Quality persists as Iowa swine show draws fewer entries
Swine judge Virgil Christianson says the All Iowa Fair show in Waterloo attracted 36 entries and eight exhibitors, down from prior years but with high quality. Duroc, Chester White, Spot classes led, barrow entries down. Paul Wendt predicts entries will double next year as pseudorabies fears ease and promoters push stronger participation.
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Virgil Christianson
Waterloo
Chuck Cottrell
Cedar Rapids
Poland
Dave Martz
Durocs
Cottrell
Chester White
Buckingham
Wendt
Chester
Christianson
Hawkeye Institute of Technology
Iowa Turkey Hunters Bag 688 During Record Spring
Iowa turkey season set a record with 688 turkeys harvested as 24 percent of licensed hunters were successful. The Conservation Commission announced the results Friday, noting one of the nation’s highest success rates.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Conservation Commission
Commission
Don Gean Named Executive Director of Area Substance Abuse Council
Don Gean moves into the executive director post at the Area Substance Abuse Council effective today succeeding Joel Hoffman who resigned for personal reasons. Gean, 36, previously served as clinical director and has background in Arizona state committees. he will oversee program, personnel and fiscal matters with a $22,000 annual salary.
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Area Substance Abuse Council
Don Gean
Joel Hoffman
Gean
ASAC
Graham Behavioral Health Services
Safford
Ariz
Hoffman
Board of Directors
D.J. Smith
the Gazette
Smith
Arizona State University
University of Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Arizona
Polk County
Des Moines
Jackson County
Linn County attorneys named to Sixth Judicial District seat
Two Linn County lawyers, Thomas M. Horan and Gene V. Kellenberger, were nominated for the vacant Sixth Judicial District judgeship. Their profiles, residences, and Iowa University of Law degrees are listed as part of the nomination process forwarded to Governor Robert Ray who has 30 days to appoint. The district includes Benton Johnson Linn Tama and Iowa counties. Today's birthdays include Steve Lawrence Cynthia Gregory Faye Emerson and Billy Eckstine.
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Linn County
Sixth Judicial District
Thomas M. Horan
28Th Ave
Marion
Gene V. Kellenberger
Grande Ave
Cedar Rapids
Robert Ray
Harold D. Vietor
Horan
Kellenberger
University of Iowa College of Law
Steve Lawrence
Cynthia Gregory
Faye Emerson
Billy Eckstine
Cedar Rapids Forms Bikeway Panel Operation Bikeway
A Cedar Rapids effort to create a bikeways committee began with an organizational meeting at the office of Public Improvements Commissioner Richard Phillips. Five attendees named proposed members and a 15 interest slate, aiming to submit names by July 13 and hold initial meetings by August 9.
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Richard Phillips
Cedar Rapids
Phillips
Mel Meyer
Rose Grahek
Lost Valley Road
Vi Tucker
Soutter Ave
Hawkeye Bicycle Association
Barb Mahraun
Fernwood Drive
Cedar Rapids League of Women Voters
Karen Pickett
Brookland Drive
Cedar
City Traffic Engineering
Bicycle Association
City Recreational Commission
City Planning and Redevelopment Office
Meyer
Salvage work on blimp near Mount Pleasant continues
Efforts to salvage the Goodyear blimp Mayflower destroyed in a storm continue near Mount Pleasant. A crane will lift the gondola and the 3,000 pound envelope onto flatbed trucks from Akron. Pilot Ron Bell says patching is possible but repair costs will decide rebuilding.
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Mount Pleasant
Akron
Ohio
Ron Bell
Bell
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Monticello
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Dieleman
Arizona State Justice Planning Agency
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Advisory Council
Linn Attorneys
District Judicial Nominating Commission
Benton
Johnson, Jones, Linn
Tama
Vimay Lala
Dale Carnegie
Ramada Inn Hwy
Omega
Mega Tele-Electronics
Emmons St
Hiawatha
Parade
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People's Marketplace
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