It’s an instrument to sing along with so we sing and play.”Īlthough Brustad didn’t know it at the time, The Ukuladies were born five years ago. “Everything we do is singing and playing,” Brustad said. The only genre they don’t play is jazz, said The Ukuladies Director Karla Brustad. One of their favorite requests is to perform Hawaiian luau music. They’ve also shared their large repertoire of oldies and Elvis tunes, John Denver sets and country and western music at the Ramona Senior Center, First Congregational Church of Ramona, the Republican Women of California-Intermountain Club and the Ramona Pioneer Historical Society. In the past week, the women, ranging in age from 50 to 80, have performed at the Ramona Tree Lighting and the San Diego Country Estates Tree Lighting ceremonies. The group of a dozen women - all from Ramona - sing along while strumming ukuleles at special events and club activities.
When done, shovel up the remains and soak them before disposing.Not every town can say it has a singing group like Ramona’s The Ukuladies. Shoot off one at a time and walk away quickly after igniting, she said, and never relight or handle a malfunctioned firework. Osborn encouraged having a bucket or hose nearby in case of fire or explosion. The person responsible for the fireworks should avoid alcohol. Osborn suggested giving small children glow sticks or colorful streamers instead.įor those planning to shoot off fireworks, Heckman urged finding a flat, hard, level surface away from structures and other things that could catch fire. Sparklers often are blamed for burns to children under age 5. I’ve seen people who have significant facial injuries.”Ĭhildren under 15 make up nearly one-third of those injured by fireworks. Tiffany Osborn, an emergency room physician at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. “I have seen people who have blown off fingers,” said Dr. Finger, hand and leg injuries are common, too. About three-quarters of injuries happened in the period around the Fourth of July.Ībout one-third of the injuries were to the head, face, ears or eyes. Consumer Product Safety Commission reports that in 2022, 10,200 people were treated at emergency rooms and 11 deaths were blamed on fireworks. Firefighters, medics and local police dragged the victims from the area to safety, and four people were taken to hospitals - two with serious injuries, Northwest Consolidated Fire District Chief Todd Maxton said in a statement. Late Saturday night, firefighters and medics were called to Lexington Township, a suburb of Kansas City, Kansas, for reports of a shed on fire and arrived to find fireworks actively exploding from the burning shed and several people lying injured on the ground. ARE FIREWORKS DANGEROUS?ĭespite widespread education efforts, thousands of Americans are badly injured by fireworks each year, and this year is no exception. It helps that the Fourth of July is on a Tuesday, creating essentially a four-day weekend. Sales are expected to rise another $100 million this year, the association said. It shocked the industry, to be quite honest with you.” “They were firing off fireworks all of 2020.
“People went to the fireworks store beginning Memorial Day weekend and they just didn’t stop,” said Julie Heckman, executive director of the American Pyrotechnics Association.
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