I really want to go, but I have no clue how much tickets are going to be. It's good to see the party holding more functions over in this part of the state too.
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http://www.iowademocrats.org/Press Release:
Governor Howard Dean, Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, will headline the Iowa Democratic Party’s 2005 Hall of Fame Dinner at the Crowne Plaza Five Seasons Hotel in Cedar Rapids on June 11th at 7:00 p.m. This will be the first time in its history that the annual awards dinner has been held outside Des Moines.
“We are very pleased to welcome Governor Dean back to Iowa in his first trip here as Democratic National Committee Chair,” said Lieutenant Governor Sally Pederson, Chair of the Iowa Democratic Party. “I can think of no better occasion for Governor Dean to visit with Iowa Democrats than the night on which we honor our outstanding grassroots activists and leaders.”
Awards to be given include the Outstanding Elected Official Hall of Fame Award, the Outstanding Supporter Hall of Fame Award, the Minette Doderer Award for Outstanding Leadership, the Jim Lodwick Award for Outstanding State Central Committee Member, the Bob Creech Award for Outstanding Democratic Party Chair; the Dixon Terry Award for Outstanding Democratic Party Activist, and the Rising Star Award. The two winners of the Iowa Democratic Party’s John C. Culver Scholarships will also be recognized at the dinner.
Reserved seats for the 2005 Hall of Fame Dinner may be purchased beginning May 2nd, through the Iowa Democratic Party, with details to be posted on the Iowa Democratic Party Website, www.iowademocrats.org, or available by phone at 515-244-7292.