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New Look At Meal Site
A New Front . . . on the Senior Citizen's Center in Neola greets the community. Funds were raised last year during the annual Hoo Doo Days to pay for the renovations. The building mural was painted for the Neola Centennial in 1982.
Neola Church To Build
This Architectural Rendition . . . of the Neola First Presbyterian Church shows the proposed new addition to be constructed in the right foreground. The original church building, in the left portion of the drawing, was constructed in 1956.
'Hoo Doo' Bad Luck? Not For Neola Residents
A Labor Day Parade . . . is one of the highlights of Neola's Hoo Doo Day, which also includes mud drags, a triathlon and tractor pulls. Members of the Harlan Shrine Patrol rode in the Neola Centennial parade at this time last year.
Neola Goes On Parade
From the small (the "economy-size" vehicles of the Shrine Patrol of Harlan) to the tall (a working replica of the Neola Grain Co. elevator,) Monday's Neola Centennial Parade provided a big draw to Labor Day crowds. The Neola Grain float was open…
Neolans Plan Hoo Doo Events - Annual Festival Sept. 5-6
The New Sign . . . in front of Neola's Bicentennial log cabin downtown is displayed by Gene Carlson, Hoo Doo Day planning committee chairman. The wooden sign is Neola's Bicentennial symbol and depicts various historical moments. Both the symbol and…
Neola Has Had Its Eye-Opening Moment Of Fear - Improved Highway 64 Has Brought Changes
This Is The View . . . motorists get of Neola's Highway 64 route. "Stop" signs in the middle of the road were placed there for the protection of pedestrians, especially school children.
Dedication Set
This memorial "to all the faithful buried in this cemetery" will be dedicated at St. Patrick's Cemetery in Neola on Memorial Day. The monument was erected by the Rev. James Hannon, S.J., native of Neola, now residing at Creighton University. Memorial…
Hose Running Champs Were Fleet Outsiders - Along With a Few Neola Firemen . . .
Fire Fighters . . . but not runners, as the well-fed look reveals, are these Neola citizens of the early 1900s. The group and their decorated cart have been incorrectly named in the past as the world champion running outfit.
Neola's '04 Fire Crew A Speedy One - Belt And Buckle Prove . . .
Members of the Neola volunteer fire department stand with their hose cart in the early 1900s.
K Of C To Note Diamond Jubilee
Discussing 75-year-old Charter . . . of Council 1115, Knights of Columbus of Neola are Victor Shea, Dave Stamp, the current grand knight, Clement Brich, and the Rev. Lawrence Beeson, chaplain.
Delay Opening Of I-80 West Of Avoca
Interstate 80 . . . winds from the bluffs overlooking Loveland to an interchange with Interstate 29. Bridge in foreground is the new Interstate 29 overpass and east section of that bridge will be open next week. Bridge in center takes Illinois…
Highway 64 Project:
Part of the improvement program underway on Highway 64 between Council Bluffs and Neola is the relocation of a short section of the highway at the top of Canning Hill. The curve in the present paving will be eliminated and a new, straight section of…
Highway 64 Project To Erase 'Cowpath' - Construction Work Begins
'Cowpath' Shoulders . . . are being widened west of Neola as preparation for the new surfacing of "the roughest road between here and Florida."
Future Usage Justifies Improving Highway 64 - Engineers Explain $2 Million Plan
Pondering Plans . . . for a modernized Highway 64 are Clarence Russell of Weston, Raymond Kassell of Ames, Ralph Beck of Underwood and R.M. Terry of Weston.