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DISCOVER! | JUNE 25, 2016
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RYLAN HOWE | STAFF WRITER
Celebrate Independence Day
Visit Village Northwest Unlimited for all the festivities
At a Glance:
WHAT: Village Northwest Unlimited
Independence Day Celebration
WHERE: 330 Village Circle, Sheldon,
IA
WHEN: Friday, July 1, starting at 5
p.m.
COST: Some activities require tickets
available for 50 cents apiece
CONTACT: 712-324-5416
ONLINE: www.villagenorthwest.org
Schedule:
5-9 p.m. - Food booths open -
Hy-Vee, Kelly’s Catering, Pizza
Ranch, Subway
6-9 p.m. - Carnival games, balloon
artist*, fire truck rides*,
petting zoo*, pony rides*, horse
drawn wagon rides*, kiddie train,
kiddie Ferris wheel, inflatables,
laser tag, 9-square*, and more . . .
*free activities
6 p.m. - Amazing Race - free
event - registration suggested
7-7:45 p.m. - Kelsey K on the
outdoor stage
8:45-9:30 p.m. - Kelsey K on the
outdoor stage
9:50 p.m. - Fireworks at dusk
- Kelsey K singing the National
Anthem
Village Northwest Unlimited is
ready to unveil another summer
celebration in Sheldon. Its annual
Independence Day Celebration
will kick off at 5 p.m. Friday, July 1.
The Village grounds will be transformed
once again into a carnival of
fun and festivities with games, inflatables,
music and food all evening
long.
It all leads up to one of the region’s
finest fireworks shows just after sunset.
A few new activities have been
added to the offerings to broaden the
event’s appeal to different age groups.
Laser tag will be available with inflatable
bunkers across a course the
size of a basketball court while other
inflatables such as the “wrecking ball”
are designed for older kids.
“The new activities along with a
younger country and pop musician
we think will have wide appeal,” said
Village director of development Lisa
Johnson. “The whole event is a kind
of a way to say ‘thank you’ to the community
for their support throughout
the year.”
That musician will once again be
Kelsey K from Moville, IA, who enjoyed
performing so much last year
that she wanted to come back just
as much as the Village was excited to
welcome her to the stage once again.
“She was great and we had a lot of
good feedback from people about her
performance,” Johnson said. “She was
really friendly with the crowd and just
so personable with anyone interested
in talking or asking for autographs.”
In addition to the music and the inflatables,
there will be several carnival
games, the Amazing Race scavenger
hunt competition and fire truck rides
with firemen from Ashton, Matlock,
Sanborn and Sheldon.
Some activities are free and some
require tickets that visitors can purchase
for 50 cents apiece.
Those interested in the Amazing
Race are encourage to preregister.
Proceeds from the tickets and the
food vendors go back to the Village to
help fund next year’s celebration.
“People have been coming to this
celebration since they were kids and
now they’re bringing their own. It’s
become a family tradition, something
that’s fun and successful because of
that family feel,” Johnson said. “It’s
right here in Sheldon with fireworks
that people talk about being as good
or better than anywhere else.”
Join in the fun and festivities as Village
Northwest Unlimited celebrates
another Independence Day weekend
in Sheldon. F
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