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Opinion

Touring the Skies By Jim Bonser (jbonser@usa.net)

Local Columns

Ps. 19:1 The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. I have some farmer friends. They are all different and they definitely don’t fit typical stereotyping of what some might consider ‘typical’ farmers. There is one though, who doesn’t take ...

Looking Back

Local Columns

30 Years Ago July 21, 1989 Saturday, July 15, friends and family gathered to honor John Alfred Niedermann, 98, life long resident of Garwin, currently residing at Grandview Heights Nursing Home in Marshalltown. Alfred’s claim to fame is that he is one of very few to be awarded a certificate ...

Gladbrook Lions Club

Letters to the Editor

The Gladbrook Lions met on July 11th, at Spanky's for a supper meeting. A picture of the Lion's float in the Corn Carnival parade was passed around. The Lions also helped with the Friday night bingo chaired by Lion Chris Hackett. Chris, who is a board member of the Iowa Lions Foundation, ...

Tama Co. Court News

Letters to the Editor

Tama County District Court Before Judge Mary E. Chicchelly in Tama County District Court in Toledo: David Michael Keidel, 76, Cedar Falls, was sentenced on July 11 to 10 years in prison on Tama County Attorney Brent Heeren charge of vehicular homicide - reckless homicide and five ...

23rd annual Corn Carnival Collector’s Fair

Letters to the Editor

The 23rd annual Corn Carnival Collector’s Fair was a huge success with 21 exhibitors. The theme was “Let Sparks Fly”. Marilyn Brekke won the adult door prize of $10 in Gladbrook trade dollars and the youth winner was Grace Schewe, $10 in theater bucks. Trudi Scott decorated the windows ...

Slices of Life By Jill Pertler-Life with a toddler

Local Columns

I’d forgotten what it was like to have a toddler in the house. We recently spent a few grand days with our granddaughter, who is 14 months old. She’s a tiny package but full of content. What she lacks in size she makes up for in personality. She’s definitely an individual. I remember ...