10 YEARS AGOJULY 19, 2007Nicole Vieth was chosen from more than 100 for the National Cheerleading All Star Squad who are going to perform for the Queen of England.P.E.O. chapter 100th anniversary celebration held on June 23.Mr. & Mrs. Norbert Trainor will celebrate their 50th wedding ...
If it has been awhile, I would invite you to take a trip to Wolf Creek Recreation Area. There are a lot of things to see and do. But there are a couple of really good reasons to make the trip and see it right now.For one, the mosquitoes aren't bad. And I am basing that on 37 years of experience ...
The library sponsored a program by author Chad Lewis at Westview on June 30. Westview residents and several nonresidents in attendance listened to Chad speak and watched slides about Iowa's most haunted places. The library has two of Chad's books, The Iowa Road Guide to Haunted Locations and ...
10 YEARS AGOJUNE 12, 2007Council holds illegal session. Three closed sessions were conducted in accordance with Chapter 21 of the Code of Iowa. Jan Harris tendered her resignation immediately at the council meeting. An ad was placed for two part-time city hall employees.Grundy Co. Attorney Brad ...
As of July 1st new online databases are available to all public and academic libraries in Iowa. The new databases include a database of journal articles and reference sources, Chilton auto repair database, a research skills database, and a language and learning database. This takes the place of ...
10 YEARS AGOJULY 5, 2007Voting rules have changed.Nick "Otis" Peterson was selected to play in the Shrine Bowl to be played July 21 at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames.Grundy Co. Sheriff will participate in a project with the Governor's Traffic Safety Bureau, which is promoting traffic safety in ...
I took a relaxing trip last Sunday. Well, perhaps relaxing is not the most accurate word to use with five grandkids ranging from 7 years to 6 months. Enjoyable is certainly accurate, however.My wife and I, our three children and grandchildren visited the Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge and ...
New at the library this week:Nonfiction: The Sound of Gravel by Ruth Wariner, Beyond Promises written by Ron Corbett and also donated to the library by him.Fiction: Molly and the Cat Caf by Melissa Daley, Camino Island by John Grisham, The Ridge, Those Who Wish Me Dead and Rise the Dark all ...
10 YEARS AGOJUNE 28, 07Parkview Manor offers Meals on Wheels program.There were two fly-overs during the 4th of July parade in honor of Army Spec. Travis Vaughn who died in Afghanistan earlier this year.Oakleaf plans 50 year event to be held this fall.Jean Junge will celebrate her 80th birthday ...
There are hundreds of ways to enjoy lakes, rivers and streams in Iowa. Some people prefer a speed boat on a big lake or the Mississippi river pulling someone on skis or a tube. Others like to sit quietly in a fishing boat hoping to catch a trophy Walleye or a limit of crappies to take home and ...