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TheCityofSiouxCitywasrecognizedbytheInternationalEconomicDevelopmentCouncil(IEDC)thisfallwitha“GoldExcellenceinEconomicDevelopmentAward”foritsworkwithSabreIndustries.ThecityworkedextensivelywithSabretolocateallitsSiouxCityoperationsononecampus. “ThisawardrecognizestheCityofSiouxCityasbeingoneoftheleadingorganizationsintheindustryforinnovation,creativity,andsuccessfulstrategies,”saysPaulKrutko,IEDCchair.“Yourcommunityusesinventiveideasandoffersotherregionsawonderfulexample.” “Itisanhonortobeselectedbytheworld’smostrespectedeconomicdevelopmentorganization,”notesBobPadmore,interimcitymanager,“butthiswouldnotbepossiblewithoutSabre’scommitmenttogrowitscompanyinSiouxCity.” SabreIndustries’150-acrecampusexpansioninSouthbridgeBusinessParkwillcost$28millionandgenerateupto532jobs.

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Sioux City continues to reach out to young entrepreneurs.

The City of Sioux City marked “Launch Week” onSept.30–Oct.3.Designed toinspire,motivate,andpromotecollaborationamongprofessionals,thiswill becomeanannualevent.

Sioux City Growth Organization (SCGO)hostedSiouxCityYoung ProfessionalsDaythisfall,highlightedbyavisitfromIowaGov.Terry Branstad,whourgedprofessionalstoembracetherisksassociatedwith entrepreneurship.

Biz Brew continues!Thisgrassrootseffortencouragesentrepreneurs,venture capitalists,andotherindividualswithfreshideastobrainstormpossibilitieswithin aninformalsetting.Visitwww.startupsiouxcity.comforinfoandjoinus.

Springboard Coworking recently opened in downtownSiouxCity’s4th& Jacksonbuilding.Thissharedofficespace(picturedabove)combinesthebestof caféculturewithafunctionalandaffordableworkenvironment.“Springboard isdesignedforentrepreneurs,freelancers,independents,andcareernomadsseeking avibrantcommunityandopportunitiestonetwork,”saysitsfounder,DianeDaby. Spacecanberenteddaily,weekly,ormonthly.

An entrepreneurial service provider groupishelpingpotentialentrepreneurs connectwiththeinformation,resources,andmentorstheyneedtosucceed. It’sacollaborativeeffortinvolvingtheCityofSiouxCity,DowntownPartners, SCORE(affiliatedwiththeU.S.SmallBusinessAdministration),theSiouxland EconomicDevelopmentCorporation,TheSiouxlandInitiative,andWesternIowa TechCommunityCollege.

Innovation Market, hostedbySCGO, isasocialthink-tankdesignedtogrowlocal ideasandcultivateconnectionsbetweenpositive,like-minded leaders,thatisplannedforFeb.27.

Entrepalooza,anannualcelebrationof entrepreneurial spiritinSiouxland,willalsobeheldinFebruary.

“We’realwayslookingfornewwaystoencourageinnovationandcollaboration,”saysCouncilmemberKeithRadig,“becausewe’veseenhowsmallstart-upscanmakealargeimpactinourcommunityandaroundthecountry.”

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JacksonRecoveryCentersisexpandingitsaddictiontreatmentandpreventionprogramswitha$9millionChildandAdolescentRecoveryHospitalthatwillopenbySpring2014. “Thiswillallowustomovefromourcurrentagingbuildingintoanenvironmentdesignedjustforkids,”saysKermitDahlen,JacksonRecoveryCEO.“SiouxCitydoesn’thaveacenterforyouthincrisis;they’reoftenreferredbeyondourcommunity.” Alongwithkeepingchildrenclosertohome,the48,000-squarefootfacilitywillbring25+jobsandadd$1.5millioninsalariesandbenefitstotheagency’spayroll. Thecityprovidedlandforthehospital,whichwillbelocatedonWarEagleDrive.“Wewerepleasedtosupportthisnewcommunityasset,”saysCouncilmemberRhondaCapron.

SUNNYbROOK SeeS gROWTh SpURT UnityPoint-St.Luke’sSunnybrookMedicalPlaza—an86,000-squarefootfacilityintheheartoftheSunnybrookPlazaShoppingarea—isnowseeingpatients. SunnybrookMedicalPlazaisaninvestmentinthefutureofSiouxCityhealthcare,saysChadMarkham,vicepresidentofclinicsandnetworkdevelopmentforUnityPointHealth-St.Luke’s.Demandforoutpatientservicesisexpectedtogrowby30%inthenext10years. Asthathappens,theSunnybrookMedicalPlazaispreparedtorespond.ThefacilityhousesavarietyofUnityPointHealthservices:outpatientsurgery,cardiologyservices,familyandinternalmedicine,urgentcare,imagingservices,podiatry,occupationalmedicine,labservices,andmore. “MuchoftherapidgrowthweareexperiencingintheSunnybrookdevelopmenthasbeenmadepossiblebythecity’ssignificantinvestmentinstreetsandutilitiesinthatarea,”saysCouncilmemberTomPadgett.“ItalsoreflectsSiouxCity’scontinuedleadershipasaregionalhealthcareprovider.” AnotherkeytogrowinghealthcareinSiouxCityhasbeenIowa’sTargetedJobsWithholdingTaxCreditProgram,Padgettnotes,whichcontributed$3.2millionintaxcreditstothisproject. Thenewmedicalplazaopensthedoorforcontinuedexpansioninthearea.WadzinskiEyeClinic,SunnybrookDental,andadialysiscenterareunderconstructionnearby,withadditionalplansintheworks.

CheeRS FOR ChaTTeRKiCK Chatterkick,asocialmediaandonlinemarketingagency,recentlyearneda“GrowingSiouxCityAward”foritsgrowthandinvestmentinSiouxCity. MayorBobScottpresentedthehonortoBethTrejo,Chatterkickco-founderandCEO.“BethisagreatexampleofSiouxCity’syoungentrepreneurialspirit,”Scottsays.“Chatterkick’sgrowthreflectsthetalentedworkforceinSiouxCitythat’sneededtosupportinnovativetechstartups.” Locateddowntownat306VirginiaStreet,Chatterkickbeganin2012asTrejolaunchedthecompanyfromherlovefortechnologyandsocialmedia. “SiouxCityisawonderfulplacetodobusiness;thesupportIhavehadfromthecommunityhasbeenoverwhelming,”sharesTrejo,whoisoriginallyfromHinton.“Chatterkickisproofthatyoucandobusinesswithpeopleallovertheworldwithoutleavingyourfriendsandfamilyathome.” AlongwithTrejo,thecompanyemploystwofull-timeandtwopart-timeemployees(allcollegegradsunderage35),hastrainednumerousinterns,andiscurrentlyhiringforitsteam.

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BomgaarsSupply,Inc.,agrowingMidwesternleaderinretailfarmandranchsupply,isexpandingitsZenithDrivewarehouseanddistributioncenterinSiouxCity(picturedabove).It’saprojectthatcomeswitha$17millioncapitalinvestment,retentionof177jobs,andcreationof15newjobs.Intime,thecompanywillalsorenovateitscorporateoffices. FoundedinSiouxCityin1952,Bomgaarsremainsafamily-ownedcompany.Thisnewwarehousewillallowthebusinesstoserveits66storesefficientlyandprepareforfurtherexpansion. “Bomgaars’decisiontoexpanditslocaldistributionfacilityisasuresignofitsgrowthandcommitmenttoservingthecommunity,”saysMayorBobScott.“WealsoappreciatetheStateofIowa’scommitmenttothisproject.” Warehouseconstructionisplannedtobegininearly2014withcompletionanticipatedinearly2015.AspartoftheI-29expansionproject,thecityisalsoworkingcloselywiththeIowaDOTandBomgaarstoreconstructandimproveZenithDriveoverthenexttwoyears. BomgaarshasgrownitsretailpresenceinSiouxCity,aswell.InOctoberitmovedoneofitsstorestoaconsiderablylargerlocationonGordonDriveintheformerWalmartbuilding.

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ZONiNg & SigN CODeS geT NeeDeD UpDaTeS TheCityofSiouxCityisupdatingitszoningandsignordinancesafternearlyfourdecades. “Ourcurrentcodesareprettydated,”saysCityPlannerChrisMadsen.“Digitalbillboards,forexample,aren’tevenmentioned.Therearesomethingswenevercouldhaveforeseen.” Newzoningandsigncodesarethefirststeptowardprotectingandenhancingthevisualappearanceandcharacterofourcommunity.Moreimportantly,improvedregulationswillfosterfutureinvestmentanddevelopmentinSiouxCity. Zoningandsignagewillbeupdatedforallfacetsofthecity—industrial,commercial,andresidential.Thecityhasheldsomepublicmeetingstosolicitopinions,withmoreplannedinJanuary.“Wevaluecommentsfromcitizensaboutwhatthey’verunintowithzoningsituations,”notesMadsen.“Thisisaboutstreamliningprocessesandinformation.” WhencompletedinSpring2015,thenewcodewillfeaturethelatesttechnology—makingiteasiertoaccessandreview.“Theideaisthatanyonewillbeabletoclickonacertainpieceofpropertyonline,readthrougheverythingclearly,andseethezoningregulationsandsetbacks,”Madsensays.“Theinformationshouldbemuchmoreuser-friendly.”

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“WiththeadditionoftheTysonEventsCenterandrenovationoftheOrpheumTheatre,we’veseenthenumberofentertainmentofferingsexplode,”saysBruceMiller,whochairsthecity’sEventsFacilitiesAdvisoryBoardandistheentertainmenteditorattheSiouxCityJournal.“Wedon’tjustgetoccasionalconcertsanymore,wegetthemregularlyandhavecometoexpectthem.” InthefirstdecadeoftheTyson,someofthebiggestnamesinthebusiness—EltonJohn,TaylorSwift,CarrieUnderwood—havestoppedby.“Thatwouldn’thavehappenedyearsago,”notesMiller.“TheTysonhasputusontheentertainmentmap.” Indeed,theadditionoftheTysonhasmadeSiouxCity’sdowntownmoreviableandvibrant,triggeringopportunitieswithrestaurants,hotels,andotherentertainmentvenues.Theimpacthasbeenexponential.

Statefunding:Meanttobe Ascityofficialsconsideredbuildinganeventscenterin2002,thestateofIowawasofferingassistancetocitiesthatcouldshowhowfundingwouldenhancetheircommunities.Ultimately,thestateagreedtheTysonEventsCenterwouldhelprevitalizeSiouxCity’sdowntown—committingabout40%ofthefacility’s$52millionpricetag. “Itwastherightdecision,”saysMayorBobScott.“There’snoquestionthattheTysonhasbeenamongthemostimportantadditionstoSiouxCityinthelast10years.It’sdefinitelyhelpedusattractusthingswecouldn’thavewiththeoldauditorium.”

Builditandthey’llcome TheTysonhasbroughtdiverseentertainmentincludingtheHarlemGlobetrotters,WWESmackdown,DisneyonIce,CirqueduSoleil’sQuidam,MonsterTrucks,theShrineCircus,andmore.It’sprovidedaplatformfortopartists,too:LukeBryan.Journey.RascalFlatts.BradPaisley.EricChurch.LadyAntebellum.NeilDiamond.JohnMayer.Thelistgoesonandon. “Routinely,entertainershavetoldmehowexcitedtheyaretobeinSiouxCitybecausetheygetgreataudiencereactionandthey’retreatedwellwhilethey’rehere,”Millershares.

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ThefacilityalsobenefitsfromstrongrelationshipswithreturningclientssuchastheSiouxCityMusketeersandSiouxCityBandits,NAIAwomen’sDivisionIIbasketballandvolleyballtournaments,theUSHLFallClassic,andCNOSBasketballClassic. “EventsliketheNAIAchampionshipsareimportanttousandtocountlessbusinesseswhorelyonvisitorincome,”explainsErikaNewton,eventsfacilitiesdepartmentdirector.“They’reabigboostforSiouxCity,astheyallowustoshowcaseourcommunity.”

Atyourservice Sinceitsseatsarecity-owned,theTysonisanidealpublicforum.ThefacilitywelcomedPresidentGeorgeW.Bushtwiceinhis2004campaign. Tysonhasalsohostedcommunityserviceefforts,includingMissionofMercy’stwo-dayfreedentalclinicin2011andConvoyofHope,whichrecentlyprovided1,500residentswithgroceries,medicalcare,andmore. AndwhenSiouxlandfloodreliefeffortswereorganizedatthenearbyLongLinesFamilyRecCenterafewyearsago,theTysonstaffworkedcountlesshourstohelp.

Thenvs.now OpeninginDecember2003,theTyson’sfirstshowwasSmucker’sStarsonIceinFebruary2004.Initsinauguralyear,thefacilitysawAlanJackson,MartinaMcBride,BarenakedLadies,Aerosmith,Cher,KennyChesney,FleetwoodMac,andmore. Just10yearslater,Tyson’sFacebookpagehasreached50,000+likesandearnedaNo.5spotontheSocialMediaPower100ChartinthetrademagazineVenuesToday. “Todayit’sallaboutallowingpeopletointeractwiththeevents,theartistscomingtoSiouxCity,andtheTyson,”notesNewton.Asfanswanttopostphotosandcomments,herteamconnectswiththemonTwitter,Instagram,Pinterest,andYouTube. “Westrivetogiveallourclientsthebestpossibleservicesothey’llwanttocomebackagainandagain,”Newtonadds. ThatapproachwillbenefitTysoninfutureyears.“Entertainerslikevenueswheretheycansellthemosttickets—andbecausewe’vehadoneofthearea’slargestarenas,we’vegottengreatacts,”saysMiller.Butevenwithcompetitiononthehorizon,hepredictscontinuedsuccessfortheTyson.“We’llholdourplacebyprovidinggreatservice,sold-outhouses,andenthusiasticcrowds.That’swhatwedobest.”

ThelastdecadehasbroughtgreatchangesforSiouxCity: We’ve seen industrial growth,asthecreationofSouthbridgeBusinessParkhasfosteredexpansionatSabreIndustries.DemolitionofKDStation&JohnMorrellistransformingtheformerstockyardsandimprovingodorcontrol.We’vealsorebuiltourwastewaterplantandaddedamodernizedwatersystemtoservefuturegrowth. In parks & recreation,we’veaddedthePerryCreekTrail,BoundlessPlayground,DaleStreetSplashpad,SertomaPark,andmanytrailimprovements. In education, SiouxCityCommunitySchoolshavebuiltsixnewpublicschoolssince2003,withthreemoreopeningby2016.NewfacilitiesareunderconstructionatBishopHeelanCatholicSchools,andthecity’scollegecampusesaregrowing. Retail growthhasledtofournewmajorshoppingareas:LakeportCommons,SunnybrookShoppingPlaza,SingingHills,andHamiltonBoulevardcorridor.Theresult?A24%growthinsalestaxrevenuein10yearsthat’sbeenputbackintocity-runprograms. In roadway improvements, theIrvingF.JensenbridgeconnectingOuterDrivetotheI-29Bypasshasfosteredconvenienceandboosteddevelopment.We’vecompletedthePerryCreekproject,openedWesleyParkway,redevelopedPearlStreet,andopenedup4thStreetdowntown. We’ve welcomed new attractions,includingtheSiouxCityPublicMuseum,MidAmericaMuseumofAviationandTransportation,andRailroadMuseum. There’s been impressive housing growthwithrecord-breakingconstructionin2012!Therearemorediversehousingchoices,too,withnewseniorlivingoptionsanddowntownloft-styleapartmentsandcondos. “SiouxCityhashelditsownandcontinuedtogrowoverthepastdecade,”saysMayorBobScott.“Ilookforwardtoseeingwhatthenext10yearswillbring.”We’resuretoseemoredevelopment—withtheHardRockCasino,anewChildren’sMuseum,addedparksandtrails,thedramaticsix-lanereconstructionofInterstate29,andcontinuedeconomicgrowth.

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orpheumtheatreorpheumlive.com • Tickets: 800-745-3000

Sioux City Symphony: Bold & Brilliant • Nov. 9

Hunter Hayes • Nov. 15

Disney Live! Three Classic Fairy Tales • Nov. 24

Jill Miller Christmas Memories: Holiday Benefit Concert for Sunrise Retirement • Nov. 30

The Browns Christmas Joy • Dec. 1

Cirque Dreams Holidaze • Dec. 5

Rockestra: Christmas Show IV • Dec. 7

Martina McBride: The Joy of Christmas • Dec. 8

Shaun Johnson Big Band Experience • Dec. 11

SC Symphony: Christmas Spectacular • Dec. 14

The Nutcracker • Dec. 15

Tonic Sol Fa • Dec. 22

Hello Dolly! • Jan. 26

Rockestra: Rockestra Idol II • Feb. 1

SC Symphony: Love By Request • Feb. 15

SC Symphony: Cirque de la Symphonie • March 15

Rockestra: 10th Anniversary Party • April 5

Hair • April 8

Joe Bonamassa • April 17

SC Symphony: Bates & Bartok • April 26

Celtic Woman • April 27

West Side Story • May 6

siouxcityconventioncenterAntique Spectacular • Nov. 15-17

Holiday Collections Craft Fair • Nov. 23-24

Siouxland Home Show • Feb. 20-23

Spring Collections Craft Fair • March 22-23

IBPICECENTERvisitsiouxcity.org/ice-center/ • 279-4880

Learn to Skate • Sundays, Jan. 12-Feb. 23 & April 7-May 12

Thankstonewtechnology,SiouxCityFireRescueisusing3-DvirtualfiresimulationcomputersoftwarecalledFlame-SIMtocreatearangeofreal-timetrainingscenarios.Saferandmoreeconomicalthanlive-firetraining,thesoftwareallowsfirefighterstosimulatealltypesoffires.What’smore,Flame-SIMactuallyprovidesexperiencesthatreplicateactualfires—thenoffersfeedbacktofirefightersonhowwelltheycompletedvarioustasks. “Thistrainingproducesthesamephysiologicalandpsychologicalreactionsin

participantsasarealfire,”saysFireChiefTomEverett.“Certainlyitwon’ttaketheplaceofourquarterlylive-firetraining,butit’sanexcellentsupplementtohelpusmeettrainingrequirements.”Flame-SIMwasfundedbyagrantfromtheMissouriRiverHistoricalDevelopment,anon-profitagencydedicatedtopromotingSiouxCityandWoodburyCounty.

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SIOUXCITYmuseumsiouxcitymuseum.org • 279-6174

Blue Bunny Beginnings: The Sioux City Connection Through Dec. 29

A President Remembered: Kennedy & the Sioux City Connections • Nov. 10, 2 p.m.

The Astonishing Legacies of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address • Nov. 17, 2 p.m.

History at High Noon: Sports in Sioux CityNov. 21, 12:05 p.m.

History at High Noon: Sioux City EatsDec. 19, 12:05 p.m.

SIOUXCITYARTCENTERsiouxcityartcenter.org • 279-6272

The Art Lesson • Saturdays, 10:30 a.m.–12 noon

Family Fun Day Workshop • Sundays, 1:30–2:30 p.m.

A Half-Century of Prints • Now–Through Feb. 2

Quilt Art: International Expressions ExhibitionNov. 23–Feb. 16

Holiday Workshops • Dec. 7, 10:30 & 11:30 a.m., 1:30 & 2:30 p.m.

Youth Art Month: High School ExhibitionFeb. 15–April 6

James Goff Exhibition • March 1–June 1

Briar Cliff Singers Concert • March 15 • 7 p.m.

The Briar Cliff Review Exhibition • April 19–June 1

siouxcitypubliclibrarysiouxcitylibrary.org • 255-2933, ext. 231

Family Storytime: The Wilbur Aalfs (Main) LibraryFirst Saturday of Each Month • Times Vary

Family Storytime: Perry Creek Branch LibraryTuesdays, 11:15–11:45 a.m.

Family Storytime: Morningside Branch LibraryWednesdays, 10:30–11 a.m.

Recent NASA camp participants experimented with solar bags on the Sioux City Museum’s front plaza.

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SCUlpTUReS RaiSe viSibiliTY TwonewsculpturesareraisingvisibilityfortheSiouxCityArtCenter. “Ourmaingoalistoengagepeopleastheydriveby,”saysArtCenterDirectorAlHarris-Fernandez,whoestimatesabout10,000carspasstheArtCenterdaily.“Hopefullythey’llwanttoseewhat’sgoingoninside,too.” Thisfall,theArtCenter’sfrontlawnwelcomedapiececommissionedbyMichaelDunbar,oneoftheMidwest’smostrespectedsculptors.“TouchedbytheSun”isanimpressive14-ft.sculpturethatweighs7,000lbs. Onthewestlawn,afamiliarsculpturehasreturneddowntown.Createdbywell-knownsculptorJohnHenry,the54-ft.piececalled“SiouxCity”wasoriginallyplacedat4th&Jacksonin1978butremovedin2008amidstthere-designof4thStreet.Sometimesknownas“TheFrenchFries,”thesculpturewasrepaintedandrepairedbeforeitsrecentmove. “TheDunbarsculpturegrabspeople’sattentionbecauseit’squitedifferentfromotheroutdoorart,”notesHarris-Fernandez.“Theotherpiecereallysoarslikeabeacon;IthinkitmakesastrongstatementaboutSiouxCity’sforward-thinkingdowntown.”

ApartnershipbetweentheNationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration(NASA)andtheSiouxCityPublicMuseumhaspromptedout-of-this-worldprogrammingthatexploresanewfrontier:space!ANASArepvisitedSiouxCityearlierthisyeartohelpthemuseum’steamteachstudentsabouthumanspaceexploration. “WewereexcitedtohavesomeonefromNASAhereforourtraining,”saysMaryGreen-Warnstadt,developmentcoordinator.“Wereceivedsomewonderfulinformationandresources.” StaffarenowsharingtheirNASAknowledge.“We’vehadsometeachersandclassescomein,butwe’rejustgettingstarted,”saysGreen-Warnstadt.“We’llofferplentyofprogramminginthemonthsaheadtoreachthatnextgenerationofspaceexplorers.” TheSiouxCityPublicMuseum’sinnovativeprogrammingandfirst-ratefacilityattracts55,000+visitorseachyear.Celebratingthissuccess,theSiouxlandChamberofCommercerecentlypresentedtheSiouxCityPublicMuseumwithitsStarofSiouxlandAward,whichrecognizesthemuseum’seffortstoenhancethelocalcommunity. “Themuseumrepurposedanexistingbuildingandhelpedrevitalizeourdowntown,”saysCouncilmemberJohnFitch.“It’sreallyabrightspotforourcity.”

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Followingasuccessfulkick-offthisfall,theBlueZonesProjectisgainingmomentumthroughoutSiouxCityasresidentsembracewaystolivehealthierandhappierlives.BlueZones’walking“moais”(whichsimplymeans“smallsocialgroups”)havepledgedtowalktogetheronceeachweekfor10weeks.Potluckmoaiswillalsomeetseveraltimesoverafewmonthstoshareplant-basedfoods,trynewrecipes,andenjoytimetogether.Purposemoaiswillfollowsuitwithsimilargoals—allinanefforttoconnectpeoplewithoneanother.“Timeandtimeagain,researchhasproventhatwhenyousurroundyourselfwithhealth-mindedpeople,you’remorelikelytomakehealthychoices,”saysKimberlyGordon,BlueZonesProjectengagementlead.“That’swhatwewantforourcommunity.”ToformyourownmoaiorgetinvolvedinBlueZonesefforts,contactGordonat712-369-3843.

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TYSONEVENTSCENTERtysoncenter.com • 800-593-2228

Sioux City Bandits Football • scbandits.com

Sioux City Musketeers Hockey musketeershockey.com

Korn & Rob Zombie • Nov. 13

John Mayer & Phillip Phillips • Nov. 20

NAIA Women’s Volleyball National Championship Dec. 3-7

NAIA Women’s Basketball Division II National Championship • March 12-18

downtowndowntownsiouxcity.com • 252-0014

Downtown for the Holidays • Nov. 25

Small Business Saturday • Nov. 30

Festival of Trees: Ho-Chunk Centre Atrium Nov. 25-Dec. 5 (Tree Auction on Dec. 5, 6:30 p.m.)

Santa’s House: 416 5th Street • Nov. 30-Dec. 22

SCGO Innovation Market • Feb. 27

6th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade • March 15

parks&recreationsioux-city.org/parks • 279-6126

Breakfast with Santa • Nov. 30Long Lines Family Recreation Center

Daddy Daughter Date Night • Feb. 11

Youth Basketball (Ages 4-7) • Jan. 4–Feb. 22

Mens Basketball League • Games start Feb. 9

Mother Son Date Night • March 11

Youth Soccer (Ages 4-7) • March 8–April 1

Stars Climbing Team: Top Rope Session • Feb–May

Remaining active in colder months requires creativity!

• Snowshoe at the Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center and Adam’s Nature

Preserve & Homestead

• Explore Sioux City’s vast downtown skywalk system

• Hike the stairways of a taller building

• Walk inside at the Southern Hills Mall or an indoor track

• Trek the tunnels at UnityPoint-St. Luke’s and Briar Cliff University

leT’S geT The leaD OUT TheCityofSiouxCityhasreceived$2.5millioninfederalgrantfundingtohelpremoveleadhazardsfromhomesthroughoutthecommunity.It’spartofanationalefforttoreduceleadpaintinhomes—especiallythosewhereyoungchildrenlive. Thepaintisgenerallyfoundinhomesbuiltbefore1978,whichwaswhenthepaintwasbannedbythefederalgovernment. Youngchildrenaremostatriskbecausetheycanbreatheinoringestleaddustfromchipsofpaintthatflakeoffwindowsillsanddoorsoraretrackedintothehouse.Thoughthereareusuallynoobvioussymptomsofleadpoisoning,itcancauselearningdisorders,developmentalproblems,and—inseverecases—death. JillWanderscheid,cityneighborhoodservicessupervisor,isgettingthewordouttoSiouxCityresidentsaboutgettingtheleadout.Thecity’sgrantcovers100%ofcostsassociatedwithremovingleadhazardsinhomesoccupiedbytheownersand85%ofcostsforimprovementstorentals. “Fundingisonlyavailableforashorttime,soweencourageresidentstoapplysoon,”saysWanderscheid.“Theycancontactustogetonourlist.”Tobeeligible,residentsmustbeincomequalified,liveinapre-1978home,andhaveachildunderagesix.Forinformation,visitwww.siouxcityleadgrant.orgorcall712-279-6328.

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Keith Radig • Tom Padgett • Bob Scott • Rhonda Capron • John Fitch

To contact a Council MemberCall279.6102•ccouncil@sioux-city.org

Robert Padmore, Interim City ManagerCity Hall • 405 6th St. • Sioux City, IA 51101

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Thispastsummer,MayorBobScottvisitedYamanashiCity,SiouxCity’s“sistercity”insoutheasternJapan.Hereareafewthoughtsfromhistrip:

What was this experience like for you? It was eye opening! They showed so much respect and really valued the fact that we were there.

Why was the trip beneficial? It was helpful to have a cultural exchange…to see what they’re willing to do and to realize how we can further that relationship.

How does Sioux City benefit from the sister city partnership? One of the greatest ways we benefit is through exchanges of students and teachers; it’s such a positive experience for everyone involved. For example, students visiting from Japan speak highly of our city.

There are vacancies on the city’s Yamanashi Sister City Committee. What does that group do? Essentially, it looks at ways to further improve our cultural exchange with the city. I would hope that committee could be part of a visit to Yamanashi City in the future.

Why is it important for citizens to serve in civic organizations? As elected officials, we can do a better job if people get involved. Sometimes we may think we have all the answers…but we may not even know the right questions.

Visitwww.sioux-city.orgforalistofwaystogetinvolvedoncityboardsandcommissions—includingtheYamanashiSisterCityCommittee.

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Yamanashi City officials presented this woven tapestry (now displayed in City Hall) to the mayor during his visit to Japan. L to R: Angel Wallace, Mia Sudo, Sister City Committee Members Amanda Beller and Chad Robinson, and Mayor Bob Scott.

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