Boy Scout Camporee Promises Big Show April 30 May 1
The Prairie Gold Council hosts a Conservation Camporee near Peterson Iowa with a 4000 seat outdoor stage trade post extensive exhibits and a big Saturday night show featuring cowboy acts square dancing and fireworks. Cub Scouts and dads join a Saturday potluck while 1200 cars expected and 1000 campers booked. Local officials and national Scout leaders from Kansas City and New York attend.
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Peterson Fire Department
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New York
Prairie Gold Council
Shad and Carp Removal Campaign Opens in Iowa Lakes
As Iowa thawed, carp trapping and gizzard shad joining operations began. The Conservation Commission intensified its fish removal efforts to protect lake ecosystems and improve water quality across major bodies of water.
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Iowa
Black Hawk Lake
Blue Lake
Lake Manawa
Lowa Lakes
The
Conservation Commission
Sheldon Dry Cleaners Offers STA NU Spring Wardrobe Finishing
Swing into Spring with a wardrobe update featuring the exclusive STA NU finishing touch from Sheldon Dry Cleaners. A local ad highlights fabric care and wardrobe refresh services for seasonal dressing.
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Sheldon Dry Cleaners
New Licenses Now Available for 1954-55 Iowa Licenses
The 1954-55 Iowa hunting and fishing licenses may be obtained from county recorders, local license depositaries, and state conservation officers. Licenses expire at midnight March 31. Resident licenses cost 1.50 dollars each and a combination hunting fishing license costs 2.50 dollars.
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Iowa
Motorize Limited On Lakes
Iowa boaters are reminded of a five horsepower limit for outboard motors on artificial lakes. A new model rated at five and one half horsepower has appeared, but officials say it may not be used on artificial lakes. Outboard motors may be used only on Iowa artificial lakes of 100 acres or larger.
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Iowa
Commission
Old Boat Census Urges Iowa Landowners to Remove Abandoned Vessels
The Conservation Commission asks farmers and landowners near Iowa lakes to conduct an old boat census and destroy unseaworthy boats still afloat. Abandoned craft along streams lure children and risk drowning, including one of the state's early year drownings.
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Iowa
The
Conservation Commission
Spirit Lake reports largest duck flight in five years
Conservation Commission personnel at Spirit Lake note that this spring's duck flight through Iowa's Great Lakes region is the largest in five years, signaling a strong waterfowl season ahead.
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