Donations to community fireworks show appreciated
Published 9:36 am Thursday, June 23, 2011
OROVILLE – The Fourth of July is just a few weeks away and preparations are being made for this year’s Oroville Community Fireworks Show at Deep Bay Park.
Organizers say that Greg James from Topics Entertainment has generously made a donation again this year and has agreed to match donations up to a certain amount from the community and businesses. The show is put on entirely by volunteers and all donations go to the purchase of fireworks each year.
“There is potential for a really nice show this year if we can only get people to give, even if it is only a dollar or two. If we could even have people give one dollar each it would make a difference,” said Dane Forrester, who has headed up the event for over a decade.
Send donations to Oroville Community Fireworks, c/o Dane Forrester, P.O. Box 370, Oroville, WA. 98844.
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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