Try Iowa campaign spurs vacations in Iowa towns
A Iowa Development Commission effort promotes state tourism with tongue in cheek cartoons under the banner Try Iowa. The campaign partners with newspapers and media, offers over 300 travel brochures, and highlights Iowa as a billion dollar industry supporting 100000 jobs. Tickets and planning hints are emphasized to reach travelers in advance.
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Iowa
Commission
Richard Ranney
Ranney
Lowa
Development Commission
Midwest
State Fair Arc Welding and Entomology Awards List
Judge 4 H mechanics and arts results lead the slate with Blue and Red awards for Arc Welding, Entomology, Woodworking, Forestry, and Creative Visual Arts. Notables include Kevin Horn and Robb Murphy earning Blue at state fair. multiple Washington, Wellman, Riverside, Ainsworth, Keota, Kalona participants listed with Blue Red or White ribbons across divisions. Highland Board of Education meets August 8. Merl Hassler McDowell funeral services held August 1.
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Kevin Horn
Washington
Donald Griggs
Robert Sandburg
Ainsworth
Robb Murphy
Jeff Anderson
Keota
Curtis Davison
Scott Holmes
Darren Hora
Riverside
Jim Kurtz
Brighton
Kurtis Flory
Eddie Chabal
Wellman
Kurt Hora
Timothy Yoder
Outdoor Blue
Brian Hora
Kevin Hora
George Pfeifer
Kurt Stewart
Rick Murphy
Tony Mineart
Pat Schuerman
Ainsworth White
Wellman Geology and Minerals Project
Beth Shailla
Ronnie Brock
4-H Garden Projects Award Ribbons List
Award ribbons for 4-H garden projects are listed by recipient, including Tomatoes and other vegetable categories with multiple champions Blue and Red ribbons, across Washington, Wellman, Keota, Brighton, Crawfordsville, Riverside, Ainsworth, Kalona, and other towns, naming individuals such as Marthetta Benson, Denise Guy, Jarrod Michel Horning, Neil Kaufman, Bonita Moeller, Scott Holmes, Cherry Griggs, Marianne Reha, Tina Sieren, and others. The list covers tomatoes, sweet corn, cabbage, beets, beets, onions, potatoes, squash or pumpkin, miscellaneous vegetables, and garden flower arrangements with multiple color designations.
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Other Arts
Annette Reha
Wellman
Marthetta Benson
Washington
Leanne Simon
Riverside Red
Kathleen Pacha
Diane Stacy
Brighton
Mike Beranek
Riverside
Kelly Crone
Washington White
Margaret Johnson
Clay Blue
Denise Bohr
Carol Bush
Nancy Davis
Crawfordsville
Shelly Duttweiler
Susan Griffith
Washington Red
Cheryl Fisher
Angela Hiner
Becky Greiner
Keota
Marsha Jones
Creative Visual Arts
Fiber Blue
Rosanne Reha
Julie Beenblossom
Chevy Fisher
Krista Flory
Angie Gevock
Denise Guy
Macrame
Afgan
Pothanger
Larrette Sexton
Ainsworth Red
Brenda Greiner
Jean Reha
Teresa Munn
Sandra Miller
Susie Pacha
Paper Blue
Ainsworth
Neal Horning
Steve Ahart
Scott Holmes
Jarrod Michel Horning
Bonita Moeller
Tom Ahart
Jeff Bowen
Cherry Griggs
Jim Kurtz
George Pfeifer
Marianne Reha
Tina Sieren
Mike Hiner
Neil Kaufman
Crawfordsville Blue
Eddie Chabal
Wellman Red
John Carter
Kalona
Sweet Corn
Red
Sandra Brookhart
Steve Miller
Sarah Reed
Robert Shepherd
Lory Patterson
Paul Watson
Kurtis Flory
Champion
Sarah Reed Blue
Kalona Red
Marsha Byerly
Heather Blair
Leah Robbins
Neal Hornung
Brighton Blue
Donald Brookhart
Brenda Robison
Onions
Jason Rowe
Don Brookhart
Diane Stacy Brighton
Riverside Blue
Denise Guy Brighton
Curtis Flory
Dorinda Blair
Donald Brookfort
Scott He
Nes
Saraheed
Big Ben Recovers as World Fans Send Cheerful Notes
An exhibition in Westminster Hall displays letters from children worldwide cheering the Great Clock of Westminster after its Aug explosion halted chimes for months. Keeper John Vernon recalls the blast like a bomb, yet the clock now ticks and chimes accurately, with hopes it stays reliable for two centuries.
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London
UPI
Big Ben
Lisa Claire
Westminster Hall
Lisa
Ben
Luis Guimarais
Oporto
Portugal
New York City
Leslie
Westminster
John Vernon
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Des Moines
Ralph
Cleveland
Iowa Development Commission
Hawkeye State
Washington County
National Guard Armory
Steve Berger
Terry Berger
Gregg Horn
Begin
Douglas Mineart
Kevin Mineart
John Pacha
James Graham
Highland Board of Education
U.S
America
National Committee For Prevention of Child Abuse
Chicago
Illinois
Advertising Cour
Ier
Washington County Fair Board
Freshwaters Feed
Washington Lumber
Guys Refrigeration
Thermogas Company
Hardees
Office Education Association of America
Ist
Municipal
Washington Water Department
E. Washington Street
Shkosh
Mens & Boys Fashions
West Side Square
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