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Westfair queen admits title 'shocked' her
Renee Rocheleau, right, the 1985 Westfair queen, is congratulated by 1985 Miss Iowa Sherri Borman, a former Westfair queen herself, after coronation ceremonies at the Westfair Tent Wednesday night. Rocheleau, 17, of Crescent, was also chosen Miss…
More small animals expected
The number of large livestock at this year's Westfair is expected to remain constant.
Royalty a family tradition
The new Westfair queen. Tami Jenson, 17, (left) poses with Ruth Wise, 16, Avoca, who was crowned queen of the Pottawattamie County Fair at Avoca last week. Jenson is the daughter of Marlin and Judy Jenson of rural Underwood. Wise is the daughter of…
Fischer family tradition alive and well
The Fischer family of Neola hopes to take home ribbons like these in this year's Westfair
One more stall to go
The cows and hogs are gone, but the cleanup remains. Kyle Goodman, 7, Council Bluffs, pushes a shovel around the cattle pens at Westfair scooping sawdust and other debris left after the fair.
Big load for a small boy
Joe Durick, 9, Council Bluffs, strains under the weight of a bale of bedding material for his hogs at Westfair.
High-Collared Boys Who Got Start On Nonpareil Attained Prominence
These energetic young men with high collars were members of The Nonpareil's staff many years ago when the photograph was taken. Later several of them attained considerable prominence. Left to right, they are: Tracy Garrett, who is now editor of the…
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Breaks Ground For New Church; 500 persons attend Westminster Event
First Spade of Dirt...for new Westminster Presbyterian Church is turned by the Rev. Ellis Butler, pastor. Watching are Rollo Arthur, Wendell Wright, Vern Welch, Miss Dorothy Jackson and Mrs. Emma Anthony.
At Cornerstone Ceremony
Inspecting cornerstone laid Sunday at the Westminster Presbyterian Church and Thirty-second St. and Sixth Ave. are the Rev. Robert F. Howard of Bethany Church, Dr. Henry C. Schneider of Des Moines, and the Rev. William F. Puls of Glendale Church. …
Westminster Church Dedication on Sunday; New $130,000 Structure
Building Committee Members...Rollo Arthur, 3306 Avenue D, the Rev. O. Dixon Poe, and Miss Dorothy M. Jackson, 3549 Avenue B, check over dedication program as they stand behind the new communion table, one of the many memorials to be included in the…
Westminster Marks Golden Anniversary
Checking Clock...for "zero hour" at Westminster Presbyterian Church are three generations of the Bryan Grosvenor family: Grosvenor; his daughter, Mrs. Harold Smith, both members since the early 1950s; her son, Wayne, on the ladder who will become a…
Chapel Silent For 90 Years; In Westphalia Cemetery
This Tiny Chapel...is one of four located at each corner of the St. Boniface Cemetery. The smaller chapels are opened annually for parishioners to celebrate the feast of Corpus Christi, and the chapel altars are decorated with flowers and candles.
Chapel Silent For 90 Years; In Westphalia Cemetery
Secretly Nestled Among The Trees...of Westpahlia's St. Boniface Catholic Church Cemetery is a small prayer chapel, unused for the past 90 years. Relatives of those buried in the church cemetery once used the chapel for prayer services.