RAGBRAI

Riders salute a legend, marvel at his town’s grit

Parkersburg, Ia. – Kenny Seifert rolled up to Aplington-Parkersburg High School by himself today, his teammates long gone, and stopped at a chain-link fence. The veteran high school athletic director gazed from his bicycle at Ed Thomas Field. The Sacred Acre. The memorial for a man he never knew, but still respected. “It gives you [...]