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Come Home to Leon Iowa |
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Come home to Leon where the Leon Chamber of Commerce welcomes you to Leon, a small but progressive town centrally located near the border of southern Iowa in Decatur County. We invite you to come and catch the excitement as we share what its like to be a part of a small community.
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Starting early in the year, we are actively involved in and promote many activities.
Easter Egg Hunt on the Courthouse lawn
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Spring town-wide garage sales
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Family Safety Day
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Downhill Derby
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Summer Luau
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4th of July Celebration with a parade, games, rodeo & fireworks
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Back-to-school breakfast with Central Decatur Faculty
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Seasonal Shopping Campaign Special
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Southern Iowa Craft Show
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Winter Snow "Ball"
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Leon Noel with holiday trees on display
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Halloween costume contest
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All Alumni reunion
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Car Cruise-Antiques, Vintage, & Classic
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Thursday Night in the Park
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Farmer's Market on the Square
We also provide scholarships to eligible graduates to Central Decatur School.
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Decatur County Hospital is Professional Neighbors Caring for you |
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Decatur County Hospital was founded in 1931. It is a 25-bed critical access hospital located in Leon, Iowa.
We are proud of our devoted and highly trained employees who add that “home town” personal touch.
Services offered by Decatur County Hospital include:
- Emergency/Acute Therapy
- Skilled/Respite
- Hospice
- Surgery
- Physcial Therapy
- Nerve Conduction
- Occupational Therapy
- Specialty Clinics
- Chemotherapy
- New Advanced CT Scan
- Respiratory
- Pulmonary Rehab
- Sleep Studies
- Diabetic Education
- Cardiac Rehab
- Cardiolyte stress Test
- MRI
- Mammography
- Labratory
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Quilt Country |
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Open Wednesday though Saturday from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Closed Monday. Breakfast buffet is served the 1st Saturday of the month from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Enjoy an evening buffet on Friday and Saturday with serving from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Open Sunday from 7 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and serving buffet 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Call 641-446-4595 or 641-344-7162 for more information. |
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Country Plus |
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business hours are 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Country Plus has Hallmark cards and gifts for every occasion, seasonal and non-seasonal collectibles, jewelry, florals, candles, dishware and pewter. Enjoy the holiday season and enjoy with them, as they celebrate their “Christmas Like Crazy” extravaganza. |
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In Your Backyard Iowa Showcases Beautiful Decatur County |
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Decatur Country Development Corporation (DCDC) and Red Hawk Enterprises partner once again to showcase Decatur County on the show In Your Backyard Iowa.
Last year DCDC Executive Director Angie Jensen and Tom Beougher, Red Hawk Enterprises teamed up to shoot a short tourism video showcasing Little River Lake, Slip Bluff, Nine Eagles State Park and other beautiful scenery. This video can be seen on www.decaturcountydevelopment.org and www.backyardiowa.com.
In June 2009 those same parks became the backdrop for a new commercial that aired beginning in July on the show In Your Backyard Iowa. Utilizing local talent for that commercial, citizens of the county got a chance for 30 seconds of fame. Following that in Your Backyard Iowa came back in August to shoot one of their fishing shows at all three of the parks. In the midst of a cold rainy weekend local talent once again shone through and showed the crew of In Your Backyard Iowa how much fun it can be in Decatur County. To view either of those you may go to www.backyardiowa.com
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Excitement and thrills at the Grand River Rodeo |
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Enjoy the excitement and thrills the Champion Rodeo on Friday and Saturday,  August 20th and 21st, 2010 south of Grand River. It all begins with the Little Britches Rodeo Mutton Bustin’ and Calf Scramble at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. On Saturday enjoy the Steer Riding and Calf Scramble at 7:00 p.m.
The rodeo offers 9 championship events
- Bareback Riding
- Team Roping
- Calf roping
- Brahama Bull Riding
- Saddle Bronc Riding
- Racing
- Break-Away Roping
- Steer Wrestling
- Over 40 Calf Roping
Friday night dance to the music of your favorite DJ after the rodeo and Saturday night dance to the music of a live band.
Tickets are available in advance, or at the gate and children under 5 are free. For more information call Terry at 641-447-2549 or Brad at 641-773-5331.
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Come Explore a Decatur County Park |
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 Visit Little River Recreation Area jointly managed by the Decatur County Conservation Board and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. The 2,200 acre Little River Recreation Area offers something for everyone. Little River Lake (787 acres) provides excellent fishing and pleasure boating, while the surrounding area provides some excellent upland game bird hunting, cross-country skiing and hiking. Other activities include camping, picnicking and swimming. Log-style cabins are also available for rental. Each rustic cabin is one room, handicap accessible and has a patio facing the lake. Reservations must be made in advance by calling the Decatur County Conservation Board. Whatever you enjoy, the choice is yours at the Little River Recreation Area.
Slip Bluff Park, the perfect get-a-way, offers a relaxing county lake and is located 3 miles northeast of Lamoni and 4 miles west of Davis City. Enjoy camping, boating, picnic, walking trails, fishing, trails, fishing, hiking and cross-country skiing. This campground offers sites with hook-ups and tent spaces and rental cabins with rest room facilities nearby. Visit and camp, picnic, hike and enjoy other activities at any of our county parks for a relaxing fun filled get-a-way.
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Leon Rodeo |
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A top-notch URA, MSRA and IRCA triple san-
ctioned and award-winning rodeo, is held every year at the Decatur County Fairgrounds located at the north edge of Leon on US Hwy 69. The annual event scheduled for Friday, Saturday and Sunday, July 2nd, 3rd, and 4th, provides fun and excitement for the whole family. Come enjoy the rodeo events, queen contest, entertainment, Chuck Wagon breakfast, Cowboy Trade Day, dance, 4th of July fireworks and many other scheduled events. Tickets are available in advance or at the gate.
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Civil War Days living history and reenactment |
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 Take a short drive to the 19th century this Labor Day weekend and visit Lamoni's 8th Annual Civil War Days reenactment and living history. Enjoy free admission and parking, spend the day and join the hundreds of re-enactors and living historians at one of the Midwest's most popular, family-friendly cultural events as seen on PBS.
Visit our lakeside encampment and see both civilian and military life from our Civil War era. We feature major battles at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, September 4, 2010 and 1:00 p.m. Sunday, September 5, 2010 that include armies of infantry cavalry, artillery and medical re-enactors. We also feature a Native American family camp, numerous period trades people, period music and dance and fashion, cemetery tours, blacksmith, tinsmith, period games and toys and more.
Go to www.civilwardays.org for complete event details. Lamoni, Iowa is located precisely on Interstate 35 at the Iowa/Missouri border, 110 miles north of Kansas City and 75 miles south of Des Moines.
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