Find A Business / Search SiteChris Frenz, who typically serves as the master of ceremonies for the Festival, interviewed the 2019 North Iowa Band Festival King Jacob VerHelst (Central Springs) and Queen Alana Noss (Rockford) to see what they have been up to since last year's festival, their musical experience, and their memories of Band Fest.
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North Iowa Band Festival Spirit Week
Despite the heartbreaking cancellation of the 2020 North Iowa Band Festival, the community can enjoy “spirit week” activities – from a distance. Daily activities will honor Mason City’s rich musical heritage and will incorporate a new version of traditional Band Festival entertainment. Meredith Willson’s birthday and the North Iowa Band Festival were celebrated on Monday…
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2020 Meredith Willson Memorial Program
In honor of Meredith Willson’s birthday and the North Iowa Band Festival, Mason City High School Drum Majors paid a tribute at Elmwood Cemetery. Senior Drum Major Bailey Gunderson, Junior Drum Major Shaye Theobald, and Chamber staff practiced social distancing during the memorial to Willson.
A short program took place at 9AM on Monday, May 18 at Willson’s renovated gravesite. The North Iowa Band Festival began as a simple celebration of North Iowa’s musical heritage. Now, in its eighth decade, it has grown to a large community festival, complete with a parade, variety of entertainment, marching band competitions, and carnival and is traditionally held over Memorial Day weekend. This year, 2020, is the first time since WWII that the festival activities have been cancelled.
A recording is posted below and on the Band Festival and Chamber Facebook pages. More information on the 2020 North Iowa Band Festival cancellation can be found here.
Due to the wind and social distancing, the sound quality is subpar. To view the program script, click here.
PPP Loan Forgiveness Application
The Small Business Administration (SBA), in consultation with the Department of the Treasury, released the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loan Forgiveness Application and detailed instructions for the application. The form and instructions inform borrowers how to apply for forgiveness of their PPP loans, consistent with the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). …
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