Memorization is something that we don’t do often. As a youngster we memorized our ABC’s, later we memorized sayings such as i before e except after C. Addition and subtraction, multiplication and division. After about 4th grade we no longer had charts on our desk to help us remember AND I ...
30 Years Ago February 10, 1989 A family friend, James Walter Bettis, 18, has been charged with the stabbing death of Cynthia Borton, 39, of Shenandoah, on September 6, 1988. Cynthia Borton is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Dahms of Gladbrook. February 5-12, 1989, has been designated as ...
We all wake up in the morning - unless we work the night shift. Then we go to bed in the morning and wake in the evening. But despite differing schedules, we all have some sort of beginning to our waking hours each day/night. We all have to wake up. The alternative isn’t pretty. Further, ...
It was a go to the store for laundry detergent come home with fabric softener kind of day. And it happened to me. Of course it did. But hey, everyone has bad days. Not a one of us has a corner on that market. And bad days are in the eye of the beholder. I think about this when I’m having a ...
10 YEARS AGO FEB. 26, 2009 Archbishop Jerome Hamm along with 15 priests and deacons celebrated Mass on Feb. 22 dedication of the new St. Gabriel Catholic Church. Ruth Ann Gooden will celebrate her 80th birthday on March 1. Mildred Witt will celebrate her 100th birthday on March 4. Adam ...
10 YEARS AGO FEB. 19, 2009 Brandon Oettchen, senior 140 lbs. wrestler, qualifies for the State Meet in Des Moines with a 2nd place finish. Maggie Bean and Andrew Davis were married Feb. 14 at the UCC Church in Reinbeck. AGC of Iowa recognized local construction firm PCI with the Brown award ...
We all wake up in the morning - unless we work the night shift. Then we go to bed in the morning and wake in the evening. But despite differing schedules, we all have some sort of beginning to our waking hours each day/night. We all have to wake up. The alternative isn’t pretty. Further, ...
Ps. 19:1 The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. What was I saying last month about longer days and dreams of spring? Boy! Winter has arrived and seems to be making up for lost time. But I know that spring is not that far away and I am ...
10 YEARS AGO FEB. 12, 2009 Reinbeck 4th of July Committee was the top recipient for Save-N-Share program. Leslie Bern celebrated his 90th birthday on Feb. 4. Mr. & Mrs. Harold Petersen will observe their 60th wedding anniversary on Feb. 18. Cassie Davis & Wayne Sidler will be ...
I told you last week that Tyson Brown had two interesting animals to talk about when he had stopped by the office. Well, this week’s column is about the second. He had pictures of a Dasypus novemcinctus!!!! That is an animal related to sloths and anteaters. In this case, it is the scientific ...