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Newspaper
Bedford Times Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1977
Page
5
At the June 6 meeting the Taylor County Rural Water Board moved to recanvass and act with the Southern Iowa Rural Association to position the rural water project for Farmers Home Administration funding, with Taylor County to proceed accordingly.
The United Presbyterian Church hosted a June 8 9 retreat for about 30 youths from Bedford's Methodist Trinity Presbyterian and Westminster churches. Activities included Bible study music swim time a Lake of Three Fires picnic a talent show and overnight in the West Room with ghost stories and a Thursday breakfast.
Iowa Farmers Union members meet in Des Moines to plan a ten year land transfer study. The project to examine absentee ownership and corporate structures spans several counties and aims to bolster state protective legislation. Proceedings cite poor data and a need for a comprehensive regional ownership picture.
Local merchants in Bedford schedule a 'Crazy Day' for June 24 with funny costumes and special bargains to mark the annual event. Shops invite residents to join in the festive bargains and activities around town.
Plans for Bedford Independence Day events include a Development Club Lions Club parade at 10:30 a.m. at the Taylor County Fairgrounds horse show at noon open to spectators, and a fireworks show around 10 p.m. Tickets for a raffle are on sale. Also listed are Crazy Day sales and a women's softball sign up at 7 p.m. June 20 with contact Susan Hoegh.
4-H members raise funds with car washes food stands and bake sales aiming to match a 3500 goal set by the Taylor County Fair Board. They report 4475.08 in the building fund but still need cement costs to complete a 40 by 60 foot wood frame structure at the fairgrounds. The festival and deadlines follow.
A Bike-a-Thon at the Taylor County fair grounds raised 268.86 for the Iowa Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Riders logged long distances and attendees cheered from 8 30 a m to 3 p m. Contributing top totals included Michelle Dykman 85 20 and Chris Dawson 76 30.
Gary Allen Heimke of Clearfield suffered head injuries and multiple lacerations after losing control west of I-23, being ejected 324 feet, with his 1973 Kawasaki sliding 477 feet into a ditch. He was hospitalized at Greater Community Hospital in Creston. motorcycle totaled.
The Bedford Theatre Corporation announces a grand opening of the Hardin Theatre on June 24 25 and 26 featuring the film Shout at the Devil with Lee Marvin. Mrs John Dinges donates two oil paintings to the Bedford Public Library from Charles V Dinges collection honoring Charles V and John M Dinges former library trustees.
Nancy Gray of Bedford was elected Iowa Girls 4-H president for 1977 78 at the state conference where twelve hundred delegates gathered. Officers were installed June 10 after interviews at local area and state levels. The conference theme was It’s Daybreak If You Want To Believe.
Ruth Sickels of Lincoln Nebraska will tour this summer with Life Unlimited H a seven member singing group directed by David T Clydesdale from Philadelphia Pa The group will give about 68 sacred concerts during a nine week tour and will be in Bedford on August 20 Ruth is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Glade Sickels of Athleston.
The Union County Fair grounds in Afton hosts the Midcrest extension area Cow Country Field Day on June 22 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The one day event for beef cow calf producers features demonstrations on interseeding back fat probes cattle grades and using performance data with exhibitors from industry and university staff. Admission is free with a noon barbecue costing 2.50 dollars. Sponsors include the Cooperative Extension Service Iowa State University Blue Grass Bankers Association and local cattlemen’s groups. Over 200 indoor prizes will be awarded to attendees.
Driver license tests and renewals set for Thursday June 23 July 7 and 21 officials on duty in the Bedford Public Library basement from 9 a.m. to 4 15 p.m. THREE AREA MEN ATTEND FARM BUREAU CONFERENCE Attendees at the Des Moines Midyear Farm Bureau conference June 2 and 3 were Ron Northup Ronald Pierce and Roger Gant. HISTORICAL MEETING TO BE IN LENOX TONIGHT The Taylor County Historical Society meets tonight June 16 at 8 p.m. in the Lenox Bank basement with Don Tyler presenting Lenox history.
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