Prevention is the best firefighter for Iowa farms
Rural Iowa farmer fire chief Dan McDermott of Epworth warns winter farm fires are tougher to fight due to snow blocked lanes and limited water. He urges rapid response, mutual aid across counties, and funding through taxes while stressing prevention with detectors extinguishers clear lanes and proper storage.
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Pworth
Iowa
Dan McDermott
McDermott
Epworth
Centralia
Dubuque County
Hemingway wins third Iowa corn title on contour farm
Keith Hemingway of Morse Iowa collects his second and third Iowa Master Corn Growers' Contest wins in three years with a 207.21 bushels per acre yield on Tama silt loam land. The Hemingway operation raises corn and soybeans, feeds cattle and hogs, and has a long farming heritage tied to Solon and Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Swegle
Ette
Morse
Keith Hemingway
Iowa State University
Cyclones
Kansas State
Keith
Hemingway Land Ltd
Iowa
Hemingway
Solon
Iowa City
Elmyra
Emery Hemingway
Emery
Elwood
Grant
Roe
Ames
Hemingways
Farrow
Joanne
Steve
Ann
Philip
David
St. Louis
Iowa State Swine Testing Board
Johnson County Health Board
Sunrise Optimist Club
Cooper Evans
Insecticide Dipel Shows Promise Against European Corn Borer
University of Nebraska entomologists report Dipel 106, a Bacillus thuringiensis based granular insecticide, may control European corn borers. The product spares beneficial insects and yielded the highest corn output in a Saunders County test, though broader results require more trials.
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Lincoln, Neb
California
University of Nebraska Entomologists
Andersen
Glenn
Roger Nelson
Saunders County
Linn County Corn Growers Banquet Held At Cedar Rapids
The Linn County Corn Growers Association hosts its first annual banquet at the Knights of Columbus Hall Cedar Rapids Mount Vernon Road starting 6 30 p m Guest speaker is Varel Bailey president of the National Corn Growers Association All Linn County corn growers are invited Tickets available from board members free to members and at the door Board members include Ron Armstrong Pete Thurman Charles Randall Sharon Greif Don Lefebvre Orville Ellingson Jack Kintzle Jim Baker Denny Sejkora.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County Corn Growers Association
Knights of Columbus Hall
Mount Vernon Road
Cedar Rapids
Varel Bailey
National Corn Growers Association
Linn County
Ron Armstrong
Pete Thurman
Charles Randall
Sharon Greif
Don Lefebvre
Orville Ellingson
Jack Kintzle
Jim Baker
Denny Sejkora
City Briefs Highlight Local Meetings and Services
Community notices list PIN parent group meeting at the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Hiawatha with Kids In Trouble. Hamilton Medical opens new main office in Weland Lab Building and advertises 24 hour service. Also announces events from Mercy Hospital on smoking cessation, Shankland Alumni with Senator Hughes event, local sales at Smulekoff’s, and various community ads with contact numbers.
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Toughlove
PIN
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Blairs Ferry Road
Hiawatha
Hamilton Medical
First Avenue S.E
Weland Lab
Prospect Place
S.W
Today’s local government and music events listed
Linn County Board of Supervisors holds a 9 a.m. work session in the Administrative Office Building conference room. Marion Water Board meets at 5 p.m. at City Hall. Walker City Council convenes at 7:30 p.m. Marion Library Board gathers at 7:00 p.m. at the Library. Ely City Council meets at 7:30 p.m. at the Ely Community Center. A High School Choral Festival runs all day in Sinclair Auditorium at Coe. Theater times appear on page 7A.
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Linn County Board of Supervisors
Marion Water Board
Walker City Council
Marion Library Board
Ely City Council
Ely
Music High School
Sinclair Auditorium
Coe
Movies Theater Times
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Dianna Kirkwood
Free Lance
ISU
Horse Association
the Gazette
Steve Hemingway
Lloyd Andersen
University of
Ka’s
Mercy Hospital
Mercy
Shankland
Harold Hughes
Monticello High School
St. Luke’s Hospital
St. Luke’s Alive and Well
Lindale Plaza
Adv
Smulekoff’s
E-Z
Farm Bureau Health Care Plan
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Dick Breitbach
Regis High School
Amana Room
Stouffer’s
Friendsmobile
Cherry Hill
Cherry Hill Road
Buttons and Bowl
Edgewood Road
Kirkwood
18Th Ave
Ninth St
3Rd Ave. S.E
Drake’s Salad Bar
Second Street
S.E
Collins Road
Foreman and Clark
Call Gazette
Bathquarters
Accident Prevention Association
Village Inn
F Ave
Judy Jourdan
Iowa Recreation and Employee Services
Kenwood Library
First Ave
Indian Creek
Young Players
Pookoo
Mt. Vernon Rd
Peck’s
Blairs Ferry
Edgewood Rd
N.E
St. George
Rocsport
Lindale
Soma Health Center
Christian Business Men’s Committee
Family Tree
Steve Wells
Hiawatha Public Library
Duncan Photographers
Five Seasons Sporting Goods
Johnson Avenue
N.W
Liebke
Westdale
Ote
Cox Ample Lady
Ist Avenue
Don Spaight
Ford
Ample Lady
Dental East
Ance
America
National Association of Retired Federal Employees
Freda Herman
Waterloo
IRS
Sirloin ’N’ Brew
Valentine
Peck’s Flower Shop
Ate
Xen
Claudette
Alana
Klip
Karl
Ellis Blvd
Nashville
Jefferson
F.T.D
Call Peck’s Flower Shop
Aoa
Siegel's
3Rd Ave
Kim
YWCA
Joan West
The
Trinity United Methodist Church
Third Avenue
Fifth Street SE
Dick Soewell
Carol
10Th St
Marion
John L. Thornton
6Th St. S.W
Teamsters Hall
J Street S.W
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