I'd buy a ticket to watch that! My sister from Des Moines, 3 years my junior, and many pounds my superior rode the ziplines at our family gathering Friday.
-----Original Message----- From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On Behalf Of Rick Harnish Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 9:47 AM To: 'WISPA General List' Subject: Re: [WISPA] Toledo Stoplight Festival I saw Jack maneuver a Jet Ski last summer rather adeptly. Add Ziplines to your "Bucket List" Jack! Rick > -----Original Message----- > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] > On Behalf Of Mike > Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 10:26 AM > To: 'WISPA General List' > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Toledo Stoplight Festival > > 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! 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