News and Notes from the City of Coralville - October 10, 2019
October 10, 2019
Upcoming Events
Check out the upcoming events, meetings, activities, and performances at the City of Coralville. Highlights for the next two weeks include:
- Family Storytime (October 12 & 19)
- Community Writing Center (October 15 & 22)
- DIY Wood Arts & Crafts (October 21)
- Meetings: Parks and Recreation Commission (October 21), City Council (October 22)
Fire Department Hosts Open Houses & Chili Supper
Two open houses double the hospitality
Sunday, October 13 | 12:00-4:00 pm
The Coralville Fire Department is hosting two open houses! Stop by Station #1 on 5th Street, or Station #2 on Holiday Court, to meet firefighters, enjoy refreshments, learn about fire safety and prevention, play the kids fire extinguisher game, check out equipment, and explore fire trucks.
Warm up with a bowl of chili at Station #2
Sunday, October 13 | 4:00-8:00 pm
Grab a bowl of chili at the Fire Department's annual chili supper (there's an option for vegetarians, too). This year's dinner is at Station #2.
Free will donations benefit the Coralville Fire Department, the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), the St. Florian Fire and Burn Foundation, and the Coralville Community Food Pantry.
Open houses & chili supper
Build a Greener, Sustainable Lawn
Your Best Lawn program helps homeowners with soil quality restoration costs
Would you like to grow a greener lawn with fewer chemicals? Coralville is offering homeowners reimbursement for 50% of the costs, up to $2,000, for soil quality restoration through the Your Best Lawn program to improve soil health and reduce stormwater runoff.
Plus, your neighbors will be green with lawn envy.
Soil quality restoration requires specialized equipment and can only be performed in the spring and fall, and enrollment is required before completing the work. Funding is limited and available on a first come, first served basis. Your Best Lawn is a partnership between the cities of Coralville, Iowa City, and North Liberty, and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
Your Best Lawn
Road Work in the Iowa River Landing
E. 9th Street, from 1st Avenue to Quarry Road
Traffic on E. 9th Street is scheduled to be reduced to one lane in each direction from mid-October until late November.
Crews are installing a water main near the northeast corner of Xtream Arena, followed by center median work between 1st Avenue and Ponseti Way.
All lanes on E. 9th Street are expected to re-open in late November. Road work
Countdown to the City Election
Meet the candidates
The office of Mayor and two City Council seats are on the ballot for the Coralville city election on Tuesday, November 5.
A candidate forum is scheduled for Tuesday, October 15, at 7:00 pm at Coralville City Hall (hosted by the League of Women Voters of Johnson County).
This forum is open to the public and will be available live and rebroadcast online and on Mediacom channel 5 and 118-8 in Coralville. City election
Fall Rates at Brown Deer
Coralville's 18-hole public golf course
The cooler weather means it is time for fall golf and great rates valid through the end of the 2019 season:
- $45 weekends for 18 holes with cart
- $31 weekends for 9 holes with cart
- $38 weekdays for 18 holes with cart
- $25 weekdays for 9 holes with cart
For information, call Brown Deer Golf Club at 319.248.9300.
See Us at the Johnson County STEM Festival
Awe-inspiring event for kids
Thursday, October 10 | 4:00-7:30 pm
Would your kids love a chance to explore cool things like robots, coding, lab science, and even aerodynamic LEGO cars?
The Johnson County STEM Festival in Coralville brings hands-on science, technology, engineering, and math activities to life! Exhibitors from all over the community will be there, including the Coralville Public Library, Coralville Fire Department, and the Coralville Police Department. STEM festival
On Stage Coralville Center for the Performing Arts
The Tragedy of Carmen
October 11-13
Presented by the University of Iowa School of Music. Peter Brook's gripping adaptation brings Bizet's opera back to its origins of sexual intrigue, power, and complexity.
Reflections
Friday, October 18
This Orchestra Iowa Masterworks concert features Cedar Rapids native and Grammy Award-winning composer Michael Daugherty's "Reflections on the Mississippi," a delightful tuba concerto showcasing Principal Tuba Blaine Cunningham.
St. Olaf Orchestra Fall Tour
Saturday, October 19
Conducted by Steven Amundson, this is a full symphony orchestra rich in international artistry and tradition, and known for its enthusiastic and passionate performances.
Tickets on sale
October 25-27: Dear Edwina, Jr., presented by Young Footliters Youth Theatre
November 1: An Evening with Jerome Kern, presented by the CCPA Orchestra
November 2: KCCK's Homecoming with Chad Eby and Ariel Pocock
On stage
What's Happening at the Library
Family night: Spooky Tubas
Monday, October 14 | 6:30 pm
Costumed guests from the University of Iowa's Tuba-Euphonium studio, Collegium Tubum, will perform in Schwab Auditorium. Costumes are encouraged at this spooktacular event! Spooky Tubas
The Far Away Brothers: Two Young Migrants and the Making of an American Life by Lauren Markham
Thursday, October 17 | 7:00 pm
Each October, the Library discusses the UI Center for Human Rights' One Community, One Book selection. This year's selection tells the story of identical twin brothers who are forced to leave their home in El Salvador under threats from violence and civil war. Book discussion
Wildflower seed balls
Friday, October 18 | 12:00-4:00 pm
Get your hands dirty at the Annie Gill Craft Table with Johnson County Conservation and make wildflower seed balls to take home and plant! Wildflower seed balls
Stay Informed!
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