At top, the skies above Gas were filled with dazzling explosions of color Thursday as part of Gerry Diltz’s annual fireworks show. At middle, a handful of hearty competitors headed to Elks Lake for a hot dog eating contest. At middle right, David Brown finished off 12 hot dogs in 15 minutes to win his grand prize, a 2-liter bottle of soda. At bottom, Keith Kinzle, from foreground, Andrew Garber and Devin Kinzle compete in the Elks’ annual Ed Hendrix Memorial Fishing Derby.