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See me in Western Iowa in Council Bluffs.
Arlin
As of this time I am not teaching vets to turn. Also please do not send any items to me without prior notification. Thank You Everyone.
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Location: Madison, WI
There will probably be a bunch of politicians out wandering around.
Pedro
I miss nested quotes..........
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We have the Button Factory museum, 1/3 of all the buttons in the world were made here. The bend in the river made it a natural depository of clam shells. But that takes all of 15 minutes....
The soccer complex is nice. Funded by several wealthy families, they had to scrape off the top 12" because of the use of farm chemicals, then shipped in enough amended soil to cover 40 acres.
Only 8 fields, but the first six are REALLY nice.
Fields 3 & 4 are internationally sized plus extra. Usually rotate the location of the goals every day of competition so there is never a wear pattern on the grass. Another area is used to grow grass to be used as plugs to address any major divots.
They were voted the best soccer pitches in the USA by the turf management association a couple of times.
Not a lot of seating, bleachers for fields 3, 4, 5, and 6. If it's a day they rotated the field to the east, you'll be about 30 yards from the sidelines, so most have their own folding chairs, but if you're coming all that distance to play soccer, you're already a pro at this.
Parking adjacent to the fields is tight. But there is a lot of parking at the back of the baseball complex and then you walk across a bridge to enter the soccer complex from the back, about 75 yards. Drive the access road between diamonds 1 & 2 to get to that area.
No shade, and the gnats were bad, so plan accordingly.
If you have the time and are interested, there are 2 large consignment auctions. The bigger One, on Friday, about 40 miles west. Saturday is about 20 miles, I think. Mostly farm immplements, but a lot of tools for woodworking, metal working, mechanics.
50 miles west is the Amana Colonies and a couple of Amish woodworking shops and museums and restaurants.
Most go to Iowa City or Quad Cities for touristy things....
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If you can get away, Le Clair, Ia is about an hour's drive to the north. It's the home of Antique Archaeology of the American Pickers TV show. I've not been to this location and can't say what all there is to see there but have been to the Nashville location and enjoyed browsing around.
