Bob Saar
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The Mark Twain Zephyr was one of the premier trains on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroad when it was put into service on Oct. 25, 1935. Its lustrous stainless-steel design made it clear the shovel-nose locomotive was new and modern.
Named after author Mark Twain, the train ran between Burlington and St. Louis through Hannibal, Missouri, Twain s hometown.
Built by the Budd Co., locomotive No. 9903 was named Injun Joe, the bad guy in Twain s seminal novel, Tom Sawyer. Likewise, the three cars were named after Twain characters: Becky Thatcher, Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn. The Mark Twain was christened in Hannibal by Twain s granddaughter and final descendant Nina Clemens Gabilowitsch.
52nd annual Mark Twain Old Threshers to be held July 8-10
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Local arts venues get Iowa Cultural Affairs grants
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Players Workshop and Mount Pleasant s Midwest Old Threshers are among local arts and entertainment venues, organizations and individuals getting grants to help them recover from months of lost revenue due to COVID-19.
The Iowa Arts & Cultural Recovery Program, administered through the Iowa Arts Council and the State Historical Society of Iowa, is an extension of the Iowa Arts & Culture Emergency Relief Fund.
Players Workshop plans to use their $9,200 grant to help with utilities, snow removal and other necessities.
Midwest Old Threshers is getting nearly $77,000, having lost an entire year of fundraising activities and events.
Midwest Old Threshers gets grant to help during COVID-19
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MOUNT PLEASANT Midwest Old Threshers has been awarded nearly $77,000 in grant funding from the Iowa Arts and Culture Recovery Program.
Old Threshers will use the money to support the financial operations of the association, which has taken a direct hit as a result of the loss of revenue from canceling events in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Gov. Kim Reynolds allocated the funding, made possible by the Coronavirus, Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, on Dec. 2.
The department launched the Iowa Arts and Culture Recovery Program the same day and received more than 550 requests totaling more than $36 million by the Dec. 11 deadline.