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''•r.ira Mwkjany of^during nplete ae end of \‘cost of s $21,000 ger pro-\ pavingNIALra High ;ned the sent the ial Fair gust 2-6, ty of Wi-me was Longen-• / •Success Despite SnowstormThe second annual Iowa River Valley Winter Carnival, held on the weekend of January 2 and 3, was termed a success though Sunday’s racing card was cut short due to a snowstorm.f •The LcMans race held Saturday attracted 100 entrants. The five-mile course was laid out on the Iowa River Conservation and Improvement Club grounds in Steamboat Rock. There were 190 entries in Sunday’s oval races held on theone-half mile oval track on the Hardin County Fairgrounds in Eldora.Ralph Gast of Steamboat Rock was the only local winner in the LeMans races as he copped the Modified II class, 295-340 cc. Gast also won first place in the same class in the abbreviated oval races. Jack Rogers of Eldora was the only other local winner in tne- oval races as he took first in the Modified I class, 0-295 cc.Reigning as Snow Queen overthe two-day event w*s pebble Nissen, 19, daughter, dfc Mr. andMrs. Keith Nissenvof Iowa; Falls•crowned at the awards banquet held Saturday night'IRC I lodge. Sheby last, year’s queen, tC__Gast, daughter of Mr. and?Mr§!;, Laverne Gast of Steamboi^ Rock. •Master of ceremonies for' _banquet and race, announc# both days was Don Warren of radio WHO, Des Moines. Bothraces were sanctioned by theUnited States Snowmobile Association.Shop the Ads
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Eldora Herald Ledger
Eldora, Iowa, US
Tue, Apr 13, 1971
Page 22
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