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Slices of Life By Jill Pertler-Give yourself a gift of the here and now

We are all living just ten years away from a world we can hardly imagine. I'm not talking about technology, global warming or advances in medical science. I'm talking in the personal sense. For most of us, our lives will be completely different ten years from now. Just like they were probably ...

Touring the Skies By Jim Bonser (jbonser@usa.net)

Ps. 19:1 The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. At last! The days are beginning to get longer, and it won’t be too long before the air will start getting warmer. In the meantime, this is the time of year when I get caught up on all my reading, ...

Slices of Life By Jill Pertler-Give yourself a gift of the here and now

We are all living just ten years away from a world we can hardly imagine. I’m not talking about technology, global warming or advances in medical science. I’m talking in the personal sense. For most of us, our lives will be completely different ten years from now. Just like they were ...

Looking Back ~ From the Archives of the Reinbeck Courier-By Laura Beard

10 YEARS AG0 JAN. 1, 2009 Kelly Brockett won a bicycle from the Allen “I got caught Program” through Allen Hospital. Morrison Town Park Project is in the middle of a large renovation and relocating the town park. Mr. & Mrs. Mike Tessau will observe their 25th wedding anniversary on ...

Slices of Life By Jill Pertler-Evolution of the telephone

When I was a kid, the telephone was important stuff. Like most families, we had one phone number. Can you imagine an entire family sharing one phone number? Yet we lived through it. When the phone rang, it was a mystery. No one had caller ID. You had to answer every call. It was usually a race ...

Looking Back ~ From the Archives of the Reinbeck Courier-By Laura Beard

10 YEARS AGO DEC. 25, 2008 #8 Rebels downed Grundy Center 66-55. Henrietta Buck will celebrate her 90th birthday on New Years Day. Cody Plaehn, Gladbrook & Patricia Palmer, West Des Moines, are parents of a son born Dec. 8. Linda Benson, 90, Traer, died Dec. 17 at Sunrise Hill Care ...

Slices of Life By Jill Pertler-Evolution of the telephone

When I was a kid, the telephone was important stuff. Like most families, we had one phone number. Can you imagine an entire family sharing one phone number? Yet we lived through it. When the phone rang, it was a mystery. No one had caller ID. You had to answer every call. It was usually a race ...