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Firework Complaint Season Begins As Dogs Panic, Owners Overreact, and Gary From Down the Street Lights M-80s at 2AM

GROVE CITY, OH — As July approaches, Grove City enters its annual tradition of explosive noise, trembling dogs, emotional Facebook posts, and one guy named Gary who believes true freedom requires lighting military-grade fireworks every night until Labor Day. Local dogs have begun their standard evasive maneuvers — hiding under couches, crawling into hampers, and vanishing behind toilets — while their humans prepare social media drafts titled “Please Think of the Fur Babies” and “Your Fireworks Are a Personal Attack on My Rescue Puggle.” ...

June 24, 2025 · 2 min · 306 words · Editor-in-chief, Grove City Growler