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Looking Back

30 Years Ago November 17, 1989 Approximately 175 past and present Gladbrook Jaycees enjoyed an evening at their 25th anniversary celebration. Jolene Denbow and Mike Casebolt received the coveted Governor’s Leadership Award at the 1989 Iowa Community Betterment Recognition Day, October 28, ...

Slices of Life By Jill Pertler-One great cat – part two

The end came quickly, as it often does for the best of beings. Our cat was old. We knew that. He’d been with us for 19 years and his bright light was growing dimmer. His candle was flickering. We all saw it and knew his truly majestic life was coming to an inevitable end. But it’s never ...

Q&A: National Adoption Month With U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley

Q: Why is November celebrated as National Adoption Month? A: As the saying goes, home is where the heart is. For many Americans, the nation’s Thanksgiving holiday is a national homecoming that brings friends and families together from near and far on the fourth Thursday of November. ...

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

10 YEARS AGO DEC.. 3, 2009 A special recital in celebration of the gift of the late Ruth Strohbehn’s violin was celebrated in the UNI School of Music. G-/R cheerleaders are declared State Champs again. Idabelle McIntrye will celebrate her 80th birthday on Dec. 3rd. Grundy Co. Hospital ...

Slices of Life By Jill Pertler-One great cat – part two

The end came quickly, as it often does for the best of beings. Our cat was old. We knew that. He’d been with us for 19 years and his bright light was growing dimmer. His candle was flickering. We all saw it and knew his truly majestic life was coming to an inevitable end. But it’s never ...

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

10 YEARS AGO NOV. 26, 2009 A memorial service is planned for Samuel Brubaker, 73, who died Nov. 7 at the Montana Vets Home in Columbia Falls, MT. Jill Stumberg has joined Hawkeye Valley Area Agency on Aging as a case manager. 20 YEARS AGO NOV. 25, 1999 Action Post 242 donated $1,200 to ...

Slices of Life By Jill Pertler-One great cat – part one

My husband thinks our cat is dying. Or is close to death or is succumbing to old age. I don’t disagree. The cat in question in 19-years-old. He’s lived a good life – an extremely good and long life. He still goes outside every day, albeit for shorter jaunts than in his younger years. ...