A boy and his grandfather were fishing one afternoon. The water was calm and the boat they were in just floated in the calm breeze. It was a great day for both the boy and his grandfather. The two of them were talking and laughing and fishing. The day gently passed and the fish were not biting. ...
30 years ago April 20, 1990 E. Lynn Reinhard, Gladbrook, was the lucky winner of $500 on Wed. April 18 when he purchased a “Winner Take All” Lottery ticket at the Gladbrook Bowl. The Community Women’s Club served 51 area merchants for a luncheon Monday at the Memorial Building in honor ...
It isn’t supposed to be like this. But life is hardly ever predictable or fair. Everyone – all of us – are sacrificing at some level. The current nationwide – worldwide – situation is touching each of us in a truly personal way. I don’t want to dismiss or make light of anyone’s ...
As I listened to the morning news regarding this Coronovirus, the numbers of infected continues to grow. As I write this, there are four confirmed positive people in Tama County. By the time this is printed that number could easily have doubled or tripled. The authorities report that the peak ...
30 years ago April 6, 1990 The Wm. M. Saunders Post #71 of the Garwin American Legion has selected Greg Cooling, son of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Cooling of Garwin as their Boys State Representative. Saturday, March 17, Gail Sheridan and Gene Lucht were wed in the Garwin United Methodist Church. ...
As of this writing, at least 251 million people in at least 30 states, 81 counties, 15 cities and one US territory are living the reality of a stay at home directive. A month ago, hardly any of us had contemplated the concept of a stay at home directive. I’d never even heard the term. Now ...
GATE CITY DEVOTIONAL WHEN PEOPLE OF FAITH FACE A MOUNTAIN “Now therefore, give me this mountain of which the Lord spoke in that day;” are the words the aged warrior, Caleb, said in Joshua 14:12. After seeing the beauty of the Promised Land forty years before then wandering in the ...
30 years ago March 30, 1990 Ann Koster, daughter of Stan and Sue Koster, has been selected to represent the Gladbrook American Legion Auxiliary at the 1990 Girls State to be held in June at the UNI campus. Sara Livingston, daughter of John and Jean Livingston, was selected as alternate. Both ...
My dad left school after the eighth grade to help out on the family farm. I don’t know for sure but I’m guessing all of his five brothers did the same. His seven sisters as well. Graduating from high school wasn’t a given in those days – especially if your dad needed help on the farm. ...
Ps. 19-1 The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Even though I wrote last month that Spring for the Northern Hemisphere began on Thursday, March 19, I woke up from my Sunday afternoon nap and looked out the living room picture window in ...