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American Gothic house may need tenantTenant’s last dav wasMondav after 4 vears inWapello County houseAs m. iaui Prtsthe same tenant for the past four years But Mlt; »rulav marked BethHoward's last day in the house“There should be a statute of limitations for how long one ran live in a tourist attraction.” sheELDON — The rural Iowa house that helped inspire the famous “American iGoWc*painting is empty and could be up for rent.TV home in the Wapello (ountv town of Eldon has hadTlie 700-square-foot homew as made famous by Grant Wood, a native Iowa artist who spotted the house while traveling through the area He used it as the backdrop to his 1090 painting of a farmer holding a pitchfork next to his daughter TV house, now owned by theState Historical Society of Iow a,was rented to How ard for just $250 a month. Officials reasoned it would help offset the tenants patience for dealing with curious tourists walking on the propertyand peeking insideJerome Thompson, the society's historic site administrator, said the group is weighing its options on what to do next They may rent it out again, or they may offer an artist-in-residence program They also may allow the next-door visitors' center, w hich is run by the city and county to use itGroupFfXwhostingI N S U R APOW/MIApeoceremony I hiday, Septembei 268 a.m.4 p.m.SaturdayRefreshments will be served.Location;The Hawk EveKrehbiel Insurance OfficeKEOKUK - The Keokuk ons of the American Legion quadron 41 will conduct its fth annual POW/MIA cere-lony at 1 p.m Saturday at the (ontrose Cemetery.The event will take place at he grave of Ivor Fowler, a Mon-rose native who was held as a •OW by the Germans duringlorld War 11. ' ’*The local event will be held i dav after the national obser-■ance of POW/MIA I»ay. The bird Friday of each Septemberlas been designated by the gov-■mment as the day to remember ind honor America’s prisoners f war and those still listed as nissing in action.Past Lee County men bonded by the local branch of the Jons of the American Legion ncludes, in order of being hon-red. Howard Piersee, a MIA tom the Korean War, Francis lohn Davis from the Vietnam Aar; Andrew Oilar, a British POW from the War of 1812; and William Slee from World War II,a Japanese POWRefreshments will be servedafter the event.For more information, contact Terry Altheide at (319) 795-128 N. MainMount Pleasant, IA 52641Stop in, say hello, and register to win an iPad Mini from your friends at Krehbiel Insurance!U.S. Cellularup to io; victedDeputHelloBetter;With our Lifeline Calling Plans, U.S. Cellular* offers discounted wireless service to participants of certain government assistance programs. To get more information or to apply, visit us at uscellular.com/lifeline or give us a call at 1-800-447-1339to Medi;a 911 cbing W] they del been talto GRMtmat ion idepart ntAt Glwith Juslt;8lt;www ahFor ji your700/Unlimitean(Free actlv
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Burlington Hawk Eye
Burlington, Iowa, US
Wed, Sep 17, 2014
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