Opening The Doors...to the newly remodeled Bluffs Towers are Sam Brown Sr., and John Nelson, president and vice president of the Bluffs Homes, Inc. The 69-unit complex for the elderly is now ready for occupation.
Standing At the Site . . . of the Avoca centennial time capsule buried in 1989 during the town's centennial celebration is Harry Wiese, 87, Avoca farmer and self-educated historian. Behind Wiese is the Pottawattamie County Courthouse built in 1885. …
Harry Wendt and Lawrence "Babe" Kohlscheen prepare to paint the exterior of a house which will become a Victorian Bed and Breakfast Inn that will offer antique-furnished rooms in the restored turn-of-the-century house in Avoca.
A Nearby Church . . . houses the band room and home economics classrooms. The site was first purchased by the school to provide added playground space. Supt. Ohm says a new school is needed to expand facilities such as rest rooms, science labs,…
John Nelson (left), president of the Iowa West Racing Association, and Paul Bryant, Jr., president of Alabama-Iowa Management Inc., attended Thursday's meeting of the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission at Bluffs Run. Iowa West owns Bluffs Run, which…
George Beno, executive director of Iowa West Racing Association, is pictured in the covered grandstand at Bluffs Run with a poster showing 1987 earnings and payments for the dog track. Track owners say the overall economic impact of racing in…