BAY MINETTE, Alabama —  There’s a recipe for a successful Fourth of July in Bay Minette.

 Begin with family and friends, add your favorite barbecue food group, and of course, the secret ingredient — fireworks.  

 The hot blaze of summer was cooled off by an afternoon shower. Fortunately, the rain didn’t stop the evening’s fireworks show.  Folks wanting the best seat in town filled up the VIP parking spaces around the Baldwin County Intermediate School.

 As always the Bay Minette Rotary Club’s Forth of July Fireworks didn’t disappoint.