Mr. Richard Meyer,former Mayor of Coralville, Iowa and founder of the 4TH of July Parade

The Grand Marshal of the parade was Mr. Dan Gable and I was honored to meet one of Iowa's greatest legends! Some facts about Mr. Gable-

Coach:

■Coached Iowa to 15 NCAA Titles
■21 yr. record of 355-21-5 (94.4%)
■Big Ten record of 131-2-1 (98.5%)
■21 Big Ten Team Titles
■Coached 45 National Champions
■Coached 152 All-Americans
■Coached 106 Big Ten Champions
■3x NCAA Coach of the Year
■7 perfect seasons
■9 Consecutive NCAA titles
■NCAA record of 170 team points in 1997
■1980, 1984, 2000 US Olympic Head Coach
■Coached 12 Hawkeye Olympians
■‘Sports Figure of the Century in Iowa’ by Sports Illustrated

Competitor:

■3x Iowa High School State Champion
■3x Big Eight Champion Iowa State University
■3x All-American
■182-1 Combined prep and college record
■6x Midlands Champion
■3x USA Freestyle National Champion
■1971 World Champion
■Outstanding Wrestler at Tbilisi Tournament
■1972 Olympic Gold Medalist
■Did not surrender a point in Munich Games
■Top 100 Olympians of all time
■Wrestler of the Century by Gannett Co.

Thank you to my husband Joe who attends every event he can with me. Joe takes photos, helps out the organizations I support, watches the kids so I can be at events if needed and does an incredible job as MR.IOWA!!! I am blessed to have such a supportive and loving husband who allows me to follow my dreams! I love you Joe!!

Mr.John Dolphin of the Cedar Rapids Corvette Club very kindly drove me in the Coralville 4 Th of July Parade.

West Branch 4 TH of July Pancake Breakfast

July 4, 2011~ Everyday should start with a good breakfast and today Joe and I stopped at the West Branch pancake breakfast. This is our home town and we had a great time with our fellow community members. I even met some more WWII Vets that have been on Honor Flight! My town is small but the people here are so friendly and make you feel like family! I love West Branch!