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COTTAGE GROVE Cottage Grove, village (1990 pop. 22,935), Washington co., SE Minn., near the St. Croix River; inc. 1965. There is farming (cattle, sheep, corn, and soybeans) and manufacturing (chemicals and machinery). - Banned in Junction City Junction City, city (1990 pop. 20,604), seat of Geary co., NE Kans., at the confluence of the Republican and Smoky Hill rivers; inc. 1859. The rail, trade, and processing center of an agricultural and dairy area, it grew as the supply point for nearby Fort Riley, , backed in Cottage Grove. Shoppers eager to get their hands on one of the new Men of the Long Tom Grange calendars will be able to do so at this week's Bohemia Mining Days, which runs Thursday through Sunday in Cottage Grove. Mining Days organizers decided to make room for the calendars after learning that officials in Junction City had banished them from next month's Scandinavian Festival. "We didn't understand the objection, but we're happy to have them at our festival," said Sharon Jean, president of the Bohemia Mining Days' nonprofit board of directors. "We didn't have to think about it for more than a minute." The calendars, which have raised more than $250,000 for Junction City schools, are a beefcake beef·cake n. Informal 1. Images, especially photographs, of minimally attired men with muscular physiques. 2. Attractive men with muscular physiques, such as those in these images. spoof See spoofing. spoof - spoofing featuring middle-aged and older men posing nude behind strategically placed props. The 2005 models range from the mayor to the assistant police chief. Calendar conceiver and promoter Danuta Pfeiffer said organizers were "still reeling" from the Scandinavian Festival's decision when they got an unexpected call Saturday from Mining Days organizer Charles Snell offering them tent space at this week's Cottage Grove celebration. "We were hoping to sell up to 2,000 calendars at the Scandinavian Festival, which translates to about $30,000," said Pfeiffer. "We weren't sure what we were going to do about that loss." Pfeiffer said the Mining Days offer "almost brought tears to our eyes." She vowed that they'll have as many calendars as necessary available for sale in Cottage Grove. "We'll have boxes of them," she said. "What I think is really cool is, Cottage Grove is stepping in to rescue Junction City schools," she said. "I think that's amazing a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. ." This year's Bohemia Mining Days festival, the 45th annual, honors the children who in past decades worked in area mines. The activities also include a kiddie kid·die or kid·dy n. pl. kid·dies Slang A small child. kiddie Noun Informal a child parade, costume contest, blacksmithing and gold panning. Jean said the festival and the Long Tom calendar seem a good fit for each other. "We're always interested in any activity that helps youth and children - our community has a pretty strong record around that," she said. "It's a serious chunk of change they give to the schools, and that's one of the reasons we wanted to help them and support them." Jean said she doesn't anticipate any backlash in response to the offer to sell the calendars. "We're an all-inclusive community down here," she said. MEET THE MODELS Men of the Long Tom Grange 2005 calendar models plan public appearances Junction City: Saturday, noon to 5 p.m., Guaranty As a verb, to agree to be responsible for the payment of another's debt or the performance of another's duty, liability, or obligation if that person does not perform as he or she is legally obligated to do; to assume the responsibility of a guarantor; to warrant. Chevrolet dealership Cottage Grove: Thursday, Friday and Sunday at Bohemia Mining Days, calendar vendor tent, all day. Men from 2004 calendar will be on hand Saturday. Other calendar venues: All Dari Mart Dari Mart is an American chain of convenience stores with 43 locations in the Willamette Valley of Oregon, from Albany to Cottage Grove. It is most notable as a supplier of milk, ice cream, and other dairy products from Lochmead Farms stores |
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