Tuesday, October 10, we will have a firefighter here for story time at 10:00, in observance of fire prevention week. Children of the community and their care providers are welcome to attend.New materials at the library this week include a donation of a scrapbook from the Reinbeck High School of ...
10 YEARS AGOOCT. 4, 2007Jay Beichley and Rachel Schott were chosen as Homecoming King & Queen.Kevin Benson will receive his Eagle Scout Rank of Honor on Oct. 7 with Troop #108 of Dike.Gussie McIntyre will celebrate her 80th birthday on Oct. 7.Mr. & Mrs. Hollis Wilkinson will ...
For years I have contemplated how old my kids needed to be before I took them deer hunting. I definitely didn't want them to start too young and have a bad experience that turned them off of hunting for years to come but I also want them to have a blast hunting as soon as they are ready. My ...
10 YEARS AGOSEPT. 27, 2007Newly elected G-R School Board members are: Val Ehlers, Kelly Dinsdale, Beth Miller, Matt Wyatt, Darin King. Rick Lockhart and Ted Hamer.Grundy Co. Hospital and Grundy Center Schools partner to offer athletic training service to local athletes. Those offering services ...
In August, I wrote about the shower/restroom building at Wolf Creek Recreation Area near Beaman. I briefly discussed the progress and gave a Labor Day target date.However, I believe in discussing this project I covered myself by saying something like, "Don't get out the tar and feathers if it ...
The word for this month (at least the first half of it) is 'appreciation.' We have great story time volunteers. On September 5th Dean Staack did the program, and on the 12th, Cheryl Pease was here to do yoga with the kids. The library also received a portion of the proceeds from a concert held ...
10 YEARS AGOSEPT. 20, 2007Homecoming candidates are: Rachel Schott, Lydia Schick, Jena Thede, Angie Saak and Elly Wilkes.Class of '47 holds 60th class reunion with 15 of the 34 classmates present.Dale M. Renner, 82, died Sept. 16 at Grandview Acres in Toledo.20 YEARS AGOSEPT. 18, 1997Reinbeck ...
I've said it before and I'll say it again. The weather on Sunday for the Pioneer Craft Fair was picture perfect. I believe that in the well over thirty years of this annual event, there have been only two that we have been subjected to wet weather. Never cancelled in the history of the event, ...
10 YEARS AGOSEPT. 13, 2007Vern Paustain is celebrating his 90th birthday on Sept. 16 at Westview Estates.Mr. & Mrs. Ken Strohbehn will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Sept. 23 at the Gladbrook Memorial Bldg.Lois Snow will celebrate her 90th birthday on Sept. 13 with a card ...
This week's column is borrowed with permission. I called a good friend and former County Conservation colleague last week. A lot of laughing and catching up later, I told him how I enjoyed reading his column in the Ames Tribune. He gladly gave his blessing to use them anytime I was having a ...