Old-Timers Waterfight

The Iowa Firefighter Association Convention was hosted by the Manchester Fire Department, with Day 1 featuring the annual waterfight competitions.

The Old-Timers Waterfight, for firefighters 55 years and older, featured 17 teams. Riverdale’s Bruce Bowers took first place, followed by Iowa Falls’ Kirk Rice in second, LeMars’ Jared Vanderloo in third, and Bode’s Tim Nehring in fourth.

Old-Timers Waterfight Results

• 1st Place: Riverdale — Bruce Bowers

• 2nd Place: Iowa Falls — Kirk Rice

• 3rd Place: LeMars — Jared Vanderloo

• 4th Place: Bode — Tim Nehring (not pictured)

Next was the Co-ed Waterfight, which included 38 men’s teams and 20 women’s teams. The top four finishers were:

Co-ed Waterfight Results

• 1st Place: Hartford — Niki Bagley & Riverdale — Randy Bowers

• 2nd Place: Martensdale — Terah Henson & Radcliffe — Charlie Runge

• 3rd Place: Cambridge — Jeannette Dye & Riverdale — Bruce Bowers

• 4th Place: Nashua — Heather Sinnwell & Martensdale — Ben Wiedmann (not pictured)