Postville Buckle Collector Weighs Heavy Hobby
Postville resident Gilbert Livingood collects belt buckles as a hobby weighing two to eight ounces each. He owns about 180 buckles, mostly farm related from brands like John Deere, International Harvester, Case, and Steiger. He trades for rare pieces including a Goodyear blimp buckle and keeps others for barter.
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Gilbert Livingood
Hesston
John Deere
Case
Postville
Livingood
Tiller
Hesston Co
Oklahoma City
Okla
International Harvester
Massey-Ferguson
Allis-Chalmers
Ford
White
Bush-Hog
Krause
Fox
New Idea
DMI
Mathews
Gehl
Sperry-New Holland
Easy Rider
Steiger
North Dakota
Deere
Riding Classes Begin at Sugar Bottom Stables
Four beginning English hunt seat riding classes run the week of February 18 at Sugar Bottom Stables near North Liberty. Sponsored by Kirkwood Community College and taught by Conn Strand, each four week session costs $60 and includes horse, saddle, tack, riding, lecture and animal care. Limited to six students. for info call Cedar Rapids numbers 398 5654 or 398 5412 to register.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sugar Bottom
North Liberty
Kirkwood Community College
Conn Strand
Kirkwood
Cedar Rapids
Woodworking Demonstrations Planned at Iowa City Mall
A three day woodworking demonstration runs Thursday through Saturday during mall hours at the Iowa City Mall. Free demonstrations show procedures for home and hobby projects. Shopsmith Inc. is the sponsor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Shopsmith Inc
Regional Private Music Contest Set in Cedar Rapids
Thirty three teachers entered over four hundred seventy students in the Private Music Teachers Association state regional contest at the Roosevelt Hotel Cedar Rapids February 22 to 24. Participants come from Cedar Rapids surrounding areas and from Omaha Lincoln Nebraska St Louis Missouri and portions of Minnesota. Competitions occur at qualified outstanding and festival levels with judging Friday night February 22 and Saturday February 23 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. a public concert at 7 30 p.m. and Sunday February 24 at 9 a.m. band competition featuring piano organ accordion guitar drums brass and reed instruments.
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Music Teachers Association
Roosevelt Hotel
Cedar Rapids
Omaha
Lincoln
Neb
St. Louis
Minnesota
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Maxine DeGarmo
Free Lance
Ichow and Righter Co
Rota
Judd
Ure Syndicate, Inc
Judd 2 Syndicate, Inc
Ics
Seichow and Righter Co
Scrabble
Anu
C.R
Ee Dale Carnegie
Cedar R
Town House Convention Center
First Ave
Gazette
Senour
Re. No
Acer
Ten__ Allied
US Products, Inc
First Street
Iowa
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