Like the Terminator, we are back! You may have missed our holiday letter last year because we didn’t send one. We weren’t trying to be naughty and I hope our lack of communication didn’t get us knocked off your Christmas card list. In case it did, I am sending our greetings early this ...
10 YEARS AGODEC. 7, 2006Leaf ordinance will be enforced,Reinbeck Elementary Student Council holds food drive in conjunction with Red Ribbon Week.Better Business Bureau issue loan scam warning.Cedar Valley Hospice Tree of Love ceremony is set for Dec. 10.Jillian Freed & Andrew Troxel ...
A few weeks ago, I wrote about the Barred Owls that I heard from my tree stand. And if you will recall, how excited I was to hear these "old friends" back in the woods after a number of years' absence. Well, this past week I was treated to a "new friend" that I just had to report to you.I was ...
Dean Staack entertained kids for story time on November 22. For our next story time, we will have a special guest: Santa Claus will be here to read and do activities. This will take place at the library on Tuesday morning, December 6 at 10:00. Plan to join us.The afternoon book discussion group ...
Hunters planning to participate in Iowa’s shotgun deer season are encouraged to purchase their licenses ahead of time to avoid long lines at the retailer. The DNR expects around 70,000 hunters to participate in the first shotgun season and so far, 26 percent of the licenses have been sold. ...
Q: Why do you make it a priority to support small business? A: Small business is the backbone of America’s economic eco-system, serving as primary job creators and civic boosters in local communities across the country. According to the Small Business Administration (SBA), small businesses ...
A few weeks ago, I wrote about the Barred Owls that I heard from my treestand. And if you will recall, how excited I was to hear these “old friends” back in the woods after a number of years’ absence. Well, this past week I was treated to a “new friend” that I just had to report to ...
As a child I remember having a calendar on the kitchen wall. This is of course the place where events were written down and notes were attached for upcoming events. In “the day” this was a family communication center where we all would look to see what was happening. Around Thanksgiving a ...
I’ve been contemplating marriage. Not getting married. I took care of that task years ago. I’ve been contemplating marriage as in the concept of. My daughter recently tied the knot and I’ve been reminiscing about my own newlywed days - and some of the lessons learned since way back then. ...
Each year at about this time I find myself face to face with an issue. It has to do with one aspect of the holidays. In two words - the tree. I can’t get behind the idea of the tree and my lack of spirit makes me feel downright Grinchy. I don’t want to have a tiny, shrunken heart. I want ...