Linn County Fair Showcases Dog Obedience and Tractor Trials
Anna Martin 12 of Fairfax sits with Max a five year old corgi before their dog obedience judging at Linn County Fair in Central City. Participants were judged on dog control and responsiveness as the fair runs through Thursday with Tyler Clemmens 6 of Alburnett testing tractor controls.
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Anna Martin
Fairfax
Max
Linn County Fair
Central City
Tyler Clemmens
Alburnett
Linn County
Tyler
Delaware County Fair serves pies and taco salads for 4-H
4-H families donate homemade pies to the kitchen and funds from fair sales support trips and scholarships. Taco salads and cherry and apple pies draw steady crowds while tomatoes and hamburger drive production. Proceeds fund three day 4-H conference in Ames and travel to Iowa State Fair with free rides for 4-Hers. Agribusiness coupons boost the kitchen fund, which totals about 5000 dollars yearly.
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Kehrli
Hawker
Ames
Storyteller Colleen Sutherland to Visit Cedar Rapids Library
Colleen Sutherland, storyteller and musician, will perform three free programs for children and families at Cedar Rapids Public Library. She uses autoharp dulcimer and keyboard in interactive sessions lasting about 45 minutes each at 10 am 1 pm and 7 pm in Beems Auditorium. Call 398 5123 for details.
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Cedar Rapids
Wisconsin
Colleen Sutherland
Cedar Rapids Public Library
Sutherland
Beems Auditorium
Iowa grandma and two nuns headed to federal prison
A 76 year old Des Moines grandmother and two Dubuque nuns begin six month trespass sentences for protests at the School of the Americas in Fort Benning Georgia. They depart for Pekin Illinois to serve the terms with a vigil and escort organizers planned.
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Dubuque
Des Moines
Federal Correctional Institution
Pekin
Ill
School of the Americas
Fort Benning
Hennesseys
SOA Watch
Dorothy Hennessey
Rachel Hayward
Kalamazoo College
Michi
Panama
Manchester to Open 7000-foot Senior Center Bid July 25
Bids will be opened July 25 for a 7000 square foot Delaware County Golden Age Adult Day Care and Senior Citizens Center in southwest Manchester. The center includes a dining room and kitchen serving as a meals site with activities for up to 34 handicapped seniors. Estimated cost is 400000 dollars with 150000 federal grant, 700000 Scenic Valley Area Agency on Aging funding, and 10000 from the Iowa Racing Association.
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Manchester
Delaware County
Golden Age Adult
Scenic Valley Area Agency On Aging of
Dubuque
The
Iowa Racing Association
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