those who would like to park their cars and

those who would like to park their cars and tailgate.

“What we’d also like to encourage is for businesses to have prime spots if they’d like to set up a hospitality tent,” said Burke, who is thinking that perhaps local real estate agents, contractors and others would take advantage of this for a taxdeductible donation.

“We will offer different levels of sponsorship for this area,” added Burke, who said they would be recognized in a program for helping to fund the event.

Aside from a place to park,. Burke is encouraging everyone to think about ways they might want to help. “1 want to offer the nonprofits the first opportunity if they want to sell hot dogs or snow cones,” he said. “We’ll make sure that they all aren’t selling the same thing.”

Vendors will be more than welcome to set up stations and groups like RappFLOW and the. Rappahannock League for Environmental Protection will be encouraged to have information available there as well.

Burke is optimistic that as the word gets out that groups like the Boy Scouts or 4-H clubs or The Lions Club will step forward and offer to run games like sack races and other activities for people to do before the fireworks. Also, they wifi need help with parking.

“There’s room for a hot air balloon,” said Burke with a broad grin, “and a moonbounce.” Burke even has ideas about a display of antique cars.

And the fireworks. That’s where Burke shines. He has been working with fireworks for more than 25 years and ironically he and Gary Settle were certified in the same year, 2001, that the decision was made to stop the event. They are both certified pyrotechnics.

“We used to help Hubie Gilkey with this years ago,” said Burke.

A major fund raiser for the Sperryville Volunteer Fire Department, Burke and his committee are prepared to launch the return of the fireworks in a big way.