Fourth Festivities Light Any Fireworks Off in the Jester Park Offers Nature Enthusi- City,” Gwiasda Said
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IOWA STATE 6th St Northwestern Ave Kellogg Ave Douglas Ave Burnett Ave DAILY Clark Ave 5th St MONDAY MIKINNA KERNS/ ISD Vol 218 No. 8 7.2.18 Firework laws in Gilchrest St Du Ave Grand Ave Grand Ames BY DEVYN.LEESON Staging Lincoln Way @iowastatedaily.com Parade Route Last year the State of Iowa allowed the sale of fireworks by ending an 80-year ban, but firing off those fireworks with- PETER LEMKEN/ IOWA STATE DAILY in Ames could still cost you. Parade route for the Fourth of July parade being organized by Downtown Ames. It will start on Main street. Susan Gwiasda, public re- lations officer for the City of ANDREA DAHL/ ISD Ames, said fines will be given to those caught. Hiking pg 7 “For around 20 years our city law has been that you can’t Located 35 minutes from Ames, Fourth Festivities light any fireworks off in the Jester Park offers nature enthusi- City,” Gwiasda said. asts a variety of outdoor activities People who are caught to experience on its 1,675 acres of Events this Fourth of July lighting fireworks within city land including fishing, camping, limits will be susceptible to a boating and Hiking. BY DEVYN.LEESON According to Cindy Hicks of Downtown Ames, the municipal infraction, a simple @iowastatedaily.com group formerly known as the Main Street Cultural misdemeanor and a minimum District, Haila is being recognized because it is his first fine of $250. From evening fireworks to pancake breakfasts, the year as mayor and for all of the great things he has done Gwiasda asked people to be City of Ames is hosting a long list of activities for the for Ames in the past. courteous as residents who set Fourth of July. Alternatively, people who enjoy running can partic- off fireworks last year, espe- Starting after dusk, typically 9:30 p.m., on July 3, ipate in the Friendship Ark 5K race at Ada Hayden cially in parks, created count- Ames will be holding its fireworks festivities. The Park. The main race starts at 8 a.m. and the Free Kids less hours of cleanup for city fireworks will be fired from the grassy lot G7 east of Run starts at 7:45 a.m. staff. Hilton Coliseum. The lots surrounding Hilton and Downtown Ames is also hosting a talent competi- “We love the Fourth of July Jack Trice Stadium will be open to everyone starting tion from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. called the Bill Riley Talent and hope everyone enjoys at 8 p.m. on July 3. Competition. It will happen at the intersection of Main it, but please don’t light off On the Fourth of July, residents will be welcomed to St. and Burnett. fireworks and clean up your join the City Council, staff and mayor for free pancakes Another event hosted by Downtown Ames is the trash,” Gwiasda said. “Let’s in front of City Hall from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Dock Dogs competition. The event is part of a na- have a great week.” From there, the parade will start at 11 a.m. on Main tional competition designed to have dogs jump as far KATLYN CAMPBELL/ ISD Street. Led by the American Legion post 32, the parade as possible. There is a long jump where dogs jump off Firework fast facts Fireworks will start after dusk will make a square shape and follow a path along Main of a dock into water as far as they can. There is a high around 9:30 p.m. on July 3. Wrestling pg 6 Street and Douglass. jump and a speed round with dogs jumping into water The American Legion will be celebrating its 100 and swimming to a treat as fast as possible. Lot G7, the grassy lot east As part of a 10-part series, the year anniversary alongside 90 other participants in The Dock Dogs event will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 of Hilton, will be where the Iowa State Daily breaks down the parade. This year there will be two parade grand p.m. Tuesday the 3rd and Wednesday the 4th on the fireworks are fired from. the incoming Iowa State wres- marshals —the honorary leaders of the parade— to 500 block of Burnett Street. There will be an amateur Parking lots surrounding tlers weight-by-weight. Here are commemorate this moment. The first being the Amer- competition welcome to all on Monday the 2nd. Hilton and Jack Trice will be the 125-pound and 133-pound ican Legion and the second being Mayor John Haila. open to residents starting at divisions. 8 p.m. Parking and observing of the fireworks will be free. Cap City League cancels games Personal fireworks will be ille- due to flooding in central Iowa gal to use except for sparklers. BY NOAH.ROHLFING @iowastatedaily.com ISD PODCASTS The The YMCA Cap City League announced that Cap Les City League games set for Sunday evening will be can- celled due to ‘a number of factors’ stemming from Sat- kobe MIKINNA KERNS/ ISD &SHOW urday night’s heavy rains and flooding in Polk County. This is the first time in 15 years that the Cap City Monday & Wednesday Child Separation pg 4 League has been forced to cancel games for any reason. The Tweet encouraged people to “stay safe and help The Hundreds of people congregated someone in need.” Double outside the Iowa Capitol building Technical The announcement from Cap City comes after Polk with Trevor and Noah on Saturday to protest the Trump County and central Iowa, as a whole, suffered massive Administration’s immigration flooding Saturday night, with Four Mile Creek suf- Tuesday & Thursday policies. Protestors demonstrated fering record flooding and hundreds of people being on behalf of the thousands of un- displaced from their homes. PODCASUAL documented children indefinitely The floods led to the death of central Iowa radio separated from their parents at personality Larry Cotlar after he was swept away by FRIDAY the border. floodwater late Saturday night, according to the Des MIKINNA KERNS/ IOWA STATE DAILY Moines Register. Cotlar, 65, was the voice of Drake Members of the Iowa State Basketball Team took part basketball and host of a daily radio show on 1350 in the second weekend of Cap City League games KRNT in Des Moines. Sunday, June 24, at Valley High School. 02 Iowa State Daily Monday , July 2, 2018 Crossword WEATHER AT-A-GLANCE 35 Target 8 CIO partner 87 37 Shipping wts 9 Keep up on the issues? 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