Ray Rannfeldt.

1. Reinbeck t-shirts are now available at $10 each (price cut in half due to supplier issues). Sign up at the pharmacy, City Hall, or the Funky Bean. No payment until the shirt is in your hands. I will call you to arrange delivery. Or, you can email rannfeldt@yahoo.com directly with sizes & quantities.

2. The Funky Bean on Main Street continues to provide special coffees, energy drinks, and sweet treats. Yum! Great prices and service, too. And, they now have a new line of beautiful ladies’ clothing. Stop in!

3. Your hummingbird feeders should have been cleaned and stored by now. If you continue to fill them, the birds may not migrate south and freeze.

4. Change the little switch on your ceiling fans for the colder months. Ensure they rotate clockwise so warmer air is forced downward.

5. Pioneer Seed to DuPont to Corteva to Vylor. Pioneer will still be in the seed business while Corteva pursues Agriscience. New sign coming soon.

6. Try to find ways to help each other. Even just listening can help. Our town, the recipient, and you will be better for it!

7. Clocks fall back once again on 01 November. Not far away now!

8. Riddle: Acy lives behind a location that has corn, beans, tractors, etc. Both live behind Reinbeck. What business am I? Hint: DeWolf’s store.

9. Halloween is upon us. Ghosts and goblins will soon be out and about on Saturday, Oct. 31, from 5-7 p.m. Treat them, and maybe they won’t trick!

10. Political ads are about done. When you take all those flyers for candidates out of your mailbox, make sure you don’t mistakenly toss those checks that have been promised over the past couple of years.

11. Geraniums can be wintered over inside. Remove the dirt, trim the tops, and store in a cool, dark place. They can also be kept inside in their pots.

12. We no longer have signs at our lawn and tree debris areas, so separate things appropriately. Tree debris does not belong in the lawn debris area (next to white building), and lawn debris does not belong in the tree debris area (next to the green building). These areas have been gated off before because of abuse. Mulch/compost are free!

13. Check out these community links:

(library) reinbeck.lib.ia.us

(city) reinbeck.org

(schools) gladbrook-reinbeck.k12.ia.us

(town happenings) search Reinbeck Report

(History) Facebook – Reinbeck Iowa History Project

(CEC/closet) Facebook – thecommunityclosetofreinbeck

(miscellaneous.) Facebook – In The Loop 2.0

14. Earliest subzero temp: (-5) on August 29, 1925, in Little Sioux, IA.

15. Consider building a winter bird roost/shelter. Not a house or a feeder, but a place where birds can get out of the wind and cold, usually facing south. Contrary to belief, birds do not take shelter in their nests in the winter. The nests are only for raising their young.

16. LED light bulbs might cost a bit more, but the energy they save is significant. They are also cooler. Swap them and save $75 avg. per yr.

17. We are so lucky to live here. We have all the jewels that make up any town’s crown: jobs, medical providers, great schools, a vibrant Main Street, all the services you need and, above all else, our people. GO REINBECK!

18. FYI: When air has more water in it than it can hold, the water is forced out and falls. When it gets to 32 F, that water lands and becomes frost.

19. For the kids (or young at heart): “Why did the barber win the race?” “He knew all the shortcuts. Duh!”

Re: #8 (Reinbeck FarmAcy)

Local author and historian Ray Rannfeldt is curator of the Reinbeck History Museum housed inside The CEC of Reinbeck. His newsletter “Front and Back” is published twice per month with the goal of informing the community and creating conversations. For more information, contact Rannfeldt at rannfeldt@yahoo.com.