State parks lure campers as spring arrives in Iowa
Des Moines report notes 11 415 918 park visitors in 1970 a near quadruple of population with a 6 5 percent rise from 1969. June through August peak season with 64 parks offering facilities for outdoor recreation. New parks Elk Rock Honey Creek added, Lake Macbride tops visits with 1 059 060 total and 92 684 campers. Rock Creek and Geode State parks feature lakes, camping, boating and fishing. Goode and Lake Ahquabi offer trails beaches and cabins.
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Barb Bengsto
Drake University
Des Moines
Towa State Parks
Towa
Parks Division
Town Conservation Commission
Red Haw Lake
Chariton
Lucas County
U.S. Highway 34
Nine Eagles State Park
Davis’ City
Decatur County
Elk Rock
Honey Creek
Lk Rock
Marion County
Knoxville
Honey Creek State Park
Appanoose County
Moravia
Rathbun
Lake Macbride
Johnson County
Solon
Rock Creek
Jasper County
Geode State Park
Goode State Park
Henry County
New London
Lake Ahquabi
Warren County
Indianola
Life in the 1980s: promise of bigger wallets and more leisure
UPI reports from the Management Research Center at the University of Rochester project a brighter 1980s. Median family income may rise over 50 percent to surpass 10 000 with one in three households earning at least 15 000. Work weeks shrink toward 36 hours as employer benefits expand, and edible packaging and prepared foods cut meal prep time.
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Dean C. Miller
UPI
New York
Lincoln First Banks Inc
Rochester
America
Management Research Center
University of Rochester
New York City
U.S
Wellman area social and church notices April events
Lyle Millers guests of Wellman April 20. Sunday visitors at Paul Wise home include Mr and Mrs Lyle Miller and child. Fir Baptist Church Ottumwa hosts East Area III meeting via Bringman. Marie Van Dorn returns from Mason City after two weeks with Elmer and Mrs Weers. Emma Millice hosts supper for Blumenstein Johnson Rowe You eleeted at Wellman Mennonite Church Ruth Miller and Marjorie Yoder join committees. Brahms Requiem to be performed by Mid Prairie Community Choir at Sugar Creek Church Wayland. Mennonite vote approves Pleaantview Home expansion Kalona by 91 percent. Financial plans for June. Chase Millice visits near West Branch. Ray Helmer and daughter host in Iowa City. Town Nebraska WMA spring meeting at Sugar Creek Mennonite Church Wayland “Women as Peacemakers” speaker Larte C. Good. Irvin Goodwin hosts Raymond Horn Gibson and others in Ft Madison and Iowa City. Opal Bickford very low in Shenk Nursing Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Johnson
Lida Rowe
Tress You
Wellman Mennonite Church
Ruth Miller
Marjorie Yoder
Mid-Prairie Community Choir
Sugar Creek
Wayland
Kalona
Financial Committee
Gina
Financial Ve
Rand
Chase Millice
Ray Helmer
Iowa City
Town-Nebraska
WMA
Sugar Creek Mennonite Church
Larte C. Goods
Irvin Goodwin
Raymond Horn
Gibson
Cleo McMains
Deep River
Joe Bowen
Nichelle
Ft. Madison
Francis Horn
Opal Bickford
Shenk Nursing
Mary M. Temple
Keota
Carl Walton
Ellis Walton
Sigourney
Maude Walton
Hazel Hicks
Maude
Town City
Frank B. Peiffer
LeRoy Peiffer
Heisdorffers honored by ReOrA club on silver anniversary
April events describe Mrs Ma tie Greiner visiting Lenard Heisdorffer home in Steourney. Scatterzood Club members and husbands surprised the couple with refreshments and a silver anniversary gift. The Heisdorffers, joined by Marie Greiner, later visited Arnold Heisdorffer in Hiawatha and Dennis Sterret in Marengo before returning home. Other items note hospital discharge and a dean list student at Iowa State University, plus birth announcements and Sunday visits among local families.
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Reora
Matie Greiner
Lenard Heisdorffer
Steourney
Heisdorffers
Heisdorffer
Marie Greiner
Arnold Heisdorffer
Hiawatha
Marengo
Dennis Sterret
Keota FFA honors at annual Parent and Son Banquet
Keota chapter of the Future Farmers of America held its annual Parent and Son Banquet at the Presbyterian Church. Recipients included Kevin Greiner Randy Richardson Bob Kompser and others receiving livestock production awards Star Green Hand Award Star Chapter Farmer and DeKalb Award. Debbie Conrad won a Pride Essay Award and Kevin Altenhofen joined several others with scholarships and junior senior honors.
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Keota
Apri
Future Farmers of America
Presbyterian Church
Kevin Greiner
Randy Richardson
Bob Kompser
Bob George
Jeff ‘Temple
Joe Sicten
James Bell
Kevin Altenhofen
DeKalb
Cheryl Walter
Susan McInerney
Melody Northup
Carol Bayliss
Robert Adams
Gary
ABC
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Lyle Millers
Wellman
Mrs
Paul Sievert
Francis Romine
Esther Wheeling
Mahaska County Hospital
Washington Evening Journal
Bob ‘Orge
Tom Hahn
Pete Temple
Jim Blattner
Randy Mound
Randy’ Mound
Bob Sondag
Vicki Besser
Colleen Jacker
Katie Temple
Wendy Trier
Mary
Lena M
Powell
Mercy Hospital
Gwendolyn Luers
Fremont
Methodist Church
Bethel W.S.C.S
Luers
Estella Luers
Hazel Sievert
Lois Killian
Luella Cassens
Walton
Cari Walton
Dennis
Judy Whitie
Donald Stewart
Lake Benton
Minn
Eddie Gretter
Myrtle Stites
Carl Stites
Leo Malley
Robert C. Wells
Crawfordsville
By Hank Tetenam
C. L. Jennings
J. P
West Fifth St
Bidgon County Home Road
Jonal Automobile Dealers Association
Unization
Ametelat
N.A.D.A
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