Noah Rohlfing
Jackie Ingraham, a staple of the Marshalltown biking community, had one word to describe her feelings Saturday afternoon at Riverview Park.
“I’m overwhelmed,” Jackie said, while sitting next to husband Fred. “With the weather, with this turnout, it makes me actually want to cry.”
She was contemplating the reception she and her husband had received from the hundreds of people who attended the 25th edition of the Blessing of the Bikes, a milestone event the Ingrahams could not hold last year due to restrictions placed on large gatherings by the COVID-19 pandemic.
This is the final year that Fred and Jackie will be leaders in organizing the event, having helped get it underway 26 years ago and then turning it into one of the biggest biking events in the state over time. Despite the windy, cool weather, the Ingrahams were blown away by the amount of people who showed up.
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Marshalltown School District Superintendent Dr. Theron Schutte informs the Marshalltown School Board Monday of his intention to bring a proposal forth in the board’s next meeting to withdraw from the Central Iowa Metro League (CIML) and form a new athletic conference with Ames, Mason City, Fort Dodge, Ottumwa and the five Des Moines public schools.
Monday was a chaotic day for the Central Iowa Metro League. It also raised questions about the future of the conference.
A leaked letter revealed what had been going on behind the scenes for weeks between superintendents and athletic directors Marshalltown, along with nine other current CIML members (Ames, Mason City, Ottumwa, Fort Dodge and all five Des Moines Public Schools), is planning to leave the CIML to form a new athletic conference.
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Wenko & BAM singer George Wenk belts out a tune at a concert Saturday night in the Central Iowa Fairgrounds’ Activity Center.
On a Saturday night with wind chills at least 20 below zero, dozens of people gathered in the Activities Building of the Central Iowa Fairgrounds to watch live music for most likely the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020.
For five hours, a growing number of people watched as three bands Exit185, Wenko and BAM and Grand Marshall performed covers ranging from 70s and 80s rock to modern country music.
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