The Fourth of July is right around the corner; and three of four available Fireworks Booth slots are spoken for in Escalon. The sale and use of Safe and Sane fireworks is allowed in the city.

The Escalon Parks Foundation, which automatically receives a booth, will be located again in the Escalon Shopping Center parking lot, 2251Jackson Ave., Escalon.

Also selected to host booths this year were Trinity Church Assembly of God, with its booth to be set up in the Vineyard Square Shopping Center, 1900 McHenry Ave.; and the Escalon High Sports Boosters will have a booth set up in the solar panel parking lot on the high school campus, corner of Escalon-Bellota Road and Yosemite Avenue.

City Manager Jaylen French said those three groups and locations are set, with sales of the Safe and Sane fireworks allowed to begin on Saturday, June 28 and run through midnight on Friday, July 4.

Van Allen Parents Club, which also was awarded a booth in the drawing through the city, confirmed that they will not be hosting a booth this year, said French.

“There is another group that is interested in the fourth booth and is exploring their ability to complete everything in time,” the city manager added. “When we learned that Van Allen Parents Club would not be hosting, the City reached out to the other group that applied originally but was not selected in the lottery.”