ALERT :
- 5/24/13;Reminder that the Forest City CSD will have a one (1) hour early dismissal on Friday, May 24th.:
- 5/25/13, ANNOUNCEMENT; Family Fun ride has been rerouted: from Waldorf College, down J Street to Golf Course Road, to the Golf Course. At the Golf Course, families will enjoy the build-your-own Trail Mix station and compete in put-put golf then return for the pasta feed and games at Waldorf College. :
3rd Annual Mason City Historic Cemetery Walk
Hancock area 09.26.12
The 3rd annual Elmwood St Joseph Cemetery walk will be this Sat in Mason City. There are some major changes in the walk this year . Cemetery manager Randy Opheim is very excited about what is planned for this year which they hope will make it an even better experience than it has already been for everyone who comes out to enjoy the reinactments:
This year they are offering several different options and people can pick and choose what they want to see, or stay for the entire program:
The history walk protrayals include:
For the Afternoon History Walk:
The Story Sisters, founded the first hospital in Mason City. Dolly Story Bushnell 1863 – 1956, portrayed by Pat Schultz and Sophia Story ???? – 1924, portrayed by Cheryl Blakely
May Hanford McNider, 1863-1954, philanthropist for Mason City’s cultural interests and mother of General Hanford MacNider, portrayed by Cindy Dahl
Martha Jane Parker, 1852-1943, taught the Ringling Brothers, portrayed by Gerry Schwartz
Dr. Channing E. Dakin, 1876-1944, prestigious medical doctor in Mason City from 1901 to 1944, portrayed by his grandson Tom Dakin.
Owen T. Denison, 1847-1910, an early officer of the Mason City Brick and Tile Company, portrayed by Brian Bauer
Levi Cadwell, 1832- 1880, owned a livery stable and drove funeral coaches, portrayed by John Henry
For the Evening History Stroll:
Yefto Radonich, 1897-1914, young immigrant murdered on Powder Street, portrayed by Nick Leaman
Cora Bell, 1879-1965, suspected of running a house of ill repute, portrayed by Carolyn York