(Atlantic, Iowa) – The City of Atlantic’s Parks and Recreation Department has received a contribution from Gregg Young Chevrolet, to offset the costs of two professional makeup artists and a balloon artist for the 4th of July Freedom Festival, which will be held on the lower side of Sunnyside Park. Gregg Young representatives recently presented a ceremonial check in the amount of $2,360.

The Freedom Festival will be held at Sunnyside Park from 5-until 9-p.m., on July 4th. It will feature food trucks, a live band, pony rides, hotdog eating contest, burger battle grill off, facepainting, bingo, and more! Fireworks at the Atlantic Sports Complex ballfields (Across from KJAN) will be presented at dark shot from the bike farm, but there is NO PARKING at bike farm this year. Parking will be available at the sports complex. For the best views, park at the ballfields or gather along the walking path between KJAN and the quarry.

L-R front row: Josh Nielsen, Adam Wanie, Aaron Holtz, Matt Miller, Casey Swanson, Dave Archibald, Ali Pieken, Jose Quintero, Dan Vargason 2nd Row: Michael Gall, Tom Murphy, Brent Magee, Lynsi Lamp, Spencer Walton and Jeff Christensen. Photo courtesy Ali Pieken

Parks and Rec Commissioner Ali Pieken invites anyone who would like to enter the hotdog eating contest, play in slow pitch or enter the burger battle competition during the Freedom Festival, to e-mail her at  alipieken@gmail.com, to enter.