Fire Devastates Canadian Fishing Shack Near Lake Sessagnaga
A Cedar Rapids man and four companions survived a forest fire in a pine log cabin at a remote Ontario lake. Sparks from the stove chimney ignited the shack, destroying clothing, shoes, gear, and catches, while the crew barely escaped in their underwear. Firefighters or help arrived around noon, leaving no injuries.
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Cedar Rapids
Ontario
Bob Tibbitts
Deepwood Court SE
Dick Moore
Indiandale Road
Spencer
Lake Sessagonaga
Canada
Fort Frances
Tibbitts
Ford
Low
Iowa
Outdoor Roundup Opens State Retriever Trials At Otter Creek Marsh
The Southeast Iowa Retriever Club sponsors a State championship event at Otter Creek Marsh between Chelsea and Tama. Derby div expects 20 to 25 dogs and up to 35 in the open class with trials running noon to 5 p.m. today and 8 p.m. Sunday and ongoing all day. National Hunting and Fishing Day is Sept 22 with NHF Day materials available and a hunter safety course planned by the Linn County Izaak Walton chapter.
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Otter Creek Marsh
Chelsea
Tama
Randy Kuehl
Springville
Southeast
Iowa
Black powder hunters bag 450-pound bear in Ontario trip
Cap and ball enthusiast Mickey Hazlett and partners Charles Reiss and Gary Roberts hunted in Ontario. Hazlett shot a 450-pound male black bear around 9:45 p.m. June 12, four dozen miles north of Sapwee using a self-made .54 cap and ball muzzle-loader. They saw other bears but took only this one. Hazlett plans to have the skin tanned into a rug.
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Mickey Hazlett
Oakland Dr. NE
Hazlett
Charles Reiss
Cedar Rapids
Gary Roberts
Marion
Ontario
Can
Canada
Iowa
Sapwee
Aglet and Coast Guard origins noted
The term aglet refers to the plastic or metal tip of a shoelace. Congress established the U S Coast Guard in 1798, marking an early federal maritime service.
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United States Congress
U.S. Coast Guard
Cedar Rapids patrol boat proves service on Cedar River
The Cedar Rapids River Front Improvement Commission patrol boat Bonanza, in its first full season, patrols the Cedar River daily from Memorial Day to Labor Day and sometimes later. The 16 foot runabout, bought for 2750 dollars, replaces an aging craft and aids boaters with licenses, registrations, rescues and towing. Crew includes Carol Steggal and two others, with routes from Linn County line to the Five in One Bridge and hours 3 to 10 pm.
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Cedar Rapids
Jeff Dorman
Ottumwa
Cathy Hite
Vinton
Cedar River
Cedar Rapids River
Margaret Steggal
Commission
Steggal
Linn County
River Front
Ellis Blvd
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Jim Mayer
Post Road
Riverside
Conn
Walton Oaks
Izaak Walton
Walt Gruenewald
Turkey
Ken Carlson
Merriam
National Wild Turkey Federation
Carlson
Federation
Edgefield
S.C
Canadian Prairies
Ducks Unlimited
North America
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Dale E. Whitesell
Bird Survey
Iowa Conservation Commission
Allen Farris
Fish and Wildlife Division
Dean Roosa
Yohnson Ave
River Patrol
Carol
Kathy Hite
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Eastman House
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