ORANGE CITY TULIP FESTIVAL UNDERWAY
(Le Mars) -THE ANNUAL ORANGE CITY TULIP FESTIVAL IS UNDERWAY.
THE THREE DAY CELEBRATION BEGAN THIS (THURSDAY) MORNING WITH A FLY IN BREAKFAST.
THE FESTIVAL CELEBRATES THE DUTCH HERITAGE OF SIOUX COUNTY RESIDENTS AND HAS
TRADITIONAL EVENTS LIKE THE DUTCH DOZEN DANCERS, A VOLKSPARADE, STREET SCRUBBING AND
WOODEN SHOE CARVING.
THERE ARE OF COURSE HUNDREDS OF TULIPS ON DISPLAY.
THE EVENT RUNS THROUGH SATURDAY IN ORANGE CITY.
MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT KILLS SIOUX CITY MAN
A SIOUX CITY MAN HAS DIED IN A MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT IN RURAL WOODBURY COUNTY.
THE IOWA STATE PATROL SAYS 59 YEAR OLD MARK FISCHER WAS KILLED WHEN THE MOTORCYCLE
HE WAS DRIVING WENT INTO A DITCH ON OLD HIGHWAY 141 NEAR HOLLY SPRINGS JUST AFTER
8AM THURSDAY.
FISCHER WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE.
THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION.
GAS PRICES IN IOWA LOWEST IN 11 YEARS HEADING INTO SUMMER HOLIDAY
Gasoline prices in Iowa are the lowest they’ve been in 11 years heading into the
first holiday of the summer season. Gail Weinholzer, at Triple-A-Iowa, predicts the
cheap pump prices will translate into a big boost in next weekend’s number of
vacation travelers hitting the highways.
The motor club predicts about 700-thousand more people will travel nationwide next
weekend than a year ago. Of the forecast 38-million travelers, a record of almost
34-million — or around 90-percent — will be in motor vehicles, which is why gas
prices are a key factor.
The national average is $2.26, about four cents higher than Iowa’s average. The
state’s cheapest gas can be found in Davenport at $2.10 a gallon, while the most
expensive gas is in Des Moines at $2.33.
