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Newspaper
Bedford Times Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1972
Page
6
Assistant conservationist Mark Willis and Three Fires Park officer Darrell Arntzen display sizable channel catfish caught at Three Fires lake. Willis reeled in a nine and three quarter pounder and Arntzen followed with a ten and a quarter pound fish, both using night crawlers as bait, signaling a strong early season.
A Bedford visitor, Walter Ewart, a junior foreman with the Conservation Corps, holds a 5th Anniversary folder for Co. 1757 SP-24. It details land donation for park development, lake creation via an earth dam and spillway, a 120 acre impoundment reaching 25 feet deep, and wildlife restoration plans with one lake side left undeveloped for habitat.
An Iowa State Conservation Commission announcement from 1987 explains the state park was named Lake of Three Fires. The legend says three tribes gathered at a hill near the lake and kept three fires burning as a sign of their protection and presence.
Returning campers and visitors to the Lake of Three Fires near Bedford will note numerous improvements this season at this popular town park. The park authorities say ongoing upgrades include enhanced facilities and better campground amenities for guests.
The item presents a series of general knowledge questions covering topics from geography and history to science. It asks about the number of parks in the National Park System, the mute among the Marx Brothers, the meaning of Intelsat, Kennedy's predecessor as Attorney General, the ailment coryza, the president with the shortest term, the beaver state, Neptune, the most abundant element in the earth's atmosphere and crust, and the definition of a cormorant.
Three Fires Park officer Darrell Arntzen outlines water line repairs and planned upgrades. Work includes 2,600 feet of underground electric cable, new parking near camping area 1, a mercury vapor floodlight, and future lighting at the check in station by July 4. Elm removal continues and litter concerns are addressed with camper education.
Wayne Harbour reports Taylor county sold 48560 dollars in Series E and H bonds in April, lifting four month total to 159564 dollars, reaching 68 percent of its 1972 quota. Iowa citizens bought 34543000 dollars statewide in the first four months.
Out of state visitors at 3-Fires note Iowa’s name origin. The term derives from an Indian word meaning this is the place or beautiful land. Iowa’s Hawkeye State nickname stems from a guide in James Fenimore Cooper’s The Last of the Mohicans. The name was first publicized 1838-39 by Judge David Rorer and James G. Edwards of Burlington, Iowa.
Bedford's Bibbins Park at the east edge of town invites families with small children to enjoy a new afternoon. The park features modern playground equipment including a seesaw wheel gig jungle gym walking ladder a merry go round slides and swings. It also hosts two cement tennis courts and two croquet courts about three and a half miles from the Lake of Three Fires.
Local fishermen and wild game enthusiasts organized in Bedford in early April 1932 to pursue a lake for the area affiliated with the Wil H. Dilg League of Towns. An artificial lake in southern Iowa was announced to be managed by the State Game and Fish Dept serving multiple counties. An Iowa Conservation Board engineer visited Taylor County to inspect proposed sites, leading to rapid local support and eventual development. The lake opened March 24 1988 with a 125 acre area, built under CCC and WPA programs, and on June 2 a beach bath house lifeguards and concession were added to the public amenities.
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