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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 24, 1977

Page

16

Woody the steer nets reserve grand at Iowa State fair World Steer show

In Des Moines, 17 year old Chris Maier of Eagle Grove loses the World Steer show by a nose as her 1,226 pound crossbred Woody takes reserve grand champion. Mike Sweeney of Runnells wins the grand prize with The Big Dog, earning $1,000. Sweeney and Maier both headline a day of vivid county fair cattle action.

Iowa State Fair Mike Sweeney Runnells Chris Maier Eagle Grove Des Moines Woody Miss Maier Ak-Sar-Ben Omaha Gerald Ford South Dakota Maier Sweeney South Dakota State University Jim Bob N.E Bremer County Iowa Morton

Frisbees and Yo-Yos Boost Iowa Junior Suffolk Group

At the state fair in Des Moines a new Iowa Junior Suffolk Association sold Frisbees and yo yos around the sheep show ring to raise funds. The group enrolled Curtis Stutzman of Kalona as a member and announced officers including Scott Wilson and Shelly Levi. Buyers received a Suffolk sheep decorated cookie and a cup of coffee or Kool-Aid.

Des Moines Iowa Curtis Stutzman Kalona Iowa Future Farmers of America Jennifer Maifeld Shell Rock Stutzman Jennifer Suffolk Scott Wilson Mason City Shelly Levi Arlington Dave Julius Moorland Dennis Gourley Webster City Kathy Waller Holstein

Clavichord Courses Part of Paris Summer Festival

Paris festival sponsors clavichord recitals and offers instruction in assembling clavichord kits at La Maison de la Musique Ancienne 88 rue Saint Martin. Courses run through August 31. A new clavichord starts around $10,000 while a kit is about $3,000.

Paris UPI la Maison de la Musique Ancienne Rue Saint- Martin

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