Coon Rapids events

The Khrushchev-Garst 50th anniversary events scheduled for Coon Rapids, Iowa, on Saturday:

9:45 a.m.-11 a.m., Garst farm dedication at Whiterock Conservancy, 1390 Highway 141, Coon Rapids

1:30 p.m., Main Street Coon Rapids, farm machinery parade

2:30 p.m.-3:15 p.m., commemorative speeches on Main Street Coon Rapids, followed by Nikita Khrushchev and Roswell Garst look-alike contests

3:15 p.m.-10 p.m., live music on Main Street

3:30 p.m. and 5 p.m., inaugural performance of original play by Cynthia Mercati, “Peace Through Corn,” about the Garst-Khrushchev friendship

4:30 p.m., silage throw on Main Street

4:30 p.m.-11:30 p.m., Main Street beer garden (cash bar) organized by Coon Rapids Fire Department

All listed events are free and open to the public. Register online at www.creatinggreatplaces.org

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