Thompson Courier and Rake Register, The (Newspaper) - June 29, 2000, Thompson, Iowa Plan July 4th celebrations Our nations birthday will be celebrated with various activi ties starting Saturday and run ning through the 4th Among the celebrations the has been made aware of are Bricelyn dence Day Celebration is planned for Saturday and Sun day July 1 and 2 The famous Bricelyn chicken barbecue is July 1 from 47 pm Fireworks set to music are planned for that evening Scarville Celebrate July 4th in Scarville The parade gets un derway at am Tuesday followed by a beefalo dinner served by the Scarville firemen There will be music in the park and free ice cream bars and coffee in the afternoon The fireworks show is sched uled for Monday night July 3 starting at dusk Buffalo Center Activities get underway at pm Tuesday July 4 in Buffalo Center A kids carnival is planned and there will be food stands musical en and carriage rides The Olympic games will begin at pm To kick off the free fireworks show there will be a flag cer emony at Bison Field Fireworks begin at dusk Special pool hours on July 4th Swimmers are reminded that the Thompson Pool will be open from 11 am until 2 pm Tues day July 4th The facility will be closed the remainder of the day MIDNIGHT SWIM Another midnight swirn has been planned It will be held from pm Thursday July 6 Admission is 50 cents Newsworthy the first time ever f scientists announced Monday at a ceremony at the White House that the human genetic code has been deciphered It is hoped that diseases such as cancer can now be attacked at its genetic roots The North Central Iowa Chapter of the Ameri can Red Cross received the Bronze Medal Award recog their fundraising excellence during the 1999 Nationwide Hurricane Cam Tougher laws go in ef fect Saturday in Iowa targeting animal abusers underage smokers and drunken boaters Worldwide AIDS has killed 19 million people according to the United Nations ount The Only Newspaper Circulating Thoroughly in the Heart of Winnebago Com THOMPSON WINNEBAGO COUNTY IOWA THURSDAY 29 JUNE 2000 VOLUME 105 NUMB Rake Centennial Highlights For Friday July 14th The official opening of the Rake Centennial begins Friday July 14th at pm at Swenson Park on Main Street Join the community as a tree is planted as a constant reminder of this celebration followed by birthday cake served at the Malt Shop The Malt Shop will be open from am through pm Friday for information and souvenirs A Dress Revue is planned for Friday at pm and will be held in the com fort of Zion Lutheran Church The Revue will feature clothing from the last 100 years Before attending the Historical Pageant at pm in the high auditorium at Buffalo Center come and enjoy a steak sandwich dinner prepared by the Beef Producers under the tent on Main Street from to pm Musical entertainment will be provided under the Main Street tents featuring Darlene and Ben Tweeten from to pm and Stub Highway 253 at pm Karaoke fun will also be a part of the evening en Sign up now for swimming lessons Parents are asked to sign their children up now for upcoming American Red Cross swimming lessons to be taught at the Th Swimming Pool The lessons are scheduled for the weeks of July 17 and 24 Please call the swimming pool Debbie Wirth or Joan Krull Heritage Park show July 1 2 Gates open at 8 am July 1 and 2 as Heritage Park of North Iowa presents their first show of the season The park is located on the south edge of Forest City directly adjacent to the WIT Rally Grounds A Parade of Power will be presented the days at 1 pm Grand opening is huge success Hundreds of guests two days of celebrating and the great feel ing of hometown pride were the results of the grand opening cel Friday and Saturday at Hometown Market in Thompson Thompson once again proved it was the little town that could Granted getting a new grocery store in a town that had done without for about five years was not an easy task It took a lot of work and dedication but the end result was well worth it Grant monies private dona tions investments and volunteer labor were the key elements in a partnership to build a grocery gas station in Thompson The convenience station portion opened April 10 The first groceries arrived April 17 and the grocery portion of the store opened May 12 Supplier for the grocery store is Affiliated Food Stores a and sup plier Because of this affiliation Hometown Market grocery prices are comparable to any store around On many items the prices are even lower Sec for yourself STORE MANAGER Shirley Roth and volunteer worker Keith Finer talk with a KIMT newscaster during an inter view session Friday morning at Hometown Market 1 EL FREE COFFEE and cookies were served Friday with burgers chips and pop dished out Saturday for the grand opening celebration at Hometown Market in Thompson Several hundred people attended City hall office Courier to print one day late to be closed Hall office will be closed Monday and Tuesday July 3 and 4 for the 4th of July holiday Because of the July 4th holiday most local papers will be print ing one day late including the Thompson Courier Rake Regis ter The office will be closed Tuesday July 4th with Kim collecting news and ads in Buffalo Center and Rake on Wednesday morning July 5th The paper will be printed Thursday July 6