Volga’s boom raises hopes for town revival
Duane and Tom Crandall open a grocery and insurance office respectively in Volga as locals praise Saturday deliveries and new business. Dennis McTaggart opens the Redwood Inn in the old Volga Opera House after volunteers repaint, carpet, and restore the interior, drawing customers from 30 miles away. The trio credits community effort, new residents, and lower fuel costs for Volga’s renewed activity.
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Volga
Volga Community Improvement Association
Strawberry Point
Elkader
Dennis McTaggart
Volga Opera House
Redwood Inn
McTaggart
Iowa Wine Advisory Board praises price value and variety
Iowa's Wine Advisory Board conducts blind tastings of 21 wines from California France and locally stocked options. They rate appearance aroma taste and overall quality, then vote on stockability, aiming for a cross section from budget to premium wines. The panel notes rising sales since 1971 and a backlog of 323 wines awaiting review.
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MacDonald
Owen G. Fleming
Des Moines
California
Iowa
Iowa Wine Advisory Board
Gallagher
Robert Ray
Fleming
Alexander Ervanian
Des
Megan Davids
Rosé
Diane McComber
Iowa State University
Legacy of Legislative Pay and Per Diem Changes Across Decades
The article tracks how Iowa lawmakers’ salaries and travel allowances evolved from the 1950s through the 1980s. It notes mileage reimbursement started at 10 cents a mile, weekly round trips in 1969, and rises to 15 and 20 cents by later years, with per diem and office expense adjustments. It highlights how some legislators house near Des Moines, others rent farther away, and how housing costs impact overall per diem, while per diem remains fixed since 1979.
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Briles
Des Moines
Des Moines Area
Quote on population growth from Prince Philip
Prince Philip, lifelong environmentalist and international president of the World Wildlife Fund, warned that human population growth is probably the single most serious long term threat to survival.
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Prince Philip
Britain
Queen Elizabeth
World Wildlife Fund
Grant Wood board plans art festival anniversary
Grant Wood Art Festival Board meets at 7 30 p m in Anamosa to plan the festivals 10th anniversary and the 50th anniversary of the Grant Wood art colony in Stone City. The June 13 event at Green Nissen Estate will feature juried arts and crafts music drama children s happenings and guided tours of Stone City.
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Anamosa
Grant Wood
Stone City
Vinton Woman Elected Chair Of Regional Planning Group
Jane LaGrange of Vinton was elected chairwoman of the East Central Iowa Council of Governments at its recent meeting. She succeeds Coralville mayor Michael Kattchee who headed the group in 1980-81. Harold Schaeffer of Cedar Rapids was chosen vice chairman and Steve Strang of Jones County was named secretary. The 21-member board includes officials and citizens from Benton, Jones, Johnson, Linn and Washington counties.
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Jane LaGrange
Vinton
Iowa
Steve Strang
Jones County Board of Supervisors
Benton
Jones, Johnson, Linn
Washington
Backbone Lake Preservation group elects officers
Lamont Linzy Martin of Strawberry Point was elected president of the Backbone Lake Preservation Association at the winter carnival. Other officers include Ron Pitcher Lamont as vice president Ken Richard of Strawberry Point second vice president Eleanor McGraw Lamont secretary and Don Gallagher Strawberry Point treasurer. The group seeks Civilian Conservation Corps members to join a summer festival at Backbone Lake.
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Lamont
Linzy Martin
Strawberry Point
Backbone Lake Preservation Association
Ron Pitcher
Ken Richard
Eleanor McGraw
Dubuque Street Ramp Revenue Falls Short of Projections
Armstrongs parking ramps were built to fund hotel debt but the Dubuque Street ramp now earns about 7 500 monthly, far short of the projected 18 400. City planners also pause on parcel 82lb redevelopment near Bushnell's Turtle as the hotel project remains unsettled.
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Dubuque Street
Bushnell’s
Turtle
E. College St
South Dubuque Street
College and
Burlington Streets
Red Cross volunteers aid thousands after disasters
Bill the auto mechanic and Red Cross Disaster service volunteer notes volunteers responded to over 40,000 disaster situations last year and aided more than 136,000 families. He stresses fires can be major disasters and urges neighbors to help through Red Cross relief offerings.
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Bill
Red Cross Disaster Service
Red Cross
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Moines
Ervanian
Martin Hotel
Jim Briles
Polk County
Tance
Statehouse
Grant Wood Board
Varlyn
Jane Fink
Spencer Pink
Jon and
Cecelia Hatcher
Erwin Lowe
Jan Minzenmayer
Nancy Kula
Sid Blair
Marguerite Stoll
Annette Smith
Dolores Chadwell
Virgil Matheny
Backbone
Armstrong
In & the Adve
Bill Talbert
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