Trans-Mississippi river tug of war draws Iowans win
Iowans beat Illinois teams in a first time cross river tug of war at Port Byron Ho bo Days. Five 20 member Iowa teams pulled a 2,400 foot rope while 35 boats kept the rope stable across the Mississippi. Officials see growth potential and Olympic interest as Cedar Rapids stars describe the event and Mayor Martin predicts a budding rivalry with Le Claire.
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Port Byron
Ill
Iowa
Illinois
Scott Verbeckmoes
Verbeckmoes
Mississippi River
Mississippi
le Claire
Ann Riedesel
Davenport
Havel
Jack Martin
Martin
Rachelle Karstens Crowned Iowa Miss T.E.E.N. 1987
Rachelle Karstens 17 of Mount Pleasant was crowned Iowa Miss T.E.E.N. 1987 at Stouffer's Five Seasons Hotel after a pageant of 59 contestants. Fifteen finalists were chosen, with four runners-up earning savings bonds and partial modeling scholarships. Karstens receives 2500 in scholarships, a modeling scholarship, a watch, an oil portrait, and gifts, plus potential entry to the national pageant in November in Kansas City.
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Rachelle Karstens
Mount Pleasant
Iowa
T.E.E.N. Karstens
Stouffer's Five Seasons Hotel
T.E.E.N
Kristen Nelson
Keokuk
Lorie Roberts
Humboldt
Crown
Lowthian College
Minneapolis
Barbizon
Des Moines
Karstens
Kansas City
Faith Petersen
Steno
Tornado Kills Man Injures Seven at Minnesota Lake Resort
A tornado struck Faith Haven Resort near Eagle Lake in west central Minnesota Saturday evening, killing one man whose exact location remains unclear and injuring seven others with cuts, broken bones, and impact injuries. Seven patients were treated at Lake Region Hospital in Fergus Falls as teams assessed the damage along Eagle Lake and nearby areas, with additional outages reported around Eagle Bend.
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Battle Lake
Minn
Minnesota
Faith Haven Resort
Fergus Falls
Pete Johnson
Johnson
Annette McBeth
Lake Region Hospital
McBeth
Eagle Lake
Todd County
Long Prairie
Eagle Bend
Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union may redesign logo
Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union executive director E Wayne Cooley says a possible redesign of the symbol depicting a white faced female silhouette could be discussed at the September board meeting. Des Moines critic A Jane Molden says the emblem risks excluding non white students and race equity consultant Cyndy Reed Stewart supports reviewing the seal and updating it to reflect diversity.
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DES Moines
Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union
A. Jane Molden
The
Athletic Union
E. Wayne Cooley
Molden
Assess
Ment
Cyndy Reed-Stewart
Race Equity
Iowa Department of Education
Cooley
Reed- Stewart
Woman climbs Bever Park cougar cage for nap at zoo
A Cedar Rapids woman climbed the Bever Park Zoo cougar cage on a Saturday and slept above two cougars. Police and zoo staff responded after a call, freeing her as one worker described the startled moment and the danger of waking the animals.
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Bever Park
Cedar Rapids
Bever Park Zoo
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