Cambridge graduates cycle coast to coast through United States
Four friends from the University of Cambridge toured the United States by bicycle, starting in New York on August 1 and heading to San Francisco by November. Their 4,000 mile journey passes through Ontario, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, and stops in Postville, Riceville, and Lake Mills before Buffalo Center, with plans to reach Sioux Falls and Rapid City then Arizona. They promote Back Up and Bloodwise charities via their cambridgetransamerica.wordpress.com site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Shaw
Buffalo Center
England
United States
University of Cambridge
Alex Clark
Jonny Dawe
Alex Johnson
Andy McMahon
New York City
San Francisco
New York
Clark
Fea
Turing
Cambridgetransamerica
Wordpress
Bloodwise
Main Street Market
Estherville
Alex
Aj) Johnson
Century and Heritage Farm awards recognize three local families
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey honored three local Century Farm families at the 2017 Iowa State Fair. The Ander son, Nerdig, and Martin farm in Buffalo Center. Hertzke farm in Lakota. and Beenken farm in Titonka were named Century Farms, established in 1917 or 1908. In total, 354 Century Farms and 119 Heritage Farms were recognized that year, with more than 19,000 farms overall having earned Century status since the program began.
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Iowa
Bill Northey
Century Farms
Joyce Anderson
Elaine Nerdig
Barb Martin
480Th St
Buffalo Center
Jerald
Mary Hertzke
220Th Ave
Lakota
Northey
Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Pioneer Livestock Pavilion
Craig Hill
Joe Heinrich
Anderson Farm
Century Farm
Main joins Simply U Salon in Buffalo Center
Sydney Main has joined owner Alicea Wirtjes at Simply U Salon in Buffalo Center, starting August 29. A 2016 North Iowa High School graduate, Main trained at PCI Academy in Ames, earned her cosmetology license, and brings full hair styling, nails, waxing, and spa services to the shop.
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Andrew Shay
Simply U Salon
Buffalo Center
Sydney Main
Alicea Wirtjes
Main
Lakota
North Iowa High School
PCI Academy
Ames
PCI
Iowa Board of Cosmetology Arts & Sciences
Simply U
Wirtjes
Alicea
LeeAnn Mastin
Flag Retirement Ceremony Planned by American Legion Post 21
American Legion Post 21 will host its annual Flag Retirement Ceremony on September 18 at 7 30 p m near sundown in the parking lot west of City Hall Buffalo Center. Residents and businesses are urged to inspect flags and bring worn or damaged ones to Legion members Murra Hardware or to the ceremony location.
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American Legion Post 21
City Hall
Buffalo Center
Legion
United States
Murra Hardware
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Cambridge
Barcelona
Spain
Rome
Italy
New
Reis Homsey
Remi
Martha Shortenhaus
Lucy
Matt Holmquist
Sophie
Secretary of Agriculture
American Legion
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