Thursday, July 3, 2014

Area fireworks displays scheduled

At least two local fireworks displays have been promoted for Independence Day.

Tolu will present its fifth annual Fourth of July Blowout on Friday at the community center. Giveaways include a 46-inch flatscreen television, a handmade quilt and $100 gift card. Concessions begin at 4 p.m. Fireworks begin after dark. All proceeds go to benefit the Tolu Community Center.

Meantime, Salem Baptist Church will host its own celebration from 6 to 9  p.m. Friday at the Christian Life Center. There will be free barbecue, back-seat lawnmower races, music, games and inflatables. Fireworks begin at dusk.

Other area fireworks displays

Today
  • "Sparks along the River" at Venture River Waterpark in Eddyville, 9 p.m.
  • Moors Resort on Kentucky Lake, dusk.
Friday
  • The Homeplace Smoke Balloon at Land Between the Lakes, 4 p.m.
  • Lake Barkley State Park, dusk.
  • Fireworks from Kentucky Dam Marina, dusk.
  • "Blast Over Kuttawa Harbor” shot from Old Kuttawa Beach, 9 p.m.
Saturday
  • Kenlake Marina in Aurora, dusk.
  • "Thunder Over Eddy Bay" at Eddy Creek Marina Resort, 9:30 p.m.