YESTERDAY, NANCY AND I ESCORTED THE KMAQ TRAVEL BUS TO THE STATE FAIR
IN DES MOINES. LEFT THE FAIRGROUNDS AT 7:30 A.M. AND WE WERE BACK JUST
AFTER 8:30 LAST NIGHT. GOOD WEATHER. BIG CROWDS. ALL 46 OF US HAD
A GOOD TIME. RED HENTON HEADED FOR THE HORSESHOE PITCHING AREA AND
DEMONSTRATED HIS SKILL TO ONLOOKERS. WE SAW THE FAMOUS BUTTER COW.
WENT PAST THE PUMPKIN PATCH. VISITED CONNIE TJARKS AT HER "KNOT ENOUGH
TYME" BOOTH WHERE FRIEND MARILYN WILLEY WAS HELPING HER FOR A COUPLE DAYS.
CONNIE (RURAL MAQUOKETA AND ROTARY PRESIDENT) IS COMMITTED TO BEING AT
HER BOOTH FROM 9 AM UNTIL 9 PM EVERY DAY OF THE FAIR. THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO WENT ON THE KMAQ TRIP. THAT'S THE WAY TO GO! THE BUS TOOK US RIGHT
DOWN TO THE MAIN AREA OF THE FAIR AND PICKED US UP THERE TOO. NO WALKING
FROM THE PARKING LOTS A LONG WAY AWAY. DURING THE FIVE HOURS ON THE FAIRGROUNDS, LOTS OF WALKING AND LOTS OF FOOD!
NEEDLESS TO SAY....SLEPT WELL LAST NIGHT!
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DENNIS VOY