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Karen Schmidt, of Texas Halletsville, Texas, takes a break from her student orientation to shoot pool in the basement of the
Memorial Student Center Wednesday. Schmidt will attend Texas A&M in the fall.
Fire in the sky
Dallas man offers land for people to have Fourth ofJulycM
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The Lillian Volunteer Fire Departntft
DALLAS (AP) — With fireworks bans in place
across the state because of a drought that has turned
much of Texas into a tinderbox, one rancher is inviting
folks to his land to light up the sky.
Gary Tlirley has turned 16 acres of his land about a
half-hour south of Dallas into “You-Pop,” a park where
revelers may ignite all the firecrackers and sparklers
they want for a $3 admission fee, $2 with a coupon.
Thrley also is operating a fireworks concession, with
devices ranging from 25 cents to $40, for those who
don’t bring their own explosives.
Thrley insists the idea is more about fun than money.
Although Tlirley said he’s heard of no other event like
this, at least one nonprofit outfit is running a similar ven
ture this Independence Day. The volunteer fire department
in the small town of Rhome, about 23 miles northwest of
Fort Worth, has mowed and soaked a three-acre field next
door to the fire station where locals can come set off their
bottle rockets. It’s free but not set up for lots of people.
TUrley’s park opened last Saturday and will remain
in business until the last firework fizzles on July 4th.
“We have had several people coming out, and
everyone said they are coming back on July Fourth,’’
Thrley, who expects a crowd of 2,500 on Independence
Day, said. “Everyone is loving it.”
Well, almost everybody.
Johnson County Judge Roger Harmon said he’s
not too happy about Thrley’s plan and has banned
aerial fireworks.
“Anyone who pops any (aerial) firecrackers in our
county is subject to a Class C misdemeanor,” which is
punishable by a $500 fine, Harmon said.
But the ban applies only to missiles and rockets, said
Thrley’s mother, Nan, who helps him run the ranch.
“We’ll be sure to check and see that no one
has any of those,’’ Turley said. All other fireworks
doused one blaze at the ranch. Firefighte;-
said he, like I larmon, doesn’t likeTurlei
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the next (several) days,” Salmon said.
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decade. He first raised Christmas trees,tltj
rides for children and eventually wastafei
a pumpkin patch for Halloween. Thatadd
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event safe. He has mowed his grass“IImimj
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