Visit Sioux City - Summer 2014

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SUMMER 2014

X'S ACE Former pitching coach, Steve Montgomery, brings optimism, energy to franchise

FLIGHT 232

25th anniversary of crash brings memories, closure

PARK JAMS

Saturday in the Park features Avett Brothers, Bonnie Raitt

INSIDE: AREA EVENTS, ATTRACTIONS, DINING, ENTERTAINMENT, SHOPPING AND MORE!

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LETTER FROM THE MAYOR

Uncover hidden gems in Sioux City Dear Friends: On behalf of our residents and City Council, welcome to Sioux City! We are honored to be your hosts and hope you will enjoy your stay.

The Sioux City region has a long history of welcoming visitors, beginning over 200 years ago in 1804 with the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Over the years, our City has seen great change and continues to see positive growth. Sioux City is the regional hub for business, culture, and entertainment. We have twice been named an All American City by the National Civic League and are ranked one of the top sports destinations by Sports Destination Magazine. Forbes Magazine ranks us No. 14 in the country for Best Places for Business and Careers.

Our outstanding quality of life and top notch economic incentives make Sioux City a perfect place to raise a family and grow a business.

There are lots of great things to do and see in Sioux City and this summer is no exception. Join us for Fridays

on the Promenade beginning May 30 for live music, Awesome Biker Nights June 19-21, Mardi Gras Festivale July 3; The Big Parade on July 3, Saturday in the Park on July 5, RockN Rods July 18-19 – just to name a few.

We hope you visit our historic downtown and see our unique architecture; visit our beautiful riverfront, shops, museums, and talk with some of the nicest people in the world. Once you explore Sioux City and uncover some of our many hidden gems, I’m confident you’ll fall in love with it the same way that I have.

Sincerely,

Robert E. Scott Mayor

SoHo Kitchen & Bar We’re just a short 1½ block walk East of the Sioux City

Convention Center on the corner of Historic 4th & Court Streets.

Family Owned and Proudly Serving America’s Favorites SoHo’s American cuisine is fresh from scratch each day using only the highest quality ingredients which makes us a local favorite. SoHo has the largest CRAFT beer selection in Siouxland with 40 taps along with a full bar offering our Signature drinks and all of the classics. Come and Have FUN on FOURTH!

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The 2014 Sioux City Visitors Guide is produced in cooperation with Visit Sioux City by Information Publications, Inc. 515 Pavonia St., Sioux City 51101 All material is copyrighted, 2014 by the publishers. To advertise or for information on how you can have Information Publications produce a similar publication for your business or community, contact: Steve Griffith, General Manager at (712) 224-6277 or e-mail your request to steve.griffith@.lee.net.

Photos courtesy of the Sioux City Journal, Sioux City Public Museum, Sioux City Art Center and Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center.

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CONTENTS

ELCOME INSIDE 3 Letter from the mayor 6 Attractions 12 Saturday in the Park 14 Hard Rock Casino 16 Events calendar 24 Area map 26 United Flight 232

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Shopping Dining Nightlife & entertainment Sioux City Explorers Sports & recreation Parks Lodging

People ride carnival rides during the Woodbury County Fair in Moville, Iowa.

We hope you will enjoy our vibrant community. The Sioux City area has much to offer and experience with a diverse selection of shops, restaurants, entertainment and more. Be our guest, stay a day or two and let us show you our hometown hospitality!

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ATTRACTIONS Sioux City serves as the regional hub for business, employment, industry, retail trade, medical care, educational opportunities and tourism in Northwest Iowa, Southeast South Dakota and Northeast Nebraska. More than 140,000 people live in the tri-state metropolitan area.

Take a step back in time and explore our rich history with the Lewis and Clark Expedition and see the history of the Missouri River through rare photographs and artifacts. Don’t forget your camera as you tour the beautifully restored Orpheum Theatre and get fabulous photos of the region from the Sgt. Floyd Monument or Chief War Eagle Monument. Come away to a quiet place.

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Aalfs Courtyard Fourth & Virginia streets Sioux City A green space courtyard where a beautiful mural, created by a team of local artists, depicts buildings that no longer exist in Downtown Sioux City and life in the 1800s.

Anderson Dance Pavilion On the Riverfront Larsen Park Road, Sioux City 712-279-6126 Located along the Missouri River, the Pavilion is host to many summer special events, parades, walks, and picturesque weddings. A scenic 6

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Walkers and riders enjoy the riverfront in Chris Larsen Park.

walkway leads to a well-manicured lawn with spectacular annual plantings and a state-of-the-art, full access children’s play area.

Argosy Casino On the Riverfront 100 Larsen Park Road, Sioux City 712-294-5600 or 800-424-0080 www.pngaming.com Argosy Casino Sioux City is part of Penn National Gaming, Inc., which owns and operates 16 casinos across the United States. Argosy Casino features more than 36,000 square feet of gaming excitement. On board find more than 700 slot machines, Blackjack, Roulette, Craps, Video Keno and Live Action Poker. All Thrills.

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Sioux City Art Center Arts Alive Mural 3rd & Nebraska streets, Sioux City Located on the south side of the Terra Centre, this beautiful mural welcomes visitors into Downtown and is a wonderful example of community pride, bringing art to the public, and a positive project for the city’s young art students.

Bruguier’s Cabin 1201 Riverside Blvd., Sioux City In 1933, an abandoned house was about to be demolished so that the lumber could be used for a boys camp. As workers removed the siding from the house, they discovered that the house was originally a log cabin.

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tunnel, prairie diorama, rare birds’ egg collection and extinct passenger pigeon.

Hikes, special events and programs for all ages are held year round. The facility is handicap accessible. Three miles of hiking trails, including a quartermile handicap-accessible trail, offer spectacular views and connect with other trails in Stone State Park.

Flight 232 Memorial

On the Riverfront, Sioux City Commemorating the heroic rescue efforts by the Siouxland community after the crash of United Flight 232 in 1989, the statue depicts Air National Guard Col. Dennis Nielsen carrying a young child to safety.

Historic Fourth Street District 1000-1100 Fourth St., Sioux City

Historic Fourth Street contains the best concentration of late 19th century commercial buildings in Sioux City.

Nestled in the heart of Downtown, Historic Fourth Street offers fine dining, exceptional nightlife and unique shopping in an atmosphere unsurpassed in the area.

Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center/Betty Strong Encounter Center After doing research, it was determined that the house was one of the log cabins of the Theophile Bruguier farm. The cabin was given to the City of Sioux City as an historic structure, and is considered to be the oldest structure in Sioux City.

Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center 4500 Sioux River Road, Sioux City 712-258-0838 www.woodburyparks.com Hours: Tuesday through Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday 1-5 p.m. Closed Mondays.

Admission: Free This award-winning facility showcases the Loess Hills and provides opportunities for outdoor recreation, education and stewardship. All new exhibits feature an interactive badger

900 Larsen Park Road, Sioux City 712-224-5242 www.siouxcitylcic.com The Betty Strong Encounter Center opened in December 2007 as an expansion of the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center to create a private, non-profit cultural complex on Sioux City’s Missouri Riverfront. The Lewis & Clark Center commemorates the explorers’ time in this area with a range of permanent hands-on exhibits, the Garden of Discovery, a 30-by-50-foot U.S. Flag and 14-foot bronze outdoor sculpture of Lewis, Clark and Seaman the Newfoundland dog. The adjoining Betty Strong Encounter Center seeks to encounter deeper meanings of the expedition and its transforming impact on the people, land and rivers of this area, using changing exhibits, movies and a year-round calendar of programs and activities for all ages. The cultural

complex was built and is sustained by Missouri River Historical Development, Inc. (MRHD).

Long Lines Family Rec Center 401 Gordon Drive, Sioux City 712-224-5124 • www.sioux-city.org The Long Lines Family Rec Center provides recreational facilities for individuals as well as organized associations. The Center has courts for open gym, soccer, basketball, volleyball, in-line hockey, dodge ball, wrestling, batting cage and special events. The centerpiece of the facility is the world-class 53-foot climbing wall and free-standing boulder to practice your rock-climbing techniques. There are conference rooms for meetings, parties and other small events.

Mid America Museum of Aviation & Transportation 2600 Expedition Court, north of Sioux Gateway Airport, Sioux City 712-252-5300 midamericaairmuseum.org Variety of aircraft and transportation vehicles including vintage bicycles, cars, fire truck and police cars, military vehicles and displays to a Boeing 727200. Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through Tuesdays. Open holidays except for New Year’s, Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Closed Wednesday.

The Milwaukee Railroad Shops Historic District Loess Hills National Scenic Byway IA Hwy. 12, 3400 Sioux River Road, Sioux City 712-274-8733 (ext. 1284) www.milwaukeerailroadshops.org I-29, Exit 151 - 2 miles south of the Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center. The Milwaukee Railroad Shops Historic District features a 31.5-acre historic district with walking tours, roundhouse building tours, steam locomotive cab tours (4-6-2 Pacific Style Locomotive), Locomotive whistle demonstrations, motor car rides and the Caboose Gift Shop. Hours are Saturdays 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

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ATTRACTIONS Orpheum Theatre

Sergeant Floyd Monument

Ticket Info: 800-745-3000 Symphony Info: 712-277-2111

Admission: Free Hours: Year Round

The Orpheum is a magnificently restored 1927 theater in the heart of Sioux City’s downtown cultural district and is the home to the Sioux City Symphony Orchestra, the Broadway at the Orpheum series, and an exciting array of live entertainment events. The historic theater, its elegant lobby and stylish bar also offer stunning settings for your meetings, parties, wedding receptions and other events. No matter the size of your group, the Orpheum’s exquisite surroundings, combined with friendly, professional service and exceptional cuisine, will make your event unique and memorable.

Honoring Sergeant Charles Floyd, the only casualty of the 1804 Lewis and Clark Expedition is this stone obelisk. Overlooking the Missouri River, this 100-foot tall memorial was the first historic landmark registered by the U.S. Government.

528 Pierce St., Sioux City www.orpheumlive.com

Public Safety Memorial at City Hall

Hwy. 75 near Glenn Avenue, Sioux City

Sgt. Floyd River Museum & Welcome Center 1000 Larsen Park Road, Sioux City 712-279-0198 www.siouxcitymuseum.org Admission: Free Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 7 days per week. Closed New Year’s, Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas days.

Tours may be arranged after hours.

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This memorial pays tribute to all of the fallen firefighters and law enforcement officers who helped keep the Siouxland community a safe place to live.

Admission: Free (contributions appreciated) Hours: Tues., Wed., Fri. & Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Thurs. 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Sun. 1- 4 p.m.; Mon. Closed.

Roth Fountain on the Promenade

The Sioux City Art Center with its contemporary architecture welcomes visitors with its elegant three-story glass atrium accented with a floor featuring a geometric maze fashioned from terrazzo tile.

Two of its five galleries are dedicated to featuring selections from its permanent collection of more than 900 works including a Grant Wood mural. Throughout the year, other gallery space showcases touring exhibits of works by artists with international, national and regional reputations. The children’s Junior League Hands-On! Gallery offers a fun atmosphere for children to explore basic elements of art through interactive stations.

Fourth & Virginia streets, Sioux City The fountain in its entirety mirrors, in its tripartite facade, the historical 1915 Exchange Building formerly located in The Yards area. The fountain’s four over-flow basins and the hexagon shape of the outer pool are taken from elements found in the Woodbury County Courthouse.

Sculpt Siouxland

Fourth St. from Pearl to Virginia, Sioux City www.SculptSiouxland.org

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225 Nebraska St., Sioux City 712-279-6272 www.siouxcityartcenter.org

Sixth & Douglas streets, Sioux City

Sculpt Siouxland is a year-long exhibit displaying sculptures from local and national artists. This exhibit is free to the public and displayed along Fourth Street in Downtown.

begin a journey into the region’s maritime history. Built in 1932 as an inspection boat by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Sergeant Floyd River Museum & Welcome Center chronicles the Missouri River’s development as a major shipping route and the key to Sioux City’s success in the early years of its founding. Discover exhibits about the Lewis & Clark Expedition, the fur trade, Sioux City’s evolution as a transportation hub and those river craft which still ply the waters of the Missouri River. The three-deck vessel displays a forensic likeness of Sgt. Charles Floyd, a restored Engineer’s quarters, Radio Room, and Officers’ Rest room. The Museum includes Native American artifacts, an authentic dug-out canoe, fur-trapping supplies and model steamboats. The Galley Gift shop offers Sioux City, Lewis & Clark, and souvenirs from the three-state area.

"Gravitation," 2012, stainless steel, 108 x 60 x 60 inches, by artist Steve Elliott from Wayne, Neb.

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Admission: See individual event Hours: Business Office: 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

The Convention Center hosts trade shows, conventions, meetings and special events. Center Plate, the exclusive in-house caterer, is rated as the best in the business. As the Tourism Bureau for the area, the Convention Center can assist with programs, maps, hotel recommendations, and much more.

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Sioux City Public Museum 607 Fourth St., Sioux City 712-279-6174 www.siouxcitymuseum.org

Admission: Free Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Sunday 1-5 p.m.

The museum features permanent exhibits showcasing Sioux City and Siouxland history including Native American history, rare artifacts, stimulating interactives, stockyards history and wide range of exciting exhibits and traveling shows.

Sioux City Transit System

Operational times: Monday through Friday 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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ATTRACTIONS Trinity Heights 2509 33rd St., Sioux City 712-239-8670 www.trinityheights.com Admission: Free (Donations Accepted) (Open seven days per week) Hours: Oct. 1-April 30, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., May 1-Sept. 30, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.

The 33-foot statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the 30-foot statue of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Queen of Peace are the focal points.

In the St. Joseph’s Center/Museum you will find Jerry Traufler’s life-size wood carving of the Last Supper, one of only three in the world, and the Divine Mercy Chapel. On the grounds is a Circle of Life Memorial to the Unborn. The eight acres of beautiful gardens, small shrines and a simulated mountain stream and pond allow the visitors many opportunities to “Come away to a quiet place by yourself and rest a little” Mark 6:31.

Tyson Events Center/ Gateway Arena 401 Gordon Drive, Sioux City 800-745-3000 www.tysoncenter.com Admission: See individual event Hours: See individual event The Tyson Events Center/Gateway Arena features a 10,000-seat arena, and offers an extremely flexible venue for a wide variety of entertainment and sporting events. The facility includes a full-size ice hockey rink, and is home to the Sioux City Musketeers Hockey Team and Sioux City Bandits Indoor Football Team..

War Eagle Monument Take I-29, Exit 151 and follow War Eagle Drive, Sioux City Admission: Free Hours: Year ’round Wambdi Okicize, known as “War Eagle” served as a riverboat guide or pilot on the upper Mississippi; he worked for the American Fur Company delivering messages, and during the war of 1812 he carried 10

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Veterans Memorial at Trinity Heights

messages for the government. The monument was erected in tribute to “War Eagle.” Due to his leadership among the tribes, the Indians and Whites learned to work together without having to resort to violence.

The bluff provides a spectacular view of the tri-state area.

Woodbury County Courthouse

620 Douglas St., Sioux City 712-279-6601 • woodbury-ia.com Admission: Free Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

National Historic Landmark.

The courthouse, completed in 1917, is an example of prairie style architecture. The building features sculptures, intricate terra-cotta moldings, sculptured light fixtures, and a beautiful stained glass dome.

The Woodbury County courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, and was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1996. It is the largest publicly owned prairie school building in the world.

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Emmanuel Lutheran Church

1500 Hickory St., Dakota City, Neb.

402-987-3316 or 402-987-3388 Hours: Sundays 2-4 p.m., June thru August Built in 1860, this was the first Lutheran Church in the Nebraska Territory. Annually, in August, is the Vespers Service. The Dakota County Historical Society welcomes visitors to Nebraska’s oldest standing church.

Missouri National Recreational River Resource and Education Center at Ponca State Park 2 mi. N. on Spur 26E, Ponca, Neb. 402-755-2284 “Where People and Nature Meet,” describes the beauty and solitude of this conference Center. Along with meeting rooms, this facility offers a terrific visitor center and hands-on interpretive center focusing on the natural and cultural history of the Missouri River.

Ponca State Park 2 mi. N. on Spur 26E, Ponca, Neb. 402-755-2284 www.ngpc.state.ne.us/parks The park, which encompasses 859 acres, has trail rides, pool, hay rack rides, The Missouri National

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Recreational River Resource and Education Center and visitor center. Onsite staff and volunteers help guide and educate visitors on the history, biology, ecology, astronomy, geology and archeology of the area. Many how-to programs on outdoor recreation are also given, including fishing, backpacking, wilderness survival, cooking and others.

With more than 20 miles of trails, the park provides hikers and mountain bikers many opportunities to explore the park’s back country. Several mountain bike races are held every year making the Park’s trail system noted for its diverse and often challenging trails.

South Sioux City Convention and Visitors Bureau 866-494-1307 www.visitsouthsiouxcity.com

Give us a call today for your convention, sports or group tour, hunting, or family vacation needs.

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North Sioux City, S.D. (McCook Lake Exit) • 605-232-0873 www.sdgfp.info/parks/regions/heartland/adamshomestead.htm Admission: Free Trails open year around. Visitor center open weekdays 8-4:30, weekends in summer (call for hours). A 1500-acre park in the Missouri River basin. The homestead was established in 1872 includes the family farmhouse, a historic barn, log cabin, the Lamont Country School and Stavenger Church. It also includes interpretive exhibits, more than 13 miles of biking and hiking trails with views of native plants and wildlife.

North Sioux City, S.D. Adams Nature Preserve, video lottery & bingo, 180 hotel rooms, Veterans Memorial and five community parks.

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Saturday in the Park

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Bonnie Raitt will perform at the Saturday in the Park festival on July 5 at Grandview Park in Sioux City.

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Folk-rock lovers, rejoice. The Avett Brothers and Bonnie Raitt are coming to town.

They will be the headliners for Saturday in the Park along with special guest Ziggy Marley. The main stage lineup for the 24th annual event also includes The Wild Feathers and three more bands.

“This year’s headliners are amazing and take us back to the festival roots,” said festival co-founder Dave Bernstein. “The Avett Brothers and Bonnie Raitt are both well known for incredible recorded music and amazing live shows. This year will be all about top-notch, live free music.”

Sponsored by Great Southern Bank, the daylong music festival is slated from noon to 10:30 p.m. July 5 in Grandview Park, at 24th Street and Grandview Boulevard.

The festival also features vendors, food, two beer gardens and a fireworks finale.

There will also be carnival rides, a petting zoo, face painting and more to entertain the kids from noon to 7 p.m.

Saturday in the Park was founded in 1991

by Bernstein and Adam Feiges. Previous festival acts have ranged from Wilco and 12

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the Allman Brothers to the Wallflowers and Chuck Berry.

An estimated crowd of 25,000 attended the festival last year, which featured Melissa Etheridge and Sublime with Rome.

Learn more about the musicians stepping onto the stage in Sioux City: BONNIE RAITT Bonnie Raitt began anew with the release of her 19th album, “Slipstream,” in 2012. It sold more than a quarter-million copies, making it one of the top-selling independent albums, and earned the red-headed blueswoman her 10th Grammy Award. The album also marked her return to studio recording after seven years and the launch of her label, Redwing Records.

A Stella guitar given to her as a Christmas present launched Raitt on her creative journey at the age of 8. She’s been deeply involved with folk music and blues from a young age. She released her debut album in 1971.

THE AVETT BROTHERS Growing up in Concord, N.C., Scott and Seth Avett delved into their dad’s record collection, falling in love with Bob Dylan,

Details What: Great Southern Bank’s Saturday in the Park Festival When: Noon to 10:30 p.m. July 5 Where: Grandview Park, 24th Street and Grandview Boulevard, Sioux City Admission: Free More info: www.saturdayinthepark.com The festival also features vendors, food, two beer gardens and fireworks finale. There will also be carnival rides, a petting zoo, face painting and more to entertain the kids from noon to 7 p.m.

Neil Young and Crosby, Stills and Nash.

The boys hit a rhythm playing the banjo and guitar, respectively.

The siblings formed The Avett Brothers with standup bass player Bob Crawford in 2001. Since then, they’ve put out eight full-length albums, creating songs with a distinct sound of classic homegrown folk, rock energy, bluegrass soul and pop charm.

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“This year’s headliners are amazing and take us back to the festival roots. The Avett Brothers and Bonnie Raitt are both well known for incredible recorded music and amazing live shows. This year will be all about top-notch, live free music.”

DAVE BERNSTEIN, FESTIVAL CO-FOUNDER

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Ziggy Marley, The Wild Feathers and the Avett Brothers will perform at Saturday in the Park July 5 at Grandview Park in Sioux City.

They will be joined by Bonnie Raitt, along with special guest Ziggy Marley, as main stage headliners.

waves with its lauded major label debut, “I and Love and You.” It landed at No. 16 on the Billboard Top 200. In addition to touring tirelessly, the band performed on late-night television shows with hosts David Letterman, Craig Ferguson and Jimmy Fallon.

Burns, Preston Wimberly and Ben Dumas, taking inspiration from across the musical spectrum – country, blues, folk and rock – and spinning it into soothing melodies

with vintage roots and modern tones.

ZIGGY MARLEY Six-time Grammy Award winner and reggae icon Ziggy Marley returns to Sioux City sans The Melody Makers. They appeared at Saturday in the Park together in 1999 and have since gone their separate ways.

His early exposure to music came when he was 10 years old, sitting in on recording sessions with his father, Bob Marley.

As the front man for Ziggy Marley and The Melody Makers, he released eight best-selling albums that garnered three Grammys. Marley released his first solo album in 2003. His fifth studio album, “Fly Rasta,” will be released in April by Tuff Gong Worldwide, a label founded in 1965 by his father.

THE WILD FEATHERS Long before it was broken up into subgenres, rock ‘n’ roll was just rock ‘n’ roll.

Six strings, booming harmonies and the call of the open road.

It’s an American tradition that The Wild Feathers from Nashville, are dedicated to not only preserving but also evolving.

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A nighttime view of the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City at Fourth and Water streets is shown in the rendering. The venue is slated to open in late summer.

Hard Rock casino Main & Abbey restaurant rendering is shown below.

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More than just a casino Hard rock promises food, music, excitement EARL HORLYK

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SIOUX CITY | Rock music brings everybody together. It reminds us where we came from and can show us where we’re going.

Those were the words of Hard Rock Hotel & Casino general manager Todd Moyer as he looked out a window as construction workers continued to keep pace on the $128.5 million casino and development that is set to open in late summer.

Acknowledging a personally eclectic taste in music that included included country singers like Lee Brice, pop stars like Train and genre-defying artists such as Kid Rock, Moyer is excited as opening day looms.

“Although gaming will be a large part of what we do, I think Hard Rock will be more than just a casino to Sioux City,” he said.

For instance, the walls will be adorned with memorabilia from a host of legendary musical artists from Jimi Hendrix to Sioux City’s own Tommy Bolin. With access to Hard Rock’s vast collection of rock items, the casino will regularly rotate its displays.

Such pieces will allow visitors to feel closer to their musical favorites.

“Whenever I see something worn by Mick Jagger, it’s always surprising to realize how small he must be,” Moyer said with a 14

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laugh. “Having access to personal written correspondence from Jimi Hendrix is very meaningful since, believe it or not, Hendrix didn’t do Twitter back in the day.”

While rock and roll history will be acknowledged, the history of Sioux City also will be on display at the Hard Rock Hotel, being built inside the historic Battery Building.

Listed on the National Registry of Historic Places, the Romanesque revival-style brick warehouse, built in 1906, is known for such details as a six-story clock tower, rooftop battlements and large arched doorways and windows.

Following the completion of extensive

renovations that began in the summer of 2013, the four-story warehouse at Third and Water streets will house a 54-room hotel, two restaurants, the kitchen and other “back of the house” operations.

Moyer said the Battery Building will likely be a draw to many longtime Sioux Cityans.

“Throughout its long history, the Battery Building served as a warehouse and was never accessible to the general public,” he explained. “I think people will be wowed once they see the building.”

Moyer also thinks guests will be “wowed” at the hotel suites, which have loft-style exposed bricks and arched Hard Rock Casino General Manager Todd Moyer co-leads a tour of the Hard Rock Casino and Hotel construction.

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Top acts to open Hard Rock Sioux City The Goo Goo Dolls and Daughtry are among the acts that will help rock the new Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.

The two bands will be performing in The Backyard – the 3,000-person grassy outdoor area – on Aug. 30.

Other confirmed acts include: Aug. 7 Blues legend Curtis Salgado Aug. 15 Heavy metal bands Quiet Riot, Gilby Clarke, Faster Pussycat and BulletBoys Sept. 11 Roots rocker Nikki Hill Sept. 25 Rock band Indigenous

Dawn J. Sagert, Sioux City Journal

Crews work on the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in downtown Sioux City on April 16.

The Goo Goo Dolls and Daughtry are scheduled to open the venue in August.

windows while retaining all of the Battery’s original woodwork.

“Building a new hotel inside an existing space created certain challenges,” he admitted, “but I think we’ve retained much of what made the Battery Building so great.”

Designed with a large chandelier and an abundance of glass, the hotel’s main entrance on Fourth Street will be dazzling, Moyer said.

“The front desk will have a bar for our guests,” he said. “You can check in and relax with a drink at the same time.”

The Third Street entrance to the 30,000 square foot casino will be just as grand. It will also be home to a first-floor restaurant called Main & Abbey.

According to Moyer, the 100-seat restaurant is what happens “when Main Street USA meets (London’s) Abbey Road.”

The restaurant’s casual atmosphere will give guests a place to meet for drinks or enjoy a sit-down. An adjacent 100-seat

outdoor patio will offer another place to unwind.

Having such an accessible restaurant was important to Moyer since he wants Main & Abbey to become a go-to place for a special night out on the town or merely a relaxing evening after a hard week of work.

“The restaurant will serve everything from burgers and Prime Rib to special foods from the other side of the pond,” he said.

Next to Main & Abbey will be the World Tour Buffet. Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner, the buffet will serve up the greatest hits of Italy, Asia and Latin America.

“Every casino need its own buffet,” Moyer reasoned. “Our buffet will be prepared with the freshest of local ingredients.”

But what would the Hard Rock be without live music?

In addition to The Backyard, an outdoor space for outdoor concerts, festivals, farmer’s markets, and movies under the stars, the casino will feature Anthem, which

Moyer said will be an “eclectic and versatile space” for intimate concerts, dancing and, even, comedy acts.

The Hard Rock will also feature a bar called the Yards (named after Sioux City’s Stockyards) that specializes in artisan beers and whiskeys.

One more eatery, the Fuel American Grill, will serve burgers, sandwiches, salads and other fare, as well as specialty coffees, homemade pastries and ice cream.

In addition, the Rock Shop will be a retail store where visitors can buy a wide assortment of Hard Rock-branded merchandise from T-shirts and caps to spoons and glasses.

The 100,000-square-foot gaming and entertainment mecca is projected to attract one million visitors per year and produce more than $90 million per year in revenue.

The spending and added tourism is expected to ripple through the economy, boosting other local businesses and generating millions of dollars in additional revenue for local governments and the Hard Rock’s nonprofit licensee partner, Missouri River Historic Development.

Yet Moyer said he’s a big believer in the saying “a rising tide lifts all boats.”

“Throughout our planning, we’ve looked at the audience served by the Tyson and at the Orpheum,” he said. “Our goal is to not overlap with their fans.”

Likewise, with a limited number of rooms available at the Hard Rock Hotel, Moyer wants to have a halo effect on other local hotels.

“If one downtown business benefits, we all benefit,” he said.

That doesn’t mean that Hard Rock’s iconic 60-foot-tall guitar won’t loom large on Sioux City’s landscape.

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Daniel O’Donnell

Don’t miss this annual Sioux City tradition!

Authentic Greek food you love, plus music and fun for the whole family!

Irish singing sensation Daniel O’Donnell, with his trademark melodic voice, performs a combination of country music, inspirational ballads, pop hits and Irish standards. Tickets, $57.50, $67.50, $77.50 and $87.50, are on sale now at the Tyson Events Center Box Office, through Ticketmaster.com or by calling 800-745-3000.

5-10 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday, June 6 - 7 Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 900 6th St.

www.holytrinity.ia.goarch.org/

Sioux City Farmers Market 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Wednesday and Saturdays through Oct. 29 Tyson Events Center Suite Parking Lot, corner of TriView Avenue and Pearl Street.

Enjoy the bounty of the locally grown produce, delicious baked goods and beautifully hand crafted items. 8 a.m. -1 p.m. Wednesday and Saturday. 712-224-3350. www.siouxcityfarmersmarket.com.

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Bike SUX

9 a.m., Saturday, June 7 Minerva’s, 2945 Hamilton Blvd.

A ride to benefit Goodfellows, a non-profit organization that provides toys and book to children at Christmas.

Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. $25 includes t-shirt and meal . www.bikesux.com.

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Fridays on the Promenade 6-8 p.m., Fridays May 30Historic 4th & Virginia streets

Enjoy live outdoor music around the Roth Fountain including blues, rock, bluegrass, reggae, zydeco and more.

Bring a lawn chair. 6-8 p.m. $3. 712. 255.

7903. www.fridaysonthepromenade. com.

Cardinal Festival Days

June 13 — June 15 Scenic Park, South Sioux City Family-friendly activities including car shows, bicycle rides, entertainment, flea market, vendors and fireworks. 402-4941626. wwww.visitsouthsiouxcity.com.

Municipal Band Concerts,

7:30 p.m., Sundays, June 8-July 27 Grandview Bandshell Bring your own chairs/blankets. No coolers.

North Sioux City

Come to Play - Come to Stay Jim Lee, Sioux City Journal file

Runners get color-bombed while participating in the Color Me Rad run in downtown Sioux City.

Color Me Rad 5K

8 a.m., Sunday, June 8 Downtown Sioux City The Boys Club of Sioux City presents the second annual Color Me Rad 5K color run in Downtown Sioux City. Waves of 500 people will take off every fifteen minutes beginning at 8 a.m. at the corner of Fourth and Iowa streets. Participants of all ages are welcome to run, walk or dance their way through the Downtown course.

*Adams Homstead & Nature Preserve* *Over 180 Hotel Rooms* *Veterans Memorial* *Six Miles of Waling & Biking Trails* *Five Parks* *Variety of Dining Options* *Video Lottery and Bingo*

www.colormerad.com/race/sioux-city

Wall Pictures: Selections from the Permanent Collection June 14 — Sept. 28 Sioux City Art Center, 225 Nebraska St.

As the Sioux City Art Center presents Jackson Pollock’s Provided by Sioux City Art Center “Mural,” it displays examples Nan Wilson, Primary Impulses, 1993, oil and earth of other artists who dared to on canvas, go big. The artworks selected for this exhibition, while not as massive as Mural, still demonstrate that size can matter when it comes to visual impact.

Mon - Fri Saturdays Sundays

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www.siouxcityartcenter.org

Holiday Pops Concert with the Sioux City Symphony

8:15 p.m., Saturday, June 28 Morningside College Buhler Outdoor Performance Center, 1501 Morningside Ave. This concert features some of the most loved patriotic music of all time. The concert will be followed by an incredible fireworks display directly overhead. 712-274-5261.

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Awesome Biker Nights 2014

Thursday through Saturday, June 19 - 21 Downtown Sioux City There’s a roar louder than thunder and lots of leather as the streets of downtown Sioux City fill with motorcycles of every kind. Includes three stages of live music from national and regional bands, motorcycle stunt performances, a poker run through the beautiful countryside, a bike show, tattoo Trapt contest, poker tournament, bike raffle, vendors and more. Motorcycle enthusiasts with all makes and models of bikes are welcome, along with the general public.

Sioux City Explorers

Lewis & Clark Park, 3400 Line Dr. www.xsbaseball.com Games at 7:05 p.m., Sunday at 6:05 p.m.

June 2-5 June 13-15 June 20-22 June 23-26 July 3-5 July 11-13 July 14-16 July 21-24 July 30-Aug. 2 Aug. 3-6 Aug. 14-17 Aug. 26-28

Gary SouthShore RailCats Grand Prairie Airhogs Sioux Falls Canaries Rockland Boulders Wichita Wingnuts Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks Kansas City T-Bones Gary SouthShore RailCats Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks Winnipeg Goldeyes Lincoln Saltdogs Gary SouthShore RailCats

Tickets, $5-$12, are available at the box office or by calling 712-277WINS.

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6:15 p.m.-11 p.m., Thursday, July 3 Fourth Street, downtown Sioux City Mardi Gras returns to Sioux City on Thursday, July 3rd, 2014, as the Big Parade and the Mardi Gras Festivale take place in downtown Sioux City!

Join the FREE fun when the Big Parade kicks off at 6:15 p.m. The Parade will stage north of 4th Street on Water Street and head east on Historic Fourth Street all the way to Iowa Street.

When the Parade is over, head straight to the Sioux City Convention Center for the Mardi Gras Festivale for an authentic Cajun sit-down dinner and handmade Mardi Gras costumes direct from Louisiana. Food service runs from 6 to 8:15 p.m., and the show starts at 8 p.m.

Tickets for the Mardi Gras Festivale dinner are $18, and include a reserved seat and a Cajun meal. A kid’s meal for ages 12 & under will also be available for $9. Tickets on sale at the Tyson Events Center Box Office, all Ticketmaster outlets, online at Ticketmaster. com, or by calling 800-745-3000. FREE seats for the show are also available on a first-come, first-served basis, no tickets required!

After the food and festivities, the party continues outside the Convention Center, with FREE, live Zydeco music from the Louisiana based band, Zydecane!

And the night wouldn’t be complete without fireworks around 10 p.m. This year’s fireworks show will be provided by Lantis.

June 13 — June 15 Rolling Along the River Derby Tournament, Long Lines Family Rec Center. the sioux city roller dames are hosting their annual womens and mens roller derby tournament!

Come watch all the action from teams across the US! 712-253-7425. www. siouxcityrollerdames.com.

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Saturday in the Park 2014

Noon-10:30 p.m., Saturday, July 5 Grandview Park The free music festival will feature The Avett Brothers and Bonnie Raitt along with special guest Ziggy Marley. The Nashville band The Wild Feathers also will perform along with three other bands.

This free music festival draws tens of thousands of people each year. In addition to a line-up of world class artists, the 24th Great Southern Bank’s Saturday in the Park Festival also will feature the return of Arts Alley, the KCAU Kids Zone, and some of the best festival food anywhere, and two beer gardens. The festival wraps up with a fireworks finale that continues to impress year after year. saturdayinthepark.com

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River-Cade 2014 July 16-20 Various locations

Events include smile contest, karaoke contest, ice cream social, helicopter rides, carnival, fireworks, parade, Riverfest concerts, amateur golf/dart tournament, Rock N Rods Cruise the Loop. www.river-cade.com

3rd Annual Mayhem Run

8 a.m. Saturday, June 28 Stone State Park, 5001 Talbot Road Insane 3 mile obstacle course at Stone State Park will test your toughness, durability and willingness to get dirty all while raising funds and awareness for UnityPoint Health–St. Luke’s Children’s Miracle Network and the Friends of Stone Park. 712279-3295.

Julianne and Derek Hough will bring their “Move” show to the Orpheum Theatre.

Move Live On Tour

7:30 p.m., Saturday, July 12 Orpheum Theater Superstar siblings Julianne and Derek Hough will star in their own all-new dance production complete with sets, costumes and a cast of talented dancers, with the Houghs headlining in solo, duet, and group performances in styles ranging from ballroom and tap to salsa and hip-hop and everything inbetween.

The pair, both of whom are also accomplished singers and musicians, promise musical surprises and special guest appearances in a show they describe as ” a cross between a Broadway spectacular and the hippest, coolest dance party you’ve ever been to.”

Tickets , $39.50, $59.50 and $69.50, are on sale at the Tyson Events Center Box Office, all Ticketmaster outlets, online at Ticketmaster.com, or by calling 800-7453000.

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Jackson Pollock’s “Mural” will be on display at the Sioux City Art Center beginning July 12.

Jackson Pollock ‘Mural’

July 12–April 1, 2015 Sioux City Art Center, 225 Nebraska St. Jackson Pollock’s Mural, considered to be the most important modern American artwork ever made. 10 a.m. -4 p.m. www.siouxcityartcenter.org/.

Live Birds of Prey Open until 8pm Thursdays in June and July

Dorothy Pecaut

Nature Center 4500 Sioux River Rd. Sioux City, IA 712-258-0838 www.woodburyparks.com

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Mötley Crüe with special guest Alice Cooper 7 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 6 Tyson Events Center

After more than three decades together, iconic rock ‘n roll band MOTLEY CRUE will embark on The Final Tour. This is the last chance to see all four original members together!

Tickets , $32, $49, $69 and $95, are on sale at the Tyson Events Center Box Office, all Ticketmaster outlets, online at Ticketmaster.com, or by calling 800-745-3000.

Remembering United Flight 232 25 Years Later Friday through Sunday, July 18-20 Various locations

Three days designed to reflect on when United Flight 232 crash landed at Sioux Gateway Airport. Remember how Siouxlanders responded, share their learnings, educate others, and reflect on our spiritual blessings. Call 712-2525300 for more information.

Movies in the Park,

9 p.m. July 12-Aug. 2 Grandview Park Bandshell

Margaritas, Manicures & Massages

5-8:30 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 7 Sioux City Convention Center Visit local vendors’ booths and munch on complimentary chips & salsa throughout the evening. Unique decadent delight Spa featuring chef prepared treats from the Convention Center. And here’s the best part – all dollars raised will help sustain services provided by the Council on Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence to help victims of these crimes right here in Siouxland.

For tickets or for more information, call CSADV at 712-277-0131 or go online to find out more at SafeFromAbuse.com.

Bring your own blanket, chairs and snacks. July 12 “Monsters University,” July 19 “The Smurfs 2,” July 26 “The Lego Movie” and Aug. 2 “Despicable Me 2.”

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Bill Maher

8 p.m., Friday, Aug. 15 Orpheum Theatre Political funny man Bill Maher will share his unique take on politics.

Tickets, $54 and up, are available at the Tyson Events Center box office, online at Ticketmaster.com or by calling 800-7453000.

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Adams Homestead Celebration

Saturday, Aug. 9 Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve, 272 Westshore Drive, North Sioux City, S.D. Take a step back in time and experience some of the cultural and natural history of South Dakota. Located 2 miles SW of McCook Lake, Exit 4 off I-29. 10 a.m.

605-232-0873. www.gfp. sd. gov/.

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ArtSplash 2014

Cottonwood Days

The Sioux City Art Center’s Premier Art Festival featuring artists from around the country. Hands-On Art, Main Stage Entertainers including Tonic SolFa and Rockestra, and Kids’ Art and Fun Zones! City bus routes will be running from the Tyson Parking Lot for a round trip fare. Open 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Saturday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. $5 per adult for a 2 day wrist band; Children 11 and under free

Parade, children’s activities, BBQ cookoff, vendors, car and boat show, contests, dance and more. 402-9873448. www.dakotacity.net.

Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 30 - 31 Riverside Park, 1400 Riverside Blvd.

www.siouxcityartcenter.org

Ag/Rail Heritage Festival 10 a.m. -4 p.m. , Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 16–Aug. 17 Siouxland Historical Railroad Association and Museum, 3400 Sioux River Road Operational antique farm equipment, agriculture and rail displays, operating model railroads, special kids activities, live music, hot food, motor car rides and more! $6. 712-233-6996. www. milwaukeerailroadshops.org.

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Aug. 15-17 Cottonwood Cove, S. 13th and Hickory streets, Dakota City, S.D.

Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center Nature Calls 6-10 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 27 Sioux City Convention Center

Don’t miss the 11th Annual Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center Nature Calls.

25 beer samples will be featured, and all proceeds benefit the Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center. Tickets are $30 in advance or $35 after Sept. 26. To purchase tickets, call 712-258-0838 or visit http://www.woodburyparks.com/ naturecalls.html. You must be at least 21 years of age to purchase beer tickets and be served beer. There will also be a nature market sale & charity auction.

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Sgt. Floyd River Museum & Welcome Center in Chris Larsen Park, on the Iowa shore of the Missouri River 1000 Larsen Park Rd.

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Downtown Partners 418 Pierce St., 712-252-0014 • Open M-F 8- 5 www.downtownsiouxcity.com

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Emergency workers respond to the crash of United Airlines Flight 232 at Sioux Gateway Airport in Sioux City on July 19, 1989. A total of 112 people died, while 184 survived. Work is ramping up for a 25th anniversary commemoration of the event July 18-20 in Sioux City.

Former reporter recalls shooting Flight 232 crash He aims to return for 25th anniversary events TIM GALLAGHER

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Dave Boxum returned from his honeymoon in time to shoot some of the world’s most famous footage that summer, July 1989.

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Boxum captured the landing on tape, the likes of which was an extreme rarity a quarter-century ago.

Boxum reflected on his role in preserving a link to the crash and the heroics of Captain Al Haynes, who nearly pulled off the impossible in landing a DC-10 jumbo jet that lost all hydraulic power following

an explosion some 33,000 feet over Alta, Iowa, just 41 minutes before the plane touched down.

Workers and volunteers in and around Sioux City work this spring on an exhibit detailing the crash, one that put Sioux City and its terrific response in the media spotlight. Mid America Museum of Aviation and Transportation will have the exhibit and a memorial garden in place by the weekend of July 18-20, when events commemorating the 25th anniversary of the crash will take place.

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Dave Boxum was 23 years old in 1989, shown here working at KTIV Channel 4 in Sioux City. Boxum shot video of United Flight 232 crashing at Sioux Gateway Airport. Now a resident of Eden Prairie, Minn., Boxum hopes to return for the 25th anniversary events this summer.

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“There has not been a week that this museum hasn’t had someone come in and ask about United Flight 232,” said Larry Finley, the museum’s executive director.

Pam Mickelson, a member of the museum’s board of directors, said the exhibit will honor all those involved in the crash, the rescue efforts that day and in the days that followed. The garden, designed as a place for visitors and people connected to the crash, will offer an area of reflection.

The garden is to arise close to where United 232 touched down on old Runway 22.

“I think we as a community felt we wanted the 25th (anniversary) to be great,” said Mickelson, who chairs the Committee for Flight 232. “It’s probably the last time we could have some of the players there.”

“It’s been 25 years, which is kind of hard to believe,” added Jim Wharton, a committee member. “But this gives the city and all of Siouxland the opportunity one last time to take a look, once again, at how good things can happen when you have such a tragic event strike Sioux City.”

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Dave Boxum, left, met United Flight 232 Capt. Al Haynes when a movie about the flight, “Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232” premiered in Sioux City in 1992. Haynes plans to return to Sioux City this July for events surrounding the 25th anniversary of Flight 232.

“I remember that week coming back from our honeymoon,” said Boxum, who now resides with his wife, Peggy Boxum, and their two daughters, Autumn, and Anna, in Eden Prairie, Minn. He and Peggy wed on July 1, 1989. They returned to Sioux City that month following a honeymoon trip to Oregon.

“The memory of that day stays with you forever,” Dave Boxum said. “It was a muggy day and I was waiting to go out to the airport as a murder suspect was being flown back to Sioux City and I was going to cover it.”

Shortly before he was to leave for Sioux Gateway Airport, a call rang out on the police scanner: An airliner over Northwest Iowa was in trouble.

“Jon Beringer, my assignment editor, told me to go out to the airport just in case,” Boxum said.

Boxum carried a two-way radio as cell phones weren't prevalent in those days.

Beringer advised his reporter to set up his camera on the north side of the airport, near the tarmac.

Shortly before 4 p.m., Beringer advised the plane would be coming in from the north.

“I saw it come in low, very low, but level,” Boxum said. “Then it disappeared behind some airport hangar buildings for what seemed like a long time, I couldn’t see it.”

The seconds of Boxum’s obstructed view dragged on until the plane reappeared.

Boxum kept shooting as the plane skidded, crashed and exploded into a fireball followed by a wall or a column of thick, black smoke.

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Larry Finley looks at the United Flight 232 exhibit on display at the Mid American Museum of Aviation & Transportation. The display includes Capt. Al Haynes’ seat from the aircraft.

“I saw it come in low, very low, but level. Then it disappeared behind some airport hangar buildings for what seemed like a long time, I couldn’t see it.”

DAVE BOXUM noting how it helped set the stage for the horror in the background as 112 passengers lost their lives where the runway met rows of Iowa corn.

“Jon Beringer was telling me to shoot like I was shooting for the network,” Boxum added. “He said to stay with the shot and not attempt anything fancy.”

Boxum doubted himself as the scene unfolded. “Did I white-balance the camera?” he asked. If he hadn’t, the shot would have

a blue or an orange tint.

He had done his white-balancing. The video was picked up from Boxum moments after the crash and rushed back to KTIV. Soon, it was edited and distributed to dozens of news organizations.

The crash of Flight 232 wasn’t unique because it happened here. It was unique as 400 Siouxland rescue agencies had up to 40 minutes advance notice with which they could mobilize. Additionally, it crashed at an airport that was (and is, still) the site of a military base, home to 285 trained members of the Iowa Army Air National Guard.

Finally, it was also one of the few at the time – if any – captured on video.

Boxum stayed at Sioux Gateway Airport into the night, collecting images and interviews for a story on the 10 o’clock news. He then reversed roles, as anchor Dave Nixon interviewed him to detail his role in getting video of the disabled jet crashing in a fireball.

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Remembering Flight 232 Boxum did interviews with news stations and organizations in the days that followed. A crew from Japan asked for his story, as did reporters in Los Angeles, Chicago and Minneapolis.

Boxum interviewed survivors on July 20 at Briar Cliff University. On July 21, he filed a story as volunteers and those with the Federal Aviation Administration combed fields of corn and soybeans near Alta, Iowa, in their search for parts that broke apart from the plane in the explosion.

“I thought about the crash every day for one year,” Boxum said. “I dreaded the oneyear anniversary because I didn’t want to go through it again.”

The one-year anniversary, it turned out, was a good thing, he said, a time of healing and unity for survivors, first responders and even people like Boxum.

“It’s amazing how well the community was trained and came together and how, though you’d never want this to happen, the fact it happened where it did probably saved lives,” Boxum said.

Boxum would remain on the staff at KTIV for three years. He then joined the United Way of Siouxland and worked in public relations for four years. Eventually,

This summer marks the 25th anniversary of the crash landing and heroic response to United Flight 232 in Sioux City. On July 19, 1989, a DC-10 carrying 296 passengers and crew flying from Denver to Chicago made an emergency landing at Sioux Gateway Airport. More than 400 agencies from Sioux City and Siouxland joined forces in a response effort that galvanized Gary Anderson, Sioux City Journal file the community, saved lives and led to Wreckage of United Airlines Flight 232 an outpouring of support for passenis shown after the DC-10 jet crashed at gers and families of victims.

Sioux Gateway Airport on July 19, 1989.

To signify the importance of Flight 232 in Sioux City’s history, a civic committee plans events to honor those involved. Survivors, responders, and family members will attend, as well as Capt. Al Haynes, and members of the crew who helped him land the disabled aircraft.

The anniversary weekend on July 18-20 includes a reflection/dedication ceremony and tours of locations involved with the crash and recovery. “This remembrance was a request from Capt. Haynes and the flight crew as they wanted to share their appreciation for the community’s response and also bring closure to that chapter of their lives,” said Sioux City Mayor Bob Scott.

For information on events, see www.sioux-city.org or call 712-279-6102.

he found his way to Gateway Computers and then to a public relations firm in the Twin Cities, where he and Peggy and their daughters have resided for 13 years.

Boxum said he hopes to return to Sioux City this summer for events honoring those associated with Flight 232.

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SHOPPING Cardinal Plaza

Wine & Spirits, H & R Block, I-wireless (located in Hy-Vee), Dakota County State Bank (located in Hy-Vee).)

stores & shops saves you time. You can get it all done in one place, in mere moments.

(Tobacco Hut, EZ Payday Advance, Multi Care Clinic, Fitch & Stahle Law Office, Little Caesar’s Pizza, United Real Estate Solutions, Lewis & Clark Title and Escrow, JEO Consulting, Qaran Communications)

Downtown Sioux City

Marketplace Shopping Center

Dakota Ave. between 19th & 20th streets, South Sioux City, Neb.

Cardinal Point

Hwy. 77 & W. 21st St., South Sioux City, Neb. (Alltel Wireless, Green Tea Salon, Payless Shoes, Dollar Tree, Super WalMart, Wendy’s, Rose Nails, Burger King, Walgreens, China Super Buffet, Rent A Center, Cash Spot, Tan World, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Power Wash Car Wash, Sunheat, Farm Bureau Financial Services, Game Stop)

Cornhusker Mall

2500 Cornhusker Drive, South Sioux City, Neb. (Hy-Vee, Panda Palace, EZ Check Cashing, SSC Housing Agency, Hy-Vee

712-252-0014 www.downtownsiouxcity.com Downtown Sioux City offers unique shopping for him, for her, for the family and the home with many locally owned specialty shops.

Galley Gift Shop

Sergeant Floyd Welcome Center 1000 Larsen Park Road, Sioux City 712-279-0198 www.sioux-city.org/museum Find local and tri-state souvenirs in the Galley Gift Shop aboard the Sergeant Floyd. Mugs, T-shirts, Books, Postcards and more!

Lakeport Commons

28th & Hamilton, Sioux City 712-239-6565 www.marketplacehamilton.com A delightful collection of fine fashion, specialty shops, salons, food and cocktails in this fun-to-shop friendly center.

Southern Hills Mall

4400 Sergeant Road, Sioux City 712-274-0109 www.southernhillsmall.com 110 stores in an enclosed center and anchored by JC Penney, Sears, Scheels All Sports and Younkers.

Lakeport Street & Hwy. 20, Sioux City Easily accessible from S. Lakeport Street or Sergeant Road. The perfect mix of

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NIGHTLIFE AND ENTERTAINMENT

Bob Roe’s Point After

Tyson Events Center

2320 Transit Ave., Sioux City 712-276-3689 Where Good Times Gather. Serving up delicious pizza, wings and so much more to Siouxland for over 30 years. Open Mon.-Sat. 11 a.m.-midnight. and Sun. noon to 10 p.m. www.bobroespointafter.com

Famous Dave’s

201 Pierce St., Sioux City 712-277-8800 Famous Dave’s features Award Winning Barbecue, hamburgers, salads and homemade desserts all served in a fun family atmosphere. Stop in today.

Kahill’s Steak-Fish & Chophouse

Fourth & B St., South Sioux City 402-494-5025 Siouxland’s premier restaurant! Inviting restaurant and bar offers early and late night Happy Hours, steaks, chops and pastas in a gorgeous setting.

Minervas Restaurant

2945 Hamilton Blvd., Sioux City 712-277-0800 Siouxland’s premier dining. A traditional upscale steak and chop house also featuring fresh seafood, pasta, extensive wine list and chef features. Distinctive dining atmosphere.

Argosy Casino

Morningside College

Argosy Casino Sioux City is part of Penn National Gaming, Inc. Penn National owns and operates 16 casinos across the United States. Argosy Casino features more than 36,000 square feet of gaming excitement. On board you will find more than 700 of the newest and most exciting slot machines, Blackjack, Roulette, Craps, Video Keno and Live Action Poker. Argosy Casino Sioux City also features the Outfitters Grill offering great burgers and sandwiches and all of your favorite specials..

Enjoy FREE music and theatrical performances in the beautiful Buhler Outdoor Performance Center on the Morningside College Campus.

On the Riverfront 100 Larsen Park Road, Sioux City 712-294-5600 or 800-424-0080 www.pngaming.com

Betty Ling Tsang Summer Fine Arts Series 3625 Garretson Ave., Sioux City 712-274-5000 • www.morningside.edu

Orpheum Theatre

528 Pierce St., Sioux City Ticket Info: 800-745-3000 Symphony Info: 712-277-2111 www.orpheumlive.com The magnificently renovated 1927 Orpheum Theatre is now the home of

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NIGHTLIFE the Sioux City Symphony, the Broadway Series and outstanding national and local performances..

Tyson Events Center / Gateway Arena

401 Gordon Drive, Sioux City 800-745-3000 • tysoncenter.com Admission: See individual event Hours: See individual event The Tyson Events Center/Gateway Arena features a 10,000-seat arena, and offers an extremely flexible venue for a wide variety of entertainment and sporting events. The facility includes a full-size ice hockey rink, and is home to the Sioux City Musketeers Hockey Team and Sioux City Bandits Indoor Football Team.

'The Strip' in North Sioux City North Sioux City, S.D. 605-232-4276

More than 300 gaming machines can be found in a two-block area known as "The Strip" in North Sioux City. Billed as the "mini-Vegas of the Dakotas," North Sioux offers dining and nightly entertainment as well as gambling on video poker, blackjack or keno machines. Open yearround

WinnaVegas

Located 3 miles west exit #127 off I-29, Sloan, Iowa 712-428-9466 or 800-468-9466 www.winnavegas.biz With more than 668 slot machines, bingo and 20 table games. WinnaVegas Casino provides top live entertainment.

Open 24 hours. Must be 21 years of age or older for casino floor.

Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Third Street and Wesley Way 712-224-7625 hardrocksiouxcity.com

The 30,000-square-foot Hard Rock Sioux City casino will feature table games, slots, luxury hotel, theater and several restaurants. Opening summer 2014.

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“Where Friends Meet” 103 N. Hwy 105 • North Sioux City 605-232-9126 • fiNd us oN facebook

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SPORTS & RECREATION Climbing Wall

Long Lines Family Rec Center 401 Gordon Drive, Sioux City 712-224-5127 www.sioux-city.org More than 5,000 sq. ft. of climbing space with a 13-foot free standing boulder, heights of 12, 20, 30, 42 and 52 feet. Two auto-belays and 7 belay stations. The 42-foot competitive section has a 12-foot overhang. Cost is $7 for a two-hour session. Call in advance for availability.

Dible Soccer Complex South Sioux City

Dible Soccer Complex is home to the Siouxland Soccer Foundation. It has 17 full-size fields that can be converted to varying sizes. The soccer complex sits along the bank of the Missouri River and Al Bengtson Trail.

IBP Ice Center

3808 Stadium Drive, Sioux City 712-279-4880 or 800-593-2228 www.visitsiouxcity.org $5 Adults, $2 Children 5 & under Skate Rental: $2 Skate Sharpening: $3 Hours: 7-10 p.m. Fri. & Sat. The 38,000-square-foot ice center is open year-round for youth hockey programs, public ice-skating, and tournaments.

Loess Hills National Scenic Byway

facility. Conference rooms for meetings, parties and other small events.

Nebraska Game & Parks Commission

2200 N. 33rd, Lincoln, Neb. 402-471-5481 Relax amid our rolling hills! Watch the wildlife, swim, hike or fish. Outdoor programs, visitor’s center, cabins and campsites available.

Norm Waitt Sr. YMCA 601 Riverview Drive, South Sioux City 402-404-8439 www.nwsymca.org

Hours: 4:45 a.m.-10 p.m. Mon.-Thurs., 4:45 a.m.-9 p.m. Fri., 6 a.m.-6 p.m. Sat., noon-6 p.m. Sun. Located on the banks of the Missouri River, this 60,000 square-foot facility opened on the riverfront in Scenic Park in 2008 and is plentiful with rooms of generous sizes. Windows bring the Missouri River and Sioux City skyline into the double gym, fitness room and two swimming pools. The vista extends from the Veterans Memorial Bridge to the riverboat casino. With nearly 300 parking spaces, there is always room for residents and visitors to enjoy.

Riverview Complex South Sioux City

401 Gordon Drive, Sioux City 712-224-5124 www.sioux-city.org

Is home to 5 baseball/softball fields, two 300-foot fields and three 200-foot fields. Batting cage facilities, press box with concessions and restrooms.

Home to Cardinal Little League, SSC girls softball and have hosted many State and Regional softball & baseball tournaments. All fields are agri-lime and 3 fields are lit, two 200-foot and one 300-foot.

Hours: Varies Admission: Adults $3, Youth $2

Riverside Park / Family Aquatic Center / Recreation Complex

Experience the great outdoors like never before. Hike, bike, play and stay in Western Iowa’s Loess Hills.

Long Lines Family Rec. Center

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1201 Riverside Blvd., Sioux City 712-279-6126 or 712-279-6250

The Riverside Recreation Complex provides six youth softball fields and six soccer fields. Adjacent Riverside Family Aquatic Center offers water slides and a sand play area. Riverside Park features six picnic shelters, playground

Ashlyn Covarna, 7, of Hinton, Iowa, climbs the rock wall at Long Lines Family Rec Center. The Sioux City space hosts numerous events and recreation opportunities.

equipment, and open spaces.

South Sioux City Convention and Visitors Bureau South Sioux City 866-494-1307 www.visitsouthsiouxcity.com

Give us a call today for your convention, sports or group tour, hunting or family vacation needs.

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New manager hopes to jump-start

Sioux City Explorers

Dawn J. Sagert, Sioux City Journal

Sioux City Explorers Field Manager Steve Montgomery is photographed at Lewis and Clark Park in Sioux City.

JOHN QUINLAN

jquinlan@siouxcityjournal.com

Spring is a time of promise and optimism, with good things on every horizon.

And that can only mean good news for the rebuilding Sioux City Explorers, the community’s independent professional baseball team, which launched its 22nd season on the road May 15 against the Sioux Falls Canaries.

The first home game for the X’s at Lewis & Clark Park was May 17, also against the Canaries.

Former Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks pitching coach Steve Montgomery, hired as the seventh field manager in franchise history, shares that optimism but won’t 36

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go so far as to guarantee an American Association championship this year as he puts together a team which shows a lot of promise.

“Spring training’s right around the corner and I’m excited,” I can’t wait,” said the 40-year-old Ohio native during a midApril interview.

It has been 22 years and even the best X’s teams from the past have failed to notch a league championship, he noted.

“It’s harder to get into the playoffs than it is to actually win a championship,” Montgomery said, “because when you’re in a championship, all you have to do is get hot for a couple of games and you win the whole thing, a la Gary last year. They

got hot at the right time and rolled to the championship.

“I don’t want to put a timetable on it. I just want to go out and win as many games as I can in my first year; and at the end of the season, let’s see let’s see if we can’t be atop that central division. And if you are, you’re fortunate enough to be playing in the big dance, and then, basically, all you’ve got to do is win six games before you lose six games. So if you go 6-4 in the playoffs, which is .600 baseball, you win the championship. But it seems easier said than done.”

Montgomery, a 6-7, 230-pound righthander who advanced as far as Triple-A in the Baltimore Orioles’ farm system during

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Sioux City Explorers manager Steve Montgomery watches as Wade Morrison pitches during practice and Lewis and Clark Park. Sioux City Explorers players, right, listen to Field Manager Steve Montgomery during practice at Lewis and Clark Park.

his 10 years as a minor league pitcher, said he would love to see the community come out and support the team.

“Players really enjoy walking out to the ballpark, walking out from the third base dugout and when they’re out seeing fans in the stands, there’s an excitement. There’s an aura about it. Just come out and support the team!”

But as for that quick championship … he noted that he Explorers won just 38 games last year. So his initial goal as manager is to try to notch 12 to 15 more wins, a distinct possibility with the team the has been assembling.

“Let’s try to get it to 50,” he said. “As my team sits right now, my goal is to win 50 and anything over that is in the bonus area.

We’re in a league that if you can somehow get to the 50 wins, you put yourself in the playoff picture. So I think 55 to 57 wins gets you in the playoffs every year.”

To that end, Montgomery had to go out and get some new talent, the kind that fits his style of play both offensively and defensively and off the mound. “And I think I’ve been able to land some of those guys.

I just need to see us together on the field,” he said.

Montgomery is familiar with the Explorers after coaching against them at Fargo for 10 years. He also knew X’s General Manager Shane Tritz who asked him last year

if he was interested in interviewing for the Sioux City job.

“When I went to the interview process, I wanted to be sure I had all the necessary tools and resources to make this work,” Montgomery said. “Being able to go out and get a player when I wanted it. Being able to fly a player in when I needed to fly a player in. And I didn’t think from the outside looking in that they have all these available resources. They do!”

When offered, it took him about 30 minutes to accept the job, he said.

Fans may not recognize the 2014 team.

“There will be a couple holdovers. Luke Murton’s (at first base) being held over along with Peter Barrows, Chris Bodishbaugh, Michael Lang, Jimmer Kennedy and Ryan Lucero. That’s about it,” he said.

Murton hit 24 homers in AA two years ago, but he got kind of “pull-happy” and struggled a bit last year, trying to hit every ball out of the park, Montgomery said. But that can be fixed. Outfielders Barrows and Lang are strong hitters who just need to learn to sustain the great early starts they make each year, he said.

On the offensive side, the X’s brought in expected fan favorite Todd Jennings, his Redhawks’ catcher the last two-anda-half years. Jennings has logged over 90 games behind the plate each of his last two seasons in Fargo as one of the top defensive

Explorers home schedule May 17, Sioux Falls; 19-20-21, St. Paul; 22-23-24-25, Amarillo.

June 2-3-4-5, Gary SouthShore; 1314-14, Grand Prairie; 20-21-22, Sioux Falls; 23-24-25-26, Rockland.

July 3-4-5, Wichita; 11-12-13, FargoMoorhead; 14-15-16, Kansas City; 21-22-23-24. Gary SouthShore; 30-31, Fargo-Moorhead.

Aug. 1-2, Fargo-Moorhead; 3-4-5-6, Winnipeg;14-15-16-17, Lincoln; 26-2728, Gary SouthShore.

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catchers in the league.

Across at third base are newcomers Mark Sobolewski and Tommy Mendonca, both guys who bring a lot of power to the plate, hitting 20 or more home runs apiece at the Double-A and Triple-A level, he noted.

Shortstop Nate Sansom is more of a defensive player but Montgomery expects him to come in and hit .260 to .270, scoring runs and stealing bases. “He’ll really be anchoring the infield defense,” he said.

Another hot newcomer is second baseman Andres Perez, a guy who hits 35

doubles and 15 homers every year – 40 doubles and 20 homes in his bigger years.

He can anchor the middle of the lineup.

In 2012, he was in the running for Atlantic League Player of the year honors when he batted .321 with 23 homers and 85 RBIs in 128 games. “Such output should make him among the most feared hitters in his new league and a likely MVP candidate on that circuit,” he said. Signed by the Yankees in 2007, Perez is entering his eighth pro season.

The pitching staff is young but talented going into the new season, Montgomery said. But there is some experience. A new Japanese pitcher, Kohei Tsukada, who signed this year with compatriot catcher Ken Matsuzaka, looks promising. And John Straka, a guy Montgomery coached in college, can throw 90 mph on a bad day, 9293 mph on a normal one. An off-season trade brings in Josh Corrales, who throws up to 95 mph. And young Alex Pagano hit 97 mph during a tryout this spring.

“We’ve got a lot of young, hard throwers. I think the strength of our team is the bullpen,” he said. “You’ve got Chris Brodishbaugh, Rob Wort, Jimmer Kennedy and Kenny Long. Everybody was after Rob Wort. And then you’ve got a wild card who makes the team. We’ve got a lot of guys who are locked down out of the bullpen and are going to give us quality innings.

Montgomery managed to help bring quality players to Fargo who reached the playoffs nine of his 10 years there. So he didn’t expect things to be any more difficult in Sioux City. And thus far, he is recruiting the players he needs to compete.

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Hunt & Pick Treasure Boutique Antiques, Attic, Garage & Basement Finds Handcrafted & Repurposed Items Open: Tues. – Sat. 10:00 to 6:00 Sun. 12:00 to 6:00

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Always buying/selling: Vintage/Classic Video Games, Action Figures, Vinyl Records, Cassettes, Books, Magazines, Stereo Equipment & Many Other Collectible Items. Watch batteries and small watch repairs available as well as video game, turntable and small electronic repairs are done.

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safety surface makes this playground a delight. Stimulation to all the senses makes this playground special.

The idea of 50 flags representing each state, was conceived out of patriotic pride in honor of all the servicemen and women during the Desert Storm War.

Chris Larsen Park

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Bacon Creek Park

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This 240-acre park has a pond with great fishing. Trout are stocked from November to March. A four-mile trail takes you around the pond and through the trees. Shelters, grills and picnic tables await your next family outing.

Bring your dog along to play in the fiveacre Dog Park. There are separate large and small dog areas.

Boundless Playground 1100 31st St., Sioux City located at Leif Erickson Park

The Boundless playground serves the needs of children with special needs.

Accessibility along with a rubberized

Larsen Park Road, Sioux City Features a public boat ramp, an outdoor pavilion, a scenic trail, and a state-ofthe-art children’s play area. Hikers enjoy the three-mile Gateway 2000/River’s Edge Trail, which begins in Chris Larsen Park. The trail hugs the Missouri River and then turns to follow the Big Sioux into Riverside Park. Follow Riverfront Trail for two miles through Chris Larsen Park to access Floyd Trail. Users may hike, bike, or in-line skate on this four-mile trail overlooking the Floyd River and linking the Missouri riverfront to Leeds.

Cottonwood Cove Park

14th & Hickory, Dakota City, Neb. A 4.5-acre park located on the banks of the Missouri River features a public boat ramp, camping, shelter and play equipment.

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Crystal Cove Park

End of W. 29th St., South Sioux City 402-494-7540 www.visitsouthsiouxcity.com A beautiful park located on the Southwest corner of South Sioux at the end of West 39th Street. Crystal Cove is a 60-acre park with lake, 1.5 miles bike/ hike trail, nature trails, fishing & shelter for rent. The park is home to more than 200 species of birds and wildlife. The lake is stocked three times yearly with fish for summer and winter ice fishing.

Free Wireless internet • Free Breakfast • Pool • Fitness center • In-Room Microwave • Fridge • Coffee Maker+Hair Dryer • Business Center • Flat Screen TV/HBO • Handicap Accessible Rooms Exit 2, Off I-29 ContinentalBkfst/24hr Bkfst/24hrCoffee Coffee Continental Kitchenettes/JacuzziRooms Rooms Kitchenettes/Jacuzzi FitnessArea/Pool Area/PoolTable Table Fitness Guest Laundry Swimming Pool Pets Friendly Guest Laundry/Pets Friendly WIFI/HBO WIFI/HBO

130 Nebraska St. Sioux City, IA 51101 Ph: 712-277-1550 | F: 712-277-1120

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Emerson City Park Emerson, Neb.

Camping available including camper hookups. This small town is the only town in Nebraska that is located in three counties simultaneously. Contact City Hall 402-695-2662

Grandview Park

24th St. & Grandview Blvd.,Sioux City Award-winning music pavilion dedicated in 1935 features an impressive rose garden and a natural amphitheater with a band shell. Home to Saturday in the Park and summer Sunday evening concerts by the Municipal Band.

Graves Park

Wakefield, Neb. By proclamation of Gov. Ben Nelson, Wakefield is the Baseball Capital of Nebraska. The park has three ball fields that are the site of several annual tournaments. The park also has shelter houses, playground equipment and a heated swimming pool.

Free Wireless Internet • Free SuperStart® Breakfast Business Center • Elevator In-room Microwave/fridge, Coffee & Hair Dryer Children 17 & Under Free with Adult Flat Screen TV/HBO • Guest Laundry Pet Friendly with Fee • Large Vehicle Parking

Free Wireless Internet • Free DayBreak® Breakfast Indoor Pool, Spa & Fitness Center • Whirlpool Suites In-room Microwave, Fridge, Coffee & Hair Dryer Business Center • Flat Screen TV/HBO Children 17 & Under Free with Adult Pet Friendly with Fee • Guest Laundry

Hole in the Rock Recreation Area and Big Elk Park 3 mi. E. Macy, Neb. 402-837-4389 or 402-837-5301 www.rezhunter.com

Camping areas and 21 miles of trails for horseback riding and ATVs. Hunting and fishing allowed with Tribal permits.

Klasey Park

South Sioux City

Sioux City/South

I-29 Exit 143 • 2530 Singing Hills Blvd.

(712) 255-8888

1-800-800-8000 www.super8.com

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I-29 Exit 143 • 3000 Singing Hills Blvd.

(712) 258-8000

1-888-440-2021 www.daysinn.com

Klasey Park is located one block off of Dakota Ave. It is home to Voss Fields & the SSC Legion Baseball. Voss Fields host multiple tournaments each summer

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including District and State Tournaments.

The park also has two shelters for rent, basketball court, playground equipment and green space.

Latham Park

1915 South Lemon, Sioux City www.lathampark.com The park is located in a traditional, residential area of the Morningside section of Sioux City. Occupying almost a full acre of ground, it is home to an endless variety of flowering plants, warbling songbirds, a wonderful fountain, quiet sitting areas and one or two friendly squirrels.

cable TV (60 channels) & guest Laundry, Free WI – FI, Affordable Daily/Weekly/ Monthly Rates, Microwave Refrigerator Available, Family Room Available, Pet Friendly With Permission, electric Hookup - Truck Parking, One Block To Marina Inn exhibit center. Just A Two Minute Drive to Downtown Sioux city!

Regency Inn 400 Dakota Avenue South Sioux city, ne. 68776

402-494-3046

Free High Speed Wireless internet 32Âş Flat Screen TVs 24-Hour Fitness Center Pet Friendly Free Deluxe Breakfast

www.choicehotels.com 4230 South Lakeport Street, Sioux City, iA 51106 P: 712-274-1400 | F: 712-276-2136

Lewis & Clark Wayside

14th & Hickory, Dakota City, Neb. Located on the bluffs of the Missouri River, about three miles from where the expedition had its longest encampment, and about four miles from where they caught more than 1,300 fish in one day.

This outlook commemorates the historic discovery and provides a breathtaking view of the beautiful Missouri River.

Mulberry Bend Newcastle, Neb.

A scenic overlook near the Newcastle/ Vermillion Bridge which offers a spectacular view of the Missouri River.

Ponca State Park Ponca, Neb.

Enjoy rolling hills, horseback riding, swimming, fishing and hiking. Camp official 2014 visitors guide

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Experience the real value of genuine comfort: • Free, hot, home-style breakfast • Comfortable, quieter guestrooms • Whirlpool & fireplace suites • Free hotel-wide high-speed internet • 32” Flat screen TVs • Cozy Serta Perfect Sleeper® Beds • Indoor Heated Pool & Hot Tub • Guest Laundry Facilities • Easy Rewards loyalty program

PARKS or stay in our new mini-lodges. Visitors center, outdoor programs available.

Riverside Park

1301 Riverside Blvd., Sioux City 100 acres located on the west side of town. This park has numerous shelters, play areas, ball fields, access to the bike trail, Riverside Aquatic Center, Bruguier’s Cabin and views of the Big Sioux River.

Scenic Park

Fourth & D streets, South Sioux City 402-494-7535 South Sioux City Parks & Recreation Department offices are located in Scenic Park. Scenic Park is home to a 109-site campground with full and basic hook-ups, SSC Outdoor Pool, newly remodeled tennis courts, playground equipment, shelters for rent, Missouri River boat ramp, Riverview Ball Complex, Dibble Soccer Complex, and home to the Norm Waitt Sr. YMCA.

Stone State Park

Hwy. 12 N. / 5001 Talbot Road, Sioux City 712-255-4698 • www.iowadnr.gov

• Free Internet • Cooked-to-Order Breakfast • Full Service Restaurant & Bar

Visitors are attracted to the rugged topography of Stone Park, which is typical of the Loess Hills of western Iowa. The park offers many scenic vistas of wooded valleys, dry prairie ridges, the Big Sioux River, and the neighboring states of South Dakota and Nebraska.

Stone State Park contains six miles of equestrian trails, six miles of mountain bike and snowmobile trails and eight miles of hiking and cross-country skiing trails. The park also includes a day use lodge, camping facilities and cabins.

Stone State Park is a great place for a family picnic. Three open shelters are available and may be reserved online through the park reservation system or by calling toll free 1-877-IAPARKS.

Veterans Memorial Park Wakefield, Neb.

712.225.4200 Just off Exit 149 on I-29 1132 Larsen Park Rd. Sioux City, Iowa 51103

This park features a wall of honor and a Cobra military helicopter.

Veterans Memorial Park

Fifth & Water streets, Sioux City Memorial to the veterans of the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force and Coast Guard.

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