My grandbaby has started talking. One of her first words was “water.” It’s a multi-tasking multi-purpose word in her life. When she’s in the bath she’s surrounded by water. When she’s in the lake she swims in water. When it rains, water falls down on her from the sky to create ...
30 Years Ago August 4, 1989 Jill Shari Dierks and Douglas Alan Lutes exchanged wedding vows on July 1. Parents of the couple are Al and Lois Dierks of Gladbrook and Bob and Sharon Lutes of Conrad. Announcement is being made of the engagement and approaching marriage of Vicki Vlotho and Terry ...
My grandbaby has started talking. One of her first words was “water.” It’s a multi-tasking multi-purpose word in her life. When she’s in the bath she’s surrounded by water. When she’s in the lake she swims in water. When it rains, water falls down on her from the sky to create ...
30 Years Ago July 28, 1989 1989 Little Miss Corn Carnival is Heidi Hotopp, granddaughter of Skip and Darlene Hotopp. Vandalism struck late Friday night or early Saturday morning at the Gladbrook Bowl. According to the Tama County Sheriff’s Department a fist went through the window. Charges ...
Most of life isn’t cut and dried – unless you are an herb. The bulk of our days operate on a continuum, with each of us finding our own way forward in our own way. There’s lots of room for middle ground. You may give a book or movie three or four out of five stars. You might kind of sort ...
10 YEARS AGO AUGUST 13, 2009 Allyssa Buskohl & Todd Harmsen were married August 29 at St. John’s Lutheran Ch. in Reinbeck. Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Buskohl will be celebrating their 30th wedding anniversary on August 15. LaRoka Orr, 98, Reinbeck, died August 7 in Toledo. Campgrounds at ...
Most of life isn’t cut and dried – unless you are an herb. The bulk of our days operate on a continuum, with each of us finding our own way forward in our own way. There’s lots of room for middle ground. You may give a book or movie three or four out of five stars. You might kind of sort ...
10 YEARS AGO AUGUST 6, 2009 Rose Koester, Gladbrook, was crowned 2009 Tama County Queen. Class of ‘54 had their 50 year class reunion at Oakleaf Country Club on July 3. Mr. & Mrs. Bret Lauterbach are parents of a daughter born July 16. A two vehicle accident involving Travis Downs, ...
Ps. 19:1 The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. I have some farmer friends. They are all different and they definitely don’t fit typical stereotyping of what some might consider ‘typical’ farmers. There is one though, who doesn’t take ...
The media has us fired up. About lots of things. And that’s good. We should be fired up. Fired up equals interested and engaged. We should all be interested and engaged. An observation: our culture is ever-changing. (Hallelujah to that!) We often need culture changes. They bring about good ...