Wednesday, June 25
• Tasty Pizza Medallion Hunt
Clues posted twice daily at 11 a.m. & 5 p.m. at Tasty Pizza, 875 45th Avenue NE and at 6 p.m. on their Facebook page until the $1,000 medallion is found.
Thursday, June 26
the carnival opens!
Jamboree Carnival at Huset Park Midway: $2 per day for people 12 and older. Admission includes access to the carnival and beer garden. Children get free entry with a paid adult. The carnival runs from 5-11 p.m. No bikes, scooters, skateboards or dogs inside the carnival.
Carnival ride and game tickets: $25 for 10 ride tickets with presales through June 25. $3.75 per ride ticket at the carnival. One ticket needed per ride. See CH Lions website for presale locations.
• Lions Beer Garden 5-11 p.m.
• Carnival at Huset Park 5-11 p.m.
• City Knights Band 7-11 p.m.
Note: Purchases are cash only; ATM on site.
Friday, June 27
map of the parade route. (Provided)
• Jamboree Parade 6-8 p.m., begins at 44th Ave. NE & Quincy St. and heads south to 40th Ave. NE, then turns west on 40th Ave. NE and heads south on 5th St. NE, turns east on Huset Parkway and ends at Zurek Pond at Huset Park. The Clerkin Family will be the Grand Marshal.
The parade route does not include Central Avenue.
• Lions Beer Garden 3 p.m.-midnight.
• Carnival 3 p.m.-midnight.
• DnR Duo 8-11 p.m.
Saturday, June 28
• Lions Beer Garden 1 p.m.-midnight.
• Carnival 1 p.m.-midnight.
• AWF Wrestling Slamboree 6 p.m. Tickets are $2 at the gate. Bring your own chair.
• FIREWORKS dusk at Huset Park West
(if rain, Sunday at dusk).
Sunday, June 29
• CH Lions/Firefighters’ Association Pancake Breakfast 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at Murzyn Hall. $12 Adults/teens, $6 Kids 4-12, under 4 free.
• Carnival Noon-6 p.m. Family Fun Day with FREE Admission.
• Lions Beer Garden Noon-6 p.m.
Info & updates at: www.columbiaheightslions.com/
Sources: Columbia Heights Summer 2025
City Newsletter and Lions Club website.
Columbia Heights announces Outstanding Citizens for 2025
Jennifer Pyper-Muno, 2025 Heights Outstanding Citizen recipient. (Provided)
Columbia Heights Mayor Amáda Márquez Simula named Jennifer Pyper-Muno a 2025 Outstanding Citizen. For the past 17 years, Pyper-Muno has volunteered with Eastside Meals on Wheels; more recently, she’s started volunteering with Southern Anoka Community Assistance, helping deliver meals around the holidays and working as a substitute driver.
For the bulk of the past three decades, Pyper-Muno has made a point of cleaning up litter in Colombia Heights; she hopes to motivate the community to do the same via social media.
More recently, she has gotten involved with HeightsNEXT, a Columbia Heights volunteer organization, leading their annual City Garden Tour and volunteering at various annual events. “It’s in my DNA to volunteer,” she said. As of 2023, she’s helped plan and promote community meetups over coffee; she says they’re a great way to meet new residents and support local businesses.
Youth Outstanding Citizen Aesa Rude. (Provided)
Aesa Rude was dubbed Columbia Heights’ 2025 Youth Outstanding Citizen. They are the president of their district’s Gay-Straight Alliance and work as a student representative for the Columbia Heights School District. They go to Board of Education meetings and provide student input on policy decisions. Rude is also a synchronized swimmer, actor, public speaker and singer.