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ConnectionSUMMER 2014 Slide into Summer with 4thFEST page 2 2-3 4-5 6 7 8-9 10 11 12 -13 14 15 4thFEST Big Slide City Council Neighbors / Projects Water Performing Library Farmers’ Community Polling & Sewer Arts Market 2 CORALVILLE CONNECTION 4TH FEST thCoralville Fireworks Sparkle! FEST Friday, July 4 | Dark AN After the Iowa City Community Band’s 8:30 pm performance, fireworks light up the DAY TRADITION night in S.T. Morrison Park! S Set the Pace June 28, July 3-6 4thFEST 5K C Run/Walk S.T. Morrison Park | 1500 block between 7th and 8th Streets Coralville | www.coralville.org/4thFEST H Thursday, July 3 3:00 pm-dark Food vendors 4:00 pm-11:00 pm Carnival by Superior Carnival Saturday, June 28 | 8:00 am 5:00-7:00 pm Farmers’ Market (corner of 8th St. and 14th Ave.) $15 early registration (by June 20) E 6:30 pm Free concert: The Recliners $20 regular/same day registration 8:00 pm Free concert: Jefferson Starship Awards to overall male and female Friday, July 4 winners, and to top three in each 7:00-10:00 am Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast age group (19 and under, 20-29, D (at Northwest Junior High) 30-39, 40-49, 50+) 10:00 am Parade 10:00 am-11:00 pm Carnival by Superior Carnival 11:00 am-3:00 pm 1876 Schoolhouse open (310 5th St.) U Noon-dark Food vendors 2:00-8:00 pm American Legion Bingo Firecracker (at S.T. Morrison Hilltop Shelter) 3:00-8:30 pm Games and demonstrations L 8:30 pm Free concert: Iowa City Community Band kids mini Dark Fireworks marathon Saturday, July 5 E Noon-11:00 pm Carnival by Superior Carnival Sunday, July 6 1:00 pm-11:00 pm Carnival by Superior Carnival Saturday, June 28 | 8:45 am Times and events are subject to change For little striders up to age 8. Free. Hills Bank MidWestOne ™ and Trust Company PRESENTED BY Bank www.coralville.org/4thFEST5K Member FDIC Blast Off with JEFFERSON STARSHIP FREE CONCERT Thursday, July 3 l 8:00 pm l S.T. Morrison Park march on Friday, July 4 | 10:00 am Now in its 32nd year, the annual 4thFEST parade features over 120 entries ranging from bands and floats to walkers, clowns, and horses. Thousands will gather with blankets and lawn chairs in S.T. Morrison Park on the evening of July 3rd to take in Jefferson Starship’s psyche- delic and electric folk music against the July backdrop of a Midwest firefly light show. The band Jefferson Starship descended from Jefferson PLAY Airplane, who performed at Monterey and Woodstock, at Altamont with the Rolling Stones, and shared the bill countless times with Grateful Dead and Janis Joplin. Their music helped define a generation focused on civil rights, environmental awareness, and anti-war activism. Their landmark albums Dragonfly and Red Octopus catapulted them to the top of the charts twice in 1975. Advance tickets sold at City Hall, Library, and Jefferson Starship was created by Paul Kantner, Rock Recreation Center through July 2 at 5 pm and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and Jefferson Airplane founder; and David Freiberg, former Jefferson Airplane $15 for 20 tickets (advance) member and co-founder of the legendary Quicksilver $20 for 20 tickets (at the gate) Messenger Service. Jefferson Starship celebrates their 40th anniversary in 2014. Jefferson Starship is fronted by acclaimed singer Cathy Richardson, star of Love, Janis. Long time drummer Donny Baldwin, keyboard/bassist Chris Smith, and guitarist Jude Gold of JGB, formerly the Jerry Garcia Band, round out the lineup. The band continues to perform their repertoire of hits spanning all eras of their existence, including “Jane,” “Somebody To Love,” “Miracles,” “White Rabbit,” “Volunteers,” “Count On Me,” “Find Your Way Back,” “Wooden Ships,” “Today,” “Lather,” “Crown of Creation,” and many more. www.coralville.org 319.248.1700 4 CORALVILLE CONNECTION 4THEFEST “Reggie Eckhoff’s application for a permit to build a ‘Big Slide’ amusement device on his property on Highway 6 was tabled. However, [Coralville] council members Tuesday indicated they would have no objection to the project providing Eckhoff submitted a plot locating the $55,000 slide with a proper setback from the highway, along with approved access from the Iowa Highway Commission.” –IOWA CITY PRESS CITIZEN (12 September 1968, p. 2) do you THE 40-FOOT HIGH STRUCTURE featured REMEMBER THE 12 lanes divided by a wide 52-step lighted stairwell. For $0.15 per ride or $0.25 Big Slide into summer with free inflatable for two, riders sat on carpet Slide slide rides, weather permitting. pieces to make the trip down Sunday, May 18 3:00-5:00 pm S.T. Morrison Park Makes Sunday, June 8 6:00-8:00 pm Brown Deer Golf Club the slide, reaching speeds of Special up to 25 miles per hour. When Thursday, June 12 6:00-8:00 pm S.T. Morrison Park Summer Tuesday, June 17 6:00-8:00 pm North Ridge Park night set in, the dew would Appearances Thursday, June 26 6:00-8:00 pm S.T. Morrison Park slow the riders’ descent, despite the carpets. 4THFEST CORALVILLE CONNECTION 5 Longtime area residents may recall the Big Slide, a large amusement park-style ride, as a local landmark for a brief period of time. Built at what is now the northeast corner of Highway 6 and 12th Avenue (in the days before 12th Avenue extended from 5th Street to Highway 6), the Big Slide opened in December of 1968. Coralville resident Reggie Eckhoff and his wife, Jean, built and operated the massive slide. Records indicate the slide stopped operating in the early 1970s. By the mid 1970s, the Eckhoffs used pieces of the dismantled slide to build a barn on their farm in North Liberty. Slide into While some of today’s Coralville residents may not have heard Coralville of the Big Slide, it was a unique footnote in Coralville’s history. Commemorative At the time of the ride’s existence, Highway 6–a major thorough- Buttons fare–was dotted with service stations, stores, motels, and restau- Five hundred individually- rants. Because of the slide’s location, anyone driving through numbered pins are on sale for $3 each, while supplies last! Coralville knew of it and therefore knew of Coralville, even if they never experienced the slide firsthand. What’s more, during SOLD AT • Coralville City Hall, 1512 7th St. that era slides drew children and families together at neighbor- • Coralville Recreation Center, hood playgrounds, and the Big Slide typified a nostalgic sense 1506 8th St. of community on a larger scale. Because of the slide’s location, Proceeds from the buttons support Coralville festivals, symbolism, and historic context, Coralville 4thFEST 2014 pays including 4thFEST, FRYfest, tribute to the Big Slide to honor our community’s past. BrrrFest, and Aisle of Lights. DOUBLE THE FUN Buy a 2014 Big Slide button and a 2013 Coralville Schoolhouse button for $5, while supplies last. WEAR A BUTTON, GET A DISCOUNT! Participating Coralville businesses will offer discounts from June 2 to August 31, 2014, to customers showing a 2014 Coralville Big Slide button. Learn more at big www.coralville.org/buttons. slide www.coralville.org 319.248.1700 6 CORALVILLE CONNECTION CITY COUNCIL Tom Gill, City Council Member Life-long Coralville resident; dentist at Coralville Dental Offices of Drs. Gill and Gill. Coralville is a major draw for visitors and residents because it is all here. Coralville is a family community, Mitch Gross, City but also a community that has opportunities for seniors. This Council Member / is a great spot to set down Mayor Pro Tem roots at any stage of life. CITY COUNCIL MEMBER TOM GILL Coralville resident since 2003; teacher and coach at West High School. Tom Gill’s enthusiasm for as the Library, cultural events, Coralville is best summed parks, and public transporta- up with his trademark “Can’t tion; opportunities for volun- hide that Coralville pride!” teering and community Leaving Coralville only during involvement; and proximity to Now in his second term topics ranging from transit his service in the Navy, Tom the University and healthcare on the City Council and and housing to employment is a City High graduate and attract residents of all ages. appointed Mayor Pro Tem and recreation. At the most received his D.D.S. from the in 2014, Mitch Gross regu- recent Council Goal Setting Over the years, Tom has University of Iowa. Now in larly meets with residents at session, the Council agreed been on numerous boards his sixth term on the City his “Coffee with the Council- to develop a task force to and currently serves on the Council, Tom also served two man” sessions as a way to investigate and address the Board of Directors for the partial terms. encourage open government needs and issues of Coral - Iowa City / Coralville Area and communication. The ville’s senior population. Tom feels it is important to Convention and Visitors feedback he gains from citi- preserve areas of historic sig- Bureau and is active with the Improving the City’s bond zens, as well as the lessons rating is also important nificance, while still fostering Johnson County Historical he teaches in the classroom growth. He points to Coral - Society. He is the Chair of to Mitch. In 2013, the as a high school American City engaged Springsted, ville’s Old Town District as an the Metropolitan Planning government and history example, with plans for new Organization of Johnson Incorporated, a public sec- teacher, are reflected in his tor advisory firm, regarding mixed-use buildings and up- County, with an interest in passion for the community dated streetscapes next to the area transit services and the policy recommendations and his commitment to community feel of walkable future Coralville Intermodal for the City’s fiscal practices civic involvement.