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Hiawatha to Offer Camping Sites for Eclipse Event

By Greg Bebermeyer

08/09/2017

(KNZA)--The city of Hiawatha will offer temporary camping sites on city-owned property for the August 21st solar eclipse event.

The City Commission Monday evening approved a resolution authorizing temporary camping August 18th-22nd at Bruning Park, Starr Park and the Municipal Airport.

The city will charge $25 a day for tents and RV camping at Bruning Park, $35 a day for RV camping at the Hiawatha Municipal Airport, and $50 a day for RV camping at Starr Park where 8 full hook-up sites are available.

City staff will man the sites, working 5-hour shifts.

Hiawatha is in the direct path of a total solar eclipse that will span across the United States from Oregon to South Carolina on August 21st. Totality, which will take place at 1:05 that afternoon for about 2 minutes and 34 seconds, is predicted to draw thousands of people to the community throughout the weekend.

The Hiawatha Chamber and Visitors Bureau will be hosting an eclipse viewing party called “ Brown County Blackout” that will take place from 11:30 to 2:30 between the Fisher Community Center and Noble Legion Baseball Park. There will be live music, a beer garden, vendors and children’s entertainment.

In addition, NASA engineer Mike Davis will be giving a presentation in the loft room at the Fisher Center from 10 to 11 that morning. There is no charge.

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KS_Referee (08/10/2017 8:12 PM)

Hiawatha will allow beer sales so alcohol vendors can make money but theyll either fine or jail you if you smoke a cigarette or vape in ANY public city park or recreational property such as the Noble Legion Baseball Park and maybe even on Fisher Community Center grounds. As a matter of fact, wont an RV park be considered a recreational property owned by the City of Hiawatha? Wont that mean if people rent an RV or camping spot, they can and likely will be fined or jailed if theyre caught smoking on one of these properties? As usual, the city passes laws ordinances based on the screams of a few haters who demand everyone live as THEY demand, while completely ignoring and dismissing the FACT that one of the members of that very city commission is a serial adulterer, one who has slept with several other mens wives. But THATS ok since they didnt have a cigarette while or after engaging in their adultery. The malum in se crime of repeated adultery by a person elected to the city commission is brushed aside in Hiawatha yet the malum prohibitum crime of smoking or vaping in a public park or on public recreational property is shoved down the citizens throats because SOME people dont like when others smoke or vape. Hiawatha is nothing but a pathetic, hypocrite filled Peyton Place.