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A county fair is sensory overload for most people’s noses. The olfac-tory can barely get used to one scent when it is suddenly bom-barded by another. Some are pleasant smells; others not so much. There’s all the great food we eat that we probably shouldn’t. The funnel cakes, cotton candy, snow cones and other fair foods are favorites to divulge in this time of year. There’s the smell of fuel in the air from the carnival rides, trucks and

tractors. And there’s the smell of the center of attention — the livestock. Some say this is the smell of money. Everyone is entitled to his or her own opinion. Aside from what you can physi-cally smell, there is also a sense of pride in the air. This is a time for the 4-H students to be recognized for their hard work throughout the year. Most of all, county fairs are a time for fun, and this year’s Boone County Fair is chock full of entertain-ment that will keep you smiling. Our cover story this month

highlights the fair activities including the parade, the queen coronation, livestock shows, professional wrestling, live music, an obstacle course, a talent show, a scavenger hunt, a car show, a watermelon feed, a tractor ride, a pie-eating contest and even an arm wrestling contest. If you are a regular to the fair, you have a good idea of what to expect. If you haven’t been to the fair in a few years, I encourage you to check it out. You are bound to run into some old friends and make some new ones, too. An expanded websiteStarting in September, we will be launching an all-new Iowa Living maga-zines website. You will still be able to find all the complete archived editions of this magazine and our 22 other editions, but we plan to add more local content on the website such as additional event pho-tos, obituaries, blogs and timely community news. In addition, we will feature the top stories from our other area magazines so that you can not only follow what is happening in Boone but also in Perry, Jefferson, Webster City, Fort Dodge and other areas, too. More details to come next month. Thanks for reading.

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I t’s all a good time. And there will be plenty to celebrate when the Boone County Fair makes its annual return to the fairgrounds in Boone July 11 - 15. “Celebrate Good Times!” is the theme for the fair as it celebrates its 90th anniversary, heading toward the century mark with a revived spirit and plans to continue building a bigger and better fair every year. Fittingly enough, some old favorites will be back — everything from professional wrestling to the livestock shows — while a few new events and entertainment oppor-tunities make their debut, including a rising country music duo sure to create a ‘Bomshel’ at the fair. Fair Manager Ashley Fitzgerald, along with fair board members, say they are looking forward to four full days of fun activities sure to please families and fair-goers of all


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“Celebrate Good Times” is the theme of the 90th annual Boone County Fair, which will make its annual return to the fairgrounds July 11-15. Below: Fairgoers will once again be treated to a variety of things to do, eat and drink at this year’s fair.

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ages. “We’re having ‘themed days,’ targeting fun, free events going on each day for specific audiences,” Fitzgerald says. The Theme Days kick off on Thursday, July 12 with Senior Citizens Day. Friday, July 13 will be Kids Day, followed by Family Day on Saturday, July 14. And Heritage Day wraps it up on Sunday, July 15. Thursday’s big event will be the fair parade, stepping off from Eighth Street at 5:30 p.m. After the parade, the public is invited to the fairgrounds for the annual queen coronation as 2011 Boone County Fair Queen Lauren Haglund crowns the 2012 queen. It’s all followed at 8 p.m. on Thursday with Impact Professional Wrestling on the Leonard Good Stage. Already, Fitzgerald is amazed at the buzz the return of wrestling at the fair is making in the community. “The fair board said that we had wres-tling, I don’t know how many years ago, and so they’re trying it again this year. People in the community seem really excited about it,” she says. Admission for wrestling will be $10 for adults or $5 for kids, and it’s expected to be a fun and exciting show to watch. Leading up to those events on Thursday night is a full day of shows and exhibits at the fairgrounds. Commercial exhibits will be open in the exhibit building from noon to 9 p.m. beginning Thursday and continuing each day through Saturday. Sunday’s hours for the

commercial exhibits will be noon to 7 p.m. Those theme days will also give fair-goers a chance to work off some of those calories consumed in all that delicious fair food as the Boone YMCA has teamed up with the fair to offer exercise classes for audiences targeted each day. A Senior Citizens fitness class starts it off at 3 p.m. Thursday in the meeting rooms. Kids get their turn at 3 p.m. Friday with a fitness class in the Fun Tent. The age groups can come together for a family fitness class at 3 p.m. Saturday, also in the Fun Tent. Other events for Senior Citizens Day on

Thursday will be a seminar from Beckwith Adult Day Services at 11 a.m. and a diabetes prevention seminar at 2 p.m. It will be a busy day on Kids Day on Friday, starting off with Little Hands on the Farm kids’ obstacle course south of the rab-bit/poultry barn and running all day. Special events on Friday will include the 4-H Extravaganza/Working Exhibits begin-ning at 9 a.m. in the Community Building. Ericson Public Library also gets in to the act with story time at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. both Friday and Saturday. “It’s one of the things that I’m really excited about this year at the fair,” Fitzgerald says. “It’s a very animated story time, so it should be pretty exciting.” Friday evening will see the Leonard Good Stage rocking with Robby Vee’s Rock ‘n Roll Caravan Concert. Robby Vee is the son of singer Bobby Vee and is also known for his Buddy Holly tribute shows. The action keeps moving on Saturday for Family Day at the Fair with Little Hands on the Farm Family Scavenger Hunt. There will also be a car show and tractor ride. “We had a tractor ride for the first time last year, and we had a pretty good turn-out, so we’re excited to have that going on again,” Fitzgerald says. Other special events on Saturday include a pie-eating contest at 2 p.m. and a Monster Arm Wrestling tournament beginning at 2 p.m. and continuing through 7 p.m. Both events are new to the fair this year and are expected to bring a good dose of humor and fun. “I’ve seen arm wrestling tournaments at other fairs and they always get a lot of atten-tion,” Fitzgerald notes.



Fair Manager Ashley Fitzgerald, with board members Kris Kline, Doyle Stern, Jim McGee and Bernadette Sorenson, talk over plans for a building addition during a work night at the fair.

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Boone County Farm Bureau will also be bringing some special events to the fair on Saturday. The annual Cook-out King Contest is set for 3 p.m., followed by a free watermelon feed at 4 p.m., both sponsored by Farm Bureau. Saturday’s headliner on the Leonard Good Stage will be the aptly named country music duo Bomshel, performing at 8 p.m. On a higher note, “Cowboy Church” will be held at 10 a.m. Sunday at the fair. And throughout the day on Sunday, Heritage Day will be a chance to look to the past with historical displays and demonstrations ongoing. Local auctioneers have even been recruited to hold an “Antiques Roadshow” at 3 p.m. with free appraisals of antiques that fair-goers might want to bring in.

Sunday also brings local talent participating in the Bill Riley Talent Search at 2 p.m. Wrapping up the entertainment line-up on Sunday night will be the mud race at 5 p.m. in the grandstand. The event has become a local favorite and is sure to draw another big crowd. For those wanting another style of enter-tainment, there will be Madhat Ballroom Dance demonstrations in the Community Building beginning at 6 p.m. Sunday. Livestock shows a favoriteOne of the biggest draws each year contin-ues to be the livestock shows. Kids come to show the animals they have cared for over the course of several months or even a year or more, while parents and grandparents come to see the kids. This year’s livestock shows run the nor-mal gamut from beef and swine, to goats and

dogs, horses and poultry, dairy cows and cats, rabbits and small pets — meaning that there’s just about always something going on in the show ring. For a full listing of days and times, see the fair book or online at www.boonecountyfairia.com. The animals are nice, but anyone who’s been around livestock shows for very many years knows that it’s the kids who are the real stars in the show ring. Barb Osborn is a parent and long-time superintendent of the Sheep Show at the Boone County Fair who sees real value in the relationship 4-H and FFA members build with the animals they show. “I love watching the kids,” she says. “The kids have taken these animals, a lot of them from birth, and raised them out at home. They work with these animals from birth until showing them at the fair, and it shows in the smiles on their faces — whether they win or lose, or go home with a red ribbon or a blue ribbon. It’s just awesome to see in the kids.” Osborn has had ample opportunity to see the affect on kids. She has five children of her own and is an educator who has worked with kids first-hand getting ready for the fair. “I’m a former high school ag instructor and always saw the value for the kids who were in it and did show at the fair,” she explains. Osborn taught agriculture and served as an FFA advisor for nine years at the former Dexfield School in Redfield before later mov-ing on to teach horticulture at DMACC and now at Iowa State University. But while she left ag education, she’s perhaps more active than ever as a parent. “My oldest daughter is 25, and she start-ed showing at the Boone County Fair in 4-H when she was 9,” she explains. “I have three children who are out of 4-H now, my fourth one is in 4-H, and I have a 6-year-old that will be coming up.” Perhaps surprisingly, Osborn did not grow up showing animals at the fair herself, but she says she was always convinced that there was something special about the expe-rience. “I always thought there was value to it,” she says. “I think for my own kids, they learn an incredible amount of patience because you never can track exactly what an animal is going to do. You learn patience, and I think you learn respect for the animals.” And she is well aware of how much par-ent and adult support it takes to make show day happen. Several weeks before the fair, she was sweating away on a hot June night, swinging a hammer and getting the sheep barn prepped for the animals and exhibitors

to come. Preparation for the 2012 Boone County Fair began about a day after the close of the 2011 fair, if not sooner. For months now, fair board members have been turning out once a week in the evenings to take part in work nights, sprucing up the fairgrounds and get-ting the buildings cleaned and ready to go for another fair. Kris Kline is this year’s fair board presi-dent and says there isn’t much he doesn’t like about the fair. “I like everything. I enjoy the people, the shows, the livestock. It’s all good,” he says. Board members this summer have been very busy with a planned addition to the rab-bit barn, reflecting growth in the number of small animal exhibits. Others projects include work on the sheep barn and maintenance throughout the fairgrounds. In addition to President Kris Kline, fellow board members this year include Tim Anderson, Steve Duncan, Patrick Erb, Jim Magee, Les Mills, Chris Osborn, Bonnie Sorenson, Alan Schoff, Doyle Stern. Bernadette Sorenson, Bill Sturtz and offi-cers Wayne Lynch, vice president; Barb Peterson, secretary; and Don Howard, trea-surer. Their work continues all year long, but it’s all worthwhile when they see children and families of all ages “Celebrating Good Times” at the Boone County Fair, and look-ing forward to the next 90 years.

Katie Swanson and her dog Annie get ready for the fair by attending a dog obedience class at the fairgrounds.

Lauren Haglund, 2011 Boone County Fair Queen, will crown the 2012 queen following the parade on opening

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T here’s an enthusiasm in Natalie Hedlund that’s apparent from the first handshake. She loves her job — and it shows. Hedlund always dreamed of working with young people in an educational setting less formal than the traditional classroom. But she had another love, too, and that was working with animals. As County Youth Coordinator for Boone County Iowa State University Extension, it looks as if she’s found her dream job. “I love working with youth and seeing them grow over the years, and seeing how they change and learn,” she says. A 2002 graduate of Knoxville High School, Hedlund earned her bachelor of science degree from ISU in animal ecology in 2006. She’s been with extension for five years, serving as county youth coordinator for the past two years. “I coordinate a lot of the 4-H activities around the entire county,” Hedlund says. With the Boone County Fair fast approaching, this is a very busy time of year, but Hedlund is quick to point out that 4-H offers an abundance of activities all year long. “The fair is the highlight,” she

says, but it’s the year-round pro-gramming that keeps kids coming back. The science project area is one that has been growing in recent years, she notes. There’s even an aerospace project area in which members get to build their own rockets and blast them off. Photography and visual arts continue to be popular project areas, as are such old favorites as clothing and food and nutrition. But even the traditional areas have taken on new spins, as there are culinary classes tailored to today’s tastes and quilting workshops that offer a reflection of the past while reviving an historical American art form for the future. A 10-year 4-H’er herself in Marion County, Hedlund had a goal to show every livestock spe-cies allowed, and she almost did it. She missed out on only swine and rabbit, due to an obscure swine show rule and a rabbit that, she says, “got mad” at her. Few folks can say that they are working a dream job, but that’s just how Hedlund sees it. “I wanted to work with youth and animals, and I’m working with youth and animals.” And there’s not much more to ask for than that.


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F or most couples — particu-larly those who grew up in the age of drive-in movies, drive-in restaurants with carhops, and Friday nights spent scooping the loop — there’s one car they never forget. And they usually wish they had it back. Toby and Anne Wilber of Boone need wish no more. They are cruising again in a 1956 Chevy Bel Air, just about like the one they cruised in back when. “We used to date in a car like this,” Anne says as a fond smile crosses her face. Toby recalls that he was just out of high school when he had his first ’56 Chevy, one that he took to college with him in Centerville. “It was a real pretty green,” he says. The couple, both of whom are southwest Iowa natives, married in 1970, but the ’56 was already a memory then. Toby had sold it when he went into the military and was by then driving a 1968 Plymouth GTX, another sweet ride. “I would have searched all over for another one like that, but this made more sense for us,” Toby explains. They bought their “new” 1956

Chevy almost 15 years ago and put a lot of work into making it shine again. “It was a basket case,” Toby says. “It was running when I bought it, but it was a basket case.” He did the bodywork himself and recruited a friend to do the upholstery. He also made some mechanical improvements, includ-ing the addition of disc brakes. The car was originally a cream and golden color, but the couple wanted something a little more flashy. “I painted it a cherry red… and it looked like a burnt tomato,” Toby recalls, still tasting the disap-pointment. “I was really disheart-ened… and let it sit for about six months, and then decided to sand on it and repaint it again.” The second time he chose plain old “Chevy Red” and couldn’t have been more pleased with the results. The ’56 now gleams in the summer sun, looking sweeter than a candy apple at the fair. While collecting classic autos is often a serial addiction for car lovers, the couple says this is their first — and their last — classic. When you do it right the first time, you don’t need to do it again.

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Community Bank of Boone welcomes HowieAmes Community Bank President/CEO Kurt Kuta and SVP/Retail Manager Mike Phillips have announced the hiring of Abby Howie as vice president/retail manager in Boone. Howie comes to Ames Community Bank with more than 12 years of banking experience. Most recently, she held the position of retail manager at MidWestOne Bank in Waterloo. Howie will be supporting and managing the retail staff in both Boone locations, assisting consumer and business customers on a daily basis with their banking and lending needs. Howie and her family recently relocated from Waterloo to Boone. When asked about her new position she said, “I am very excited to be back in Boone and part of the team at Ames Community Bank. Boone is a great community and having the opportu-nity to work for an organization that shares the same ideals of service that I do is very exciting.” Ames Community Bank is a full service financial institution with assets totaling $415 million. Ames Community Bank is a subsidiary of Ogden BancShares, Inc., a central Iowa-based, locally owned bank holding company with eight bank locations in the communities of Ames, Huxley, Boone, Ogden and Grimes.

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Thursday, July 12th: Senior Citizen’s Day All Day/Every Day – Little Hands on the Farm Game Time (cards, dominoes, and more) – Fun Tent Noon-9 pm – Commercial Exhibit’s Building Afternoon-Evening (Every Day) – Pony-Go-Round 8:00 am – Meat Goat Show – Show Ring Horse Showmanship & Halter – East Horse Arena 9:30 am – Sheep Show – Show Ring 11:00 am – Beckwith Adult Day Services Seminar – Meeting Room 12:00 pm – Horse Performance – East Horse Arena Clover Kid’s Showcase – Community Building 2:00 pm – Clover Kid’s Stuffed Animal Pet Show – Comm. Bldg. Diabetes Prevention Seminar – Meeting Room 3:00 pm – Senior Citizens Exercise Class/YMCA – Meeting Room 4:00 pm – Exotic Animal Show – Blomgren Awning area 5:30 pm – FAIR PARADE – (from 8th Street at Boone High to Fairgrounds) 6:30 pm – FAIR QUEEN CORONATION – Community Building Stage 8:00 pm – IMPACT PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING – Leonard Good Stage

Friday, July 13th: Kid’s Day Kid’s Obstacle Course – South of shade area 8:00 am – Beef Show – Show Ring 9:00 am – Extravaganza/Working Exhibits – Community Building 10:00 am – Story Time by Erickson Public Library – Fun Tent Noon-9 pm – Commercial Exhibit’s Building 1:00 pm – Pen of Three Show – Show Ring Story Time by Ericson Public Library – Fun Tent 2:00 pm – Small Pet Show – Community Building Dairy Cow & Dairy Goat Show – Show Ring 3:00 pm – Cat Show – Community Building Kid’s Exercise Class by YMCA – Fun Tent 3:30 pm – Dog Agility Show – Show Ring 4:00 pm – Pie Eating Contest – Concourse Area Bingo by the Ogden Lion’s Club 4-8p.m. – Fun Tent 5:00 pm – Ag Olympix - Show Ring 6:00 pm – Pre-4H Rabbit Show – Blomgren Awning area 6:30 pm – Elite Power Tumblers Show – Concourse Area 8:00 pm – ROBBY VEE’S ROCK-N-ROLL CARAVAN CONCERT – Leonard Good Stage

Saturday, July 14th: Family Day 8:00 am – Swine Show – Show Ring Family Scavenger Hunt – pickup forms at Ticket Office Rabbit Show – Bloomgren Awning Open Home & Horticulture Exhibts (8 to 11) Community Building 9:30 am – SECOND ANNUAL TRACTOR RIDE – Concourse area 10:00 am – Story Time by Ericson Public Library – Fun Tent 11:00 am – RONALD MCDONALD - Community Building Stage Noon-9 pm – Commercial Exhibit’s Building 1:00 pm – Pre-4-H Lamb Show – Show Ring Story Time by Ericson Public Library Boone Fair Classic Car Show – South Lawn area (weather permitting) 2:00 pm – Poultry Show – Blomgren Awning Pie Eating Contest – concourse area Monster Arm Wrestling Tournament (2-7 pm) Pre 4-H Calf Show – Show Ring 2:30 pm – Pretty Cookie Contest – Commercial Exhibit’s Building 3:00 pm – Farm Bureau Cook-off Contest – South of Community Building Family Exercise Class by YMCA – meeting room 3:30 pm – LITTLE BOONE CO. FAIR QUEEN & KING CONTEST – Community Building Stage 4:00 pm Horse Fun Classes – East Horse Arena FARM BUREAU FREE WATERMELON FEED – Blomgren Awning area Bingo by the Ogden Lions Club (4-8 pm) – Event Tent 4:30 pm – Open Show Awards Ceremony – Commercial Exhibits Building 5:00 pm – Open Swine Show – Swine building Trivia Contest – Community Building 8:00 pm – BOMSHEL CONCERT – Leonard Good Entertainment Stage

Sunday, July 15th: Heritage Day Noon to 7 pm – Commercial Exhibits Building Antique Tractor Show – South Lawn area 10:00 am – Cowboy Church – Community Building 12:00 am – Kiddie Tractor Pull – South of Community Building 1:00 pm – Open Beef Show – Show Ring 2:00 pm – BILL RILEY TALENT SEARCH – Community Building Stage Open Pie Baking & Salsa Contest Registration – Commercial Exhibits Bldg. 2:30 pm – Salsa Contest Public Taste Test/Judging (2:30-4 pm) 3:30 pm – Antique Appraisal – meeting rooms 4:00 pm – FREE SWEET CORN FEED – near Blomgren Awning Pie Eating Contest – Concourse Area 5:00 pm – MUD BOG RACE – Grandstand 6:00 pm – Madhat Ballroom Dance Instruction – Community Building

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Friday, June 29

Ghost Hunters, ages 12 and up,

Ericson Public Library, 6:30 p.m.

Quilting Group, Boone Pioneer

Center, 1112 Story St., 12:15 -

4:30 p.m.

R.S.V.P. Band performs, Snus Hill

Winery, 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.

Community Country Music Jam,

Boone Pioneer Center, 1112 Story

St., all ages welcome, 7 - 10 p.m.,

finger food potluck 8:30 p.m.

Iowa Cubs vs. Oklahoma City at

Principal Park, 7:05 p.m.

9 baseball at Johnston, noon

9 softball vs. Ankeny, 1 p.m.

JV/V softball at Johnston, 6 p.m.

Saturday, June 30

Gospel Fest, Herman Park

Iowa Barnstormers vs. Pittsburgh,

Wells Fargo Arena, 7:05 p.m.

JV/V softball at Winterset, 10 a.m.

Sunday, July 1

Barn Owls perform, Snus Hill

Winery, 2 - 5 p.m.

Monday, July 2

Boone City Council meeting, City

Hall, 7 p.m.

Shoot-it Basketball Camp, BMS

gym, 8 a.m. - noon

JV/V baseball and softball at

Bondurant-Farrar, 5:30 p.m.

Tuesday, July 3

9 softball at Carroll Kuemper,

1 p.m.

Wednesday, July 4

Independence Day

Coffee with a treat, Boone

Pioneer Center, 1112 Story St., 8:30 -

10 a.m.

Boone Municipal Band Concert,

Herman Park Pavilion, 7:30 p.m.

Boone Speedway 6th Annual Eve

of Destruction Event, fireworks at

dusk

Iowa Cubs vs. Omaha at Principal

Park, 7:05 p.m.

Thursday, July 5

Boone Farmers’ Market, Corner

of Sixth & Story, 3 - 6 p.m.


Park, 7:05 p.m.

9/JV softball at Winterset, 10 a.m.

9 baseball at Gilbert, noon

JV/V baseball vs. Norwalk, 5:30 p.m.

Dining for Women, 6:30 p.m.

Contact Rev. Kristin Pike, 432-2174

or [email protected] to

RSVP and get directions

Friday, July 6

Quilting Lessons, Boone Pioneer

Center, 1112 Story St., noon - 4 p.m.

Hold On performs, Snus Hill

Winery, 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.


Park, 7:05 p.m.

9 baseball at SEP, noon

9 softball vs. Norwalk, 1 p.m.

JV/V baseball vs. Ballard at Slater,

5:30 p.m.

Saturday, July 7

Boone Area Humane Society

Volunteer Orientation, 1 - 3 p.m.


Park, 7:05 p.m.

9 baseball at Newton, 10:15 a.m.

Sunday, July 8

Scott Davis performs, Snus Hill

Winery, 2 - 5 p.m.

Run, White & Blue 5K to benefit

Homeless Veterans, Principal Park,

$35, 8:30 a.m., children’s fun run

10:30 a.m.


Park, 1:05 p.m.

Monday, July 9

JV/V baseball at Winterset,

5:30 p.m.

Tuesday, July 10

JV/V baseball at Webster City,

5:30 p.m.

Boone School Board meeting, HS

Board Room 321, 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, July 11



10 a.m.



JV/V baseball at Newton,

5:30 p.m.

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Thursday, July 12

Boone County Fair begins

Potluck, Boone Pioneer Center,

1112 Story St., noon



Attack Basketball, BMS gym,

11:30 a.m.

9/JV/V baseball vs. Johnston,

1 p.m.

Friday, July 13

Boone County Fair

Hypnotist, ages 12 and up,

Ericson Public Library, 6:30 p.m.



Open Country Jam, Boone

Pioneer Center, 1112 Story St., 7 -

10 p.m.

Old School performs, Snus Hill

Winery, 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.

Saturday, July 14

Boone County Fair

Iowa Municipal Band Festival,

Herman Park Pavilion, 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Cityview Brewfest, Principal Park,

$28, 3 - 7 p.m.

Sunday, July 15

Boone County Fair

Boomerang performs, Snus Hill

Winery, 2 - 5 p.m.

Monday, July 16

Boone City Council meeting, City

Hall, 7 p.m.

Iowa Cubs vs. New Orleans at


Tuesday, July 17



Wednesday, July 18



10 a.m.





Thursday, July 19

Boone Farmers’ Market/Sweet

Corn Festival, Corner of Sixth &

Story, 3 - 6 p.m.



Friday, July 20



Box Brothers perform, Snus Hill

Winery, 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.

Saturday, July 21

Nail Trim Clinic, Boone Area

Humane Society, 1 - 3 p.m.

Boone Parks Foundation

Celebration and Picnic, McHose Park

Shelter House, 4:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Iowa Barnstormers vs. San

Antonio, Wells Fargo Arena, 7:05 p.m.

Sunday, July 22

One Nite Stand performs, Snus

Hill Winery, 2 - 5 p.m.

Tuesday, July 24

Volleyball Camp begins, grades

7 - 12, BHS gym, $50, 8 - 11:30 a.m.

Wednesday, July 25



10 a.m.

Thursday, July 26

Potluck, Boone Pioneer Center,

1112 Story St., noon



Friday, July 27



Infusion performs, Snus Hill

Winery, 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.

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Pat Henkel and Jim Henkel at the Chamber Businesses After 5 at the Boone Speedway on

May 22.

Rick Lampe and Pete Frangos at the Chamber Businesses After 5 at the Boone Speedway on

May 22.

Julie Lampe and Gina Sharer at the Chamber Businesses After 5 at the Boone Speedway on

May 22.

Linda Bollenbaugh and Krystal Coulture at the Chamber Businesses After 5 at the Boone

Speedway on May 22.

Eric Hammer and Dick Jordan during the Chamber Businesses After 5 at the Boone Speedway on

May 22.

Ryan Weidner and Christine Doran at the Chamber Businesses After 5 at the Boone

Speedway on May 22.

Doug Bremer and Keith Prange at the Chamber Businesses After 5 at the Boone Speedway on

May 22.

The Hunziker team — Maghen Lindholm and Matt Trotter — at the Chamber Golf Tournament

on May 31.

Kurt Phillips and Randy Schmitz at the Chamber Businesses After 5 at the Boone Speedway on

May 22.

Betty Ann Schmitz, Becky Dose and Amber Hora at the Chamber Businesses After 5 at the Boone

Speedway on May 22.

Jacquie Grow and Vicky VanDyke at the Chamber Businesses After 5 at the Boone Speedway on

May 22.

Bob Flynn gets as many raffle tickets as he can from Emily McColloch during the Chamber Golf

Tournament on May 31.


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T he area faithful are staying busy this summer. Singing, fundraising and celebrations are just some of the ways folks are giving thanks and praise to God. On June 30, 12 different acts will come together to perform at the held at Herman Park, located at Woodland Avenue and South Greene Street. The event, hosted by Harold and Betty Holmes, will take place from 12:30 - 8 p.m., with a new gospel act performing every half hour. Six of the 12 participating acts are based in Iowa, while the remaining groups hail from Illinois, Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska. Dead Men Singing, Joyful Noyz and Glory Road are just some of the per-formers who will be entertaining the crowd. A community singing session will also take place at 7 p.m. The program is free of charge, though donations are appreciated. Proceeds will be divided equally among the performers. Open Bible Church is taking part in two fundraisers this sum-mer. The first is the LIFT (Light in Flawed Times) youth group car wash, to be held in the church’s front parking lot on Saturday, July 7. The other is a production of “The Story Tellin’ Man,” for which rehearsals are already underway. The production will be presented in the form of dinner theatre

featuring fettuccini alfredo as the entrée. The production is in need of ushers, promoters, cooks and many other positions. Interested LIFT students can sign up in the welcome center or talk to the directors, Bill Hitt and Melissa Elsbury. “Story Tellin’ Man” is scheduled to debut in late July; for more information, call Elsberry at 298-2634.

Church is billing July 1 as “a day of celebrations and firsts,” holding one worship service per Sunday through Labor Day, Sept. 3. The summer service will occur at 10 a.m. July 1 is also Independence Sunday, First United’s annual cel-ebration of veterans who have served in every branch of the armed services; and new associ-ate pastor, Rev. Sarah Duffel, will begin her service on this day. A welcome reception will take place for Duffel after the service in the Fellowship Hall. All are invited to welcome her to the church com-munity.

S uffragists converged on Boone in October of 1908 for the annual three-day con-vention of the Iowa Equal Suffrage Association (IESA). At noon on the convention’s last day, Oct. 29, the women marched through the streets of Boone in one of the first suffrage parades to the held in the United States. The parade began at the Universalist Church, then located at Seventh and Carroll Streets, and went down Seventh Street to Story Street and north on Story to Eighth Street. At the intersec-tion of Eighth and Story, National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) president, the Rev. Dr. Anna Howard Shaw, spoke to the public, city dignitar-ies, members of the Boone Equality Club (local suffrage club) and suf-frage convention delegates about women’s right to vote. The Boone News Republican described the event: “The mem-bers of the Iowa Equal Suffrage Association in convention in this city, the local women interested in the movement, the W. C. T. U. (Woman’s Christian Temperance Union) of this city and of the Fifteenth district and other women’s organizations united this Thursday noon, in a monster parade, through the main streets of the city... When Story Street was reached the band turned north and at Eighth and Story, it halted while the rest of the

line caught up. Here an automobile was whirled into the center of the throng and the Rev. Miss Shaw mounting the front seat delivered a most impressive address. The throng by this time nearly blocked the four corners and before Miss Shaw spoke those gathered sang a song after which the national president [Shaw] launched upon her subject. . . . ‘What made Iowa what it is today?’ asked Miss Shaw, ‘The Women’ and a great cheer broke from those within hearing distance. Miss Shaw called upon Miss Costelloe and Miss Rendel [two English girls whom Shaw had brought with her to Boone] to speak and both told of their work in London...” Following the addresses, the parade reassembled and marched back to the church along Eighth and Carroll Streets. The parade was the brainchild of Eleanor Elizabeth Gordon, a Des Moines Unitarian minister and pres-ident of the IESA, who contacted Rowena Edson Stevens, president of the Boone Equality Club, with her parade idea. They put their heads together and planned the parade, which was modeled after those recently held in England. The intent of the Boone suffrage parade was to invigorate the flagging suf-frage movement in Iowa and make a strong statement about women’s rights. It was intended to be the highlight of the 1908 Boone IESA convention.

Local faithful get into the spirit and stay busyCelebrate summerBy Gregory Goode

Spread the WordHave an upcoming event or church news you would like to announce? Send information to [email protected].

faith Submit story ideas to [email protected]

Marching for votesBoone suffrage parade was one of nation’s first

looking back Submit ideas to [email protected]

By Suzanne Caswell, Boone County Historical Society

The McClellan Sisters performed live at last year’s Herman Park Gospel Fest. They are one of the many acts performing this year, too.

At noon on the convention’s last day,

Oct. 29, the women marched through the

streets of Boone in one of the first suffrage

parades to the held in the United States.


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I had to wonder if we were the last two people in Iowa who had never eaten at a Pizza Ranch. The pizza, chicken and salad buffet res-taurant has become as ubiquitous to this beautiful land between two rivers as funnel cakes at a county fair and a whole lot more tasty. But instead of going it alone, my favorite dining companion and I made it a family night as we ventured in to the brand new Boone Pizza Ranch for our first visit. Fortunately, the rest of our dining party was well familiar with the buffet, and we all made several trips back and forth from table to dinner buffet. It wasn’t so long ago that restaurants were either pizza or chicken, but no one thought of putting the two together. It was like those dark days before Reeses combined chocolate and peanut butter, another one of the all-time great taste combinations. The only thing is, it’s hard to choose which to go for first. I made it simple and went for the salads first. You can tell a lot about a restaurant by the freshness and quantity of the salad bar, and this Pizza Ranch scored high marks for the bountiful display of salads. Our youngest dining companion even passed up the soft serve machine to fill her ice cream bowl with two

big helpings of cherry tomatoes. (Never fear, she saved room for ice cream later, paired delectably with a slice of dessert pizza.) The pizza choices were plenti-ful and restocked often during our visit, ensuring that a hot and fresh variety was always available. The chicken also earned high marks for being tender on the inside and crisp and delicious on the outside. Personally, I could make a meal of just the dessert pizza and a salad, but when the choices are this abundant you just have to try a little of everything.

Best of all, we enjoyed the family-friendly atmosphere at Pizza Ranch. The restaurant was clean and bright, filled with other families enjoying a night free of the kitchen. And, I must say, while it may have been our first visit to a Pizza Ranch, we both left knowing that we’d be back many a time again. The combination of great ser-vice, wonderful food and plentiful choices, is a sure recipe to bring us back often.

Pizza and chicken pair up at Pizza Ranch

Pizza and salad are just some of the choices at Boone’s new Pizza Ranch.

By Lori Berglund

Great combo

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Beth McDonald is a wife and mother and works full time in Des Moines.

S ummer barbecue season is here and brings with it the opportunity to share some great food with friends and family. I love this time of year to try new things and to share with many. Recently, we had a barbecue and one of the desserts I made was cheesecake bars. I love cheese-cake, but it is time consuming to make, and these bars are a great way to get the same taste with less work. This recipe is also easier than regular cheesecake because you don’t have to bake it in a water bath, and you don’t have to worry about over beating the batter. In a regular cheesecake if you overbeat the batter it will crack the top. Cheesecake bars also take less time to bake than a traditional cheesecake. With everything I bake I tend to have several variations with each dessert, and this is one is no exception. You can make this with either a traditional pastry crust or with a graham cracker crust. Another great feature to this recipe is the fact that it is easy to double and make in a half sheet pan as opposed to a 13” x 9” pan. The other aspect that you can adapt is how you top the cheesecake. You can use fresh fruit, melted chocolate or nuts.

Cheesecake bars

Cheesecake barsPastry crust1 1/3 cups all purpose flour¼ cup sugar½ cup butter

Graham cracker crust1 1/2 cups finely ground graham cracker crumbs 1/3 cup sugar6 tablespoon butter, melted 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Batter8 oz. cream cheese1 cup powdered sugar1 large egg¼ cup sugar8 oz. crushed pineapple or 1 cup½ teaspoon of vanilla½ cup of white chocolate chips

Directions1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine flour, sugar and butter until mixture is crumbly. Spread evenly into a 13x9 pan, press the crust down evenly. Bake for 10 - 15 until golden brown on the edge.

Mix cream cheese and 1 cup of powdered sugar until like frosting. Add the egg, sugar, crushed pine-apple and vanilla extract. Mix thor-oughly. Gently mix ¼ cup of white chocolate chips into the batter.

Pour the batter onto the crust and bake for 15- 20 minutes; make sure the batter is set. While the bars are cooling melt the remainder of the white chocolate chips and drizzle across the top of the bar.

Great-tasting dessert with less work


environment

M any youth throughout the country are involved in community service proj-ects. Their involvement in these projects may come from needing hours of service for graduation, family history of volunteerism or they really care about their communities and want to provide a service, many times alongside their friends. Whatever their reasons for volunteering, they should be applauded. Many times youth will bring a new perspective to a clean-up or community improve-ment event. According to the Corporation for National and Community Service, research indicates that young people have a lot to gain from volunteering, including increased academic achievement, increased civic engagement and a reduction of risky behaviors. One of our volunteer efforts to clean up the Des Moines River in Boone County — the Dragoon River Romp — has many youth involved. Several of these youth volunteers have been with the cleanup since the beginning of the event in 2006. One family has helped with registration each year, along with getting out on the river in the worst of weather. The daughters have graduated now from high school but have contin-ued to volunteer their time for the

river cleanup. Many mothers and fathers bring their younger children to participate on land-based efforts for the cleanup. One mother tells event leaders that her young son loves the cleanup. He doesn’t do it to get a free canoe float — his excitement is the hunt for the strangest items. At times the process is more fun than reaching the goal. While volunteers may see parts of the county they otherwise hadn’t, they also meet people with the same goal — to keep this county as beau-tiful as it is. You will see young peo-ple past their knees in water helping right along with the adults to get an appliance, barrel or other large, unwanted item from the river. According to an article by Keep Iowa Beautiful, many of us have worked to involve young-er generations in doing clean-up, paint-up or fix-up projects. The danger in these events is that we often treat young people as “cheap labor.” To help our young people achieve a more meaningful con-cept of service-learning, we must get them to become involved in projects from the very beginning, investigating community issues and planning projects to address them. Encourage our youth to become involved, spend some time with them, and then say “thank you for your service.”

Information provided by Lois Powers, Keep Boone County Beautiful coordinator.

Youth volunteer in service to the communityBy Lois Powers, Keep Boone County Beautiful coordinator

Efforts of the young are to be applauded


A lthough medications are supposed to keep you from getting sick or help you manage an acute or chronic health condition, they can also put you at risk for falling. It can be overwhelming, when new medications are prescribed by your physician. There may be spe-cific times of day to take different medications. Some require they be taken with food or plenty of water. It’s a good idea to consult your pharmacist about all of the medica-tions you take, including over-the-counter and/or herbal preparations your doctor may be unaware of. They can assess if any of the medi-cations should not be taken at the same time and review side effects, if any, you should watch for. Even a single medication can have unintended results. After tak-ing medicine, have you experi-enced any of the following?

-lems.

If so, you should report any of these symptoms to your doctor right away. He or she will deter-mine if the symptoms were caused by the medication or a combina-tion of medications. Not reporting these symptoms to your physician could put you at risk of falling in or outside of your home. Did you know, on average,

one-third of adults age 65 or older fall each year? The majority of falls occurs in the home. More than 20 - 30 percent of falls by older adults result in serious injury such as hip fracture or head injury. Your home health partner can help educate/teach you or your family member about medications and help manage medications to reduce the risk of a fall. Starting with a free in-home health assessment by a registered nurse, an individualized plan can be set up to ensure the medications are taken at the right time of day and in the prescribed way. It could be as simple as setting up daily medications in a daily dose system or in an automated medication dispenser that emits a tone and dispenses different medications at different times throughout the day. It’s possible to have your home health partner give you or your loved one a phone call at medi-cation time, providing a friendly reminder that it’s time to take their medication. The goal of your home health partner is to help you or your fam-ily member thrive at home with services such as medication man-agement, nursing and non-nursing services, physical and occupational therapy, to mention just a few. Whether you need help for a short amount of time or 24/7 assis-tance, a home care professional can be there to give you a sense of security and peace of mind.

home health care

Medications can contribute to falls in the home

Information provided by Melanie Ervin R.N., Iowa Home Care, Boone Branch Manager, 515-432-4430.

Home health partner can provide help


Kathy Root, Jamie Tullis and Dani Kepler at the Chamber Businesses After 5 at the Boone Speedway on May 22.


The Alliant Energy team — Annette Renaud, Diane Harris, Tom Saile and Joe Bowers — at the Chamber Golf Tournament on May 31.

The Arnold Motors and Heartland Auto team — Gary Kemp, Travis Thompson, Tryan Kinzie and Troy Tullis — at the Chamber Golf Tournament on May 31.

The Foth Engineering team — Perry Gjersvik, Wayne Schwartz, John Rouse and Molly Long — at the Chamber Golf Tournament on May 31.

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A lot of people come into the dental office for their dental cleaning and checkup and say that they floss regularly, but all dental professionals know better. There are five top reasons to floss daily.

food debris that can cause them.

ria in your mouth that can travel to the heart and cause this disease. All patients should floss at least one time daily, and it doesn’t matter when you floss. A good reminder to floss is to put your floss next to your toothbrush, and once you are done brushing in the morning, after lunch, or at night grab your floss. Flossing daily also helps your trip to the den-tist become much shorter because there is less tartar for your hygienist to clean off. Flossing after meals is beneficial as well because it removes tough food particles such as meat, fruits such as apples, pineapple, and any berry seeds. It also helps remove vegetables such as celery that tend to get caught in between our teeth.

Q: What are the benefits of flossing daily, and why should I do it daily?

Information provided by Swanson Dental Care, 1212 Duff Ave., Ames, 515-233-2174,


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Emily McColloch, Carole Robinson and Diane Cox took care of registration during the Chamber Golf

Tournament on May 31.

Mother and daughter team Dani Ellsworth and Angi Ellsworth at the annual Boone County Hospital’s

Duathalon on June 3. (Photo by Sara Moore)

Teammates Tracie Adams, Stacy Askelson and Kelly Nystrom at the Annual Boone County Hospital’s


Kathy Becker during the biking portion of the Annual Boone County Hospital’s Duathalon on

June 3. (Photo by Sara Moore)

Kids made sure to cheer on the competitors during the Boone County Hospital’s Duathalon on June 3.(Photo by Sara Moore)

Dr. Laura Moeller and Matt Rowling at the annual Boone County Hospital’s Duathalon on


Erin McCloud gets “high fives” while competing in the annual Boone County Hospital’s Duathalon on


Lillian Carlson with the oldest competitor, Gayle Carlson, at the Annual Boone County Hospital’s


Erich Kretzinger at the Annual Boone County Hospital’s Duathalon on June 3.

(Photo by Sara Moore)

Jonathan Estabrook during the biking portion of the competition, that won first place in the annual

Boone County Hospital’s Duathalon on June 3. (Photo by Sara Moore)

Samantha Gaskill “strolled” in the annual Boone County Hospital’s Duathalon on June 3.

(Photo by Sara Moore)


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