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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 15, 1979

Page

10

Glabrook couple catch 10lb11oz northern by hand at Battle Lake

Paula and Ryan Busch of Gladbrook vacationing with their three children at Holly's Resort in Battle Lake Minnesota caught a large northern pike by hand after forgetting a net. The 38 inch, 10 pound 11 ounce fish was measured by a taxidermist and touted as the biggest caught that summer at the resort.

Gladbrook Paula Busch Ryan Tral Gladbrook Jeff Morris Holly’s Battle Lake Minn Minneapolis Tail Lake Paul Paula

Bear hunting stuns crew as Marion officer bags 400 pound sow

Marion police officer Jud Stover bagged a 400 pound sow bear at about 20 feet on Labor Day near Leech Lake Minnesota. Stover was in a tree stand when the bear approached and says 23 bears were seen by his group over four days. Dolley Kouba Fairbanks also bagged bears but did not stop them. Arrowhead Hunting and Conservation Club hosts an open house and outdoor skills fair September 21-22 with a $55 fee and a duck race featuring swimming dogs. Louis Floden Sr and family fished near Two Rivers Wisconsin landing 23 fish totaling 325 pounds including a 24 pound salmon.

Marion Jud Stover Minnesota Stover Leech Lake Minn Marsha Fairbanks Martelle Gordon Dolley Keith Kouba Anamosa Dan Lawson Olin Barbara Bray Dolley Kouba Fairbanks Arrowhead Hunting and Conservation Club Goose Lake The Outdoor Learning Experiences Chicago John Mullins Arrowhead Louis Floden Sr Two Rivers Wis Floden Louis Jr Tom Doug Basker Mount Vernon

Cedar Rapids shooter earns Distinguished Pistol Shot badge

Bob Willenberg, of Cedar Rapids, qualified for the Distinguished Pistol Shot medal after topping the 30 point requirement in an Excellence in Competition leg match at Izaak Walton Club range. The 521 civilians who have earned the honor since 1891 include mostly military personnel. Willenberg, a Rockwell-Collins lathe operator, finished third in the match and will receive the gold medal after scores are certified.

Bob Willenberg Cedar Rapids U.S Willenberg Bel Air Drive United States Izaak Walton Club Army Joe Smith Washington, D.C the Gazette Smith Camp Perry Ohio Willenborg Omaha Rockwell-Collins Ray Torresdal Davenport Marv Newbey Muscatine

Ray Torresdal wins leg match at Izaak Walton range

Ray Torresdal of Davenport won the Excellence in Competition leg match Sunday at the Izaak Walton range in Cedar Rapids. Shooters fired 30 rounds of military ammunition in .45-caliber pistols at 50 and 25 yards. Second place went to Marv Newbey of Muscatine and third to Bob Willenberg of Cedar Rapids.

Smith Camp Perry Iowa Willenberg Ray Torresdal Davenport Izaak Walton Cedar Rapids Marv Newbey Muscatine Bob Willenberg

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