Anyone out there rising up to the challenge :) I promise yet again that you will not be disappointed. Some regular customers at the Brown Bottle shy away from the crowds and worry about parking during such large events. (RICK CHASE / Courier Staff Photographer), Mike Barrett, pictured on Wednesday, June 27, 2012. The company did the show marking the five-year anniversary of the Isle Casino Hotel in Waterloo and will hold a display in Dyersville Tuesday, at the SunnysideCountry Cluband the Reinbeck display July 4. We took a chance, she said. To combine the two Jaycees, which gets its name from the acronym for junior chamber of commerce, leaders are looking to the Greater Cedar Valley Alliance & Chamber, which is the combined former Waterloo and Cedar Falls chambers of commerce. visit@cedarfallstourism.org, posted on Friday, June 29, 2012. Big bang: Jaycees combine July 4 festivities. Pictured on Wednesday, June 27, 2012. Since both organizations can combine efforts on paying for cleanup, portable toilets and other logistical accommodations, more money can go into the displays, Breitbach said. Were kind of following their lead, Breitbach said. The bidding process likely will be open next year, she added. J&M also does the fireworks shows for the Waterloo Bucks baseball team. It's Saturday, July 7, 2012. We hope it pays off.. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. We just werent seeing the numbers we wanted to put on a good show, Breitbach said. Well be busy, he said, adding that fireworks is pretty much a year-round business now. Some downtown boosters are disappointed there wont be a display there which brings thousands of people to the citys heart. Cattle Congress is also taking the lead on entertainment which also saves the Jaycees money. With fireworks, a free performance from the Arch Allies, and a weekend long t-shirt giveaway for the first 500 guests to visit the Fan Club, I am pretty sure my 5th birthday was not this cool. (RICK CHASE / Courier Staff Photographer). Free concerts include Winger, Head East and Florida Georgia Line headlining the festival, with supporting acts including local bands Wild Card, The Wicked Andersons, Never the Less and the The Dennis Wayne Gang. Mike Barrett, a Waterloo-based technician with Yarmouth-based J&M Displays, said he supports the idea of the combined show but is disappointed his company, which has done the July Fourth fireworks for Cedar Falls in past years, wasnt able to put in a bid on this years shows. It also will be the inaugural event for a combined Cedar Valley Jaycees organization. Its generally pretty decent, but not as busy as you would expect, he said. Please subscribe to keep reading. So yet again I have another request for youVisit the Isle! WATERLOO, Iowa A fireworks show and Fourth of July festival put on by both the Waterloo and Cedar Falls Jaycees organizations will be the last event put on by the separate organizations. Pictured on Wednesday, June 27, 2012. Just kidding, but seriously, it is one of the Cedar Valleys biggest attractions and is a pretty great place to eat, have some fun, relax, and enjoy yourself. Landau said hes unsure how moving the fireworks will affect business. http://waterloo.isleofcapricasinos.com/index.aspx, John Deere's 100th Anniversary Celebration, Website Design and Development by Spinutech. You can cancel at any time. This weekend the Isle Casino Hotel Waterloo is turning a big 5 and they are doing it up big! Cedar Falls, IA 50613, 319.268.4266 Phone The combined Cedar Valley Jaycees event will feature a $3,000 fireworks show July 6 and a $15,000 display July 7. Kress said she knows some people are wary of the change but added the event could become a new Cedar Valley tradition. 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Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). You have permission to edit this article. Barrett added he isnt too concerned about business. But both organizations have struggled with sponsorships and volunteers to run their respective festivals, said Agnes Kress of the Waterloo Jaycees. Waterloo Jaycees had already contracted with Flashing Thunder of Mitchell before the proposal to combine efforts, Kress said. The Cattle Congress grounds also has room for a carnival provided by Merriam Carnival Co. That, and Thorp Family Fun bouncy houses, could bring in more revenue for the Jaycees. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR ISLE CASINO HOTEL WATERLOO, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! Landau said despite the large crowds the downtown fireworks generated in past years, business didnt boom proportionally. Preparing equipment for their upcoming Fourth of July fireworks shows at the J&M Displays warehouse in Waterloo, Iowa, are Neil Berry and Jeff Mather. J&M Displays, which usually puts on the Cedar Falls, will be by the sidelines this year. Good morning, Cedar Valley! The two volunteer organizations are combining efforts and money to put on one two-day fireworks festival at the National Cattle Congress grounds July 6-7. If this weekend just isnt working for you, at the end of July Rick Springfield and Survivor will be hitting the stage for a live performance. Chuck Landau, owner of Doughy Joeys Peetza Joynt and the Brown Bottle in downtown Waterloo, said he is taking a wait-and-see approach. To us, its a chance to strut our stuff, he said And, what better place to do it than our backyard?. Get the latest local business news delivered FREE to your inbox weekly. Steve Breitbach, of the Cedar Valley Jaycees, said the Cedar Falls organization was falling short of pulling together the volunteers and sponsorships for the event. (RICK CHASE / Courier Staff Photographer), Preparing equipment for their upcoming Fourth of July fireworks shows at the J&M Displays warehouse in Waterloo, Iowa, are, left to right, Mike Barrett, Neil Berry and Jeff Mather. Things to Tell A Friend: The Isle Turns 5! Until this year, each citys Jaycees organization has held their own separate fireworks display in Waterloo and Cedar Falls.

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