Show tunes performed from upcomming teen musical, Damn Yankees!

Vigilant Lifeguards scan the water constantly, as hundreds of swimmers frolic throughout the hot and busy day. Occasionally the lifeguards had to clear the water due to lightning, and on occasions when children were reported missing from their parents. The vistors were supportive, and the lifeguards perfomed expertly.

  

  

I’ve heard many wonderful rave reviews of the festivities! I am extermely proud of all our recreation and police staff, along with an army of volunteers, that made it all a success.

A friend of mine posted a really neat slideshow of the event here: http://www.rockyou.com/show_my_gallery.php?instanceid=31408420

There was a bit more excitement on the South end of the park than we would have liked, as too many visitors crowded the area and an altercation nearly broke out. After a temporary interuption in the influx of visitors, the police managed to secure normal functioning of the park, and the fireworks went off without a hitch. It seemed to me that the rain and lightning, on such a hot sunny day, added a sense of intensity to the air which might have made visitors a little edgier than they would have been otherwise. Suggestion for next year: We had a terrific classic care show at Coulon on the Fourth, in which many beautiful cars were displayed for the crowd to admire and enjoy. Perhaps next year we might want to hold this event the afternoon and evening of July Third, to give all participants on both days a chance to spread out a little more and take pressure off the park on the Fourth of July.