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Fiber classes, fleece show, sheep-to-shawl competition, sheepdog demonstrations and trial, lamb cook-off and cooking demonstrations, regional Dorset show. Couture designer trunk show, professional wedding specialists, and a $1,200 wedding planning and decorating package will be awarded. Outdoor chess, beef barbecue, art show, amusement rides, petting zoo, 5K run/one-mile run/two-mile walk, basketball tournament, parade, an appearance by the Isiserettes Drill & Drum Corps, bathtub races,...

They ve pored over all the financial numbers to try to figure out if the move which would bring pro hockey back to the town for the first time since the San Angelo Saints folded in 2005 makes sense for everyone involved. One Thanksgiving she spent the whole day baking cookies for a pair of Canadian-born Saints players celebrating their birthday thousands of miles from home. She s got dozens of hockey pucks, most autographed a piece of a broken hockey stick, shirts, an official jersey,...

Other field day topics include swine disease control, sources of locally produced food, managing trees and row crops for wildlife, the Conservation Security Program and goat browsing for weed management. Iowa Soybean Association directors Ben Schmidt and Larry Marek will talk about their involvement in the industry, Asoyia representative Ryan Kinneberg will talk about opportunities for soybean producers, and Linda Funk, director of the Soyfoods Council, will discuss value-added soybeans....