Oroville Community Fireworks display delayed until Sunday
Published 10:02 pm Saturday, July 4, 2015
The finale from last year’s Oroville Community Fireworks show. Gary DeVon/file photo
Pyro-technician doing well after misfire
OROVILLE – A misfire around 5:30 p.m. of a test shell sent licensed pyro-technician Bryan Sawyer to the hospital. The annual fireworks display has been moved to Sunday night, July 5th at dark at Oroville’s Deep Bay Park.
Sawyer, who went to the ER, is reported to be doing well, but could not return Saturday night to fire off the display. Rather than disassemble the mortars, the hosts of the display, the Oroville Chamber of Commerce, as well as the City of Oroville, have agreed to hold the display on Sunday.
Another licensed pyro-technician has agreed to take charge of the display and has promised to bring a few special shells for the event, according to Dane Forrester, who has volunteered at the event for many years.
The Chamber of Commerce invites everyone to come back to the park to see the extra special display on Sunday.
About Gary DeVon
Gary DeVon is the managing editor of the Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune and celebrated his 25th year at the newspaper in August 2012. He graduated from Gonzaga University with a degree in Communications - Print Journalism, with an emphasis in photojournalism. He is a proud alumnus of Oroville High School. His family first settled in Okanogan County in the late 1800s. His parents are Judy DeVon and the late Larry DeVon and he has two younger brothers - Dante and Michael. Many family members still call Oroville home. He has a grown daughter, Segornae Douglas and a young granddaughter, Erin.
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