10 YEARS AGO April 2, 2009 Sharon Wambold is training to ride America’s most beautiful bike ride in Lake Tahoo, N.M.on June 7 for the Leukemia & Lymphhoma Society Team. Area fire departments assisted in a training burn at Heartland Coop in Holland on March 28. Jim Miller, Reinbeck, will celebrate his 90th birthday with a card shower. Ella Staker, 97, Reinbeck, died March 23 at Parkview Manor. Brandon Oettchen received the Dennis McGowen wrestling Memorial Award. Ted Hammer, G-R volunteer, received the volunteer of the year Award. Rose Koester & Scott Benson received the Verlyn Rysdam Memorial award. 20 YEARS AGO APRIL 1, 1999 PCI donated $8,000 for the 1999 fireworks. Lloyd Kroeger, 74, Gladbrook, died March 26 at U of I Hospital. Shirley Peters, 78, Grundy Center, died March 29, at Allen Hoslpital. Denice & Mike Harrison were married Feb. 25 in Texas. Kim Heithoff & Jeffrey Bohling, both of Cedar Rapids, plans May 22 wedding. Rita Robertson. a jr. at Drake Un., has been selected to join the Mortar Board Society. Mr. & Mrs. Doug Brotherton received the Nancy Hill award for being foster parents in Dubuque. 30 YEARS AGO APRIL 6, 1989 John Conrad,86, Reinbeck, died March 30. Jeanette Ehrig 62, Dinsdale, died April 1 cancer. Herman Moeller, 91, Grundy Center, died March 28. Todd Holman, son of Mr. & Mrs. Lynn Holman has graduated from Air Force basic training. Mr. & Ms. Joe Nosbisch will celebrate their 25th weddding anniversary on April 18. Mr. & Mrs. Kent Plaehn, Washington, IL. are parents of a daughter born March 26. Mr. & Mrs. Craig Billerbeck are parents of a son born March 30.

40 YEARS AGO APRIL 12, 1979 Action Post 242 selected LaVerne Bown and Matt Paige to attend th annual Boys State to begin on June 2. at Camp Dodge in Des Moines. Mr. & Mrs. Mike Thede are parents of a son born April 8. Ted Berner, rural Traer, has been awarded a University Fellowship at Ohio State Un. for graduate study in the zoology department. Mr. & Mrs. Raynard Lage celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary on April.8 Mr. & Mrs. Edward Boege will observe their 60th wedding anniversary on April 10 with an open house. 50 YEARS AGO APRIL 10, 1969 Construction is scheduled to being May l on a 1.5 million dollar addition to the Grundy Memorial Hospital. Christine Sloth, 72, died April 2 at Sartori Hospital. George Hall is announcing that his drive-in will open on April 11.