haggard twogood
CHARITABLE TRUST
2007 ARCHIVES
Algona Area Bell Fest
February 17, 2007
Friedman Auditorium
Camp Algona POW Project
March 2007
The Camp Algona POW Museum committee began its work in January 2001. With the
generous help of groups like the Haggard-Twogood Charitable Trust, they collected artifacts
and carried out research and preserved the existing information about Camp Algona. Lastly,
in March of 2004, the secured an exhibit facility. On Founder’s Day of 2004, they opened
their first exhibit called “German Prisoners of War in America, The Camp Algona
Experience”. Over the next few years, they opened other exhibits called “Cultural
Expression Behind Barbed Wire” and “You Must Remember This: American
Military personnel in Algona”. Since their opening, they have hosted more than 6,000
visitors.
One of the committee’s original goals was to create an exhibit that would bring
honor to the Kossuth county area service personnel who served in World War II. In 2006,
they were proud to open the exhibit called “Algona Experiences World War II”. Because
of increasing local interest in the exhibit, they have collected numerous artifacts that they
were unable to display. The Haggard-Twogood Charitable Trust once again granted money
to this important project in order to expand the “Algona Experiences World War II”.
Visit the museum at 114 S. Thorington St., Algona during regular hours, April-December
1:00 – 4:00 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday or by appointment.
Golden Dragon Acrobats
April 1, 2007
O.B. Laing Middle School Auditorium
Sponsored by the Kossuth County Concert Series
High School Art Show
April 4-13, 2007
the Gallery @ the Library
Sponsored by the Stinson Prairie Arts Council
The 2nd annual Kossuth County Art Show, sponsored by the Stinson Prairie Arts Council
was again held at the Algona Public Library from April 4th to the 11th.
High schools represented this year were; Algona, Bishop Garrigan, Corwith-Wesley-
LuVerne, North Kossuth, Sentral of Fenton, and West Bend Mallard. The arts council
awarded plaques to the Best 2-D project, the Best 3-D project, and the Best of Show project
as judged by Iowa Lakes Community College art professor Byron Lindell.
This year’s 2-D winner is Amy Riggert of Sentral of Fenton (left), with her charcoal drawing
of the Pirates of the Caribbean. The 3-D award went to Garrison Brosnan (center) , of
Bishop Garrigan, with his assemblage of a mixed media titled, “Abandoned.” Finally,
capturing the Best of Show plaque, was Lauren Linahan (right) of Algona High School.
Lauren’s colorful collage also earned her a monetary scholarship. Many of the art projects
now go on to be exhibited in other shows and competitions throughout the area. If you
missed this year’s show, be ready for next year’s display, usually held around this time of the
year.
Organ/Piano Concert
April 29, 2007
1st United Methodist Church, Algona
David Brock “Place”
May 26-June 16, 2007
the Gallery @ the Library
Sponsored by the Stinson Prairie Arts Council
“Place” is the title of the upcoming show at the Gallery @ the Library. Artist David Brock
will be sharing his paintings with Algona during this one man show from May 21-June 16,
2007 and is open during regular library hours.
David Brock, the son-in-law of David and Kathy Gerber of LuVerne, resides in Eau Claire,
WI after traveling extensively throughout the NW United States, Europe, Asia and Japan. He
received his BA in Painting and Drawing at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley
and his MFA in Painting at Bowling Green State University in Ohio.
The following is David Brock’s Artist Statement which lends insight to how David goes
about his process.
“It seems I am always drawn to quiet places, those places where you can sit, relax, take
nothing and seemingly everything in, places which are easily overlooked in our busy, day-today
grind. These are the sites where I am able to recharge, reflect, to begin anew. Recently, I
have found through my graduate studies in Florence, Italy and in northwestern Ohio that I
have become entranced with these seemingly mundane spots, most notably the cloisters of
ancient churches and the worked fields of our own backyards. It may be the myriad of their
rhythms, the lack of overpowering stimuli, the evocation of timelessness, the knowledge that
everything has had the imprint of human hands that I have found my solace in these locales.
My technique reflects the places I reproduce. By using a vocabulary of repetitive, simple
shapes and color fields, the clutter of the details becomes less important while still being able
to infuse the images with a clam and serenity without losing focus on the forms of the land.
Either the sky or the earth dominate the canvases as the colors become scratched, worked,
layered in an attempt to reveal the underlying workings of man while still showing the
dominance of nature.”
David Brock
January 2007
Michael Harker “Barns of Iowa”
June 18-August 18, 2007
the Gallery @ the Library
Sponsored by the Stinson Prairie Arts
Council
This collection of twenty 11 x 18 inch
black and white photos captures the
nostalgic beauty of barns as well as the
enduring pride of the farmers who built
them. Michael Harker began
photographing these structures in 1993
with his rare artistic approach—shooting
only one photo of each barn—one view
of the facade, interior, or architectural detail that conveys its individual story. The actual
barns are disappearing from Iowa at a rate of a thousand a year, but Harker's images visually
preserve a foundation of the agrarian life...a piece of our Iowan identity. Featured by the
Smithsonian Institution, Barns of Iowa has been exhibited at the Herbert Hoover National
Historic Site in West Branch, the Department of Agriculture building in Des Moines, and at
the State Historical Society of Iowa. Distinctive descriptions written by Loren Horton,
retired Senior Historian of the State Historical Society, accompany the photos. Photographer
Michael Harker is also a part of HI's Speakers Bureau program offering presentations
statewide. Be sure to book him for a presentation! Please consult with the Humanities Iowa
office for transportation and setup of this exhibit.
Strings on the Prairie
featuring
“The Belin Quartet”
June 21, 2007
Stinson Prairie
Sponsored by the Stinson
Prairie Arts Council
The Stinson Prairie Arts
Council, Algona, is pleased
to welcome the summer
solstice with a concert on
Stinson Prairie, located
west of Algona.
"Strings on the Prairie"
will be presented by the Belin String Quartet.
The Belin Quartet was established in the year 2000 by a grant to the Civic Music Association
by the Iowa Foundation for Education, Environment, and the Arts, a charitable foundation
created by David Belin. His vision that the whole community should have the opportunity to
share the joys of classical music is realized through the Belin String Quartet.
Iowa Tent Theatre
July 12, 2007
Smith Lake
Sponsored by the Y-Pals
The Iowa Tent Theatre presents “Standing Tall,” on
Thursday, July 12 at 7:30 PM at Smith Lake. Tickets are $5
and available “at the door.” (Or, maybe that’s at the
shore…) Those attending are asked to bring their own lawn
chair. This production is coming to our community thanks
to the Haggard-Twogood Trust and the Y-Pals Mentor Program.
The Iowa Tent Theatre Project is a professional tent theatre company touring an original
tent play throughout the summer. Standing Tall is a journey back in time to the Iowa family
farm – to the white clapboard farmhouse, the cornfields and pastures that start where the
dirt road ends. Life on the farm was never so much fun! Mark your calendar today to attend!
This family show lasts approximately 60 minutes. For more information, see
Rural Route Film Festival
September 15, 2007
Berte’s Back Nine
The Rural Route Film Festival has been created to
highlight works that deal with rural people and places.
While the term "rural" is defined by Webster's Dictionary
as: 1) Of or relating to the country: RUSTIC 2) Of or relating to
people who live in the country 3) Of or relating to farming:
AGRICULTURAL, the creators of Rural Route Film
Festival leave it up to you, the film and video artists, to explain your own definition of
"rural." Whether it be a documentary about an organic turnip farm in West Virginia, a
fictional backpacking drama set in Peru, or a personal/experimental work about life in a
small town in Wisconsin, we want to see and hear what you have to say. Works that include
alternative country, country western, and folk music are encouraged, as are those that play
loud rock in cornfields.
20 Years / 20 Stories: Film, Writing and Photography by David Thoreson
September 17 – November 16, 2007
the Gallery @ the Library
Sponsored by the Stinson Prairie Arts Council