A fine sand for fireworks

It takes 22 yards of fine sand to support the pyrotechnic tubes strategically placed on the massive barge that will hold this year's fireworks display over Lake Coeur d'Alene.

Nick Forsberg, concrete sales manager at Interstate Concrete and Asphalt, supplied this precious commodity, arriving just moments before Entertainment Firework's pyro-technicians delivered the Fourth of July fireworks display to Murphy's Landing.

This contribution is valued at $500.

"It's yet another example of how our community is committed to supporting one another," said Debbie Berger, fireworks fundraiser coordinator.

The sand is just one of the many elements needed to prepare a safe and superb fireworks display, Berger said.

"Now that it has been delivered the real work begins," she said.

The technicians will do ample heavy lifting to set the sand around the tubes and will work tirelessly until Sunday afternoon when the loaded barge and three pyro-technicians are towed to the display location on Lake Coeur d'Alene.

The show begins about 9:45 p.m.

"Contributions both large and small have helped us nearly reach our fireworks fundraising goal, but we still need your assistance to bridge the gap," Berger said.

Send donations to the Coeur d'Alene Chamber of Commerce, Attention Debbie Berger, 105 N. First St., Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814; or e-mail [email protected].

• The Museum of North Idaho and the Coeur d'Alene Chamber of Commerce have joined up to create the 2010 American Heroes parade T-shirts.

The official T-shirt, designed at the chamber, is a classic, featuring an historic Coeur d'Alene parade photo provided by Dorothy Dahlgren, director of the Museum of North Idaho.

At the urging of parade viewers, a demand for the unique T-shirts has been fueled and a fireworks fundraising effort initiated, said organizer Debbie Berger.

A limited quantity is available at the Museum of North Idaho, 115 Northwest Blvd. or the Coeur d'Alene Chamber of Commerce, 105 N. First St., for $15.