Real sleigh rides light up downtown Vinton festival
Real sleigh bells rang out in downtown Vinton Indiana as Cap the Belgian draft horse and Barney pulled a bob sled through the streets. Vinton Unlimited lined up Jim Russell of Campbell Russell Funeral Home to hire the Belgian draft team for summer parade vibes. Laurence Hilliard of Brandon agreed to try bobsled rides despite no prior experience. Rides ran Saturday 3:30 to 7 pm and will run noon to 5 pm next Saturday near the courthouse. The sled also will be taken to the Iowa Braille and Light.
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Gazette
Dave Rasdal
Mark Hilliard
Laurence of
Brandon
Vinton
Russell
Iowa Braille and Light
Hilliard
Christmas bobsled rides bring nostalgia to Benton County
On a cold Saturday afternoon a family showcasing belgians offers bobsled rides for students faculty and staff around the Benton County Courthouse. The modified 14-seat sleigh drew crowds as Wayne Hilliard guided the team and passengers recalled winter transport past.
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Wayne
Benton County
Bald Eagle Flown to Minnesota for Recovery
An injured bald eagle with a broken wrist joint found in Bettendorf was flown to Minnesota for treatment. Hunter who found the bird handed it to Candace Bellamy of Wild Life Rescue, noting that keeping a bald eagle is a federal offense.
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Bettendorf
Minnesota
Candace Bellamy
Wild Life Rescue
Two Iowans named Rhodes scholars win at Claremont
Clarement Calif Rhodes announcements list Heidi Tinsman of Bettendorf and Jeffrey McKinney of Chariton among 32 scholars from 21 colleges. Tinsman, Princeton student, helped Ecuador vaccination projects. McKinney, a University of Iowa biomedical engineering senior, plans to be a pediatrician and works on devices aiding disabled people. He is the 16th UI graduate to win a Rhodes Scholarship.
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Claremont
Calif
Rhodes
England
Heidi Tinsman
Bettendorf
Jeffrey McKinney
Chariton
Tinsman
Princeton
Ecuador
McKinney
University of Iowa
U of I
Farmers' protests trim Iowa county official salaries
Financially pressed farmers statewide pressed compensation boards to lower or freeze elected official pay. Boards in Benton Cass Cedar Clinton Iowa Louisa Taylor Webster and Woodbury counties cut or froze salaries while others held or raised pay. Net effect shows mixed moves across major counties with some increases and many holds.
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Des Moines
Benton
Cass
Cedar
Clinton
Iowa
Louisa
Taylor
Webster
Woodbury
Robert Furhmeister
West Branch
Johnson County
Tom Stockett
Black Hawk
Cerro Gordo
Johnson, Marshall, Polk
Story
Dubuque
Wayne
Jones
Sioux
Jones County Compensation Board
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Centerville
Union Carbide
Envirodyne Planalog Inc
Chicago
Ed van den Ameele
Danbury
Weetdale Mall
Sherry Amling
Colesburg
Wes Merrymian
Cedar Rapids
Donald Ockenfelts
Shirley Peyton, Walker
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Eleanor Richardson
Barb Linn
Williamsburg
Jeri Standford, Sigourney
Frances Steele
Adeline Zuber
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Amana
Puzzie
FTD
Aindle
E. Main St
Belle Plaine
Harris Flowers
7Th St
Newports Flowers & Greenhouses, Inc
Wilson Ave
Peck’s Flower Shop
Blairs Ferry Road
Pierson’s Flower Shop
Center Point Road
Ellis Blvd
Stejskal Florist’s, Inc
Bowling St
Bezdek’s Florist & Greenhouses, Inc
Edgewood Rd
Krebs Flower Shop
18Th St
Manchester
Sunnyside TE Ouse
N. Franklins
the Poly Place
W. Main
Marion Blairs Town Shop
Bezder’s Florist & Greenhouses, Inc
Marion Blvd
Mount Vernon Prairie Ean Center & Floris
Y West
Walker Sherron’s Flower Market City Rd
Traer St
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