Protivin NewsLocal news for Protivin, IA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Stick to using Protivin, not Cresco- October 28, 2007 I am glad to see that the dateline on your story about Dr. Norman Borlaug was Protivin, Iowa. via Des Moines Registerhttp://www.topix.net/city/protivin-ia/2007/10/stick-to-using-protivin-not-cresco?fromrss=1 Humble Borlaug refuses to yield to age or illness- October 21, 2007 "It had a farmer-owned creamery where we sold our cream, a blacksmith shop for shoeing horses and fixing harnesses, a feed mill and a general store" Norman Borlaug, the "Father of the Green Revolution," receives help navigating stairs to the one-room schoolhouse he attended through eighth grade in Howard County. via Indianola Record-Heraldhttp://www.topix.net/city/protivin-ia/2007/10/humble-borlaug-refuses-to-yield-to-age-or-il... Borlaug will visit boyhood farm near Cresco- October 6, 2007 "I think they will be surprised when they see his tiny bedroom and the very modest home where he and his two sisters were raised. It is pretty humble beginnings" Several special events Oct. 16 will honor Norman Borlaug for his recent award, the Congressional Gold Medal. via Waterloo Courierhttp://www.topix.net/city/protivin-ia/2007/10/borlaug-will-visit-boyhood-farm-near-cresco?... |