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NEWS WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, 2010 THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / KANSAN.COM
INDEPENDENCE DAY
How students celebrate July Fourth
STUDENTS SAID THE FOLLOWING WERE THEIR FAVORITE FIREWORKS SHOWS
"I love the Corporate Woods show. I think it's the best one around. You have to park pretty far away and walk to the show, but it's definitely worth the 40 minute drive," Blake Evans, a senior from Shawnee, said.
Corporate Woods is located off of 110th and Antioch in Overland Park.
"My friends and I go to the Perry Lake show because it's close," Carla Clark, a junior from Lenexa, said.
Perry Lake Park Ranger Jim McClure said the Perry Lake show has been cancelled because of a lack of funding.
Ben Anderson, a sophomore from Lincoln, Neb., said his favorite show was the Eudora show. Parking is available in the lots at the middle and high schools on Church Street, south of Kansas Highway 10.
"The De Soto show is nice. It's not too far and the fireworks are a lot better than the ones in Lawrence," Kevin Cook, a senior from Shawnee, said.
The De Soto show is at Riverfest Park, off of Ottawa and 79th street.
FIREWORKS LAWS
It is illegal to buy, sell or shoot fireworks in the city limits, but fireworks vendors set up tents close to the city.
"Lawrence itself doesn't have any stands. The laws have not changed. We monitor the vendors for the county. We can't sell within the city limits," said Kanitha Englebert, Douglas County Zoning and Codes administrative secretary.
WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR THE FOURTH
Scattered thunderstorms are possible.
AP FILE PHOTO
This July 4, 2008 file photo shows fireworks as they explode over the Manhattan skyline during the 32nd annual Macy's Fourth of July fireworks display in New York. The Fourth of July is right around the corner and that means barbecues, picnics, and parties with a patriotic theme in addition to the annual fireworks displays.
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