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Over 100 Iowa cities and towns have a municipal band
Dozens of community and municipal bands in Iowa have already kicked off the outdoor season and one of the state’s most famous city bands is performing today. Dale Schoening is a trombonist with experience. “Currently I play in the Boone Municipal Band. I’ve been in that band since 1998,” he told Radio Iowa. “Played in the Pella Municipal Band for a while. I played in the Ballard Community Band for a time. I played one year in the Oskaloosa City Band several years ago. I’ve played in the Perry Municipal Band and later Perry Area Community Band for a while.”
And now, summer
American Legion Post 191 led the Webster City community in observance of Memorial Day ceremonies Monday. Here, the Honor Guard fires off a 21-gun salute at Graceland. From left, Gene Williams, Jim Henning, Tom (OZ) Austin, Richard Riech, Jerry Sonsalla, Daniel Lee, Jim Sinn and Frank Hubbard.
Allied for the future
Rick Young made a promise to himself back in the ’80s when he witnessed the stress brought on by the great farm crisis that might not have caught the attention of the rest of the world, but was a focus in Hamilton County. His goal was simple: Make things...
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