07/05/2026
Thank you, Dunlap Iowa for a great day! ❤️🤍💙
THANK YOU!!!
It would be impossible to think of everyone to thank, but we're going to try!
First - Justin Schaben. Justin is the Chair of 4th of July Committee. He stepped in four years ago and helped make the event more lucrative and solid. Today, it feels like it couldn't be done without him.
The other tremendous members of the 4th of July Committee are Austin McDonald, Liberty Monk, Jake McAllister, Hunter Soma, Jill Schoenherr Melby, and Julie Elder.
Thank you for those who helped with the parade:
• Justin Schaben and Liberty Monk for leading the parade charge
• Darcy Behrendt, Corey and Ashley Donscheski, and Janine Petersen
• Dunlap American Legion Post 224, for leading the parade
• Cogdill Farm Supply for providing parade numbers and line up a truck for the parade speaker near Smitty's
• All who participated
• The parade judge
• Dunlap Police and Fire and Rescue
• City of Dunlap, Iowa
• Parade announcers Mike Gunia and Austin Schaben
• 4 County Fair - Dunlap for the accommodation and use of your premises
Thank you to those who helped with the Kiddie Parade:
• Dairy Sweet for providing free ice cream cone coupons to all the participants
• Wade and Haley Nelson for leading the kids
Thank you to those who helped in the park:
• Austin McDonald who has lead the charge for 10 YEARS! Also special thank you to Hunter Soma and Jake McAllister
• CRF Consulting LLC and Klein Senior Insurance, LLC. for sponsoring the volunteer t-shirts
• Pat Cogdill for always bringing the ferris wheel
• Community Bank for hosting and sponsoring the band, "Love Scar"
• Wrist band sales: Valerie McCloskey, Melissa Phelps-Groves, David Behrendt, Terri Beadleson, Deb Lacey, Karen Claussen, Jen Miller, and Kelly Miller
• Myrlen Hein for always working on the kiddie train and getting it ready for the event
• Kiddie train drivers: Soma, Scott Groves, and Roger Chase
• Bonsall TV & Appliance for the awesome huge flag flying
• Jesse Donscheski for providing a pig for Pig P**p Bingo
• All who purchased big p**p bingo squares
• Dunlap Golf Course and the The Dog House Bar & Grill for selling pig p**p squares in advance
• Park volunteers: Kaley Lehan, Theresa Van Houten Lawson, Terry and Arlene Engle, Hunter Soma, Keva Soma, Kristi Samas, Luke Elder, Nick Zastrow, Stephen Stinn and Courtney Connel, Nick LeFebvre, Amanda LeFebvre, Donna Brasel, Sharon Heffernan, Susan Sturgill, Kara Marlowe, Tiffany Leach, Tad Shumate, Amber Summerfield, Joel Heffernan, Kristen Heffernan, Rach Kroll, Aiden Kroll and Janice Grey!
• St John Lutheran Church for allowing us access to water for the water slides
• Gary and Jen Neilsen for opening the Dunlap Community Swimming Pool
• Boyer Valley Music for bringing the eats and all who supported them
• 4 County Fair - Dunlap for always loaning trash barrels
• City of Dunlap, Iowa for lining up dumpsters and prepping the park every single year
• Dunlap American Legion Post 224 for always providing add'l fun for kids like the Connect 4 Game
Thank you for those who put on the Fireworks Display:
• City of Dunlap, Iowa for funding the fireworks
• Dunlap Fire and Rescue for putting the display on - ESPECIALLY, Kayla Bissen, Josh Bissen, Mike Anderson, Marty Nelson, Larry Kline, and Nicholas Collins
Additional:
• Margo Hansen and the entire Fun Run Crew
• Silver Fox Foundation and the entire Car Show Crew
• The Dunlap Golf Course for putting on the July 3rd Tourney
• The Dog House Bar & Grill for all the Street Dance work
• United Methodist Church of Dunlap for the ice cream social
• Graphix Co. for always helping us with shirts
