by admin | Sep 30, 2000 | Outdoors
Some Iowans get a chance to play the modern day version of “Johnny Appleseed” today. The Polk County Conservation Board is hosting its annual prairie grass and wildflower seed harvest. Spokesperson Kami Rankin says they’ll collect the seeds at the...
by admin | Sep 30, 2000 | Outdoors
Anglers from across northeastern Iowa are taking their poles and heading for Lake Delhi today in Delaware County. The Lake Delhi Fishing Club is sponsoring its annual fishing contest. Club member Jean Crowley says there are various prize categories and rules to be...
by admin | Sep 30, 2000 | Recreation / Entertainment
Iowa’s oldest and largest folk music festival gets underway tomorrow just south of Iowa City. The 30th annual Fiddler’s Picnic is a festival of traditional music featuring old-time fiddlers, folk instrumentalists and singers from across Iowa and several...
by admin | Sep 30, 2000 | Politics & Government
The work of male reporters at Iowa’s largest newspaper was evaluated in a national survey to find out how republican presidential candidate Elizabeth Dole was depicted in newspaper stories. Male reporters at the New York Times, the L-A Times, U-S-A Today and the...
by admin | Sep 30, 2000 | Human Interest
Residents in Spirit Lake will hold a fundraiser tonight to raise money for a playground that’ll be constructed in memory of Shelby Duis, the toddler whose January death has sparked a statewide debate about child abuse. Alex Den Herder, is spearheading the...
