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June 2018
What’s Inside . . .
Fireworks
OutLook Ag Appreciation
Fundraiser ....... page 2
Cookout ............ page 3
New
members .......... page 5
Austin Aspires names
new director ..... page 6

Celebrate community & country

during Freedom Fest, June 29-July 4

The Austin Area Chamber and its members will host the
33rd annual “celebration of community and country,” Freedom
Fest, June 29-July 4.
The calendar of events features two street dances, over 20
hours of live music, Independence Day parade, free “rides and
slides” for the kids, horse-drawn wagon rides, pony rides, arts
and crafts, sporting events and contests, and, of course, two
nights of fireworks. The Austin Symphony Orchestra and Com-
munity Band cap two days of live, musical entertainment on the
Bandshell stage, July 3rd and 4th.
Parade and exhibitor applications as well as registration
forms for sporting events remain available at the Chamber office
and online at www.austincoc.com. Chamber members and spon-
sors receive discounted rates for parade entries.
The Freedom Fest committee selected longtime radio person-
ality “Champagne” Duane Germain as this year’s parade Grand
Marshal. Germain’s career at KAUS Radio spanned more than
40 years and he has served as Master of Ceremonies for many
community events, including Freedom Fest.
The parade route will remain entirely along Main Street, this
year, heading south from 8th Avenue NW to Lafayette Park.
Parade unit numbers will be sent to all entries, the week of June
18.
Fireworks Raffle tickets, featuring $2900 in prizes and $60
in coupon savings, remain available at the Chamber and from
Chamber Ambassadors and Board members.
A complete list of all Freedom Fest events is included in this
edition of The Outlook and is also posted on the Chamber’s web-
site, www.austincoc.com. A big “Thank You” to the over 150
business and organizational sponsors for making this event pos-
sible. We hope to see you all in Austin during Freedom Fest!
Festival committee members include Jeff Baldus, Brad John-
son, Terry Fox, Tim Duren, Brittney Heimermann, Julie Kerling,
Lizzie Gunter, Amanda Lagervall, Bridget Cohenour, Bill Budi- MUSIC & DANCE will be featured on stage at Bandshell
on, Doug Nuckolls, Mark Bliese, Justin Bickler, Lee Bjorndal, Community Park, July 3-4.
Kim Underwood, Tedd Maxfield and Scott Wiechmann.
Fireworks Raffle

Tickets are now available. Buy early and often!
$2900 in Prizes! $60 in Retail Savings!
Thank you Sponsors!
First Farmers & Merchants Bank Four Daughters Winery HyVee Market Grille
Bursch Travel/Delta Vacations Rooms & Rest Furniture Jim’s MarketPlace Foods
Austin Country Club Perkins Restaurant & Bakery Pizza Ranch
Donkers Hometown Appliances Apollo Liquor & Superette Papa Murphy’s Pizza
June 29—July 4, 2018 Medicap Pharmacy Caribou Coffee Ankeny’s #5