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 ...
I can’t believe that I got this far into November without a bowhunting news column. I think that traditionally by this time, I have had at least a couple columns dealing with pesky squirrels, owl sightings, and a host of other bowhunting stories that have nothing to do with harvesting a deer. ...
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 ...
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. ...
As I pen this, it is Veterans’ Day. A fresh blanket of snow has fallen overnight. As I removed the snow from my driveway and sidewalk, I could not help but admire the peaceful scene in the city park across from our house. Granted, the rumble of my snowblower and the passing snow plow ...
30 Years Ago November 10, 1989 Ed and Marge Harms of Reinbeck will observe their 40th wedding anniversary. Announcement is being made of the engagement and approaching marriage of Vanessa Laws and Kent Miell. Parents of the couple are Meryle Laws of Pueblo, Colorado, and Toms Laws and Jacque ...
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. ...
Thankful “Hello darkness, my old friend, I’ve come to talk with you again”, the immortal words from song writer, Paul Simon, for the song “The Sound of Silence”. As the fall season has crept back into our lives, the darkness of turning back our clocks brings a reminder to all of us ...
30 Years Ago November 3, 1989 The Municipal Elections will be held Tuesday, November 7, throughout cities in Tama County. Beth Sams and John Elshoff were united in marriage on October 28. Parents of the couple are Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Sams and Mr. John Elshoff, Sr. and the late Rita ...
Nearly a decade ago, my 80-year-old dad sensed quiet and a lack of activity upstairs and felt a worried edginess creep under his skin. He headed up the basement stairs and was about halfway toward the top when the doorbell rang. Standing outside were his neighbor and my mom. The neighbor found ...