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Looking Back ~ From the Archives of the Reinbeck Courier-By Laura Beard

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 ...

Slices of Life By Jill Pertler-Parenthood – losses and gains

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 ...

The Senate Side with Senator Annette Sweeny- Fourth Week of Session 2020

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 ...

Looking Back ~ From the Archives of the Reinbeck Courier-By Laura Beard

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 ...

Slices of Life By Jill Pertler- The magic of peanut butter stew

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. ...

Looking Back

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, ...

Slices of Life By Jill Pertler- The magic of peanut butter stew

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. ...