My husband and I have the privilege of taking care of our grand daughter during the week when my daughter and son-in-law are at work. Of course I think she is the cutest baby in the whole wide world, but I usually keep those thoughts to myself. Scandinavians (like me) dislike both ...
30 years ago March 23, 1990 Ken Benard, Gladbrook, caught a 10 lb. Northern Pike that was 33 inches long at Union Grove Lake on the first day of Spring. The fish was caught off the south shore. The surprising part of the catch was that it was a 3 lb. test line taking over 15 minutes to land. ...
It happened again last week. We had to reset our clocks because of Daylight Saving Time (DST). I’m not sure if we are saving daylight now or if we were week before last. (I just checked. We are in the saving mode. Glad I figured that one out.) Really though – and I’m trying not to sound ...
30 yrs. ago March 16, 1990 Monday evening the Garwin Fire Department responded to a house fire just a mile east of Garwin at the Brett & Andrea Warren residence. The fire evidently started in faulty wiring and was difficult to reach. There was heavy smoke which made approach to the ...
Anxiety is the enemy of a peaceful life. People go to great lengths to get rid of stress; travel ads promise that vacations will sweep you away from it; gums offer to help you sweat it out; and popular magazines suggest ways to lessen it by adjusting schedules or habits. The problem is, no one ...
It happened again last week. We had to reset our clocks because of Daylight Saving Time (DST). I’m not sure if we are saving daylight now or if we were week before last. (I just checked. We are in the saving mode. Glad I figured that one out.) Really though – and I’m trying not to sound ...
With an eye on holding the tax levy rate the same, the Tama County Board of Supervisors set the maximum property tax levy at $4.81 per $1,000 property valuation on Monday, March 9. The action came following a public hearing at which no comments were heard and no written objections or favoring ...
Dear ReadersUnion Grove State Park along with its counterparts all over the state, will be celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of Iowa's lakes and state parks this year.Union Grove Lake was the brainchild of a group of individuals who in 1936 formed Union Grove Lake Park and ...
Pastor Gideon & Jhona Lyn Gallo arrived in the United States on January 23, 2008 obtaining an I-94 immigration permit when Pastor Gideon became the pastor of a church in Iowa. In 2009, they renewed their I-94 permit & applied for an I-360 permit which when approved, would allow them ...
How is this for March coming in like a lamb – 61 degrees on March 1st. It has been a long time since I wrote a letter so I have to get caught up on a few things. First off I want to wish a Happy Birthday to Marian Schultz on her 100th birthday a few weeks back. She is still living alone ...