“We do not have an option, the (emergency and law enforcement) system is at the end of its life,” Mindy Benson, Tama County Emergency Management coordinator and E911 director again emphasized to the Board of Supervisors on Monday, Dec. 3. “It’s critical to getting the first responders ...
On November 3 and 4, Gladbrook-Reinbeck Fine Arts Department presented Broadway’s timeless musical Peter Pan, directed by Kyla Kiburis, Greg Tessendorf and Cecilia Shutt. Peter and his mischievous fairy sidekick, Tinkerbell, visit the nursery of the Darling children late one night and with a ...
I am honored and humbled to once again be elected to the Iowa House of Representatives to serve the people of District 72. I truly appreciate the trust that has been placed in me by the voters of this district that includes parts of Marshall and Black Hawk counties and all of Tama county. I ...
Q: Why do you offer internship opportunities in your Senate offices? A: Throughout my public service, I have worked to engage younger generations to actively participate in civic life. For the last 38 years, I have held at least one meeting in each of Iowa's 99 counties to seek feedback from ...
It’s such a bummer when on a normal day when you have nothing else planned you get a phone call from your daughter asking if you can babysit your granddaughter for an hour or two and you of course say yes then proceed to spend that babysitting time just cuddling and listening to her coo and ...
As we were reminded last Sunday, with the coming of Advent is also the coming of the new Christian year. With it brings Hope for the things to come and a reminder of the promises God so clearly brought to his people before Jesus’ time, in Jesus lifetime and to all of us today. Our focus ...
Our appreciation of experiences and the world around us changes with time. The way I approach life differs now from when I was a teenager or newly-married twenty-something. The world has changed as well, and that makes for a double whammy. I have to admit, I am a grown-up, even though I mostly ...
Ps. 19:1 The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Only 1 month left of 2018. This has been a great year for watching the other members of our amazing Solar System wander among the stars. I love the times when 3 or more naked-eye planets are ...
This week has been a bonus week in the life of the church.Often Advent begins the Sunday after Thanksgiving which “rushes” us into the Advent season while still celebrating Thanksgiving. I am reminded that during Advent we wait. Waiting is not something many of us are very good at, ...
More than 130 ladies gathered to celebrate Gladbrook Women's Club Annual Holiday Happenings celebration Monday night. Women from the surrounding area joined with the community to share familiar stories with each other and make new stories to share in the future.Guests entered the Memorial ...