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At AFS fete: Area AFS students feted at Oakland Sunday, (left to right, front row: Corning, Miss Sonja Nakawaja, Thailand; Denison, Miss Dona Cella, Bissi, Italy; Walnut, Miss Marian Vranchen, The Netherlands; Red Oak, Miss Chieko Majima, Japan;…

Roses are Presented ... to Sherry Stark, queen of the National Women's AAU Basketball Tournament, by Jaycee Mark Hunter. Richard Jones, tourney director, made the announcement, and Miss Stark received her crown from last year's tournament queen…

Assembled Teams . . .stand at attention Tuesday night at Council Bluffs Fieldhouse as a color guard presents the flag for the opening ceremonies of the National Amateur Athletic Union Women's basketball tournament. About 600 fans were on hand for the…

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Whispering willows . . . in the shadow of the Ak-Sar-Ben Bridge set a relaxed mood for the 78-year-old span, the home of many generations of pigeons. --Nonpareil Photo.

Tall crane in front of cloud of smoke from the demolition of a tower.
Towering Chimney, the last landmark of the J.F. Wilcox greenhouses off Highway 6 near North Avenue, fell to the ground Thursday afternoon with the help of a 2,000-pound wrecking ball at the end of an 85 foot crane boom.
The ticklish operation…

Wrecking ball on a crane strikes a brick chimney tower
Towering Chimney, the last landmark of the J.F. Wilcox greenhouses off Highway 6 near North Avenue, fell to the ground Thursday afternoon with the help of a 2,000-poung wrecking ball at the end of an 85 foot crane boom.
The ticklish operation…

Crane with wrecking  ball in front of a brick chimney tower
Towering Chimney, the last landmark of the J.F. Wilcox greenhouses off Highway 6 near North Avenue, fell to the ground Thursday afternoon with the help of a 2,000-pound wrecking ball at the end of an 85 foot crane boom.

Photo of stone marker, in a wooded area, indicating a wildlife refuge
Stone Marker...is the only notice that this farm has been set aside for animals

Photo of wooded area, with large tree branch arching overhead
No Signs Or Paths...pervert these woods near Council Bluffs on Highway 64. It's a 250-acre refuge for wildlife.

Apparently on the right track . . . is a browser, one of about 29,000 yearly, in the Public Library's 86,000 book adult collection. These shelves have taken the place of a lounge that was replaced because of the overcrowding. --Nonpareil Photo.

woman sitting under scaffold erected behind a large statue of an angel
Mayda Goodberry...a bronze expert, works at the base of the Ruth Ann[e] Dodge Memorial in Fairview Cemetery Wednesday. A restoration project is being sponsored by the Bluffs Arts Council. Nonpareil photo by Steve Glowacki

Mayda Goodberry . . . , a bronze expert, works at the base of the Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial in Fairview Cemetery Wednesday. A restoration project is being sponsored by the Bluffs Arts Council.

Mayda Goodberry . . . a bronze expert, works at the base of the Ruth Ann Dodge Memorial in Fairview Cemetery Wednesday. A restoration project is being sponsored by the Bluffs Arts Council. --Nonpareil Photo by Steve Glowacki.

Depicting noteworthy scenes and people in Council Bluffs history, the mural on the Hite Center at 542 W. Broadway was completed this week by artist Mike Branigan. Branigan is leaving the area next week to start art classes in Minneapolis.

Showing Result . . . of more than 100 hours' airbrush work, Joffe-Bouska poses with "Bicursal," one of the paintings in her Co-op show. Swooping curved tubular shapes are her dominant artistic interest.

Debris covers a hole...burned into a wood layer of classroom floor in Bloomer School. Fire investigators said smoke caused extensive damage, fire officials said. Nonpareil photo by Steve Glowacki.

Stone Shelterhouse . . . with fireplace and two grills for cooking was built in Arrowhead Park with contributions from the Hoo Doo Day celebration in Neola.
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