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Big band leader to get new tribute in his SW Iowa hometown


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Big band leader to get new tribute in his SW Iowa hometown
The southwest Iowa town of Clarinda is moving forward with plans to create a large mural to honor native son Glenn Miller, the famed big band leader from the 1940s.
The Glenn Miller Birthplace Society is working with artist John Cerney to develop the project on Highway 71 south of town.
Coordinator Gary Alger says they’re raising money to pay for the project.
“We started working on this at least a couple months ago,” Alger says. “We couldn’t really push the fundraising, because we had to get approval from the DOT to put this south of town. So, as you’re coming into town from the south, the artist asked for that, because he said that was the best place to display it.” ....

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Henry Holloway takes last ride


Deur Mitzi Buys
13 Januarie 2021 06:12
Henry Holloway taking a coach ride as Grand Marshall for the Annual Glenn Miller Birthplace Society’s Grand Parade in Clarinda, Iowa, USAPhoto: Mitzi Buys
Well-known Caledon resident, broadcaster and swing music aficionado Henry Holloway sadly passed away on Sunday 20 December 2020 after a five-year-long battle with Parkinson’s disease.
Holloway was born in the small Limpopo town of Zebediela, where his father owned the local butchery.
Two moves to Pretoria and Vrede followed before the family settled in Evaton after his father’s death. Holloway completed his schooling in Vereeniging, where he excelled at rugby, cricket and athletics. ....

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