Monthly Archives: July 2014

Jul 21

Oxymoron of the week

Posted on Monday, July 21, 2014, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

“RAGBRAI Nutrition”.

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Jul 20

When will the next ‘giant leap’ be?

Posted on Sunday, July 20, 2014, at 9:56 PM by Jeff

October 3, 2013: Painting at the Neil Armstrong Museum in Wapakoneta, Ohio. Again, 45 years ago to the minute. More than 60 percent of Americans alive today were born after the moon landing. (That’s age 44 and under, 2010 census, … Continue reading →

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Jul 20

Tranquility Base Here

Posted on Sunday, July 20, 2014, at 3:17 PM by Jeff

“The Eagle Has Landed.” Forty-five years ago to the minute. Related, from 2009: ISU alumnus was honored for role in Apollo 11

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Jul 19

25th anniversary of United 232 crash

Posted on Saturday, July 19, 2014, at 2:25 PM by Jeff

On July 19, 1989, one of the nation’s worst aviation disasters — and one of the best under-the-circumstances success stories of heroism and emergency response — happened in Sioux City. The Argus Leader and AP have stories on the anniversary … Continue reading →

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Jul 18

T69 north of D65 has been blacktopped

Posted on Friday, July 18, 2014, at 10:20 AM by Jeff

For the first time in decades, Tama County has (sort of) paved a new rural road. County Road T69, L Avenue, runs north-south just west of Dinsdale. It comes south from IA 175 as paved, but that stopped at the … Continue reading →

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Jul 17

Spirit Lake, Okoboji part of RAGBRAI “Okoboji” stop

Posted on Thursday, July 17, 2014, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The official route announcement in January was for the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa to stop in “Okoboji,” but the maps only show the route following A34 through Milford. It was the Iowa Great Lakes area as a … Continue reading →

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Jul 16

Where is 219th Lane?

Posted on Wednesday, July 16, 2014, at 9:01 AM by Jeff

A curious item in this month’s Iowa Transportation Commission minutes: Transfer of Jurisdiction – 219th Lane in Boone County Most of US 30 through Boone County has the rural address of 220th Street. The only 219th Lane I see on … Continue reading →

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Jul 15

New school name is half a loaf for North Liberty

Posted on Tuesday, July 15, 2014, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Last week, the Iowa City school board determined names for buildings soon to be built, including a high school on the east side of North Liberty. That one will be called Liberty High School. But why not “North Liberty High”? It’s both … Continue reading →

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Jul 14

Other articles about US 20 traveler

Posted on Monday, July 14, 2014, at 11:00 AM by Jeff

When Bryan Farr went across the county on US 20, he was interviewed by many media outlets along the way. Here are some late plugs from his westbound leg by the Rapid City Journal (catching him in Chadron) and the … Continue reading →

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Jul 11

Composite map of Traer tornadoes’ paths

Posted on Friday, July 11, 2014, at 10:30 AM by Jeff

I know it doesn’t look great, but the NWS used two mapping services and I had to play with sizing. The slightly darker black line running north-south and then along the bottom left of the map is US 63. The … Continue reading →

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