Voice of Walford recalls town’s name change and history
Suzanne Barnes reports on Walford Iowa and the Voice of Walford monthly newsletter started June 2006 by Farmers Savings Bank. Loreen Svoboda gathers local history with input from residents, highlighting the town’s 1889 name change and early school era, now preserved as Memoirs and community memory.
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Suzanne Barnes
de Gazette
Alford
Iowa
Terry
Perry
Des Moines
Walford
Farmers Savings Bank of
Voice of
Loreen Svoboda
Sally Ballard
Svoboda
Fairfax
Bank
Johnson, Linn
Benton
Regis and Barb
Walfordbank.com
Screen Svoboda
Farmers Savings Bank
Benton County
Ponderosa Ballroom Continues to Host Weekly Dances in Walford
Connie Louis and her husband run the Ponderosa Ballroom in Walford for 35 years drawing dancers from Iowa City, Toledo, and beyond. The site lists February and March events with acts like GTO and Jerry Beauchamp. Connie also runs Connie's Catering serving weddings and reunions from Covington, delivering hot and cold food in insulated containers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suzanne Barnes
Alford
Walford
Connie Louis
Paul
Tlinois
Waterloo
Iowa City
Belle Plaine
Connie
Iowa
Louises
Ponderosaballroom
Ponderosa
Gto
Tiverett Boyer
Jerry Beauchamp
Covington
Cambras
Carroll
Walford Residents Embrace Small Town Living Near Cedar Rapids
The Walford area draws residents seeking low taxes and proximity to Cedar Rapids. Notables include College Community School District oversight, a shared fire department with Fairfax, and a new wastewater plant. GSTC and Midwest Electronic Recovery anchor local employment with drivers traveling from 15 states.
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Cedar Rapids
Walford
College Community School
Bauer
College Community Board
Fairfax
Janet Gann
Ronnie
GSTC
Gordon Sevig
Amana
Newhall
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Ponderosaballroom.com
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Lynda Weldon
Parnell
Linda Yernes
Joan Barger
Linda Atkins
Escorts
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Marion
Connie. Louis
Paul Louis
Jay Landbenberger
iPatchell
Leroy Yates
Hiawatha
Gann
Combination
Municipal Clerk
Iowa Municipal Finance Officers Association
Midwest Electronic Recovery of
Dave Long
Greg Kerr
Clive
Long
The
Super Dave's
Angle Inn
Connie Greene
al Hursh
Hursh
Suzanne. Hames
Midwest
Electronic Recovery
Trinity Lutheran
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