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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1979
Page
13
The Allamakee County Pool League features twelve tavern sponsored teams playing home and away from October to March. Waukon resident Tom Lydon, a motor repair shop owner and softball player, serves as league secretary and helped form the five year old league.
Claire Taylor of Harpers Ferry organized a local eight ball pool league in Allamakee County after retiring from the resort trade. Lydon succeeded Taylor as secretary following his death as players from Prairie du Chien and Wisconsin towns joined a 60 plus member circuit with craftsmen, farmers and professionals. Teams of five compete weekly with home and travel sites, coin operated tables, and two point eight ball breaks plus one point per opponent ball left. standings track team wins and individual averages.
A Crawford County, Missouri deer hunter, soaked in rain during season, tells conservation officer Gregg Hitchings he quit white-tailed hunting last weekend and jokes about pursuing reindeer. The officer notes the man’s diehard attitude and the luckless mood of the moment.
The bridge column explains a lead choice in South's four spade contract. West opens diamonds, East shows timing and defense to permit West to win with clubs while South plans to discard on clubs, ensuring no heart trick for the defense.
Mount Mercy College hosts its eighth annual Winter Holidays next week coordinated by the SGA. The program opens Sunday at 7 30 p m with The Refreshment Committee in McAuley Auditorium, free to the public. Activities run Monday to Wednesday with games, a Thursday roller skating party, and a beauty contest judged by coin donations for charity. The week ends Saturday with a dance at the Sheraton Inn from 9 p m to 1 a m featuring Sunburst. tickets are three dollars per couple.
Iowans visiting Arizona during winter are invited to Iowa Day on March 18 in Arizona City. The event runs from noon to 5 pm with a barbecue, square dancing, live entertainment, horseshoes, a Paradise Lake casting contest, and golfing contests. Arizona City lies midway between Phoenix and Tucson.
Iowa permit applications for the spring wild turkey season are obtainable at county recorders offices and the Iowa Conservation Commission. Applications due by March 6 in Des Moines with a Wallace Building mailing option. Licenses cost 15 dollars plus regular hunting license and habitat stamp. Seasons run zone by zone from April 16 to May 20. Bearded turkey limit is one and only Iowa residents may hunt. A total of 3 195 permits will be issued with a drawing if applications exceed permits.
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