Rodeo rider from Marion eyes national finals fame
John Steenhoek, 27, a professional rodeo cowboy from a rural area near Marion, travels wide for eight second rides on bulls and broncos. He works construction by day to fund a bid for the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association events, hoping to reach the nationals with a goal of about 20 000 dollars a year to qualify.
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John Steenhoek
Marion
John
Steenhoek
Alburnett
Midway
Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association
Midwest
Nancy
Steenboeks
Fred Cochran
Solon
John Waiters
Watkins
Walters
T.J
Kirksville, Mo
Southwest
Sunspots Raise Need for Cedar Rapids CB Monitors
Cedar Rapids Hawkeye REACT members warn sunspot activity will peak next spring affecting CB radio skip. The group seeks more volunteers on Channel 9 to ensure 24 hour emergency monitoring and assist law enforcement, with meetings at the Riverside Building.
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Cedar Rapids
Parker Waddington
Hawkeye
John Reed
REACT
Waddington
Radio Emergency Associated Citizens Team
Marion
Hawkeye React
Police Department
Riverside
C St. SW
Marathon dance planned by Coe and Kirkwood students
Coe College and Kirkwood Community College students organize a six hour marathon dance on December 7 at Iowa Hall Kirkwood campus to raise funds for the March of Dimes Hawk Eye Chapter. Pledges per dancing hour and $2 admission apply. KLWW will host with Scott Winston as emcee.
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Kirkwood
Coe Colleges
Iowa Hall
Hawkeye
March of Dimes Organization
Angie Brown
Cedar Rapids
Coe
Gage Memorial Union
KLWW
Scott Winston
Brown
National
March of Dimes
Marion area clubs meet with varied programs and dates
Marion clubs schedule meetings: West Marion Garden Club at 1 30 Wednesday at 2705 McGowan Blvd with poems. Home club at 1 30 Monday at 1155 A Ave. Progressive Club Thursday 1 30 at Suburban restaurant with dolls. Kings Daughters Fidelis Circle Tuesday 7 30 at 140 Fifth Ave Bible study. Masons Marion Chapter 10 7 p m Tuesday at Masonic Temple with Mark Master work. LO 60 group 1 30 Tuesday at Bishop Buffet. Rebekah Grove City Lodge 35 Monday 7 30 at IOOF Hall wear formals. Alpha Delta Kappa speaker Bill Shaffer Tuesday 7 p m REC building. Rotary Marion East Cedar Rapids Rotary Tuesday noon Sirloin n Brew. Music-Literary Club Monday 8 p m Viola Eoster home Route 2 with co hosts. Chorus practice 7 p m. Relief Corps 2 p m Wednesday Legion Hall. Homemakers Prairie Chapel Wednesday 1 30 at 700 35th St Lot 414. Dorothy Martin co host. Farmers State Bank drive up opens Tuesday. ads for aluminum siding and finest furs offered.
Illinoisan trains giant schnauzer in Hungarian commands
ALLERTON Ill. AP Roland Smith kept a 145 pound giant schnauzer named Lucifer speaking only Hungarian to stay uniquely controllable. The dog learned 55 Hungarian commands with help from Stephen Schmidt of the University of Illinois and trainers in Hungary. Lucifer is trained in obedience tracking and bite work and to guard belongings.
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Allerton
Ill
Roland Smith
Lucifer
Smith
Smiths
Hungary
University of Illinois
Stephen Schmidt
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Rodeo Rider
Tom Fruehling
Marion Bureau
Louisville
Kurt Rogahn
Gazette
Wyoming
England
David L. Brockway
A.C
Home Club
A.R. Bartell
A Ave
Marion Women’s Club
Robert Smith
Progressive Club
Ladies Progressive Club
Lucille Haughenbury
King’s Daughters
Fidelis Circle
Ivan Moore
Fifth Ave
Robert Hess
Masons
R.A.M
Masonic Temple
Bishop Buffet
Lindale Mall
Rebekah
Grove City Lodge No. 35
IOOF
Alpha Delta Kappa
Bill Shaffer
Grant Wood Area
Rotary
Wayne Murdock
Marion-East
Rotary Club
Viola Eoster
Route 2
Nancy Jennings
Marian Hulin
Relief Corps
Robert Mitchell Women’s Relief Corps No
Legion Hall
Carol Preston
Northwestern Bell
Prairie Chapel Homemakers Club
Clair Stoneking
35Th St
Dorothy Martin
Farmers State Bank
Warner Brothers
Finest Furs
Berger Farmier
Adv
Elvis Presley
Elvis
Nordman Jewelers
7Th Ave
Atore
16Th Ave
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