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Fireworks return to Aitkin Saturday night; local businesses and donation boxes helped fund display
Summary
Organizers say fireworks will be held at 10:00 p.m. Saturday and were funded by donations and local sponsors; Mallett credited businesses and cited about 20 donation-box locations and specific sponsors who underwrote the display.
Stephanie Mallett said fireworks are scheduled for 10:00 p.m. Saturday as the festival's evening finale. "10PM on Saturday night, we are bringing fireworks," she said, and described a fundraising effort involving donation boxes placed in roughly 20 local businesses and corporate sponsorship.
Mallett singled out Rosalini's Pizza for underwriting a substantial portion of the fireworks cost and named sponsors including Mid Minnesota Federal Credit Union, Paul Bunyan Communications, American Pete Technology and Timberlake Septic Services. She said the donation boxes were crafted by DAC volunteers and thanked local businesses and sponsors for making the fireworks and many events possible.
