This Month's Birthdays:
July 6: Rory Jeddeloh
July 10: Dick Hinkhouse
July 12: Raelynn Bowers
July 15: Michael Conner
July 19: Kainoa Senio
July 21: Allan Winder
July 23: Micheala Wolfram
July 25: Michelle Hinkhouse
July 27: Liz Drexler and
Addie Bass
July 28: Dax Glasson-Darling and
Sam Torkelson
July 30: Judy Clark
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Juneteenth Celebration
West Branch, Iowa
June 14-19, 2025
The Juneteenth event was planned and carried out by members of the Humans for Racial Justice group, and was definitely a big success! Here were some of the highlights:
Showing of the film, “Searching for Buxton”
during bookstore hours all week long
Children’s Story Hour and Activities at Black Rose Books
Community Choir Concert
“Commemorating Juneteenth in Song” at WB United Methodist Church
And the grand finale:
Tour of local historic spots on the Underground Railroad with docents in each location. Interested folks met at Black Rose Bookstore for a bus ride could pick
up a brochure and take a self-guided tour.
It was a wonderful way to keep the memory of the history of African Americans and their struggles for freedom in mind, and understand there are still challenges for these friends today.
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Anniversaries
July 1: Doug and Jackie Rasmussen
July 16: Tim Jackson and Deborah Suess
and Matt and Laura Scott
July 21: Ed and Anita Starr
July 22: Don and Morgan Draiocht