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The need-to-know for the Fourth of July
Reardan Lions Club members Jerry Guhlke, Dick Kramer and Bill Kemp sell fireworks from their Broadway Avenue stand Wednesday, June 28. Fireworks will be on sale there through July 4.
DAVENPORT - The weather is warming up this weekend, but not to a point where local authorities feel a need to ban fireworks for the Fourth of July coming Tuesday. There are, however, burn bans instituted in many local fire districts.
Fireworks are being legally sold in two locations in Lincoln County. The only spot along the U.S. Highway 2 corridor is in Reardan on Broadway Avenue next to Dean's Drive-In, where Lions Club volunteers are selling fireworks every day through July 4.
Volunteer Richard Kramer said this year's hours are noon-9 p.m. Thursday, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday and 8:30 a.m.- 9 p.m. Saturday-Tuesday.
"Closing times can change per day depending how much traffic and sales," Kramer said. "If it's very slow then they will close earlier around 8 p.m."
Fireworks are also sold by the Odessa Future Business Leaders of America group outside Odessa High School.
Many north county residents prefer to head to the Spokane Reservation and hit up 1 Firecracker Stand in Ford, which began selling fireworks Monday, June 26 and will be selling through July 4.
State law decrees that fireworks can be discharged 9 a.m.-11 p.m. June 29-July 3 and July 5, and 9 a.m.-midnight July 4. Local municipalities follow state law, officials said.
And for those who prefer to sit back and enjoy a fireworks show by Lake Roosevelt, Two Rivers Resort is hosting its annual Fireworks Celebration from 4 p.m.-11 p.m. Saturday, July 1.
The firework show usually begins after dark around 10 p.m.
Pyrotechnics are lit from the Spokane Reservation side of Lake Roosevelt in Stevens County but are visible throughout portions of Lincoln County like Fort Spokane, Deer Meadows and most of Seven Bays.
Burn bans begin
While none include fireworks, except at Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area where fireworks are disallowed year-round, burn bans are starting to pop up in several local fire districts.
Fire District No. 6, which includes the Harrington area, is beginning a burn ban Saturday, July 1, Commissioner Ron Mielke said.
A burn ban begins Monday, July 3 for Fire District No. 5, which includes the Davenport, Egypt and Deer Meadows/Seven Bays areas. Commissioner Matt Schneider said local authorities request that residents abstain from fireworks discharge, but don't have the legal standings to enforce that unless the fireworks cause a fire or property damage.
Fire District No. 4, which includes the Reardan-Edwall area, didn't have a burn ban scheduled as of press time beyond any Department of Natural Resources land restrictions, Chief Jim Adams said.
Sprague City Hall staff said there isn't currently a burn ban in Fire District No. 1.
Drew Lawson is the editor of the Davenport Times. He is a graduate of Eastern Washington University.
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