10 YEARS AGO FEB. 25. 2010 Whitney Lyons and Joseph Kuefler were married on Oct. 24 in Reinbeck. Alice Lorenz (Mrs. Lester) died Feb. 25 at Parkview Manor. Maxene Adair, 90, died Feb. 20 at Parkview Manor. Navy Seaman Recruit Kordan Berumez. son of Dororthy Baker, Grundy Center, and Robert ...
I’m experiencing parenthood all over again – through my daughter. To be honest, it’s easier watching it than actually living it. For sure there’s less sleep deprivation and wet, sticky kisses. But seeing her go through all the things I did has given me various perspectives that I ...
I recently returned from our statewide meetings in Coralville. Each year there are educational sessions of much interest and others not so much. Hey – I’m not complaining because my years of service on that planning committee are long ago and I understand the difficulty in seeking out ...
Week four was another short week for us because of the Iowa caucuses on Monday. While the week was shorter, it also included the ?rst ?oor debate of the year. This week work also continued on ?nding solutions to one of the biggest issues in education, violent student behavior. Update on SSB ...
10 Years Ago Feb. 18, 2010 Dr. K.R. and Mrs Storjohann traveled to Des Moines to talk to their legislator, Senator Tim Kapucian. The annual jazz show will be presented Feb. 26 and again on Sunday, Feb. 28. Angie Thesing has recently joined P. S. B. Realty in Dike. LouAnn Moore will be ...
Before we were married, my husband had a roommate from Africa – Sierra Leone to be exact. And this roommate introduced him to a dish called peanut butter stew. It’s made with an unlikely, but sumptuous culinary trio: chicken, peanut butter and a mix of hot spices called African spice. ...
This is America. Land of the free. Home of the brave. But apparently for a few that also seems to mean free to and brave enough to disregard “NO Snowmobiles” signs posted on the Pioneer Trail. How time flies. It has been five years since I wrote a column on the illegal use of snowmobiles ...
“I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers.” Ephesians 1:16 Like many of you I have committed to down-sizing this year. Too much stuff that gets in the way of being creative and productive at times. I have three boxes in our living room. Each box is labeled ...
30 yrs. ago Feb. 16, 1990 Craig (Ernie) Jensen was hired as the new part-time maintenance man at Garwin. Randy Beichley, Gladbrook, will be the Iowa Jaycees’ representative to the United States Jaycees 34th National Outstanding Young Farmer Awards Congress Feb. 22-25 in Eau Claire, ...
Before we were married, my husband had a roommate from Africa – Sierra Leone to be exact. And this roommate introduced him to a dish called peanut butter stew. It’s made with an unlikely, but sumptuous culinary trio: chicken, peanut butter and a mix of hot spices called African spice. ...