30 Years Ago July 21, 1989 Saturday, July 15, friends and family gathered to honor John Alfred Niedermann, 98, life long resident of Garwin, currently residing at Grandview Heights Nursing Home in Marshalltown. Alfred’s claim to fame is that he is one of very few to be awarded a certificate ...
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 ...
30 Years Ago July 14, 1989 The 67th annual Corn Carnival will be held July 20, 21, and 22. Mike and VaLinda Parsons, Tampa, Florida, are the parents of a baby girl, Meredith Grace, born July 11. Grandparents are Jerry Parsons of Gladbrook, Eleanor Lott of Whitten, and Fred and Shirley Henze ...
I’d forgotten what it was like to have a toddler in the house. We recently spent a few grand days with our granddaughter, who is 14 months old. She’s a tiny package but full of content. What she lacks in size she makes up for in personality. She’s definitely an individual. I remember ...
10 YEARS AGO JULY 30, 2009 Girls U12 soccer team took the Gold Medal at Iowa games. Ground breaking at Reinbeck Daycare Center. Class of ‘46 had their 63rd class reunion. Mt. Caramel Catholic Church in celebrating 150 years on August 16. Beth Johannns, RN, BSN received her certification ...
I’d forgotten what it was like to have a toddler in the house. We recently spent a few grand days with our granddaughter, who is 14 months old. She’s a tiny package but full of content. What she lacks in size she makes up for in personality. She’s definitely an individual. I remember ...
10 YEARS AGO JULY 23,2009 Kandie Vaughn was awarded unit member of the year in the State of Iowa for the American Legion Auxiliary. Class of ‘54 hold their 50 year class reunion at Oakleaf Country Club. Matt Gillaspie of Piper Jeffrey explains the steps of borrowing money for ...
There aren’t many weeks of the year that can rival a summer vacation. Except maybe a winter vacation, but hey, it’s summer so let’s stay in the here and now. Vacations, no matter what time of year are preferable to a regular old non-vacation week. But in my opinion, summer beats winter ...
30 Years Ago July 7, 1989 The 1989 Grand Marshal of the Gladbrook Corn Carnival Parade is Louise Giles. The Gladbrook Jaycees’ “Potties in the Park” is well underway. The Jaycees hope to have the project done by Corn Carnival. Announcement is being made of the engagement and ...