Sugar House fireworks will go on

SALT LAKE CITY — The annual fireworks show is back on at Sugarhouse Park.

The Salt Lake City Council voted Tuesday night to contribute $15,000 to help the Fourth of July fireworks show continue this year.

"The Sugar House fireworks have been part of our community as long as many of us can remember," said Soren Simonsen, who represents the area on the City Council. "As government funding sources have dwindled, it is inspiring to see how important this event has become to the community, and the many businesses and residents who have stepped forward in large ways and small to keep the tradition going."

Scott Workman, the volunteer organizer of the fireworks show, announced last month that the event had been canceled due to a lack of funds.

RC Willey since has stepped forward with a $25,000 donation to help keep the program going.

"I'm overwhelmed," Workman said. "I went from a low to a high about the fireworks program. I'm so thankful for RC Willey stepping in to save a decades-old tradition."

— Jared Page