Williamsburg promoter bets on beach party in Iowa pasture
Steve Gander, 35, promoter of The World's Toughest Rodeo, unveils a two day beach party near Williamsburg Iowa. The event features Jan and Dean and Johnny Tillotson with 2 million pounds of sand across a 1 million square foot pasture, aims to boost tourism and raise funds for local groups.
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Cowboy
Steve Gander
Rick Smith
Illiamsburg
Sons of the Pioneers
Beach Boys
Gander
America
Jan and Dean
Iowa
the Ventures
Johnny Tillotson
Tommy Roe
Gary Lewis
Hot Rod
Chevy Kevy
Hitz
Pasadena
Terry Branstad
Iowa Development Commission
Efforts stall to reopen Postville meatpacking plant
Cattle producers in Chickasaw County push to reopen Richland Meats owned Hygrade facility in Postville but financing and investor support lag. Farmers question funding demands while seeking dairy beef association and leaner product to boost prices and cut transport costs.
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Gate
East Iowa
Fredericksburg
Chickasaw County
Postville
Richland Meats Inc
Richland Meats
Fort Dodge
Rick Ramaeker
Fredericksburg Farmers Cooperative
Richland
Hygrade
Iowa
Ramaeker
Larry Bruening
Hampton
Larry Hanson
Northeast Iowa National Bank of
Sumner
Bruening
Foreign workers aim for social change in their nations
Amy Duncan reports on Uruguayan social worker Amy Munoz and Norwegian Grethe Gulliksen studying U S approaches. Munoz at Cedar Rapids Children's Home and Gulliksen at Cedar Rapids Family Services Center seek to aid their countries while sharing methods with American practice.
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Amy Duncan
Laura Munoz
Uruguay
Grethe Gulliksen
Norway
State government reorganization alters agency offices and phones
Des Moines reports minor public frustrations as 24 agencies shuffle under a July 1 reorganization. Estherville resident Bob Gee sought a trophy turkey award from the former Conservation Commission, now part of the Department of Natural Resources, where staff changes and moved offices complicate contact while most phone numbers remain intact.
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Judy Daubenmier
Des Moines Bureau
Des Moines
Bob Gee
Estherville
Iowa Conservation Commission
Gee
Department of Natural Resources
Ross Harrison
Turkey
State agencies update offices as reorganized in Des Moines
Officials described how many agencies moved to new offices and updated phone lines while directing the public to rotunda tour guides for help. The Energy Policy Council areas shifted to the Wallace Building, with EPC programs still accessible via old or redirected numbers.
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Walters
State Capitol
Joani Arnett
Statehouse
Arnett
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