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OLD TOWN HALL ROLLS ALONG 5TH STREET, PAGE 5 Reimagining 5th Street: Rethink. Reconstruct. Renew. page 2

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The 5th Street corridor that stretches from 1st Avenuefuture to 10th Avenue is the focus of the City’s “Reimagine 5th” project, which is a unique opportunity for the City to maintain an area of historic significance while fostering growth.

Coralville’s 5th Street, which dates back to the City’s infancy and was part of the original Highway 6, has been an arterial hub throughout the community’s development. Today, 5th Street is home to coffee shops, medical offices, financial institutions, municipal offices, public facilities, and amenities such as the Center for the Performing Arts, the Library, and S.T. Morrison Park. The convergence of redevelopment along 5th Street, planned street reconstruction and improvements, and the implementation of flood mitigation projects—combined with a goal to maintain a community-friendly and walkable corridor with trail connections, transit access, historic attrac- tions, and public spaces—bring full circle the project, “Reimagine 5th: Rethink. Reconstruct. Renew.” OLD TOWN Development Work on Old Town Coralville, the redevelopment of a previously flood-prone area, began in 2013 following a visioning process to improve and revitalize the area while integrating flood protection. Located in one of the oldest parts of Coralville, Old Town Coralville is south of 5th Street between Biscuit Creek and 2nd Avenue. This private development is a multi-year, multi-phase project. Old Town Coralville includes commercial space, townhomes, and residential condominiums planned in conjunction with permanent flood protection and site elevation. The architecture of the townhomes has been planned to fit the history of the district, trees and streetscaping tie into a neighborhood feel, public space is planned, and a trail will tie into Coralville’s trail system. 5(,0$*,1(7+&217·'ϾϾϾ 3 CORALVILLE CONNECTION REIMAGINE 5TH

5TH STREET IMPROVEMENTS FLOOD PROTECTION IN ADDITION TO OLD TOWN AND 808 ON 5TH, ADDITIONAL ENHANCEMENTS ALLOW 5TH STREET TO BE REIMAGINED AND RENEWED.

In 2015, 5th Street will be reconstructed and raised from four-block stretch of 5th Street. The street reconstruction 3rd Avenue to 4th Avenue as it crosses Biscuit Creek for projects will also allow the overhead private utilities that the final flood protection measure in the neighborhood. currently line 5th Street from 1st Avenue to 10th Avenue This project is funded by the State of Iowa Sales Tax to be relocated underground. Increment Program, which takes a portion of the sales tax Other improvements along 5th Street have already been collected by the State and diverts it to the City to be used completed, including the construction of ponds on Biscuit for flood protection improvements. Creek for stormwater quality and management, the creation Also in 2015, 5th Street will be reconstructed between of earthen flood protection berms along Biscuit Creek in 6th and 10th Avenues to install new water main, improve the coordination with the Old Town Coralville project, and the storm sewer system, and reconstruct the street pavement. May 2014 relocation of Old Town Hall (see page 5). In The sidewalks, brick pavers, lighting, and landscaping that 2013, the 1876 Schoolhouse was refurbished with a new characterize the central section of the Town Center District, roof, landscaping, and bell. just a few blocks west, will be extended east into the

A FEW BLOCKS WEST OF OLD TOWN, THE 808 ON 5TH PROJECT BROKE GROUND IN 2014. 808

The location of this mixed-use development on the south side of 5th Street at 8th Avenue within the Town Center 217+ District places it adjacent to the Old Town project. The private development includes two five-story build- ings, each with four floors of residential condominiums with a mix of one and two bedroom homes, located above 18,000 square feet of commercial space with parking for tenants located below ground. 808 on 5th offers off- street parking for commercial customers at the front of the building, private parking for commercial patrons and residents in the back of the building, and a stormwater design that includes pervious pavers to reduce runoff and a bio-retention cell to capture and infiltrate stormwater. Construction of the second building will begin in 2015. While 808 on 5th brings new development to the area, the project has a unique connection to Coralville’s past (see “The Story of the Fester Building,” page 4).

319.248.1700 www.coralville.org 4 CORALVILLE CONNECTION REIMAGINE 5TH

BRINGING THE STORY OF THE Fesler Building TONew A DEMOLISHED Life BUILDING

TOP: THE PIED PIPER MURAL, PAINTED IN 1966 BY DIANA GREER, TAKEN PRIOR TO DEMOLITION OF

806 5TH STREET THE CHAIT GALLERIES DOWNTOWN BENJAMIN CHAIT, MURAL PHOTO CREDIT: ABOVE: THE CORALVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY AS SEEN Constructing the 808 on 5th project (see AT 806 5TH STREET ON JANUARY 9, 1967 page 3) requires the removal of three LEFT: THE FORMER CORALVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY SIGN AT 806 5TH STREET WAS REVEALED DURING buildings to make room for new struc- DEMOLITION IN JUNE 2014. tures. Rather than traditional demolition, Blue Sky Developers Inc. worked with a local contractor and property owners While materials from the buildings removed for the 808 on 5th project will on a “demanufacturing” process that be used for projects to last future generations, the demanufacturing process allows nearly all of the building materials highlighted the ties that one of the buildings had to Coralville’s past. to be reused for their original purpose, In 1956, six years before he became Coralville’s 20th mayor, local resi- and the remainder to be recycled. dent and business owner Daniel Fesler built a one-story warehouse and gift Items reclaimed include wood shop at 806 5th Street, but within a decade Fesler discontinued his busi- studs from interior and exterior walls, ness. In 1966, with the growing town in need of additional municipal space, insulation bats, light switches, six HVAC the City purchased and renovated the west side of the building. In January systems, toilets, sinks, mirrors, conduit, wiring, light fixtures, electrical panels, 1967, the newly-formed Coralville Public Library, which had been temporar- shingles, metal ily housed in the basement of the Old Town Hall (see page 5), moved into By saving these studs, steel their first permanent space at 806 5th Street, sharing the building with items from beams, copper, the Recreation Department. As Coralville grew so did the City’s departments the landfill, an ceiling tiles, and, in 1971 when the Recreation Department moved to their building on estimated 90% doors, signs, of the building 8th Street, the Fesler building was again renovated and the Library expand- plumbing materi- ed, with the Heritage Museum Foundation sharing space in the back of the materials will als, and more – be reused or including the building. For 20 years, the Library operated out of the Fesler building, recycled. flagpole. The trim moving up the street into its home at 1401 5th Street in 1987. has already been Back in 1966, a large mural of the Pied Piper was painted on the block reused on another project, and the truss- walls of the Fesler building, decorating the children’s reading area of the es were lifted off by a crane and will be then-new Library. Nearly 48 years later, and despite the fact that the build- used on a building in Hills. The brick ing had been under private ownership since the late 1980s, the Library’s and concrete were used to create higher mural remained intact on the walls of 806 5th Street in 2014. While it was ground for cattle on a flood-prone farm in Hills, and the excavated dirt went to not possible to preserve the original work, care was taken to professionally two private construction projects. photograph the mural prior to the building’s deconstruction, with a large- scale photographic reproduction of the mural planned for the current Library.

Wanted: For consideration in Coralville’s pictorial history by Arcadia Publishing, contact historian Tim Walch at [email protected] or call 319.338.6650. OLD TOWN HALL CORALVILLE CONNECTION 5

If the 130-year-old walls of Coralville’s historic Old Town Hall could talk... MOVING ...they could tell stories of the council meetings, church services, THE Old Town Hall social events, and businesses housed It started in the late 1880s, when the two- In the 1990s, the Old Town Hall was level brick building known as Coralville’s Old transferred to private ownership and moved over the decades. Town Hall was erected at 405 2nd Avenue from 405 to 406 2nd Avenue—from the east The bricks could on land donated by the Charles E. Robinson side to the west side of the street—to make family; the upper level was to be used as way for the development of RiverView Square. speak of how they a church and the lower as a town hall and Because the building was moved literally were placed by community room. Eventually, ownership of across the street, the original front door pioneer residents the property reverted back to the Robinson became the back door, and a new front heirs: three consecutive years passed without entrance was built. Since part of the original who donated their the building being used for church services, structure was built into the ground, the labor, or of the and by clause the townspeople forfeited base of the building’s lower level was lost. jail once located their right to use the building. Following the flood of 2008, the City In 1921, the building was sold to the town again took ownership of the building and inside the small for $2,500. The structure was used as a school it was leased as a photography studio. But structure. Perhaps and a church meeting place and, after reno- when development plans were put together the building would vations in 1953, it became fully occupied by for the Old Town Project, Coral ville’s mixed- the town for meetings and municipal offices use development located at the Old Town speak of the fact including water billing, police, and public Hall site, the story of Old Town Hall began that it played works, as well as serving as a temporary space a new chapter. To keep the historic building such a key role in for the Library. It is estimated that more intact, the brick structure would again Coralville City Council meetings—represent- undergo a move. Coralville’s history ing years of resolutions, ordinances, public In May 2014, with the same flatbed truck that it has been comments, and decision-making—were held used during its previous relocation, the stout in Old Town Hall than in any other location. red brick building was moved, inch by inch saved twice from and aided by hydraulics, less than a fifth demolition, moved of a mile to its new home at 407 5th Street. twice, and occupied The street-facing side of the building remains oriented as it was at its previous location, a three different relic that is a unique footnote in the building’s addresses in narrative. Standing across from the 1876 Coralville. School house, the two buildings flank 5th Street, creating a historic entrance to Coralville’s Old Town District. See a time lapse of the move at http://youtu.be/UGYlisR8xUU www.coralville.org 319.248.1700 6 CORALVILLE CONNECTION CITY COUNCIL

Jill Dodds, City Council Member $#%#%% ""% $#% Coralville resident Now in his second term, Bill One of Bill’s goals as a Council since 1986; co-owner Hoeft began his seat on the member is to ensure the con- City Council in 2010. Living tinued success of on going and operator of Simple in the greater Coralville area projects such as the Iowa River Abundance Child Care since the early 1990s, Bill’s law Landing. The Iowa River Land- enforcement and education ing, Bill points out, is on land Coralville is an incredible background helped to pave that suffered contamination community and it is my his path to city government: after decades as an indus trial mission to support, nurture, and sustain it as we move as a former corrections officer park; its transformation would into the future. and former Iowa City police not have been possible without CITY COUNCIL MEMBER JILL DODDS officer, Bill was a member of the City’s crucial role in clean- the Police Citizens Review up and revitalization, spanning Board in Iowa City and taught the terms of numerous Council government and economics members working toward a classes at the high school level common goal. “Nationally, before being elected to the Coralville continues to be held Meet$$#% ""% Jill Dodds, and you will as a Council representative % Coralville City Council. up as a successful example meet someone who isn’t afraid on the Metropoli tan Planning Bill has served as a Council of how to address challeng- to dig in. In 2008 when Jill, a Organi za tion of Johnson liaison to the Parks and ing environmental issues in childcare business owner, had County. Proactive in caring Recre ation Commission and a blighted area,” remarks Bill. the opportunity to work with for our community’s future, the Fire Department, as a Bill points to forgivable loans the City to update a child Jill participated in the team Council representative for the as one of the ways that Coral - care ordinance, Jill’s interest to develop a post-construction Iowa River Landing Develop - ville has worked to partner in municipal government stormwater ordinance, and ment, and is a Council liaison with and expand local busi- was piqued. she was on the steering com- for the Coralville Arts nesses, while creating addi- Over the next three years, mittee for the 2014 Coralville Commission. tional jobs in the community. Jill attended as many Council Community Plan. meetings and work sessions as With a passion for connecting We are a community of fewer she could, read the Council area resources and residents, than 20,000 residents and agenda packets, became in - Jill was an advocate for the economically speaking, have formed on issues, researched, City’s donation to the 1105 no comparable community in the asked questions, and listened. Project, which partners essen- entire state of Iowa. I take a lot of After a successful run on the tial community services under pride in that, and so should you.” ballot in November 2011, she one roof to reach more clients CITY COUNCIL MEMBER BILL HOEFT began her term on the Coral - and en hance services (learn ville City Council in 2012. more at www.the1105project Bill Hoeft, Jill, who spent 16 years as a .com). Her involvement with City Council Member registered nurse in the Neo- the Coralville Ecumenical Coralville resident since natal Intensive Care Unit at the Food Pantry to alleviate food University of Iowa Hospitals inequity in the community has 2003; screenwriter and Clinics, has served on encouraged support by the numerous local and state com- City, as well as business owners missions representing early and residents. And, in 2013 childhood care and education, when the Coralville Com - Council Connection including the State Child munity Garden was launched, City Council • Coralville City Hall, 1512 7th St. Care Advisory Council. She has her participation helped initi- Meetings • 6:30 pm, second and fourth Tuesday of the month been a Council liaison to the ate garden plots for the food (unless otherwise noted) Parks and Recre ation Com- pantry and the “Plant a Row • Work sessions, open to the public, follow most meetings mission, and currently serves for the Hungry” program. • Check www.coralville.org for changes Watch • Live: Mediacom channel 5/118-8 digital • Live and on demand: www.coralville.org/coralvision CORALVILLE RECOGNIZED FOR • Rebroadcast: Wednesdays: 7:00 pm, Sundays: 1:00 pm GENDER EQUITY ON BOARDS Be Informed • Agenda packets, meeting minutes, and work session Coralville is one of 17 cities in Iowa that has been identified by the Carrie notes at www.coralville.org Chapman Catt Center at Iowa State University as having gender equity • Automatically receive City Council agendas and on all key appointed boards and commissions. Effective January 2012, minutes! Sign up at www.coralville.org/signup the State Code of Iowa required that all appointed boards and commissions in the state have gender equity. Coralville joins DeWitt, Montezuma, Tiffin, and Wilton in East Central Iowa in this achievement. A Certificate of Equality was presented to the City Council in June 2014. www.facebook.com/CityofCoralvilleIowa @Coralville_IA POLICE & FIRE CORALVILLE CONNECTION 7

POLICE DEPARTMENT NEWS NEW CORALVILLE POLICE SWORN IN, LT. COMPLETES CLIMBING THE ADVANCED TRAINING FIRE DEPARTMENT New Police Officers LADDER The Coralville Police Department welcomed three new police officers to its ranks in the The Coralville Fire Department, which is spring of 2014: Kyle D. Nicholson, ISO Class 2 rated, is pleased to announce Cody D. Vry, and Bradley D. Clark. the promotions of three of its members. The officers, who filled vacancies as a result of a retirement and two resignations, began Brandon Feddersen was promoted from Lieutenant to their field training under the supervision of Captain. Brandon, who has been a member of the Coral - an individually-assigned Field Training Officer. ville Fire Department since 2004, is active with new All three are attending the Iowa Law Enforce - recruit training for the department and is a member of the ment Academy basic training at the Cedar Johnson County Underwater Recovery team. He is a career firefighter with the Cedar Rapids Fire Department and is Rapids Police Department, and are expected a paramedic with Johnson County Ambulance Service. to be on their own by the end of December. Nic Pruter was promoted from Lieutenant to Captain. Lt. Summers Completes Nic joined the Coralville Fire Department in 2008 and Advanced Training spends many hours each year training new recruits and Lieutenant Deborah Summers has graduated department members for annual training requirements. from the Administrative Officer’s Course through Nic works full time as a fire safety inspector at the the Southern Police Institute at the University University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. of Louisville in Kentucky. This is an intensive Tom Bair was promoted from Firefighter to Lieutenant. 13-week academic course for law enforcement Tom joined the Coralville Fire Department in 2009. His administrators from a highly respected academic responsibilities include training the special operations institution. Lt. Summers joins Lt. Shane Kron team members, who specialize in confined space rescue, and Sgt. William Clarahan at the Coralville high and low angle rope rescue, and water rescue. Tom Police Department in achieving this academic works full time as a bioinformatics research scientist at and professional level of training. the University of Iowa. Local Option Sales Tax Referendum to Appear on November Ballot In the November 4, 2014 election, voters in Coralville, Iowa City, North Liberty, Tiffin, and University Heights will cast their vote on a one percent local option sales tax. The local option sales tax referendum was added to the November ballot after the Iowa City City Council approved sending the referendum to voters. By state law, if a city has more than 50% of the county population (which Iowa City does), it may put the tax on the ballot; all cities that share a border must vote as one group on the measure. To pass, more than 50% of the total votes cast in the five combined communities must support its adoption. Each city must draft their own ballot language about how the local option sales tax revenue would be used in that community. Coralville’s ballot language for the local option sales tax will be available at www.coralville.org and www.johnsoncounty.com/auditor/index.html following the August 26 Coralville City Council meeting. www.coralville.org 319.248.1700 8 CORALVILLE CONNECTION PROJECTS

The major flood protection measures implemented by Coralville since the 2008 flood were put to the test—and proven successful—when substantial rainfalls threatened the banks of swollen creeks and the Iowa River in July 2014 and June 2013. Coralville Staying Flood Mitigation Dry Projects Pay Off

All flood protection Since 2008, the City of Coralville has made ✓ Constructed earthen berms for flood pro- improvements built significant improvements and investments tection along the former Edgewater Drive. since 2008 were to protect low-lying areas from floodwaters ✓ Installed duckbills and sluice gates in designed to protect to on Biscuit Creek, Clear Creek, and the Iowa 10 locations in the existing storm water one foot above the River. Residential and commercial areas that system to prevent back-up of high water 2008 water levels. flooded in 2008 have subsequently been levels in the Iowa River and Clear Creek Funding for these protected through the following work: from flooding surrounding neighborhoods. projects included City ✓ Reconstructed and raised the 1st Avenue ✓ Constructed earthen berms, permanent funds, a $27.1 million Bridge over Clear Creek to allow water and removable flood walls along the north I-JOBS I grant, at the 100 year flood level to pass side of Clear Creek from Highway 6 to 1st $13 million in Community underneath. Avenue and along Biscuit Creek from Clear Development Block ✓ Improved the storm sewer system on 1st Creek to 5th Street, and retention ponds Grants, $7.2 million Avenue from Clear Creek to 6th Street. along Biscuit Creek. in U.S. Economic ✓ Constructed four storm water pump ✓ Constructed two new storm water pump Development stations along the Iowa River from Clear stations on Clear Creek west of 1st Administration funds, Creek to Interstate 80. These pump Avenue, upgraded two existing storm water $450,000 in Federal stations provide gates that are closed to pump stations, and flood-proofed the 3rd Emergency stop Clear Creek from backing up into the Avenue sanitary sewer lift station. Management Agency City’s gravity storm water collection system ✓ Constructed flood protection improvements alternate project funds, when Clear Creek water levels are high; along the Iowa River from west of Rocky and a $3.6 million they also pump out local rainfalls when Shore Drive to the north end of the Iowa I-JOBS II grant. the gates are closed. River Power Company Restaurant parking lot. This project raised the CRANDIC rail- road embankment, raised and lengthened the CRANDIC railroad Clear Creek Bridge, and constructed earthen berms and permanent and removable flood walls. ✓ Constructed a floodwall on the south side of Clear Creek between 1st Avenue and the CRANDIC Railroad. Two additional projects will complete Coralville’s flood mitigation plans: the eleva- tion of 5th Street, with construction planned for 2015 (see article, page 3); and a combi- nation of permanent and temporary flood protection on the south side of Clear Creek from 1st Avenue to Highway 6, with con- struction planned for 2016 and 2017.

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Coral Ridge Avenue Improvements Update

Construction continues on the half- mile stretch of Coral Ridge Avenue Coralville Transit Intermodal Center (formerly Highway 965) from north Construction on Coralville’s new transportation hub, the Coralville of the Holiday Road/Heartland Drive Intermodal Facility, began in July 2014. Located in the Iowa River intersection to immediately north of Landing northwest of the East 9th Street/Quarry Road intersection, the Oakdale Boulevard intersection. this connection point for mixed-mode commuting is located within easy access from I-80 for drivers, will connect to the trail system for The project, which is expected to be pedestrians and cyclists, and will bring transit stops directly to the complete in summer 2015, will widen Iowa River Landing. the roadway to a four lane road with This transportation center will serve as a transit hub; provide park- a raised median and add new roadway and-ride parking spaces; car charging stations; bike lockers, restrooms, lighting, a trail with underpass just and showers; and space for the Iowa Bicycle Coalition. Construction north of Holiday Road, streetscaping, of the facility is funded in part by federal grant funds, and revenue storm sewer improvements, and green generated from the park-and-ride program will fund the facility’s stormwater management. operational costs. The construction is anticipated to be complete in summer 2015. A second phase with a daycare, as well as additional parking spaces, will develop pending additional grant funding.

Traffic Signals at Increased traffic at 1st Avenue and Oakdale Boulevard led to the 1st Avenue & installation of traffic lights at the Oakdale Boulevard northeastern Coralville intersection.

With the fall 2013 completion of the Oakdale Boulevard extension to Dubuque Street NE, the 1st Avenue and Oakdale intersection experienced an uptick in traffic as anticipated. Traffic studies by the Metropolitan Planning Organization of Johnson County indicated that traffic signals at the intersection were warranted, and in August 2014 traffic signals were installed. The camera-activated signals are triggered by traffic, rather than controlled by a timer. Advance warning signs were installed to notify motorists of the new signals. Motorists and pedestrians are advised to use caution in this area while drivers adapt to the new signals.

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Check it OuOutt! SEPTEMBER IS NATIONAL LIBRARY CARD SIGN-UP MONTH One of the simplest ways to connect to a multitude of free books, resources, e-books, audiobooks, digital magazines, movies, and media is with a library card. The first card is always free, and the Coralville Public Library offers free replacement cards during September. To get or replace a card, stop by a public service desk with a photo ID (proof of address is also needed for new cards). It’s a Mystery Celebrating 20 years of discussing mysteries together; A book-based film series for adults. new members are welcome! Discuss drama’s place in literature! Fresh popcorn is provided. Second Wednesday of the month | 10:00 Last Thursday of the month | 10:00 am Wednesday, September 3, 6:00 pm Rebecca September 10 September 25 Uncle Vanya Starring Laurence Olivier and Joan Light of the World Fontaine, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, by James Lee Burke Play by Anton Chekhov, adapted by David Mamet based on the novel by Daphne A detective and his part- du Maurier. ner are on vacation with Guests from Dreamwell Theatre’s their families, but soon production will join the discussion. Wednesday, October 29, 6:00 pm they are after a serial The Thing killer. October 30 Kimberly Akimbo Starring Kurt Russell and Wilford October 8 Play by David Lindsay-Abaire Brimley, directed by John Carpenter, Death Was in the Blood Guests from Riverside Theatre’s based on the story Who Goes There by Linda L. Richards production will join the discussion. by John W. Campbell. A Los Angeles detective was raised a debutante. November 20 Wednesday, December 17, 6:00 pm Now she’s infiltrating her Why Torture is Wrong and The Shop Around the Corner former class to find out the People Who Love Them Starring James Stewart and Margaret who’s threatening a Dark comedy by Christopher Durang Sullavan, directed by Ernst Lubitsch, young Olympian. Guests from Dreamwell Theatre’s based on the play by Miklos Laszlo. November 12 production will join the discussion. The Lost Ones by Ace Atkins Life as the sheriff in rural /LEUDU\6HULHV([SORUHV Mississippi is supposed to be peaceful, but stolen /RFDO/LWHUDU\/DQGPDUNV guns, drug lords, and Literature, art, and Iowa roots converge at the Iowa River missing children mean Landing, where eleven literary sculptures bring the written there is no rest. word to life. Each sculpture, created by an Iowa artist, is based on a work in the collection housed in the Iowa Writers’ Library, located in the Coralville Marriott Hotel and Conference Center. In the fall and winter of 2014, the Coralville Public Library will host a series of talks in the Iowa Writers’ Library about the works that inspired the Iowa River Landing Sculpture Walk. Members of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and other University September 21-27 of Iowa faculty will join the discussion to celebrate writing and Celebrate our freedom to the visual arts in Iowa. For more information, call 319.248.1850. Information about the sculptures is available at read whatever we want! www.coralville.org/IRLsculptures.

FALL 2014 @CoralPubLibrary www.facebook.com/coralvillepubliclibrary Join Us for a LIBRARY CORALVILLE CONNECTION 11 COMMUNITYREAD The Distance Between Us by Reyna Grande Tuesday, September 23 | 7:00 pm (This year’s “One Community, One Book” selection) Immigrants have long faced the challenges of families that live across borders—some going ahead to the new country and sending for the rest later. What was it like to grow up in such a family in the 20th century? The September 23 discussion at the Coralville Public Library is sponsored by the UI Center for Human Rights. Reyna Grande will also speak at the Pomerantz Center in Iowa City on October 4 at 7:30 p.m. Little Wolves by Thomas Maltman Tuesday, October 28 | 7:00 pm (This year’s “All Iowa Reads” selection) Set on the Minnesota prairie in the late 1980's during a drought, Little Wolves features the intertwining stories of a father searching for answers after his son commits murder, and a pastor’s wife who returns to the town for mysterious reasons. A penetrating look at small-town America, Little Wolves weaves together elements of folklore and Norse myth ology. Learn more at www.iowacenterforthebook.org/air. Youth andFamily TEEN PROGRAMS Programs College Planning Night Thursday, October 9 | 7:00 pm A free presentation offered by Coralville Public Library and the Iowa College Access Children under Age 3 & Caregivers | Wee Read Network (ICAN). High school sophomores, juniors, and their parents can learn about Thursdays, 10:15 or 11:15 am (August 28-December 18) preparing for, visiting, and selecting a college; the application and admissions process (The program is repeated; choose either time.) and requirements; understanding costs; scholarships; and making successful transitions Rhymes, songs, finger plays, and books. to college. For more information, contact Karen Stierler at 319.248.1850 or at Approximately 20 to 25 minutes. [email protected]. Ages 3-5 | Preschool Storytime Celebrate Teen Read Week October 12-18 Tuesdays, 10:30 am (August 26-December 16) The Coralville Public Library, along with 5,000 libraries across the United States, will Listen to stories, sing, and participate in a range of celebrate Teen Read Week with special events and activities encouraging teens to read activities. Approximately 30 minutes. for fun. Watch www.coralvillepubliclibrary.org/teens for details! Grades K-6 | Kids Create Teens Vote for Top Ten Reads First Thursday of the month, 2:30 pm The Teens' Top Ten is a "teen choice" list of favorite books of the previous year. Features a different activity each month. Signup starts one To help select the 2014 Teens’ Top Ten: week in advance online or at the Children’s Desk. 1. Read some of the 2014 Teens’ Top Ten-nominated books on display Approximately 1 hour. at the Library. All Ages | Family Storytime 2. Readers ages 12 to 18 can vote at www.ala.org/yalsa/reads4teens Saturdays, 10:30 am between August 15 and October 15. Stories, music, poems, and activities. Approximately 3. The ten books to receive the most votes will be named the 2014 Teens' 30 minutes. Top Ten. The winners will be announced the week after Teen Read Week. All Ages | Family Night at the Library Are too many fines keeping you from the Library? Second Monday of the month, 6:30 pm Check out the Food for Fines program. During the Family nights are for all ages and involve crafts, games, )RRG month of September a non-perishable food item stories, or music—or any combination! Approximately donation will pay your library late fines*, and donations 1 hour. IRU will benefit the Coralville Ecumenical Food Pantry! R.E.A.D. )LQHV The pantry loves to receive: Third Sunday of the month, 1:00-3:00 pm • Monetary donations • Peanut butter Children can improve their reading skills by reading aloud • Canned meats or fish • Rice to a licensed therapy dog from the Therapy Dogs of Johnson • Hearty soups or stews • Canned fruit County. Signup for 15-minute time slots starts one week in • Macaroni and cheese • Canned vegetables advance at 319.248.1850 or at the Children’s Desk. • Beans (canned and dried) • Crackers *Does not apply to fees for damaged or lost items.

1401 5th Street www.coralvillepubliclibrary.org 319.248.1850 12 CORALVILLE CONNECTION LITTLE FREE LIBRARIES

little free libraries in local take root parks

A good book may be found just a short walk away and at a surprising location!

These five new Little Free Libraries in Coralville’s public spaces are supported by the Coralville Public Library and the Friends of the Coralville Public Library, who monitor the little libraries and help keep them stocked with books. 1876 Schoolhouse WHERE: 310 5th St. CONSTRUCTED BY: Zachary Rohm, West High graduate and member of Boy Scout Troop #207, for his Eagle Scout project. ABOUT: This miniature schoolhouse represents Coralville’s community landmark listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Auburn Hills Park WHERE: Between Knowling Dr. and Auburn Hills Dr., at the point where the trail makes a “Y” CONSTRUCTED BY: Zachary Rohm, West High graduate and member of Boy Scout Troop #207, for his Eagle Scout project. ABOUT: Each of Zachary’s Little Free Libraries is unique and resembles an aspect of the architecture found at the same location. Central Park WHERE: 501 6th St.; at the shelter CONSTRUCTED BY: John Gross, local retired businessman and Boy Scout volunteer. ABOUT: John built and donated twelve Little Libraries in the area, each dedicated to one of the twelve points of the Boy Scout Law. “Being Obedient” is in the shape of a tent, complete with guy lines and roof stakes. Kiddie Korral Park WHERE: 8th St. and 12th Ave.; near the playground Five “little free libraries” have cropped up in CONSTRUCTED BY: The University of Iowa Women’s Club “Women Coralville’s public parks since early 2014; the with Hammers” dollhouse-sized, hand-crafted “book houses” ABOUT: A bright red bookhouse is the newest little library in which promote literacy and build a sense of Coralville’s parks. community are also growing in Coralville North Ridge Park neighborhoods. These free book exchanges are a WHERE: 2250 Holiday Rd.; at the west side of the playground CONSTRUCTED BY: Zachary Rohm, recent West High graduate worldwide trend, making outdoor book boxes and member of Boy Scout Troop #207, for his Eagle Scout project. available to neighbors or anyone who wants to ABOUT: Each of Zachary’s Little Free Libraries is unique and pick up a book and share another in return. resembles an aspect of the architecture found at the same location.

Official Little Free Libraries are registered, numbered, and have a charter sign. The five little libraries in Coralville’s public spaces will become an official part of the Little Free Library network in fall 2014. To learn more about Little Free Libraries and view locations of FALL 2014 registered book exchanges, visit www.littlefreelibrary.org PERFORMING ARTS CORALVILLE CONNECTION 13 UPCOMING

EVENTSCORALVILLE CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS 1301 5th St. Coralville, IA 319.248.9370 AUGUST 22 & 23 Bye, Bye, Birdie (a minimally-staged production) Celebrate the Center’s 3rd birthday! SEPT Sponsored by Hills Bank 30 Music Playathon Fundraiser for the Iowa City Community School District 12-14 Music Auxiliary SEPTEMBER 12-14 The Lion, The Witch, and TheWardrobe Presented by Young Footliters, Sponsored by Hills Bank 18 & 20 Sue Gilbert in Catchin’ the Babies Presented by City Circle Acting Company 20 New Play Festival Presented by City Circle Acting Company Sponsored by Heuer Publishing 11NOV 21 Autumn Abroad NOV Orchestra Iowa Chamber Players 26-28 West Music Steinway Extravaganza Featuring B.K. Davis 21-23 OCTOBER 3 An Evening of Opera ConcertIA benefit concert 4 MetroMix Chorus 10-19 Xanadu Presented by City Circle Acting Company Sponsored by The Luxe Zone and Mike & Jan Finlayson FOR MOST EVENTS NOVEMBER TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE AT 6-9 Gian Carlo Menotti’s The Consul • 319.248.9370 • www.coralvillearts.org Presented by The University of Iowa School of Music • Coralville Recreation Center, 1506 8th St. • Coralville Center for the Performing Arts Box Office 11 DiNO-Light: 1301 5th Street CORBIAN Visual Arts and Dance Wednesday-Friday: 11 am-1 pm and 4-6 pm; in collaboration with Lightwire Theater Saturday: Noon-4 pm 13 Lorie Line The 25th Anniversary Christmas Special www.facebook.com/coralvillearts 21-23 Pandora’s Circus @CoralvilleIAArt A Cirque-inspired theatrical event 25 Flutes for Food 29 Festival of Trees at the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts 14 CORALVILLE CONNECTION FRY FEST

a celebration of all that is Hawkeye The Hawkeye Season Kickoff Scores a Touchdown in Coralville The event is named in honor of former University of Iowa football coach Hayden Fry, said to be one of the greatest Hawkeyes FRY fest At A Glance of all time.

> CHECKLIST :: Free activities? $! The one-day “celebration of all that is Hawkeye” in Coralville’s :: Autographs? $! Iowa River Landing kicks off the Hawkeye athletic season the :: Guinness World Record attempt? Friday before the first home football game. Now in its sixth year, $! the FRY fest tradition draws over 20,000 fans annually. :: Food, pep rally, Hawkeye merchandise, collectables, athletes, Die-hard Hawkeye fans call FRY fest a Hawkeye heaven of sorts, and coaches, car show, blood drive, even those less sports-minded can’t resist the one-day, family-friendly and a one-of-a-kind atmosphere? festival; it has been said that FRY fest is so full of spirit that it makes ""%!$!$  even those new to the area feel like they’ve always been a Hawkeye. >GETTING THERE Free Events & Activities* FREE SHUTTLE Coralville Transit provides direct service LOCATED IN THE IOWA RIVER LANDING between FRY fest and downtown Iowa City. Bus Stop: Corner of Clinton and 9:00 am Guinness World Record Attempt Begins: Cornhole Tournament Washington Streets, Iowa City 9:00 am-2:00 pm Blood Drive Time: 4:00 pm until 15 minutes after 10:00 am-8:00 pm Herky on Parade Final Farewell and Silent Auction concert ends 10:00 am-8:00 pm Tailgate Car Show Approximately every Frequency: 10:00 am-8:00 pm World’s• 75+ Largest vendors Hawkeye with Hawkeye Tradeshow merchandise & Activities, for saleincluding: 30 minutes Free and open to the public • 2014 Hall of Fame Class Panel Discussion & Autograph Session Cost: • Hawkeye Fashion Show & Product Showcase Note: No coolers allowed • of Hayden Fry Panel Discussion, Autographs, and BIKE PARKING “Hawkeye Game Night” Free, on-site bike parking is available in the grass lot in front of AAA Mechanical, 10:00 am-3:00pm Hawkeye Collectors Showcase 832 Quarry Road. 4:30 pm Ultimate Hawkeye Trivia Challenge (register at FRYfest.com) PAID PARKING 4:00 pm-7:00 pm Small FRY Zone at Diamond Dreams Limited $5.00 pre-pay event parking is 6:30 pm Pep Rally available at: *Schedule subject to change, see www.FRYfest.com. • (All day) Iowa River Landing North Parking Ramp: Adjacent to the Coralville Marriott Hotel & Conference Center.   Marriott overnight guests have ramp www.facebook.com/fryfest access with a designated pass. @fryfest • (Beginning at 4:30 pm) West Parking Ramp: Parking ramp adjacent to the www.fryfest.com University of Iowa Health Care building  #% %  (concert parking only) 319.337.6592 Guinness World Friday, August 29, 2014, Record Attempt all day Whether you call it “bags,” “baggo,” “bean bag toss,” or “cornhole,” help break Coralville’s Iowa River the Guinness World Record for the world’s largest organized Landing and the Coralville cornhole tournament. Register at www.FRYfest.com Marriott Hotel and Celebrate the Quarterbacks Conference Center of Hayden Fry www.FRYfest.com FRY fest VI celebrates the quarterbacks of Hayden Fry with appearances by Ryan All events are free, Driscoll, Tom Grogan, Chuck Hartlieb, except the High Porch , Tom Poholsky, Randy Reiners, Picnic Concert. Phil Suess, Matt Sherman, and .

Herky on Parade Final FarewellAt 140 lbs, 6’1” per bird and sporting a Superman pose, the flock of 84 statues from the 2014 Herky on Parade gather at FRY fest for a final photo op! The one-of-a-kind statues from this public art project will be auctioned to support the United Way of Johnson and Washington Counties, with some available for silent auction at FRY fest. www.herkyonparade2.com.

CONCERT LINEUP 4:00 pm Beverage garden opens High Porch Picnic (inside concert grounds; must be at least 21 A “high porch picnic” is a Texas expression for “an exceptionallyConcert good time” and is a years old) 5:30 pm Jake McVey great way to describe Coach Fry’s glorious career as one of ’s most unique 7:00 pm Craig Campbell coaches. Concert and beverage garden proceeds benefit Coralville’s 4thFEST celebration. 8:30 pm David Nail LOCATION DAVID NAIL Grammy-nominated David Nail scored his first number one single with “Let It Rain” from 2011’s critically- The High Porch Picnic Concert will lauded , The Sound of a Million Dreams. His ability to make tales of heartbreak and loss deeply relatable be held in the parking lot south of the Marriott Hotel and Conference define him as an artist, while songs like “Broke My Heart,” “Burnin’ Bed,” and “Lyle County” are infectious Center, next to the tradeshow. with deliberate grooves that carry the listener along. In spring 2014, Nail went Platinum with the love song “Whatever She’s Got” from the album I’m a Fire; CONCERT TICKETS it was his second number one and the fastest-rising single of his career so far. Prices CRAIG CAMPBELL $15 through August 24 Craig Campbell became one of the most successful new artists of 2011 when his self-titled debut album $20 beginning August 25 spawned the hits “Family Man” (a Top 15 hit), “Fish,” and “.” His mesmerizing single “Outta My Where to Buy Head,” from the album , rose to the Top 15 on the charts, and “Keep Them Kisses • www.FRYfest.com Comin’” became his first Top 10 single. (through Aug. 24) While FRY fest will attempt to break a Guinness World Record with a cornhole tournament, Campbell uses • In person (through Aug. 28) his passion for the game to bring awareness to an important cause: he holds an annual Craig Campbell • Coralville City Hall Celebrity Cornhole Challenge to benefit colon cancer research. • Coral Ridge Mall (Guest Welcome Center) JAKE MCVEY • Hy-Vee (Coralville location) Jake McVey, who grew up working on his parents’ Iowa farm, has become one of the most in-demand young • Iowa City/Coralville Area CVB acts in country music. Performing 300 shows in 2013, he was named one of the top ten touring acts by • MidWestOne Bank (all Johnson Billboard magazine. With his high-energy stage show, he has opened for Martina McBride, Dierks Bentley, County locations) Sugarland, Keith Anderson, Jason Aldean, and Little Big Town, and McVey’s skill as a guitarist has elicited • At FRYfest (on Aug. 29) comparisons to Brad Paisley and Keith Urban. 16 CORALVILLE CONNECTION UPCOMING EVENTS

LABOR DAY HOLIDAY l Monday, September 1 City Offices & Library: Closed Transit: No buses running Recreation Center & Indoor Pool: Open Outdoor Aquatic Center: Open; last day of the 2014 season Trash & Recycling: No Monday pickup; routes collected one day later than usual the week of September 1. COMMUNITY SHRED DAY l Saturday, October 4 When: 8:00 am to noon Where: City Hall parking lot, 1512 7th St. What: Residents can bring unlimited cardboard boxes with personal papers to be destroyed at the North Cedar Recycling facility. Sponsored by the City of Coralville with thanks to North Cedar Recycling. North Cedar Recycling is NAID certified by the National Association for Information Destruction. FALL MAYOR’S CLEAN UP WEEK l October 6-10 What: Free pickup of large trash items When: Set items curbside up to 24 hours before or by 7:00 am on trash collection day Accepted: Large items that won’t fit in a bag, like furniture or bathroom fixtures. Not accepted: Appliances, construction materials, electronics, or hazardous materials. Please: Tag other extra garbage bags as usual More info: 319.248.1740 TRICK OR TREATING l Friday, October 31 When: 5:30 to 8:00 pm Where: Throughout Coralville VETERAN’S DAY HOLIDAY l Tuesday, November 11 City Offices & Library: Closed Transit: Running normal schedules Recreation Center & Indoor Pool: Open Trash & Recycling: No Tuesday pickup; Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday routes collected one day later than usual. HELP CORALVILLE’S LUMINARIAS SHINE ON l Sunday, December 14 Volunteers Needed: Save the date for Coralville’s 34th annual Aisle of Lights. Luminaria supplies and distribution are coordinated by local volunteers, sacks and sand are donated by local businesses, and all residents are invited to participate. Ways to continue Coralville’s luminaria tradition: • Be a neighborhood block captain: pick up free sacks and sand from a designated location for your neighborhood, and invite neighbors to set up luminarias, or • Be an area coordinator: work with neighborhood block captains. To volunteer, contact Jim Albrecht at 319.631.3845, or City Hall at 319.248.1700.

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Stormwater Cost Fall Leaf Pickup Share Program What: Curbside pickup of fall leaves is available on regular garbage days, just like yard waste pickup. Feeds Fall Lawns When: Through November 30 or the first winter snowfall. The fall season is an ideal time for deep tine How: Place leaves curbside in Coralville biodegradable yard aeration and composting of lawns. Deep tine waste bags, or in a 33-gallon container with an annual aeration creates macro-pores in the soil with tines longer than four inches, which provide yard waste sticker, or mulch/compost leaves for your deep drainage, break through soil layers, and own use. allow grass to form deeper roots. Spreading a • Biodegradable Coralville yard waste bags are available layer of compost over the top is a soil quality at Coralville Hy-Vee, Lenoch and Cilek Ace Hardware, restoration recipe for yards to soak up more Theisen’s, and City Hall for $1 per bag. rain water and build a greener, sustainable • Annual yard waste stickers can be purchased lawn without chemicals. For residents consid- for $25 at City Hall ering ways to improve their lawn’s health, funds may be available through Coralville’s Stormwater Cost Share Program. If you are a Coralville resident or business property owner, the City will contribute half the cost, up to $2,000, to help incorporate Don’t place leaves in plastic water quality practices into your landscaping bags; they cannot be recycled and lawn care. The program can also help address situations such as missing topsoil or Don’t rake leaves into streets, poor drainage. Enrollment is required before ditches, or drainage ways – completing the work. For more information, this clogs storm drains contact: Leaf Loose leaf piles are not collected Amy Foster, Stormwater Coordinator [email protected] Collection 319.248.1720 Tips