge 50 cents per try. We would provide prizes. We do not need electricity. Ail proceeds ~rom the games go to St. Anthony's Council of Catholic Women. Kathleen O'Neal Box 127 Laurel, Montana b28-745~ May 50,1991 City Council Chambers Eugene Sara Detachment, Marine Corp League "For Those Who Served", a Patriotic Program to be presented at 7:50 p.m. in Athletic Field in Thomson Park. The program will be about one hour plus long and will include patriotic readings, music~ presentation of the ~olors by the Marine Corp League, and a flag presentation to the city from the Sjerde Family. Tape will be played and a firing squad will present a gun salute. Permission is requested to hav~ the gun salute. Servicemen and women from all branches of the service ~ill be introduced,as a group~ and recognized. Carol Jones.