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Local Columns

Groundhogs

This was one of those weeks that Monday morning news column deadline came too quickly. Throw in a dentist visit and my news column needed to be recycled from a previous one. This one was from 2007 but the info has all stayed the same. The timing of your newspaper publishing means you are likely ...

Library News

We asked for classic movie donations and we received many. To date we have received the following DVDs from people in the community: Chinatown, The French Connection, The Godfather, The Music Man, Psycho, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Singin' in the Rain, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, ...

Looking Back

10 YEARS AGOJAN. 31, 2008David Mueller, son of Mr. & Mrs. Scott Mueller, has returned home after 5 month mission with trips to North Zealand and northern India.LeRoy Dew will celebrate his 90th birthday with an open house on Feb. 2.Marion Ballard will celebrate her 80th birthday with a ...

Winter sleep

Well, the extremely cold temperatures have subsided for a time this winter. It feels like March as I am writing this but I'm sure I should not dig out the short-sleeved shirts and jackets to replace the sweatshirts and winter coats. The Carharts hanging in the back hall will be called into ...

Library News

The Reinbeck Public Library is excited to have author and retired veterinarian Dr. Jim Kenyon of Cedar Falls give a talk on his book, The Art of Listening to the Heart. In his book, he recalls a number of experiences from his days in veterinary practice. Although Dr. Kenyon was chosen as an ...

Looking Back

10 YEARS AGOJAN. 24, 2008Fountain on Main will celebrate their first anniversary.Braelynn Morgan, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Tyler Morgan, was chosen as cutest baby contest winner.Helen Poland will celebrate her 95th birthday on Jan. 27.Ada Wilkinson, 96, died Jan. 18 in Texas.Magdalen ...

Library News

We enjoyed an informative program at Westview January 12 by Shana Stuart, director of the Carnegie Libraries in Iowa project. Shana did a power point presentation and had some specifics regarding the history of the Reinbeck Public Library. Our centennial events will continue next month, with ...

Looking Back

10 YEARS AGOJAN. 17, 2008American Cancer Society is sponsoring Daffodil Days.AF Airman Dale Feazell has graduated basic training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas.Mr. & Mrs. Brady Bown are parents of a daughter born Dec. 29.Wm. C. Schultz, 16 month old son of Wm. ...

Bird feeding

At my house, bird feeding has become an increased activity the last few years. There have been many attempts over the 30 plus years that we have lived there. Maybe it was the fact that our household included three kids with very active schedules to occupy time. All of them have happy families ...

It’s time to make the tax season just a little bit wild….

Raise your hand if you know you can make a difference for Iowa's wildlife on the state tax form. There should be at least 7,800 of you with your hands in the air. That's how many folks donated a bit or all of their state tax refund to the Fish and Wildlife Fund affectionately called the ...