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Bluffs Towers Nears First Anniversary In Old Hotel
Cards In Recreation Room...at Bluffs Towers is just one of several planned functions for the many residents at the residence for the elderly, formerly the Hotel Chieftain. These general get-togethers are good mixers and enjoyed by the residents…
Bluffs Towers Ready To Open
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.
Bluffs Towers
Exterior of Bluffs Towers at 38 Pearl Street
Avoca, IA Pt 2
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. …
Avoca, IA Pt 2
Photo of a church in Avoca, IA
Avoca, IA Pt 2
Photo of a gentleman standing in front of the Judge's bench in the Avoca Courthouse.
Old Home To Become an Inn Thing
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.
Avoca, IA Pt2
Treasurer's office at Avoca courthouse
How It Was Named
Photo of highway sign for Avoca, IA
Avoca, IA Pt1
Photo of Avoca, IA street looking out from the bank.
Avoca, IA Pt1
Photo of a livestock barn, Avoca, IA
Avoca, IA Pt 1
Photo of fruits and poultry buildings in Avoca, IA
Avoca, IA Pt1
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,…
Avoca, IA Pt1
Photo of Avoca Beards and Costumes for Centennial of June, 1969
Edgington Memorial Park Is Favorite Picnic Scene - Let's Take a Ride
Pine and Elm Trees provide shade at Edgington Memorial Park near Avoca.
Avoca Creamery Is Town Asset
Here's Exterior View of Avoca's Co-operative Creamery
Above is a view of the exterior of the Avoca Creamery.
Above is a view of the exterior of the Avoca Creamery.
One of Town's Pleasant Residential Streets
Above is the camera man's view of one of Avoca's pleasant residence streets.
Avoca's Catholic Church Schedules Last Service
Final Service will be held in St. Mary's Church, Avoca, before it is dismantled to make way for a new structure to be started this spring.
Gaming panel opposes higher stakes; interest in par-mutuel industry
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…
Longer race season increases wagering
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…