Remember “Uncle” Louis Hammer, the 90-year-old farmer who pedaled a stationary bike and cheered on RAGBRAI riders as they rode past his farm near Pocahontas? Of course you do. The guy’s a legend. Well, two of his new fans, riders Greta Songe and John Martinek, are making a short animated film about him. (Songe, by [...]
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Pocahontas was the meeting town on Monday's RAGBRAI route.
Monday, July 26, 2010
Louis Plummer has ridden RAGBRAI in years past, but this time he found something better. The farmer pedaled on an old stationary exercise bike near the route, just up the gravel road from the farmhouse where he has lived all but a few of his 90 years.
Monday, July 26, 2010
Eight Pocahontas high school students and recent graduates lined up atop the bed of a semi to try and lead thousands of bicyclists flying down Main Street of the town they affectionately refer to as “Pokey” in the classic dance and song.
Monday, July 26, 2010
No matter how hard she tried, Debby “Pocahontas” Eaton couldn’t find her husband among the thousands of RAGBRAI riders who swarmed into her namesake town Monday morning.
Monday, July 26, 2010
Jerry Szumski kicked up his feet for a bit in a recliner in a parking lot in Pocahontas, where locals had arranged a half dozen old couches. It was a popular spot, and dozens of riders stopped for awhile to listen to a praise band from the local Faith Lutheran Church.
Monday, July 26, 2010
The artist Daryl Bruxvoort showed off some of his handiwork in the back of pickup truck along the route in Pocahontas: a 99-county map of Iowa nailed made from old license plates.
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