Covered bridges of Madison County draw travelers to Winterset
The article describes Iowa’s Madison County covered bridges with roofs to protect main timbers. It notes five flat-topped and two pitched-roof bridges, praises their beauty, and suggests a Winterset City Park stop for picnics, playgrounds, and a view from the Clark family stone tower.
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Iowa
Madison County
Winterset City Park
Caleb
Ruth Clark
Winterset
Weekend Ramble at Des Moines Area Covered Bridges and Red Rock Lake
The piece invites a relaxed two day outing centered around visits to Des Moines area motels and a covered bridge tour. It suggests camping or motel options near Lake Red Rock with boating fishing swimming and fireside cookouts. It notes Iowa’s oldest covered bridge at Delta built in 1869 and references Winterset bridges.
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Des Moines
Red Rock Lake
Pleasantville
Lake Red Rock
Madison County
Delta
Iowa
Dear Abby Advice Columns on Fatigue and Family Strife
The column offers coping steps for a tired wife balancing five children and in law duties, suggesting help, naps, and not letting the husband go. It also addresses a girl facing social stigma from her sister's out of wedlock, advising judgment by personal merit and offering a private reply option.
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Abby
Rhode Island
Film series planned in Cedar Rapids parks
A Cedar Rapids Public Library program launches free Films in the Park at Ellis Park Tuesday with a 9 p.m. start and a 52 minute screening Bighorn starring John Denver. The season includes Comedy Classics at Bever Park June 13 with The Music Box and short Marx Brothers W C Fields and Chaplin films.
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Ellis Park
Cedar Rapids Public
Bever Park
W.C. Fields
Charlie Chaplin
Wilcox
Noelridge
Jones
Ellis
Bever
Three day Cedar Rapids Charity Horse Show opens at Kirkwood
The Cedar Rapids Charity Horse Show runs three days from Friday at Kirkwood Community College with events from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily and evening performances at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Ring 1 hosts gaited, English pleasure, saddle seat, fine harness, parade horse, and Arabian classes. Ring 2 features pony hunter and hunter jumper events. Tickets cost 2 for adults, 1 for children, or 3 for an adult weekend pass. proceeds go to the Chamber Charities Trust Fund.
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Cedar Rapids
Kirkwood Community College
el Kahir Shrine
Vpmier
Ely
College
Kirkwood Boulevard
Iowa Hall
Cedar Rapids-Marion Area
Chamber Charities Trust Fund
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