FEEDING THE FIRE

Fireworks accomplished, GoFourth! organizers still short of funds

Amy Francis, GoFourth Festival organizer

You asked for them, you got them, and now it’s time to pay for them.

They’ve been a long time coming, but fireworks finally returned to Pottstown’s signature Fourth of July celebration Wednesday night, fending off a thunderstorm to create a little thunder of its own.

The weather was hot but clear for the parade down High Street and for much of the GoFourth! Festival which featured bands, beer and bubbles among other entertainments.

But as the afternoon wore on, the sky darkened and a forecast that gave 99 percent chance of rain seemed to have once again cursed the efforts to set fire to the sky for the Fourth of July.

Despite the rain beginning while it was still light, the organizers held fast and moved the time for the show up to “9 p.m. sharp” as they announced on Twitter and their Facebook page.

“We were worried about the weather, no question. But Russell Lawrence, from International Fireworks told us that unless there’s a flood or lightning, the show will go on, so it kind of took the decision out of our hands,” said Amy Francis, one of several organizers who staged this year’s second annual GoFourth! Festival.

The entire day, from parade, to festival to fireworks was a

“The whole community really seems to have signed on with this festival, now that we brought back the fireworks.”

DYLAN BRANDT — FOR DIGITAL FIRST MEDIA Fireworks returned to Memorial Park for the first time in several years Wednesday night, even though the rain scared some away.