Community Sparktacular Celebration
Community Sparktacular Celebration
Submitted by Carla Browning
Phone: 907-474-7778
12/19/07
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The community is invited to visit the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus on New Year’s Eve for the 18th annual Sparktacular Celebration. Fireworks will be launched from UAF’s West Ridge Monday, Dec. 31 at 8 p.m.
University fire and police departments will provide logistical support for the event and will close Thompson Drive from Geist Road to the roundabout at 7 p.m. to provide access for emergency vehicles. The roundabout will remain open.
The areas of Tanana Loop and Yukon Drive nearest the fireworks staging area at the overlook pullout on West Ridge will be closed to vehicle and pedestrian traffic at 7 p.m. Motorists will have access the UAF campus from North Tanana Drive, Alumni Drive and Sheep Creek Road.
The University of Alaska Museum of the North will serve free hot cocoa and cookies. The museum galleries will be open to the public at no charge from 7-9 p.m.
Alaska Railroad trains travel through the area between 7:30 and 9 p.m. Alaska Railroad officials request that spectators, both pedestrian and those on snowmachines, remain clear of the railroad tracks for safety reasons.
The Sparktacular event is organized by Mike Thomas, owner of University Chevron, and is sponsored by the following Fairbanks community groups and businesses.
| Fairbanks Curling Lions | Midnight Sun Lions |
| University Chevron | NAPA Auto Parts |
| Midnight Sun Lions | American Tire and Auto |
| Fairbanks Youth Sports | Dunlap Insurance Agency |
| Sourdough Fuel and Petro Star | Mt. McKinley Bank |
| Tanana Valley Television Fox 7/CBS 13 | Sani-Can of Fairbanks |
| Bowers Office Products | AutoTrim Design |
| Interior Towing and Salvage | University of Alaska Fairbanks |
CONTACT: Carla Browning, UAF public information officer, at 907-474-7778 or via e-mail at carla.browning@uaf.edu.