La Cygne's Blast in the Park offers variety of entertainment
- Roger Sims, Journal Staff
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By Roger Sims, Journal staff
Saturday evening’s Blast in the Park at the La Cygne Community Park was an evening celebrating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, only this time on July 11 instead of July 4.
But all the trappings of an Independence Day celebration were in place: live music, games, food, and at the evening’s end, a fireworks display that kept the crowd spellbound.
The evening started at 6 p.m. with several vendors selling everything from computer-printed items to t-shirts to jewelry to freeze-dried candy. Food trucks rolled in, offering a variety of menus to please most every palate.
At the north end of the park by the pickleball/tennis court, as many as 50 people enjoyed watching 21 Dachshund-type dogs race against each other in the fourth annual Wiener Dog Race (see related story). Also on the north end of the park, city firefighters had activities for the kids and even turned on the water too cool event-goers down.
On stage, Bo and the Beards, a Kansas City-based, six-man band played a selection of rock and pop tunes until just before the fireworks.
Just at dusk, a man sang a solo, a cappella rendition of the National Anthem, and shortly after the fireworks were on.
La Cygne Police Chief Zachary Mathies said on Wednesday that while he didn’t have a count on people who attended, but the number of vehicles at the event was about 200, down from 2025. He said that an event the same evening at Fontana likely affected attendance.
