Coon Rapids to celebrate 60th anniversary of Nikita Krushchev’s visit

September 26, 2019 Carol Kuster State News 0

Sixty years ago this week, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev made his historic visit to the western Iowa farm of Roswell and Elizabeth Garst. To mark the occasion, the Whiterock Conservancy is hosting a daylong celebration Saturday on the lawn of the restored Garst farmhouse in Coon Rapids. Daniel Gudahl, executive director of the conservancy, says […]