Retiree crafts all purpose soap from fat and lye
Gordon Hatch 66, retired purchasing agent, makes soap from beef tallow and lye, experimenting with scents like citronella and pine oil. He notes the hobby keeps him active, teaches self-sufficiency, and produces about 24 bars for under a dollar while his wife uses store soap for laundry.
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Central City
Gordon Hatch
Universal Engineering
Margie
Hatch
Gordon
Linn County
50Th St
Marion
McGregor Rider Competes at North American Junior Champs
Shannon Slyfield 18 of McGregor rode Ms Beau Jangles in the North American Junior Championships at Flying Horse Farms South Hamilton Massachusetts. The pair finished 37th of 70 while Slyfield placed 17th after two days of dressage and later dropped on the final day after four tests of speed jumping and riding. Slyfield is a University of Iowa freshman and the daughter of Jack and Dawn Slyfield.
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Flying Horse Farms
South Hamilton
Mass
Slyfield
Beau Jangles
University of Iowa
Shannon
Jack
Dawn Slyfield
McGregor
Rimrock Riders Fun Show Opens at Cee Bar Acres
Competition Rimrock Riders Saddle Club hosts a Sept 8 fun show at Cee Bar Acres listing first place winners and horse names in each class. Notable entries include Peewee Kalter on Amona and Debra Becthold with Freckles, plus Open poles winner Steve Riley aboard Dusty and Rescue winners Tom Morrissey and Dew Miller in Belmont and Cuba City.
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Rimrock Riders Saddle Club
Cee Bar Acres
Peewee Kalter
Kris Hofer
Amona
Charlie
Junior Halter
Debra Becthold
Clarence
Freckles
Jeff Jones
Cuba City
Wis
Pegasus
Steve Riley
Swisher
Dusty
Peewee
Kearney
Riley
Brenda Sherman
Sherman
Jody Daubenberger
Independence
Lightning
Junior Speed
Rodney Kintzel
Springville
Keyhole
Tom Morrissey
Belmont
Dew Miller
Buck
Five Day River Trip Targets 50 Rapids on Landsborough
In Sydney, a Queenstown based company offers a five day raft adventure along New Zealand's Landsborough River. The 60 mile itinerary starts with a coach over the Alps, then air transfer to the river bank for a six person rubber raft guided trip through fifty rapids to the Tasman Sea.
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Sydney
Australia
UPI
New Zealand
South Island
Queenstown
Landsborough
Alps
Tasman Sea
Dubuque Fest Tours to Open Historic Homes in City
Six historic homes in Dubuque Iowa open for tours on Sept 29 as part of DubuqueFest with public and walk by options. For details contact Jan Zen ner at 636 W 11th St Dubuque IA 319 556 8733.
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Dubuque
Iowa
Jan Zenner
11Th St
Fireworks Bid Drives South to Grand Slam in Bridge
The article recounts a historic bridge hand where South bids five diamonds to force a slam, North overcalls with five hearts, and West leads diamonds. South makes all 13 tricks after West opens clubs fourth best, illustrating deceptive bidding popular in early contract play.
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Summerville
South
North
West
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Western Pleasure
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Blue Girl
Mike
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Jody Zellimer
Bright Blue Sox
Ron Homire
Cedar Rapids
Alpine Thunder
Angie Yoder
Charlie Emerson
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Jill Wooldridge
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Peewee Poles
Todd Kearney
Garwin
Ida Wolfe
Queenie
LaVerne Fangman
Dyersville
John Ruskin
Recreation Roundup
Edwin Bryan
Fun Valley
Montezuma
Bryan
Glen Haven
Eagle Valley Environmentalists Inc
Eagle Valley Nature Preserve
Apple River
Ill
SUN
Roosevelt Hotel
1St Ave
SAT
United States
World Marketing Associates
Oswald Jacoby
Alan Sontag
Hiltbrunner’s
2Nd St
WATS
Westdale Mall
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