Fireworks around Portage County this July 4

- Roger Gordon.

Aurora’s annual Independence Day celebration will take place on Friday, July 4. There will be a full day of activities, entertainment and family fun. The day will begin with the Fun Run 1 Mile and 5K at Bicentennial Park. The 1 Mile starts at 8 a.m. followed by the 5K at 8:30 a.m. Registration is available in advance at runsignup.com with Early Bird pricing ending June 20. Walk-up registration will open at 7 a.m. on race morning.

Around Edinburg: VBS starting up, soccer kicking off and celebrating local 4-H stars

- Cathy Klein.

Edinburg United Church will hold its Vacation Bible School from 6 to 8 p.m. each night from July 7-11. This year’s theme is “True North: Trusting Jesus in a Wild World” and is open to kids entering kindergarten through eighth grade. Activities will include games, crafts and stories that point kids to Jesus. Edinburg United Church is located at 4081 Rock Spring Rd.

One for the Books: Going somewhere?

- Mary Louise Ruehr.

If you’re planning to head off for a vacation this year, especially to a foreign land, here’s some travel advice from several experienced sources, including The Points Guy and the PBS travel guy. “How to Win at Travel” was written by Brian Kelly, known online as The Points Guy. This is a pretty comprehensive volume of practical advice for both the seasoned traveler and the novice. “The goal of this book,” he writes, “is to give you the knowledge to […]

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