Great Race Sparks Endurance Across Iowa Route
The Great Race covers cross country terrain with a $275000 purse and a finish by the quickest time across checkpoints. Racers greet crowds near the Pedestrian Mall in Washington Street and discuss the journey from Boston begun June 11, facing rain and cold.
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Smithsonian
Iowa
Washington Street
Boston
Frank Currie
Anaheim
Calif
McRae
America
Prairie Dog Extravaganza Kills Thousands Near Shields
In Shields North Dakota the 8th Annual Prairie Dog Extravaganza draws 70 shooters who killed 23 895 prairie dogs on seven charts and 4 912 more in six hours. Organized by Selfridge Shields Sportsman Club top shooters win 1900 prize money. The event ends with a steak fry and dance.
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Shields
N.D
Shields Bar
North Dakota
Richard Ternes
Selfridge-Shields Sportsman Club
Icelandic replica ship sails to mirror Leif Eriksson voyage
A Viking replica Islendingur captained by Gunnar Marel Eggertsson departed Reykjavik on Iceland’s National Day to reenact Leif Eriksson’s route to Greenland and North America. The 2600 mile voyage spans four months with 20 stops, ending in New York for the Vikings exhibit opening.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Leif Eriksson
North America
New World
Islendingur
Gunnar Marel Eggertsson
Greenland
Canada
New England
America
David Oddsson
Leif
Eriksson
Vinland
Eggertsson
Norway
Sweden
Hvammsfjordur
Brattahlid
Daughter Runs Marathon for Heart Association Support
Cashman praises her father Maurice who has struggled with heart disease and a pacemaker. She chose a Central location marathon to honor him and support the American Heart Association while his family sells the 110 year old Cashman farm due to his health.
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Cashman
American Heart Association
Maurice Cashman
Maurice
Peg
Monticello
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Towa
Cruise-A-Matic Car Club
Iowa Valley
Antique Auto Club of America
Neck of the Woods
Coralville
Rob Koop
History Channel
Anne Halsey
Midwest
Halsey Is
Charles and
Linda Halsey
Mount Vernon
Peoria
Ill
Chey
Enne
Wyclowa
Nathan Hill
Nathann
Ternes
L’anse Aux Meadows
Newfoundland
Providence
New York
American Museum of Natural History
Farm Bureau
Sharon Kutcher
Oxford
Low
Farm Bureau Financial Services
Fbfs
Wen
Tes Moines
FBL
Grant Wood Aea
Mike Deupree
Phyllis Fleming
Paul Jensen
J.R. Ogden
Dave Rasdal
The
Gazette
Ken Sullivan
John Campbell
Liz Mathis
Kcrg-Tv 9
Kay Haffey
Pottsville Republican
Pottsville
Marycrest International University
GWAEA
NIE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
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