Waynesburg’s Lions Club and Community Park will be hosting their annual “Music and Fireworks” show on Saturday, Sept. 7, with the event coming over two months after their delay following their original date being canceled.

     Bill Koast, who serves as the president of the Lions Club, spoke on the specifics that are taking place at the event and the type of turnout they are expecting for the day.

     “We have the car show, of course. The Lions Club is having a concession. There will be a DJ through the car show, and then the band starts at 5:30 with the fireworks afterwards,” Koast said, while also remarking on how important it is to have events like these littered through Waynesburg. “They [the events] are very important to Greene County, especially the Waynesburg area. Next year will be our tenth year, and this past year was probably the best year we had in regard to attendance. During one of those concerts, that park is packed.”

     Ted Chapman, who will be working the event for Lions Park this weekend, had similar beliefs about the importance this event serves towards everybody who comes in throughout the day.

     “We have done a Fourth of July celebration since 1992, so it’s a long-standing, established tradition with the Lions Club. We’ve had the car show involved with it on that day for 19 years. We’ve been doing this for years, and it’s just become an accepted practice in Greene County and we have a very good turnout,” Chapman said. 

     According to the flyer posted on the Lions Club Facebook page, the event will begin at 12 p.m. with the aforementioned car show, then transition into the food stands, as well as the 50/50 auction. For the latter portion of the event at 5:30-8, music will begin with the band, the Part Time Cowboys, and the fireworks show occurring after that. 

     Speaking to the reason for a Fourth of July event occurring in the fall, Chapman was very blunt about what has caused this celebration to move into the school year.

     “This year, the weather did not cooperate, so we have to get rid of those fireworks somehow,” Chapman said. 

     “It’s always a good day for the entire Greene County area to be able to get together and participate and have fun,” according to Chapman, with the event to come bringing in “thousands of people” throughout the day. Details on how to get to the park and the other attractions can be found on the organization’s Facebook page.