Author Craig Bishop, talks about Billy Sunday, evangelist and athlete born in Ames. Born in poverty, Sunday became a national figure and forerunner of modern-day Evangelists. Craig Bishop will come from Minnesota to give a presentation at the Ames Public Library on Wednesday at 7:00 PM and in Nevada at the Senior Center at 12:45 PM on Thursday. Both lectures are open to the public. Bishop wrote the book: Billy Sunday, the Baseball Evangelist (1862-1935).
Various heads of the Central Iowa towns' Chambers of Commerce describe their local business and entertainment features, while attending the 2016 Iowa Retailers Summit in Ames.
Allyson Walter from the Ames Convention And Visitors Bureau notifies us about 4th of July festivities in Ames and surrounding communities.
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Online Resources and Events:
- Ames: Mayor’s Pancake Breakfast, City Hall, 8:30 – 10:30 AM
- Ames: Bill Riley Talent Competition, Main and Burnett, 9:00 – 11:00 AM
- Ames 4th of July Parade
- Fireworks at Slater, Iowa
- Fireworks at Ames, Iowa
- Fireworks at Boone Iowa
- Fireworks at Nevada Iowa
- Fireworks at Jewell, Iowa
- Fireworks at Slater, Iowa
- Fireworks at West Des Moines, Iowa
- Fireworks at Altoona, Iowa
- Fireworks at Des Moines, Iowa
- Ames Convention And Visitors Bureau
Originally broadcast 06/27/2016
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