Farm toy show brings dealers to Kalona July 14
Farm toy collectors sponsor a Heartland of America Toy Show at Kalona July 14 at the Kalona Community Center. The event features 25 dealers from several states with 55 tables and displays by collectors Ron Brenneman Jim Seward Marland Shetler and Linton Weaver. Admission is 1 with free entry for children under 10 with an adult. Show runs 9 am to 4 pm as part of Kalona Good Olde Days.
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Kalona
Ron Brenneman
Jim Seward
Wellman
Seward
Brenneman
Marland Shetler
Linton Weaver
Kalona Community Center
Bird Walk Saturday at Effigy Mounds National Monument
A bird and nature walk is scheduled for Saturday at Effigy Mounds National Monument. The hike starts at the Visitor Center at 6 30 a.m. and lasts about two hours with observers urged to be prepared for a Monument hike. Call 873 3491 for details.
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Effigy Mounds National Monument
Write-in candidates win GOP primaries in Iowa House races
Republican Craig McCormick won House District 51 with 90 votes and Fritz Miller captured District 41 with 199 votes in write-in GOP primaries. Election officials say the feat is the first of its kind in Iowa, with 35 percent turnout requirement for success. The canvass also certified Avenson and Branstad as party leaders in gubernatorial contests among more than 135 races.
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Rod Boshart
Des Moines
Iowa
Linn
Scott Counties
Sandy Steinbeck
McCormick
Phil Brammer
Cedar Rapids
Fritz Miller
Davenport
Miller
Matt Wissing
Tom Fey
D-Davenport
Steinbeck
Don Avenson
D-Oelwein
Terry Branstad
Lake Mills
Avenson
Tom Miller
Coon Rapids
John Chrystal
Branstad
Groundwater education pilot approved in Winneshiek County
Winneshiek County supervisors will participate in a year long groundwater policy education pilot led by Ann Robinson of the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation. Funded by W K Kellogg Foundation Farm Foundation and Natural Heritage Foundation the project aims to boost decision makers capacity to craft effective groundwater protection policies. A July 25 meeting will discuss public sentiment and potential solutions with Robinson and others.
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GaZeUlevu
Decorah
Winneshiek County
Ann Robinson
Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation
Iowa
Winneshiek
Robinson
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
The
Farm Foundation
Natural Heritage Foundation
Cision
Collapse Won’t Delay Iowa Bridge Project
IDOT says beams fallen from the Highway 161 bridge over the Peos ia Channel will be checked for damage but are not expected to delay completion. Resident engineer Bill Crawford reported the beams found Sunday morning with expansion from heat as a possible cause. The bridge is to open in late 1991 after inspections.
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Dubuque
Highway 161
Peosia Channel
Iowa Department of Transportation
IDOT
Bill Crawford
Crawford
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