The 2010 Maize Maze in Elgin!
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| MAZE VISIT 2010 TEACHER PLANNER- INFORMATION FORM School____________________________________________________ Date of tour_____________________Time______________________________ Rain date__________________ No. of Students________________no.of adults_________________ Contact person___________________________ Address_____________________________________ Telephone no. ________________________ Email address_______________________________ Quoted price/student, includes teachers and help. $3 Request teacher packet?______________date sent____________ Special requests: Lunch-30 minutes____________ Maze visit only--30 minutes__________ Maze with mail boxes- 45 minutes____________ Old machinery story telling, includes hand picking popcorn and indian corn-45 minutes______________ Nature Center, 30 minutes ____________ Dummermuth farm museum--30 minutes_______________ Laverne Swenson ph-563-423-5927 cell-563-419-1133 1-866-630-3194 email-lagracia@acegroup.cc Nature center Dawn Amundson 563-426-5740 |
| SCHOOL FIELD TRIPS 2010 MAZE-MAZE-MAZE Gilbertson Nature Center ½ mile east of Elgin, Iowa Solve the Maze • solve the mini-mazes • find the mail boxes • learn about Electricity • learn about corn • learn about places to visit in NE Iowa that tell the story of our agricultural past • learn about corn planting as our ancestors did it • learn how corn was picked by our parents and grand parents. • PICK YOUR OWN POPCORN, then shell it • PICK YOUR OWN Indian flint corn • See stuffed eagles, squirrels, deer, frogs, snakes, turtles, huge brown bear. • Visit Dummermuth museum with all kinds of old tools, implements. • tour a house that is preserved as it was 80 years ago CALL- Laverne Swenson Mazemaster 1-866-630-3194 cell-563-419-1133 email-lagracia@acegroup.cc Nature Center, Dawn Amundson 563-426-5740 email-gncfccb@alpinecom.net |
| BREAKING NEWS: Allamakee-Clayton REC to Sponsor “Electrifying” Maize Maze “Electrifying” Maize Maze to open July 17 After months of preparation, the 2010 Country Heritage Community Maize Maze will open July 17. This year’s maze is sponsored by Allamakee-Clayton Electric Cooperative and the maze design is CFL Charlie, the energy efficiency mascot for all Touchstone Energy Cooperatives. The awesome maze design was done by Harold Waterman, Monona, Iowa. In addition to learning about electricity and energy efficiency, visitors to the maze will have the opportunity to try their skills at solving 5 mini-mazes, learn about some of the other kinds of corn, and view some of the machines our farming ancestors 80 to 100 years ago used to plant and harvest corn. In Sept-Oct.one can pick your own popcorn and Indian corn. A shelter and 5 picnic tables are available. Also on the Gilbertson grounds you can, for free, visit the nearby nature center, petting zoo, farm tool museum and old-time farm house. Also within walking distance is a fishing pond, multi-use trails, Turkey River canoe access and picnic areas. CHC’s Maize Maze is located at the Gilbertson Conservation Education Area, just east of Elgin on Highway B64. Last year over 3,000 people visited the site including families, school and church groups, young adults and visitors from other states. The maze is open from July 17 to October 31. Hours are 1-5 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday and open by appointment any time, day or night. Admission is free for children 5 and under; $4 for ages 6-11; and $6 for adults. Large groups (10 person minimum) are free for children 5 and under; $3 for ages 6-11; and $5 for adults. Educational group rates are $3 per person with a minimum of 10 people in the group. For a real adventure, try solving the maze at night (must be 18 or older). Contact Laverne Swenson for more information and scheduling - cell (563)419-1133 or email lagracia@acegroup.cc. Members of Allamakee-Clayton Electric Cooperative and their families will receive $1 off the cost of admission. Postville student paints signs for volunteer project You may have noticed some of the signs posted throughout the area drawing attention to the 2010 maize maze. The signs are a community service project created by Natani Gallagher, a Postville High School senior, and feature a life-size CFL Charlie. Students use community service projects to qualify for their senior class trip. |
| Maizemaster Laverne Swenson, left, and maze designer Harold Waterman hold a picture of CFL Charlie, the energy efficiency mascot for all Touchstone Energy Cooperatives. The 2010 Maize Maze, located at Gilbertson Conservation Education Area is sponsored by Allamakee-Clayton Electric Cooperative. |
| Natani Gallagher stands beside one of the signs she painted as a community service project to quality for her senior class trip. The signs feature a life-size CFL Charlie, the design used for the 2010 maize maze. |
| In this aerial photo taken by Laverne Swenson, the design of the maize maze is easy to recognize. Along with CFL Charlie, the design features the Allamakee-Clayton Electric Cooperative logo (top left) as well as the Touchstone Energy Cooperative logo (near the bottom). |
| SPECIAL GIVE AWAY AT THE MAZE! You can win a free CFL 23 WATT LIGHT BULB = 100 WATT by coming to the maze, going through and finding the 12 mailboxes and answering the 4 quizzes. CFL light bulbs are compliments of Allamakee-Clayton electric coop, the maze sponsor this year.. The maze goal is to educate everyone about the use of electricity, promote the new low demand light bulbs and of course to get lost and have fun. Also , now is the time to schedule your field trip for picking popcorn and indian corn in Sept.and October, along with solving the maze. thank you, laverne swenson mazemaster 563-419-1133 |