As some of you who have been reading my articles for years know, my interest in astronomy began when my mom got me a telescope for my birthday when I was around 9 years old. I was hooked when I caught a glimpse of Saturn through that little scope. Unfortunately, besides the Moon, which was ...
10 YEARS AGO JAN 28, 2010 Command Sergeant Major gives U.S flag to Reinbeck Lion’s Club. G-R cheerleaders performed in 2010 Capital One Bowl game. Tiffany Petersen a junior from Reinbeck, has been named to the Dean’s List at Buena Vista. Jerry DeVries. 68. Reinbeck. died Jan. 23 at his ...
We all have a general understanding of the word old. I have an old dining room table. My house is old. No one would dispute either of these facts. They are based on age and time. But when it comes to people, the line blurs and there are innumerable shades of gray. There are many different ...
The new year and new decade are just a few weeks old. How are we going to move our lives forward in a positive way? Sometimes we cannot envision our lives making an impact outside of our small circle. We are held back by something. The following story comes to mind when someone says they cannot ...
30 yrs. ago Jan. 26, 1990 On Jan. 2, Gladbrook city officials received a check for $3,931.11 from Dave Ubben. The money comes back to the city as part of a record dividend, nearly $2 million, earned by Gladbrook and other cities participating in an insurance program. Cities earned the ...
The 2020 session of the Iowa General Assembly has begun in earnest. As always, the first week of a session is marked by ceremony and speeches, along with the day to day work of drafting and filing bills. On Monday the House elected our new leadership. Rep. Pat Grassley of Butler County was ...
We all have a general understanding of the word old. I have an old dining room table. My house is old. No one would dispute either of these facts. They are based on age and time. But when it comes to people, the line blurs and there are innumerable shades of gray. There are many different ...
“…our inner nature is being renewed day by day.” -2 Corinthians 4:16- Another year has come before us and I want us to be encouraged with possibility thinking. I want us to explore the possibility that Year 2020 will be the best year any of us has ever had. I realize that for some ...
30 yrs. ago Jan. 19, 1990 January 23 there will be a special vote at the City Garwin to determine if the citizens want to change the term of office of the council members from two years to four year staggering terms. John Putney resigned as a member of the Gladbrook School Board. He stated ...
I’ve written about universal parenting truths before (2015), but there are so many of them, it warrants a second column (and perhaps even a third). There are simply some things we all experience as parents (and often don’t talk about because they are embarrassing or uncomfortable or maybe ...