Years ago I came up with a mantra I attempt to live by: Think positive thoughts. Speak positive words. Create a positive world. In other words, look on the bright side. It’s all about perspective. Easier said than done. Believe me. My mantra is just three simple sentences, but not always ...
It’s my first column for the New Year. 2020 – I can’t believe it! Oh, how time flies. Where did 2019 go? For that matter, where did the last decade go? As I get older, every year goes faster. I know I’m not alone in that. And closing out 2019 and ushering in 2020 was some terribly ...
Q: Why are you looking into the nation’s organ procurement and transplant system? A: Advances in medical science, specifically organ transplants, save lives and give loved ones a new lease on life. Incredible gifts of life are made possible when family members and even total strangers donate ...
10 YEARS AGO JAN 7. 2010 Mrs. Etringer class donated a book “The Pigeon wants a puppy’ to the Media Center for Christmas. Mr. & Mrs. Cole Buseman are parents of a daughter born Dec. 28. Chuck Bakker and Jim Rose received their five year service award & Ken Yeomans received his ...
My husband and I met in driver’s training class when we were 15. We’ve been best friends ever since. How corny is that? Friendship doesn’t always lead to romance, however, and for us that leap didn’t come until years after we’d declared our best-friendship. During the time after we ...
A baby, A baby!Yes, it was a baby that changed the world. Not just any baby but God’s son. We al know that when a baby is born the entire world turns upside down for the parents and siblings. When God’s son was born it turned the world upside down for everyone. Thinking back to that first ...
30 Years Ago December 22, 1989 Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus made a visit to Gladbrook last Saturday, at the Gladbrook Memorial Building. Many problems have been caused by this lingering January like cold spell. As temperatures dipped below zero, cars wouldn’t start, cattle waters froze-up, ...
My husband and I met in driver’s training class when we were 15. We’ve been best friends ever since. How corny is that? Friendship doesn’t always lead to romance, however, and for us that leap didn’t come until years after we’d declared our best-friendship. During the time after we ...
As I listen to the sounds of Christmas carols and the wind howling outside, I am thinking about the usual activities of the season. One for me is to dig in the drawer and pull out the Christmas socks and sweatshirts with designs to remind me Christmas is coming. A favorite one of mine is the ...
30 Years Ago December 15, 1989 Susan Kay DeWitt, daughter of Keith and Lucy DeWitt, Gladbrook, became the bride of Jeffrey Paul Vajgrt, son of Harold and Mary Vajgrt, Marshalltown, on November 25. The newly elected Gladbrook Council members, Allen Eggers, Chuck Earp, and Greg Randolph along ...