I would like very much like that! Did I mention I am 2 miles from Meskwaki, a world class casino, hotel and convention center? Or that there are now 3 ziplines up and running here at Gilly Hollow?
Friendly Regards, Mike -----Original Message----- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Jack Unger Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 9:12 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Toledo Stoplight Festival Sorry to miss it Mike. Maybe next year... Mike wrote: > Just so you know that besides running a WISP, community involvement is > very important. Mark your calendars! > > > > SPECIAL - Toledo, Iowa - July 2, 2010 > > The stage is set. The preparations are made. There is a festival > coming to Toledo. > > Friday July 9, 2010, on the Tama County Courthouse lawn, in downtown > Toledo, the Toledo Stoplight Festival will unfold in conjunction with > the Toledo Farmers Market and the annual Tama Toledo Chamber of > Commerce Barbecue Cook-off. > > When the Farmers Market whistle blows at 5:00 PM, the festivities will > begin, and continue until 8:00. > > By that time the barbecue artists will be ready for you to sample > their creations. Besides the samples, you will be given a ballot to > vote for the best fare. A cook-off plate will cost you $2.00 and will > be reserved for the first 200 guests. > > At 5:15, Tama County Cattlemen's Association and other vendors will be > ready to serve. Four Happy Chaps, a local band will take the stage > for an hour of rousing music. The Toledo Fire Department will host a > kid's water fight north of the Square. Many other kid's activities > will begin at this time, including a bounce castle, face painting and washable tattoos. > > At 5:30 Toledo Christian ATA will provide the guests with a Tae Kwon > Do demonstration. > > At 6:00 the Sandhill Kid's Nickel Scramble will begin. > > At 6:15 The Chamber of Commerce will have a tribute. > > At 6:30, until festival close at 8:00, Mr. Babor's Neighbors, a > popular band from Des Moines will take the stage. > > At 7:00 the Barbecue Cook-off winner will be announced. > > Commemorative tee-shirts sporting the professionally created festival > logo will be available at the festival for $10.00. > > Organizers are billing the festival as a night of fun on the Square, > for the entire family. Guests are encouraged to bring their lawn > chairs or blankets and settle in for an enjoyable evening. Guests may > bring their own food and refreshments, or buy from the various vendors > who will be set-up around the Square. > > The Toledo Stoplight has been a fixture in Downtown Toledo since > October of 1949. Similar to many city center stoplights of that era, > the Toledo Stoplight has been the source of controversy over the > years. There are those who would remove it in the name of progress, > and those who wish to maintain the stoplight for posterity. > > The Stoplight has been upgraded over the years, and currently has high > tech, multi-element LED indicators skillfully hidden in the vintage > fixture. The pole, mechanism and lights sit high on a concrete > pedestal which was recently re-poured and painted. > > Mark your calendars, pack your blanket. You are in for a wonderful > night of entertainment in Toledo. > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > -- Jack Unger - President, Ask-Wi.Com, Inc. Network Design - Technical Training - Technical Writing Serving the Broadband Wireless, Networking and Telecom Communities since 1993 www.ask-wi.com 818-227-4220 jun...@ask-wi.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
