Cambridge City Election - November 3, 2009

The election for Mayor of Cambridge, Iowa and for City Council members will be held Tuesday, November 3, 2009. You can see the sample ballot on the Story County website. Our current Mayor, Scott DeYoung, is unopposed for reelection. Three City Council seats have four candidates on the ballot: Husie Holmes, Steven Kovarik, Dan Mortensen, and David Thom. Write-in votes may be used for any of the positions. Polls are open from 7 am to 8 pm at the Cambridge Fire Station, 304 River Street.

Restoring Family Photos - October 22, 2009

The Kirkendall Public Library in Ankeny, Iowa is hosting a free presentation by Dennis Allen and Cris Nagla this Thursday, October 22, 2009, at 6:30 pm on Restoring Family Photos. Learn how to restore and preserve your family's photos.

Our Meetings Have a New Site!

Beginning with the meeting this month, Tuesday, October 20, 2009, our meetings, and the Cambridge Historical Association have a new location. Thanks to the Masonic Tabernacle Lodge Number 452 of Cambridge, Iowa, we now have a new home. The Lodge has donated their building to us as they are becoming part of the Nevada Lodge. We would like to thank them and especially Charles Sloniger for their generosity in making this happen. Thank you also to the Lewis Law Firm of Cambridge and the Cambridge Mayor and City Council for their help in accomplishing this.

The building is located at 504 3rd Street, just off of Water Street. Please join us at 7 pm, on the third Tuesday of the month, for our meetings. This month we will be discussing the new building and how to organize our materials in it.

Cambridge Fall Fest - October 17, 2009

The Cambridge Fall Fest sponsored by the Cambridge Jubilee Committee is this Saturday, October 17, 2009, from 5 to 8 pm at the Cambridge Community Center. It includes food, a hayrack ride (non-scary), and spooky hayrack rides, all for $5 for adults and $3 for children under 10. Click on the picture to see a larger version for the complete details.

Barn Tour Including Apland-Freeland Barn - September 19 and 20, 2009

The Iowa Barn Foundation is having a free self-guided tour of many Iowa barns on Saturday, September 19th and Sunday, September 20th. Barns will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. both days. The Apland-Freeland barn near Cambridge is one of four barns in Story County which may be seen. More information on its history is available here and here.

7th Annual Cambridge Iowa Truck Pull - September 19, 2009

The 7th Annual Cambridge Fall Truck Pull will be held Saturday, September 19th, 2009. The gates open at 10 am and the pull begins at noon. More details are available at the Cambridge Motor Sports page.

Whole Town's Talking: Cambridge, Iowa

One of our displays during the 2009 Jubilee Days was the video Whole Town's Talking: Cambridge, Iowa. This was part of a 1952 series by WOI-TV showing town meetings to discuss current local issues. For Cambridge, the issue was whether it should keep its high school or consolidate with other local schools or towns. You can see this half-hour episode online at YouTube or watch the DVD at the Cambridge Historical Association.

The three parts of the show can be seen at:

Whole Town's Talking: Cambridge, Iowa part 1

Whole Town's Talking: Cambridge, Iowa part 2

Whole Town's Talking: Cambridge, Iowa part 3

Each part is about ten minutes long.

A news article about the show can be found in our first book: Cambridge, Iowa: The First 150 Years.

Thanks to Larry and Helen Nernes for identifying many of the students and participants in the video. Those identified were:

CJ Sampers

Betty Jo Harker

Levona Carins

Bud Carins

Terry Jennings

Dorothy Kahler

Larry Nernes

Jim Crosser

Fred Warren

Frank Warren

Matilda Hill

Marge Griffith

Larry Gardner

Danny Stowe

John Dyer

Francis Blackwood

Owen Dean Thorson

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