E.J. Giovannetti, long-time Urbandale mayor, and retiring Polk County Supervisor, has been selected as the grand marshall for Urbandale's 2012 Fourth of July parade.
Lawrence Jablonski, chairman of the Fourth of July organizing committee announced that Giovannetti, who was Urbandale mayor for 20 years, and has been a Polk County supervisor for ten years, will be honoree. Giovannetti has seved in a host of other civic and governmental positions, including chairman of the Polk County Housing Trust Fund, the Greater Des Moines Civic Center, Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Want to be in the parade this year? You can print an application form here.
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Urbandale's three-day celebration will begin Monday, July 2, with a midway and carnival in and a teen street dance that evening, and will culminate Wednesday, 4 with a fireworks display in
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