The second annual Light Up the Sky Fourth of July Celebration sponsored by the Los Banos Downtown Association was held Saturday, July 2, at the Henry Miller Plaza. The festivities began at 1 p.m. with live music, beer booths, food vendors, arts and crafts, carnival rides and a firework show. To pay for the event, the association received money from various sponsors as well as sales from the firework booth the association receives as part of the city of Los Banos firework booth ordinance. The mission of the Los Banos Downtown Association is for the Los Banos downtown to be a place to go for doing diversified business, from professional needs to dining, retail and entertainment. The association is currently working with the city of Los Banos and downtown property owners to make the downtown a destination.

Gene Lieb