Bring the Family and Join
Us For
ELYRIA’S
2014 SALUTE TO AMERICA:
THE
GREAT AMERICAN PICNIC & FIREWORKS SHOW
Presented by
Bendix
Commercial Vehicle Systems & United Initiators
July
2, 2014 (rain date July 3) 4:00 – 11:00pm at West Park
FIREWORKS SCHEDULE & INSTRUCTIONS
Agenda
-
4:00pm: West Park Opens to the Public
- 4:30pm: Picnic Begins/Concession Stand/ Food Vendors Open (see list)
- 5:00pm: General Public parking at West Park South Parking Lot opens (see other options described below)
- 6:00 – 7:45pm: Elyria Parks & Recreation Staff provide family games, activities, face painting and more
- 8:00 – 9:30pm: Live Entertainment by Yellow Delicious
- 9:30 – 9:45pm: Mayor Holly Brinda: Welcome, Introduction of Presenting Sponsors 9:45 – 9:50pm: Presenting of the Colors, American Legion Post 12; Pledge of Allegiance
- 9:50pm: Star Spangled Banner
- 9:55pm: Parks & Recreation Director Frank Gustoff greeting/Fireworks begin
- 10:30pm: Fireworks end
- 11:45pm: Curfew begins
Parking Instructions
Please
Carpool: While the City and area businesses
and organizations are working hard to create parking for this event, (see list
of free parking below) there will still be a limited number of parking spots
available.
Parking
Prohibited: For safety purposes, parking on the streets
will be limited so please pay attention to posted signage. Parking
will not be permitted on: Penfield from Lowell Street to Foster Avenue; Foster
Avenue from Woodland Avenue to the entrance to West Park; and Oakwood Street
from Penfield Avenue to Clemens Avenue.
Residential
Traffic:
Only
residential traffic will be permitted on Penfield, Rockfern and Seneca avenues.
General Public
Parking: West Park South Parking Lot: limited general
parking will be available on a first
come, first serve basis beginning at 5:00pm.
Enter the south parking lot via the west drive off Lowell Street. The east entrance will be blocked off for pedestrian
traffic.
Handicap Parking: Enter the Central West Park
Parking Lot via the Foster Avenue entrance.
An official Handicap Parking Identification Tag will be required to gain
access.
Other Available
Free Parking:
Thank you
to the following businesses/organizations for allowing event parking at no cost. (Please
note, all parking is at your own risk.
Neither the city nor the owner of the lot/property assumes any
responsibility for you or your passengers, your vehicle or your
belongings. Parking spots will be
available at the close of business for each location; time will vary by
organization/business.) Free parking is
available at: Kennedy’s Cycle, 1019 Lowell Street; former Bank Building, 1000
Lowell Street; Matt-A-Mattic, 810 Lowell Street; Plasto-Tech, 708 Lowell
Street; Original Glorious Apostolic Church, 616 Foster Avenue; Thomas Jefferson
School, 616 Foster Avenue; Leggitt & Platt, grass lot at corner of Lowell
Street and Woodland Avenue; Lowell Street Baptist Church, 642 Lowell Street;
and the vacant city grass lot, northside of Lowell Street between Waverly
Street and West Park Recycling. Other
locations may charge for parking or ask for donations.
Adjusted
Traffic Patterns: Exit traffic from the park will be directed east on Foster Avenue to
Lake Avenue. Turning north on Penfield and Woodland as well as turning south on
Penfield, Rockfern, Seneca and Woodland avenues will be prohibited. Motorists will also be prohibited from
traveling south on Penfield and Woodland from Spruce St to Foster Ave. West of the east Lowell Street entrance to
the West Recreation South Parking Lot, motorists will be directed west on
Lowell Street. East of the east Lowell St entrance to the West Recreation South
Parking Lot, motorists will be directed east on Lowell Street to Lake Avenue.
Turning north on Penfield, Rockfern, Seneca and Woodland avenues from Lowell
St. will be prohibited. West bound
traffic on Foster Avenue and Lowell St (from Lake to Penfield) will be
prohibited until after traffic has been cleared from the areas immediately
surrounding the park.
Park Rules for the
Fireworks
The following
items are strictly prohibited: fireworks
or sparklers; play pens; throwing or batting toys; skateboards or inline
skates; bicycles; laser pointers; alcohol; weapons; illegal drugs; tents; large
golf umbrellas or flags; animals (except service dogs).
Park Etiquette
Please,
be thoughtful when setting up lawn chairs that you try not to block others’
views; try not to smoke cigarettes in close proximity to others – especially
children; be thoughtful while navigating through crowds to insure the safety of
those who may be unsteady on their feet or those transporting children in
strollers or wagons. Food Vendors
For your dining pleasure, the following LOCAL vendors who will be inspected and approved by the Elyria Health Department, will be providing food: CoFields Barbeque, Marcos Pizza, Donna’s Diner, Sambinos Pizza, By The Slab, and Hershey’s Ice Cream.
Curfew
For
safety and security reasons, the City of Elyria will be enforcing an 11:30pm
city-wide curfew to encourage citizens to leave West Park and the neighborhood
immediately after the fireworks show. 
