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Comment #2972

2019-07-17T01:12:13Z

Oswego used to have really good fireworks (maybe still does) because their festival was not at a major holiday, so good fireworks companies were available. Maybe Hillsboro has the same strategy. Too many people are fighting to get the fireworks for the Fourth of July or New Year's Eve.

Comment #2971

2019-07-13T12:49:36Z

I also found out why our fireworks are better than any town's fireworks that I've ever seen. We spend more than most.

I grew up with these fireworks, and I was excited to go to a small city and see theirs, and wasn't impressed at all. The big cities definitely have better shows, but most places are pretty short and don't have nearly the effects that we get.

Comment #2970

2019-07-13T12:47:12Z

Yes, but the quality is probably the same, and if Joy charged the $5 per lemonade or whatever they are charging, she could afford the $300 for a space...

Mom says they should have just put the whole article in a quote.

I do wish they would do a little more work cleaning up the quotes. We talked for 20 minutes, and some of the sentences are kind of odd out of context.

Fortunately, I don't think the firefighters read the Monitor, otherwise I'll hear about the "fancy beer" for a long time. I always forget to be careful with my words when talking with reporters. Our local ones usually don't do too many quotes, so I've gotten lax.

The "nine pilot" thing is something I've heard a bunch of people say, but last night I was standing next to a former pilot when someone asked why there weren't any balloons, and he said there used to be five pilots in Hillsboro, so I assume he has the right number.

We usually lose money on the beer tent, and it looks like we'll make money this year, though not as much as we had originally hoped. And some were worried that more beer would turn it back into what some call the "good old days" when police had to be involved, when there was a lot of free beer hanging around. I think the $5 per 14 ounce tends to keep that in check.

Comment #2969

2019-07-12T16:37:40Z

The vendor slots are 'way above Joy's lemonade stand budget at the moment. There is a vendor who is selling fresh-squeezed lemonade, though.