Shelbi Weeks of Cambridge, Iowa, was named a "Distinguished Finalist" from Iowa (note you need to select Iowa in the drop-down menu) in the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program. She personally made 23 quilts and donated them to the neonatal intensive care unit at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines to keep tiny newborns warm. She also led quilting workshops for her 4-H club and local Girl Scout troops to have an even bigger impact on the hospital's need for quilts. More information can be found in the Mid-Iowa News article.
Congratulations to Shelbi on this award.
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Referendum Meetings and Upcoming Voting
There is a special election for the Ballard School District dealing with issuing bonds and PPEL on May 6, 2008. There will be a public hearing on this issue at 6:30 p.m. at East Elementary in Cambridge, Iowa, on Thursday, April 17, 2008.
Some background on the two questions are found in the editorial Student-rich, property poor and the article Ballard begins community meetings on school expansion.
The Story County Elections page shows the upcoming elections and candidates. Currently this has:
Some background on the two questions are found in the editorial Student-rich, property poor and the article Ballard begins community meetings on school expansion.
The Story County Elections page shows the upcoming elections and candidates. Currently this has:
Monday, April 14, 2008
Monthly Meeting - March 18, 2008
The regular monthly meeting of the Cambridge Historical Association was held Tuesday, March 18, 2008. Topics discussed included:
- The new Schools of Union Township book will contain information about the schools, graduates, teachers, and activities.
- How to organize our information on Veterans. We are looking at dividing it into Civil War, WW I, WW II, and later.
- Jubilee Days where our topic will again be schools and their activities. Also there will be a display of Cambridge business souvenirs.
- Jubilee Cookbooks from the sesquicentennial are now $3.50. We also have magnets, coloring books (from the Cambridge, Iowa sesquicentennial), and historical pictures available.
Monday, April 7, 2008
Book Signing at Cambridge Library - April 9, 2008
Former Cambridge resident Donna Christopherson will be at the Cambridge Memorial Library for a book signing on Wednesday, April 9th, at 3 p.m. She is the author of "Iowa in the Rearview Mirror", a collection of her columns from the The Tri-County Times about life in Cambridge, Iowa.
More information on the book can be found in a Tri-County Times review by Ed Rood and on the author's website at www.djbooks.com . We recently added a copy of the book to the Cambridge Historical Association.
More information on the book can be found in a Tri-County Times review by Ed Rood and on the author's website at www.djbooks.com . We recently added a copy of the book to the Cambridge Historical Association.
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Iowa in the Rearview Mirror - Book Signing
Former Cambridge resident D. J. (Donna) Christopherson will have a book signing on Saturday, April 5, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Blumsters on Main in Huxley (107 South Main Street). Her book, "Iowa in the Rearview Mirror" is a collection of her best columns published in The Tri-County Times.
More information on the book can be found in a Tri-County Times review by Ed Rood and on the author's website at www.djbooks.com . We recently added a copy of the book to the Cambridge Historical Association.
More information on the book can be found in a Tri-County Times review by Ed Rood and on the author's website at www.djbooks.com . We recently added a copy of the book to the Cambridge Historical Association.
Friday, March 21, 2008
Lecture - Ames Historical Society, Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Just a reminder that the Ames Historical Society lecture series continues next Wednesday at 7 p.m. This one is The Heart of Iowa Leg of the 1908 New York to Paris Great Auto Race
by Bill Jepsen.
by Bill Jepsen.
Sunday, March 9, 2008
Monthly Meeting - February 19, 2008
The regular monthly meeting of the Cambridge Historical Association was held Tuesday, February 19, 2008. Topics discussed included:
- Purchase of a microfilm reader-printer for the Cambridge Memorial Library is underway. We are also purchasing a computer to use the microfilm reader-printer with.
- Pictures and clothing from Ruth Boast and family were received from Dennis Wendell of the Ames Historical Society. These are being assembled into a book describing the Peterson family and their migration from Sweden to Story County. Among the descendants were the H. J. Hanson family in Ames and the Charles Wm. Wills family family, a Cambridge harness maker.
- Indexing of the artifacts and history books is underway.
- The next book, describing Schools in Union Township, is being prepared. Pictures related to this would be much appreciated for the book and/or for the Jubilee Days display. Jubilee Days is the weekend of June 13th.
- Reference requests included questions about the Cambridge High School colors and team name (blue and white, Cobras) and the Adams family of Cambridge. You are welcome to write, call, stop by, or email (CHA@huxcomm.net) us with your questions.
- Pictures were received from Helen Heslop of the December 18, 1999, burning of the old lumberyard, of the business district (1999) on Water Street, and of the old Cambridge water tower (the one recently taken out of service).
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