Hallihan Pleasantly Surprised by Games' Numbers; Iowa Winter Games Surpasses 3,000

Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque) › March 06, 2007

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Jim Hallihan fully expected the Iowa Winter Games participation numbers to fall short of the magical 3,000 mark.

Bitterly cold temperatures in Dubuque on the first weekend in February kept many potential participants inside. So Hallihan, the executive director of the Iowa Sports Foundation, figured 2,800 would be a good number for the 15th annual event.

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Hallihan Pleasantly Surprised by Games' Numbers; Iowa Winter Games Surpasses 3,000

But, thanks to a surge in three indoor sports, the festival finished with 3,021 participants - 132 fewer than in 2006. The Games drew 226 teams, and 79 of Iowa's ...

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