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SIOUX CITY WILL EXPERIENCE WHAT IT MEANS TO BE GREEK THIS WEEKEND. THE ANNUAL GREEKFEST TAKES PLACE ON THE GROUNDS OF HOLY TRINITY GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

ORGANIZER CHRISTINE MC AVOY (MACK-UH-VOY) SAYS THERE'S GREAT FUN, FOOD AND MUSIC TO BE HAD BEGINNING AT 5PM FRIDAY:

THERE'S ALSO TRADITIONAL GREEK MUSIC AND DANCERS IN NATIVE COSTUMES. 

   

MCAVOY SAYS IT'S NOT UNUSUAL FOR VISITORS TO JUMP UP AND JOIN IN WITH THE DANCERS AND THE FUN:

ADMISSION TO GREEKFEST IS FREE TO THE PUBLIC AT THE CHURCH GROUNDS ON 900 6TH STREET.

The town of Moville, Iowa is celebrating its Quasquicentennial this week.
      

Moville's mayor, Jim Fisher, says the town got its name from John McDermott, an immigrant from Moville, Ireland;

Fisher says Moville, Iowa and Moville, Ireland are the only two Moville's in the world. 
    

The town will host a parade at 11:00am on Saturday featuring over 20 units from the Abu Bekr Shrine Temple.

There's many other events every evening now through Saturday including an alumni flag football game Thursday and the musical production of "Oklahoma" Friday,

WOODBURY COUNTY REPUBLICANS STILL DON'T KNOW FOR SURE WHO WILL REPRESENT THE G-O-P IN THE DISTRICT FIVE COUNTY SUPERVISORS RACE.

BRIAN ASHLEY, WHO DROPPED OUT OF THE RACE ABOUT A MONTH AGO FOR HEALTH REASONS, WON THE PRIMARY BY OVER 250 VOTES AGAINST CITY COMMUNITY ACTIVIST JUDY DARWIN.

WOODBURY COUNTY REPUBLICAN CHAIRMAN BRIAN ROSENER SAYS
ASHLEY IS THE PARTY'S NOMINEE AT THE MOMENT, AND WILL DECIDE IF  HE WANTS TO ACCEPT THE VOTERS DECISION:

IF ASHLEY DECLINES THE NOMINATION, ROSENER SAYS A COUNTY CONVENTION WOULD BE CALLED TO PICK A NEW CANDIDATE:

ASHLEY HASN'T RESPONDED TO KSCJ'S EFFORTS TO CONTACT HIM. THAT MEANS DEMOCRAT INCUMBENT LARRY CLAUSEN WILL HAVE TO WAIT AWHILE LONGER TO LEARN WHO HE WILL FACE IN NOVEMBER.

 

TUESDAY'S WOODBURY COUNTY PRIMARY HAD A LOW VOTER TURNOUT AND AN UNUSUAL TWIST IN A REPUBLICAN RACE FOR A COUNTY SUPERVISOR'S NOMINATION.
   

UNOFFICIALLY, ONLY 7126 VOTES WERE CAST, WELL BELOW COUNTY AUDITOR PAT GILL'S PREDICTION OF A TURNOUT OF AROUND 10-THOUSAND VOTERS:

THE MOST SHOCKING DEVELOPMENT OF THE NIGHT CAME IN THE REPUBLICAN RACE FOR DISTRICT FIVE COUNTY SUPERVISOR.
   

BRIAN ASHLEY, WHO DROPPED OUT OF THE RACE ABOUT A MONTH AGO FOR HEALTH REASONS, STILL WON BY OVER 250 VOTES AGAINST CITY COMMUNITY ACTIVIST JUDY DARWIN.
  

ASHLEY IS EXPECTED TO DECLINE THE NOMINATION WHICH MEANS A COUNTY CONVENTION WILL HAVE TO CHOOSE A NOMINEE.
  

DARWIN SAYS SHE'LL CONTINUE HER FIGHT THERE:

THAT MEANS DEMOCRAT INCUMBENT LARRY CLAUSEN WILL HAVE TO WAIT AWHILE LONGER TO LEARN WHO HE WILL FACE IN NOVEMBER.
   

BEFORE ASHLEY DROPPED OUT, COUNTY GOP CHAIRMAN BRIAN ROSENER ENDORSED ASHLEY OVER DARWIN.
  

SHE'S DISAPPOINTED THE COUNTY PARTY LEADERSHIP WOULD NOT BACK HER AFTER ASHLEY LEFT THE CAMPAIGN:

ANOTHER CANDIDATE ENDORSED BY ROSENER, SIXTH DISTRICT STATE REPRESENTATIVE HOPEFUL MATTHEW UNG, LOST TO INCUMBENT RON JORGENSEN BY 260 VOTES.

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