Great Lakes Loons list 12 fireworks nights on 2010 promotional schedule

By Hugh Bernreuter | The Saginaw News

February 27, 2010, 1:54PM

Details: Twelve fireworks shows, eight Dollar Family Feast Night Tuesdays and six Tigers Legends Series games are amongst the highlights of the Great Lakes Loons 2010 promotional calendar.

Chemical Bank $1 Family Feast Nights take place at each Tuesday home game. Fans can purchase hot dogs, ice cream sandwiches and 12 oz. Coke products for just $1 each.

Returning in 2010 are the wildly popular fireworks nights, powered by Dow Corning.  The first of the twelve fireworks nights is Saturday, May 7.

Farm Bureau Insurance will be the presenting sponsor of three Sunday Youth Baseball Clinics (May 16, June 6 and June 27), complete with baseball instruction from Loons' players.  Farm Bureau also returns as the presenting sponsor of Kids Run the Bases, following every Sunday afternoon home game.

The Loons will be highlighting their partnership with the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday, August 7 with Dodgertown Midland Celebration Night. Dodgers-themed promotions will take place throughout the game and the evening will end with a fireworks show, powered by Dow Corning.

Several national entertainment acts will appear at the ballpark, including Team Ghost Riders (May 8), the Amazing Christopher tribute to the King of Pop (June 4), Quick Change (July 4) and the Chicago Bull's Bucket Boys (August 20).

Other exciting promotional events and theme nights for 2010 include High School Spirit nights when area high schools show their school spirit at Dow Diamond and compete for a grant from the Michigan Baseball Foundation. Participating schools include Sanford Meridian (April 11), Nouvel Catholic Central (April 12), Bay City All Saints (April 13), Coleman (April 15), Midland High (April 23), Bullock Creek (April 24), Bay City Western (April 25), Bay City Central (May 4) and Midland Dow (May 5).

Other exciting promotional events and theme nights for 2010 include two School Kids Day Games (May 6 and 20), Family Picnic Olympics (May 31), Polar Bear Club Night (April 15), College Night (April 16), five F.P. Horak poster giveaway nights (April 16, May 15, June 16, August 1 and August 23), Raining Money Night presented by Chemical Bank (July 23) and Star Wars Night (August 21).