Honored Symbol of The Illinois American Indian To Appear As Special Orange & Blue Fireworks Are Fired! 
Arthur, Illinois--The 2009 Arthur Fireworks on Saturday, June 27th will feature a Special Tribute to“The Chief ” of The Illinois American Indian with the sky completely lit up in Orange & Blue while The Illinois Fight Song is being performed during the

CHIEF Photo by Mark Jones, Arthur

24 1/2 min. Fireworks Spectacular. The Illinois tribute will consist of 4”,6”, and 8” Orange & Blue Aerial shells, made in Spain, Italy, Japan, and The United States plus ground displays consisting of hundreds of shells. In addition to the special Illinois Tribute, the display will feature what may be the FINAL 16” shell to be fired in Arthur, the 500’ long Niagara falls, a 550’ long & 75’ high Wall Of Fire, The Ultimate Fireball, The Rural Patriot, plus a fireworks display that is one of the best in Illinois. An air show will precede the Fireworks consisting of WW 2 aircraft, Helicopter rides, Skydivers, Para sails, and, tentatively, a Military Flyover. The 2009 Arthur Fireworks are on Saturday, June 27, in Jurgens Park and begins at 5 pm as the Backyard Pyrotechnicians begin to light up the sky with fireworks, with the Gigantic Fireworks Display beginning at 9:30 pm. Food stands open at 4 pm. General admission is FREE while VIP seating is available.

 

Maddy

 

Freedom Celebration Crowd

Paddock, from Arthur, is alongside what could be the FINAL 16" Shell ever to be fired at The Arthur Fireworks. Last year was officially the last year for the 16" shell (due to cost and availablity) but to honor a noble request by Oye's Hardware to sponsor 16" shell out of respect and in the memory of Staff Sergeant Jason E. Burkholder, of Marshall, Illinois and 1st Lieutenant Jared W. Southworth, of Oakland Illinois
WHO WERE BOTH KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN.

 

The Arthur Fireworks decided to pursue all options and were finally successful when they obtained this magnificent shell. Now, when the thousands of spectators in Arthur, on Saturday, June 27th, view the night sky lit by the beautiful Pyrotechnics in this 16" Shell, that these patriotic spectators will also take a moment and remember these brave soldiers that gave the ultimate sacrifice for their country and for all

 

Photo by Mark Jones of The Tintype

of us:
THEY DIED SO THAT WE (AND CHILDREN LIKE MADDY) MAY GROW UP AND KNOW FREEDOM BECAUSE OF THESE SOLDIERS THAT WERE GUARDING, AND FIGHTING, AND DYING TO KEEP THE UNTIED STATES OF AMERICA SAFE AND FREE!

Arthur, Illinois~The Ultimate Fireball will be detonated during The 2009 Arthur Fireworks.

After extensive Research & Development, Larry Schlabach and The Niagara Falls Fellows have declared that The Ultimate Fireball has successfully completed the battery of Safety and Performance tests and is ready for the full load of 12 pounds of black powder that, when ignited,

 

Ultimate Fire Ball

will set off a chain reaction that will cause the detonation of the Fireball's proprietary ingredients that have been placed on top of the black powder. This detonation will then create the actual Ultimate Fireball, that witnesses have said looks like an Atomic Bomb! The enormous size and heat from the Fireball itself as it boils upward over 100 feet, is what one witness said could only be described as a "$10,000 dollar, Hollywood Special Effect..."!

And the only place you can see it LIVE is on

 

WWII Aircraft -Arthur Air Show

Saturday, June 27th, 2009 at The 2009 Arthur Fireworks!

Just released: Matt Hall, fire spinner performer, will appear atop the AHS press box just minutes before the fireworks begin. Click on the link below to watch a short video clip.
 

Matt Hall has just completed his education at St Louis College of Pharmacy and will be taking the state boards in the near future, but has developed this interesting talent that is very appropriate for the evening.

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