Grief is not a law-abiding citizen. It is a renegade, an ever-changing beast. Grief is a labyrinth. Expecting it to follow a straightforward path is like expecting water to run uphill. It just isn’t going to happen. You experience it once, twice even four or five times and you are no more ...
30 Years Ago December 8, 1989 The Gladbrook Deli hosted their Grand Opening last Saturday, December 2. Last Monday the city maintenance men, Ron Schmidt and Chuck Delfs, hung up four new Christmas decorations designed at Petty Mfg. in Gladbrook. Chuck and Sherry Woehlk are the proud ...
10 YEARS AGO DEC. 24, 2009 The preschoolers had a surprise visitor on Friday. Santa stopped by to surprise them and handed out stocking hats to each student. Parkview employees donated $177. to Seeds of Hope. Laura Beichley and Brett Evans were married June 6 in Peace Church in Gladbrook. ...
Grief is not a law-abiding citizen. It is a renegade, an ever-changing beast. Grief is a labyrinth. Expecting it to follow a straightforward path is like expecting water to run uphill. It just isn’t going to happen. You experience it once, twice even four or five times and you are no more ...
10 YEARS AGO DEC. 17, 2009 Carl Christiansen, 84, formerly of Parkersburg died Dec. 9 at Grundy Hospital. Lila Koonce, 80, Conrad, died Dec. 11 at Grandview Heights in Des Moines. Varina DesMarias. M.D.,died Dec. 8 at Allen Hospital. Mr. & Mrs. Dale Mcintyre will celebrate their 50th ...
I have much to be thankful for. I am a strong advocate and overall supporter of thankfulness. When the kids were younger we even had a gratitude wall in our kitchen where we listed the many things we had to be grateful for – things we call blessings. I believe thankfulness should be a part of ...
Ps. 19:1 The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. I can’t tell you how disappointed I was the morning of November 11th to wake up and see all the clouds and read the weather forecast. Every day for a week or so before the predicted “Transit of ...
This summer was the summer – for catfishing. As the Wolf Creek water level got lower and lower, I got together my gear and the most important part of my fishing package – my grandson, Tate. I started fishing Wolf Creek for channel catfish years ago with my son, Sean, Tate’s father. A ...
Tandi Schmitz was a teenager looking for her first job when she began working at Gladbrook Family Market, then owned by Mike and Lori Bearden.20 years later, Tandi and her husband Brody Davis, are owners of Hometown Family Market, formerly, Gladbrook Hometown Foods, purchased from former owners ...
I hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving and I hope that none of the good cooks in the area were put to too much of a disadvantage when the power went out about 11:30. I’m sure there was a lot of cussing when that happens right before everyone was finishing up cooking the big meal. Jo and I ...