October first marks the first day of Iowa’s archery season. The kick off to my favorite time of year. If you are like me, you have several trail cameras up assisting you in taking inventory of the bucks using your farm. For some they are able to keep close tabs of their deer by going ...
10 YEARS AGO OCT, 15, 2009 Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Bown will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary by holding an open house on Oct. 24. Father Neal Stull, 52, Easton, KS., formerly of Grundy Center, died Sept. 27 at the home of his sister. Leon Sienknecht, 82, Reinbeck, died Oct. 5. at ...
Life has not always worked out like I planned. And here’s the thing – the more unplanned it becomes the more I learn. The more I grow – and trust. The better everything becomes. I haven’t always embraced this concept. What can I say? I have control issues. But the more you try to ...
1 Thessalonians 5:16 - 18 Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. Summer found Jon and I on the road a bit more than usual this year. We noticed the draught stricken fields from state to state and field to ...
30 years Ago Sept. 29, 1989 Bret Lauterbach, son of Phil and Nancy Lauterbach and Ellen Robertson, daughter of Steve and Deb Robertson, were crowned King and Queen at the Gladbrook-Reinbeck Rebel Homecoming festivities. Barb and Larry Gray, Yakima, Washington, are the parents of a girl, ...
Life has not always worked out like I planned. And here’s the thing – the more unplanned it becomes the more I learn. The more I grow – and trust. The better everything becomes. I haven’t always embraced this concept. What can I say? I have control issues. But the more you try to ...
30 Years Ago Sept. 22, 1989 Chris Gienger, senior 3rd baseman for the Rebels this past season was selected to the All-State Honorable Mention team for her outstanding play at 3rd base. Chris led the Rebels with a .409 batting average. She was also a First Team All Big Iowa Selection. Jody ...
Ps. 19:1 The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Every now and then I am asked, “What is it about astronomy that excites you so much?” After all, some have said, not much changes from year to year. I have to admit that they are right, M13 ...
Because It Matters… The old man awoke just before sunrise, as he often did, to walk by the ocean’s edge and greet the new day. As he moved through the morning’s dawn, he focused on a faint, faraway motion. He saw a youth, bending and reaching and flailing his arms, dancing on the beach, ...
It’s that time of year. School is in session. Backpacks line the back doorway. Yellow busses line the streets. Bedtimes and wake-times are earlier than in the previous months. Mornings are resoundingly announced by alarm clocks – something unheard of during June, July and August. Summer ...