Area towns note July 3, 4 activities

The Amana community will celebrate the Fourth of July with the following activities at the Middle Ball Park:

7:30 a.m.: breakfast for free will donation to support youth group mission trip to Pine Ridge Reservation.

9 a.m.: Church service to honor the country.

2 p.m.: Baseball usually happens at this time and is expected to again.

5 p.m.: Iowa's biggest potluck. Those attending from Middle, High or West Amana, bring a salad to share; East or Amana, bring a dessert, and Homestead or South, a side dish.

6 p.m.: Dogs on Skis will perform.

“Dark-thirty”: Fireworks over the Lily Lake.

To donate to the fireworks fund, please mail donation to Amana Community Fireworks, P.O. Box 11, Amana, Iowa 52203.

Marengo

Marengo’s July 3 celebration includes the following:

5K run walk: 6:30 a.m. race day registration; 7:30 a.m. start time; start/finish north side of city square; awards given after race at the bandstand; sponsored by Leanne’s School of Dance.

Horseshoes: 10 a.m. at the horseshoe pits northeast of the square; prior registration required.

Food vendors in the park: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Kids’ activities: 1 to 5 p.m. on Marengo Avenue and Court Avenue; rock wall, dunk tank, obstacle course, slide, Genoa Bluffs train; pedal pull — 1 p.m. registration, sponsored by Just Automotive; $15 wristband for unlimited access.

Leanne’s School of Dance: 3 to 3:45 p.m. on the bandstand.

Tyler Richton and the High Bank Boys: 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. on the city park bandstand.

Car show: 8 a.m. to 12 noon registration; 12 noon to 1 p.m., voting; 2 p.m., trophies; at IV Elementary, 151 May St.; coffee and rolls provided by PEO; sponsored by Carquest.

Bags tournament: 11:30 a.m. registration; 12 noon start; Washington Street on city square; hosted by Ambies.

Mentalist: 12:30 p.m., IVHS auditorium, free admission.

Rolle bolle: 1 p.m., no registration needed, rolle bolle court, northeast of square.

Little Miss and Mr. contest: 2 p.m. registration by bandstand; 2:30 p.m. contest on the bandstand.

Parade: 5:30 p.m.; lineup starts at 4:30 p.m.; no registration required; begins at south end of Court Avenue, north to North Street, west to Western Avenue, ends at Compass Memorial Healthcare.

Fireworks: at dusk at Gateway Park, three blocks north of city square; seating west of football field.

July 3 activities are sponsored by Compass Memorial Healthcare, the City of Marengo, S&J Sanitation, Just Automotive, USA Communications, The Back Porch, Farm Bureau Financial Services, Brian Miller Excavating, Grinnell State Bank, Big G and Lizzie’s Dining Car and Caboose Bar.

Williamsburg

July 4 activities in Williamsburg include:

7 to 11 a.m.: Kiwanis pancake breakfast at the fire station

11 a.m. to 12 noon: Navigation Play family Olympics in First Square Park

12 noon to 4 p.m.: Kids activities at Just Automotive

12 noon to 3 p.m.: Free admission to the Williamsburg Aquatic Center

2 to 4 p.m.: Lions Club road holdup.

4 p.m.: Line up for parade; St. Paul Lutheran, ice cream in the park.

5 p.m.: Parade

Dusk: Fireworks at the rec ball fields.

Comments: Melinda.Wichmann@southeastiowaunion.com