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Mr. Toot is the mascot not only of the North Iowa Band Festival, but also for Mason City as a whole. His image has appeared on everything from T-Shirts to business cards to city light poles. Now his image also appears on the geocaching map just south of Mason City Iowa. Each of these puzzles will include a fact or story in theme with the art series. Some may also include a question or two for you to answer correctly to find the coordinates.
Mason City
Ron Howard - Later years
N 43 00.217 W 93 10.923
In 1972, he was cast as Richie Cunningham in Love, American Style. In 1972, Ron Howard gave a memorable performance as Private Walter, an underage solider in an episode of M*A*S*H.
In 1973, Ron Howard starred as Steve in the classic film American Graffiti, and in 1974, Ron Howard reprised his role of Richie Cunningham for Happy Days (1974-1984).
Fonz & Richie in a scene from Happy Days
During Happy Days, Ron Howard continued to appear in films such as Grand Theft Auto (1977), The Shootist (1976), and Eat My Dust (1976).
He has directed such classics as Grand Theft Auto (1977), Night Shift (1982), Splash (1984), Cocoon (1985), Gung Ho (1986), Parenthood (1989), Backdraft (1991), Apollo 13 (1995), A Beautiful Mind (2001), Cinderella Man (2005), and Frost/Nixon (2008).
Ron Howard is also a successful producer. He produced the television series Arrested Development and films like The Da Vinci Code (2006) and Changeling (2008).
Ron Howard is also a successful writer. He wrote the story for Far and Away (1992), Parenthood (1989) and Grand Theft Auto (1977).