Western Winter Blast 29 - February 15-18, 2018 Thur Fri Sat Sun

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1 Thur Fri Sat Sun Registration - Express (pre-registered only) 9am - 9pm 9am - 9pm 9am - 6pm as needed Registration - Full Service (payments, etc.) 9-NOON, 2-5, NOON, 2-5, NOON, 2-5 as needed Trade Show 12 pm - 4 pm 10 am - 4 pm 10 am - 4 pm Noon - 4 pm Safety Orientation Meeting 4:00 pm, and again at 7:00 pm (if necessary) Class B Safety Certification 5:30 PM 5:30 PM 5:30 PM 5:30 PM Class C Vending ** 5 pm-9:30 pm 5 pm-10:00 pm 5 pm-10:00 pm 5 pm-9:30 pm Open Shooting * 6 pm-10 pm 6-7:30, 8:30-10:30pm 6-7:30, 8:30-10:30pm 6 pm-10 pm Afterglow Quality Inn All seminars will be held at SARA Park 10 pm - Whenever ** "C" tent will close during displays * Open shooting for Class C & B will close during displays. Open shooting will resume for Class C & B (separately) at the discretion of the Safety Chair Full Service Registration will be open Wed 2pm-5pm for staff and early arrivals.

2 Friday Western Winter Blast 29 - February 15-18, 2018 PIT Crew Program Kickoff Class C Fireworks Overview and Safety Chemistry and Physics of Fireworks Build an inert Aerial Shell Painting with Smoke Rainbow of Fire Fun with Sparklers and Spinning Things Product Selection and Testing Saturday PIT Crew Schedule Time Duration Presented by Site 9:30 AM Donuts 30 min Bill Stevenson PIT Crew Tent provided 10:00 AM 30 min Jared Jensen PIT Crew Tent 10:30 AM 1 hour Bill Stevenson PIT Crew Tent 1:00 PM 2 hours Jared Jensen PIT Crew Tent 4:00 PM 2 hours Bill Stevenson PIT Crew Tent 5:00 PM 1 hour Bruce Beck PIT Crew Tent 6:00 PM 1 hour Bruce Beck Class C Firing Line 8:00 PM 2 hour Pit Crew Staff Class C Tent 109 Choreography and Soundtrack Design Basics 9:00 AM 1.5 hours Todd Hall PIT Crew Tent 110 Build a 12:00 Lunch Girandola Provided 1.5 hours Bill Stevenson PIT Crew Tent 111 Lancework 1:30 PM 2 hours Lynden King PIT Crew Tent 112 Survey Class C Product Donations and Plan Display 4:00 PM 2 hours Everyone PIT Crew Tent 113 Sunday Toys Gone Pyro 6:00 PM 1 hour Jared Jensen Class C Firing Line Assemble 114 Donated Product 9:00 PM 3 hours Everyone PIT Crew & 115 Set up PIT Crew Display 1:00 PM Everyone PIT Crew & 116 Cremora Fireballs 5:00 PM Bill Stevenson PIT Crew Public Display 7:30 PM SHOWTIME!!

3 Thursday SITE SETUP 9:00 AM till Done WPA Members and Families SARA Winterblast Registration - Express (pre-registered only) 9am - 9pm WB Staff SARA Winterblast Registration - Full Service (payments, forms, etc.) 9-NOON, 2-5, 6-8 WB Staff SARA Trade Show Noon - 4 PM Vendors SARA B-Mag Open 10 AM - 3 PM Container 1 *1 1/2 & 2 Large Caliber Candles 1:00 PM 1.5 Hours Bruce Rosten Tent 2 2a Taking Great Fireworks Photos-Part I 1:00 PM 1 hour Chuck Sloan Tent 1 3 Pyrotechnics from the Ground Up 2:15 PM 2 Hours Joe Madziarczyk Tent 1 4 *Building Pyrotechnic Wheels 3:00 PM 2 Hours Kurt Medlin Tent 2 5 What the heck is up with WPA Accounting? 4:30 PM 1.5 hours Jane Anderson, Amanda Nixon Tent 1 Safety Orientation Meeting* 4:30 PM 1 hour WB Staff Safety Tent 6 *Class B Shooter Certification 5:30 PM ~30 min Greg Dandurand Bleachers Class C Vending 5:00 PM - 9:30 PM Vendors* Class-C Tent Open Shooting 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM Safety SARA B-Mag Open 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM Security Container 7 *Open WASP Workshop (ends 30' prior to Public Display) 4:00 PM 3.0 hours Steve Wilson, Cliff Pearson WASP Tent 2nd Safety Orientation Meeting (if missed the 5:30 time) 7:00 PM ~30 Min WB Staff Hospitality Tent Demo 7:30 PM ~30 Min Acme Fireworks, Big Sky Fireworks Afterglow 10:00 PM??? WPA and Sponsors Quality Inn * Must be 18 yrs old

4 Friday Winterblast Registration - Express (pre-registered only) 9am - 9pm WB Staff SARA Winterblast Registration - Full Service (payments, forms, etc.) 9-NOON, 2-5, 6-8 WB Staff SARA Trade Show 10 AM - 5 PM Vendors SARA B-Mag Open 10 AM - 3 PM Security Container 8a PGI Shooters Class 8:00 AM 5 hours Steve McDanal, Micki McDanal Tent 1 9 *Mines - $5 material fee 9:00 AM 2 hours Mike Garrett, Gina Pappini, Todd Hall 10 Rocket Tales 9:30 AM 1 hour Al Stahler Hospitality 11 New Member Orientation 10:30 AM 30 min Chuck Eriksen, Dennis Miele Hospitality Entrance 12 *Walking Tour of Manufacturing Area 11:00 AM 30 min Bill Ryan Mfs Entrance 13 *Walking Tour of Firing Lines 11:30 AM 30 min Greg Dandurand Mfs Entrance 14 *4" ball Shells - $5 Materials fee 11:30 AM 2.5 hours Maureen "Spike" Dwinnel & Co. Tent 2 15 Spolettes - Standard and Alternative Methods 1:30 PM 1 hour Mike Swisher Hospitality 2a Taking Great Fireworks Photos - Part I 1:15 PM 1 hour Chuck Sloan Tent 1 8b *PGI Display Fireworks Operator Certification Course- Part 2 Tent 2 2:00 PM 2 hours Steve McDanal, Micki McDanal B-Line 16 Introduction to Making Girandolas 2:30 PM 1 hour Kurt Medlin Tent 1 17 *Making Whistle and Strobe Fuels 2:30 PM 2 Hours Ben Smith Tent 2 18 Simplefire/Mongoose 3:45 PM 1.5 hours Don Kark, Neil Larson Tent 1 19 Care and Feeding of the WASP 4:00 PM 1.5 hours Jim Widmann, Ned Gorski WASP Tent 20 Moapa Update 5:00 PM 1 Hour Joe Wright Hospitality Safety Orientation Meeting 4:00 PM ~30 min WB Staff Bleachers 6 *Class B Shooting Certification 5:30 PM ~30 min Greg Dandurand Safety tent 7 *Open WASP Workshop (ends 30' prior to Public Display) 4:00:00 PM 3.0 hours Jim Widmann WASP Tent Class C Vending 5:00-7:30, after PD-10:00 Vendors C-Tent Open Shooting 6:00 PM - 10:30 PM Safety SARA B-Mag Open 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM Container 2nd Safety Orientation Meeting (if missed the 4:30 time) 7:00 PM WB Staff Hospitality Tent 1st Public Display 7:30 PM 1 hour Arc Pyrotechnics Teaser, Jakes, Northwest Pyrotechnic Assn. Vortex Fireworks Artists, The Great Wall of AM Pyro Afterglow 10:00 PM??? Quality Inn * Must be at least 18 yrs old, long pants, closed toed shoes required

5 Saturday Pancake Breakfast by the local BoyScouts of America 8:00 AM 2 hours BSA of Lake Havasu Hospitality Tent Winterblast Registration - Express (pre-registered only) 9am - 6pm WB Staff SARA Winterblast Registration - Full Service (payments, forms, etc.) 9-NOON, 2-5 WB Staff SARA Trade Show 10 AM - 5 PM Vendors SARA B-Mag Open 10 AM - 3 PM Security Container 21 WPA General Business Meeting, Election & Awards 10:00 AM 2 hours WPA Officers & Members Bleachers 2b Taking Great Fireworks Photos HD Review - Part 2 12:00 PM 2 hours Chuck Sloan Tent 1 22 *Maltese Bebbux Shell Building 12:30 PM 2 hours Mitch Piatt Tent 2 23 *Stinger Rockets 1:00 PM 2 hours Ben Smith Hospitality 11 New Member Orientation 1:30 PM 30 mins Chuck Eriksen, Dennis Miele Hospitality Entrance 12 *Walking Tour of Manufacturing Area 2:00 PM 30 mins Bill Ryan Mfr. Entrance 24 Bowling Ball Cannon 2:15 PM 1 Hour Bruce Steyding Tent 1, then field 13 *Walking Tour of Firing Lines 2:30 PM 30 mins Greg Dandurand Mfr Entrance 25 Glitter effects 3:00 PM 2 hours Robert Winokur Tent 1 26 *Black Powder Rockets For Beginners ($3.00 fee) 3:00 PM 2.5 hours Steve Majdali, Kurt Medlin Tent 2 27 Member Showcase Deadline to apply for approval (rockets and non-shell devices) 3:15 PM Blue Parish (drop form in envelope in mfg day box) 28 Building Big Shells 3:15 PM 2 Hours Amber Mayfield Hospitality 29 Boom Town - Saturday Night at the Movies 5:30 PM 30 minutes John LeCompte, Cassorla Brothers Tent 1 Safety Orientation Meeting 4:00 PM ~30 min WB Staff Bleachers 6 Class B Shooting Certification * 5:30 PM ~30 min Greg Dandurand Safety tent 7 *Open WASP Workshop (ends 30' prior to Public Display) 4:00 PM 3.0 hours Ned Gorski WASP Tent Class C Vending 5:00-7:30, after PD-10:00 Vendors C-Tent Open Shooting (Closed during Public Display) 6:00 PM - 10:30 PM Safety SARA B-Mag Open 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM Security Container Main Public Display 2 (Open shooting closed for duration of display) 7:30 PM 1 hour Spirit of 76, Passed Member Tribute, Grand Public Display - Devastating Pyrotechnics 2nd Safety Orientation Meeting (if missed the 5:30 time) 7:00 PM if necessary Afterglow 10:00 PM??? WPA and Sponsors Quality Inn Winterblast Auction 10:00 PM 2 Hrs Kief Adler, Greg Dandurand Afterglow * Must be 18 yrs old

6 Sunday Winterblast Registration - Express (pre-registered only) as needed WB Staff SARA Winterblast Registration - Full Service (payments, forms, etc.) as needed WB Staff SARA Trade Show Noon - 4 PM Vendors SARA B-Mag Open every hour, on the hour, for 15 minutes till 3 PM 12 PM - 3 PM Container 30 *Rinfasciature 10:00 AM 2 hours Ned Gorski Hospitality 31 Pyro Pixie Dust Disney Fireworks Show Development 11:00 AM 1.5 Kevin Kelley Tent 1 32 *Jackalopes Girandola Build 1200 PM 2.5 hours Jackalopes Tent 2 33 World Record Aerial Shell: The Design, Construction, and Display 1:00 PM 1.5 Jim Widmann Tent 1 34 *Whistle or Strobe Rocket Make and Take 3:00 PM 2 Hours Ben Smith Tent 2 35 By the Rockets Red Glare 3:00 PM 1 Hour Joel Baechle Tent 1 27 Member Showcase: Deadline to sign up and reserve a spot and deliver product 3:15 PM Blue Parish sign up sheets or deliver in mfg day box 36 New Formula and Pyro Effects Design 4:15 PM 1 hour Winokur Tent 1 Safety Orientation Meeting (if necessary) 4:00 PM ~30 min WB Staff Bleachers 6 Class B Shooting Certification (must be 18 years old) 5:30 PM Greg Dandurand Safety tent Class C Vending 5:00 PM - 9:30 PM Vendors SARA Open Shooting 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM Safety SARA B-Mag Open 5 PM - 9:30 PM Security Container Members Showcase & Closing Show (Open shooting closed for duration of display) 7:30 PM ~1 hour PIT - Pyros in Training Members Showcase Arc Pyrotechnics Afterglow 10:00 PM Till Dawn WPA and Sponsors Quality Inn Monday Tear down and clean up at SARA 9 AM - When Done! WPA Members & Families SARA If you are able, PLEASE stay for a few hours Monday morning and help us clean up! As always, each person will receive lunch and an equal share of the clean-up fee! (A $20 clean-up fee was added to all registrations. Each member that stays until the storage container is locked will receive an equal share of the total fees collected, less labor paid for.) * Must be 18 yrs old