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\"Fireworks
Fireworks light up the sky for the Fourth of July celebration at the Ute Mountain Casino. Sam Green\/Special to The Journal<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

The Ute Mountain Casino and Hotel put on its annual fireworks show Tuesday night in Towaoc and threw in food vendors, carnival rides and music.<\/p>\n

The celebration included free parking for the day of fun. The band Fenders II played from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., and the King of Queens took over the stage until 9 p.m. Fireworks followed at dusk.<\/p>\n

Mancos, Dove Creek, Cortez and Telluride also planned celebrations on July Fourth.<\/p>\n

Cortez will host fun events in Parque de Vida on the Fourth ahead of the fireworks display.<\/p>\n

From 4:30 p.m.-6 p.m., Four Corners Community Band will hold a concert in Centennial Park.<\/p>\n

At 7 p.m., live band Flashback will play in Parque de Vida until the fireworks begin about 9 p.m.<\/p>\n

Cortez Fire Protection District will be in charge of the fireworks display again this year.<\/p>\n

Capt. Staton Jeter spoke with The Journal about the fireworks display this year.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe now have a StarFire Controller. Each (firework) gets wired up individually to the cue board that goes to this controller that we\u2019re able to wire up to with speaker wire and then run it from a safe distance,\u201d Jeter said.<\/p>\n

A cool feature of this type of controller is the ability to run a scripted show that syncs the fireworks to music. They hope to work up to doing shows like these in future years, Jeter said.<\/p>\n

\"Families
Families set up to watch the Ute Mountain Casino fireworks Monday night. Sam Green\/Special to The Journal<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The
The fireworks begin at the Ute Mountain Casino Monday night. Sam Green\/Special to The Journal<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Fireworks
Fireworks light up the sky for the Fourth of July celebration at the Ute Mountain Casino. Sam Green\/Special to The Journal<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

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