Sparktacular Celebration

The community is invited to visit the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus on New Year's Eve for Faribanks Curling Lions 22nd annual Sparktacular Celebration. Fireworks will be launched from UAF's West Ridge Saturday, December 31 at 8 p.m.

University fire and police department will provide logistical suport for the event and will close roads and ski trails near the staging area at 7:30 p.m.

Both Thompson Drive and West Tanana Drive will be open to vehicle and pedestiran traffic. The UAF Police Department is also encouraging drivers to turn right as they exit the campus parking lots after the event. Visit UAF www.uafnews.com for a compkete map of open and closed areas. Watch for signs and emergency personnel on the day of the event for additional guidence.

The University of Alaska Musueum of the North will serve free hot cocoa and cookies, while supplies last. The musuem galleries will be open to the public at no charge from 7-9 p.m.

The Alaska railroad trains travel through the area between 7:30 and 9 p.m. Alaska Railroad officals request that spectators, both pedestrian and those on snowmachines, remain clear of the railroad tracks for safty reasons.