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It's always nice to receive a note inside of the envelope that people pay their subscription in. Recently Joan Johnsrud of Barneveld wrote: "Please renew my subscription for another year. I really enjoy all the articles of news. Enclosed is my check for $42. Thank You"
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A week from today is the 50th Dodgeville Kiwanis Chicken Barbeque. It's held annually the third Thursday of August inside Ley Pavilion at Harris Park. This is a great meal that goes to a good club that does a lot of local support, especially to the youth. Club members and local banks are selling tickets. You'd best get one in advance as many times that meal is sold out come 5:00 that night! Oh, and there's music by the "ever famous" Dan Roble German Band throughout the mealtime at Harris Park. I keep kidding them that the only reason they play is for the FREE food!
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This coming weekend (August 9-11) the Iowa County Fairgrounds in Mineral Point will be home to a lot of young cowboys and cowgirls. That's when the first Wisconsin High School Regional Rodeo of the 2014 season takes place. It's pretty awesome to watch those young kids do what the "pros" do on TV. They get up from some pretty amazing spills and go on to their next event.
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If you're driving around parts of Iowa County Saturday (10th) you just may run into some 1500 bikers as the 8th Annual Dairyland Dare bicycle event is being held that day. Here's a schedule of the start: 6:00AM & 6:15AM: 250/300K start: 6:30AM & 6:45AM: 150/200K start, 7:00AM & 7:15AM: 100/150/200K start;, 7:30AM & 7:45AM: 50/100K start, 8:00AM Last official start. The start takes place at the Comer Center at Lands' End. It's pretty spectacular seeing bike after bike come down the main street (Iowa Street) in Dodgeville and turning east on Highway 191 (see above photo). Some routes take you through Mineral Point, to the Highland area and to the Barneveld area.
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The Cobb Corn Boil, complete with FREE swee corn, parade, fast pitch softball and plenty of fun and games for the kids will be held the weekend of August 17 & 18 with ball games beginning earlier.
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Dodgeville is planning to hold a Sidewalk Sale event August 15-17.
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Another event coming up pretty fast is the annual Summer Garage Sales in Mineral Point the weekend of August 17.
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The following weekend (24th & 25th) will be the Iowa County Antique & Collectors Club's Power Show at the Iowa County Fairgrounds. That's when you can see how your ancestors used to handle the job of farming!
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Check out the 3-Day Recycling event to be held the 22nd thru the 24th at Harris Park. There are also some garage sales planned to be going on inside Ley Pav those days.
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Fall high school sports began earlier this week. That means the Iowa County Fair isn't too far down the road and then school starts and the fun begins!