Fourth generation Coronas Circus thrives amid change
Serge Coronas, a 34 year old in the Coronas Family Circus, speaks of lifelong road life with two to three shows daily at the All-Iowa Fair Hawkeye Downs. The family of twelve performs in motor homes with a seven ring style show at Busch Stadium and a shrine event earlier this year. Insurance costs have tripled, forcing lion and tiger removal as the circus adapts to rising liability and competition for entertainment dollars. Coronas notes a hopeful future yet acknowledges challenges to the traveling act.
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Harness racing may return to Hawkeye Downs next month
All Iowa Fair officials consider adding parimutuel harness racing at Hawkeye Downs as early as next month to replace two washouts at the start of the fair. Fair board Vice President Tom Tjelmeland notes strong attendance but modest betting, with top payoffs around $1,300 in Des Moines and about $100 in Cedar Rapids, as they weigh dates and venue plans.
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All Iowa Fair Tuesday Schedule Highlights
All day Family Day Senior Citizen Day and Handicapped Day with events from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Draft Horse shows knitting machine demonstrations and a Bill Riley Talent Show occupy the day along with Coronas Circus performances and a fireworks finale at 10 p.m. Corporate and community groups host exhibits and entertainment across the fairgrounds.
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Mixed May economic indicators show declines in first index
May data reveal a 7 percent drop in the coincident index with all four components worsening. Nonfarm payrolls fell .6 percent as layoffs hit farm and construction equipment, meatpacking, transport and trade sectors. Industrial output slid .7 percent while state filings and sales tax receipts also declined.
New home sales drop 11.6 percent in May
The Commerce Department reports May new single family home sales at an annual rate of 764,000, down 11.6 percent from April. The decline follows a 5.7 percent drop in April and a 23.6 percent rise in March, with the West hardest hit and prices up 3.8 percent to 116,100 dollars.
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