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Touch at Truck at Central School–Aug. 17, 2021

Life is too short to only have boring vehicles. That’s why Central School is hosting “Touch at Truck” on Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. outside Central School at 211 S. Center Street in Lake City, Iowa. Bring the kids, invite your family and friends, and come see cool vehicles up close, including cars from Smith Racing of Lake City, fire trucks from the Lake City Fire Department, trucks and equipment from the City of Lake City, a new 2022 electric car from Macke Motors, an Iowa State Patrol vehicle, a Calhoun County Sheriff’s Department patrol car, a John Deere tractor, and the Iowa Corn SUV. (Don’t miss Iowa Corn’s free giveaways for kids and adults!)
Check out the vehicles, take plenty of selfies, stop inside Central School for free refreshments, and bring the kids to story time. At 4:30 p.m. and again at 5 p.m., Central School Preservation board member Jan Dougherty will be reading the beloved children’s book, “Cars, Trucks and Things That Go!” by Richard Scarry.
We were inspired to host this unique event by the Winterset Public Library, which hosts Touch a Truck in their community. Please stop by for Touch a Truck on Aug. 17, and feel free to share this post.
Also, the Central School museum will be open for tours during this event, as well. We look forward to seeing you!

Ghost Pottery of Iowa Program Slated for Sunday, May 2, 2021 

Many Iowa communities, including Fort Dodge, used to be major producers of stoneware, from crocks to jugs to flower pots. While pottery shops thrived in frontier Iowa from the 1850s to 1890s, many of these businesses had disappeared by 1900. Jeremy McLaughlin of Fort Dodge provides a fascinating glimpse into the history of these once-thriving pottery businesses. He will be speaking on Sunday, May 2, 2021, at 2 p.m. at Central School Preservation (CSP) at 211 South Center Street in Lake City. The “Ghost Pottery of Iowa” program is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served, as well.

McLaughlin will also display a selection of his Iowa stoneware collection, which he has been building for the past 20 years. Get answers to your questions about antique Iowa-made stoneware, as well. For more information, contact Darcy Maulsby, CSP board president, at yettergirl@yahoo.com.

Thanks to the Fort Dodge Messenger for mentioning this program in their recent feature in the Lifestyle section of the April 24, 2021, edition, in the article “Saved from the Wrecking Ball: Central School Offers Museum, Cultural Center.”