Ag Day Field Trip

Holding events safely

Today ?

"* some mason city students are getting a hands?

"*on experience with agriculture as part of ag day at the north iowa events center.

It's one of several events planned for the site as they begin to welcome people back in 20?

"*21.

Kimt news 3's alex jirgens is looking into how the center is working to honor requests for space ?

"* ad to hold events safely.

He joins us live in mason city ?

*- alex?xxx amy ?

"* the kinney building hee on the north iowa events center grounds recently hosted a wedding.

It's become the in?

"*demand location to hold events as life begins to return to normal.

This is a look at today's ag day ?

"* with students from roosevelt elementary learning about all things ag in the all?

"* seasons building.

Interim director jim barkema (bark?

"* ih?

"*muh) no the center did try to stay busy through outdoor events ?

*- like horse shows ?

"* while larger gatherings ?

"* like the fair and bbq bash ?

"* were called off in 2020.

Now ?

"* hes been fielding calls from potential parties looking to rent space.

Barkema says they've been trying to follow covid guidelines ?

"* while fulfilling peoples wishes "people are at a point that we went a year with this, we need to be able to start finding a way back to do some of these events again."

Some major events like the north iowa home show were pushed back to mid?

"* april.

In addition ?

"* north iowa fair is being delayed to the first weekend in august.

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