Iowa’s State Parks will kick-off their centennial year with First Day Hikes on Jan. 1, 2020 at 49 parks across the state. “First Day Hikes are the inaugural events of the centennial celebration, and we are so excited to spend this time outdoors with park visitors,” says Todd Coffelt, ...
My husband and I met in driver’s training class when we were 15. We’ve been best friends ever since. How corny is that? Friendship doesn’t always lead to romance, however, and for us that leap didn’t come until years after we’d declared our best-friendship. During the time after we ...
30 Years Ago December 22, 1989 Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus made a visit to Gladbrook last Saturday, at the Gladbrook Memorial Building. Many problems have been caused by this lingering January like cold spell. As temperatures dipped below zero, cars wouldn’t start, cattle waters froze-up, ...
A baby, A baby!Yes, it was a baby that changed the world. Not just any baby but God’s son. We al know that when a baby is born the entire world turns upside down for the parents and siblings. When God’s son was born it turned the world upside down for everyone. Thinking back to that first ...
We want to show the world our best. This is even more true online with social media where we eagerly post our latest vacation (paid for via credit card) but don’t show the reality that is real. Don’t get me wrong. This isn’t something new. People have always aspired to show their best ...
30 Years Ago December 15, 1989 Susan Kay DeWitt, daughter of Keith and Lucy DeWitt, Gladbrook, became the bride of Jeffrey Paul Vajgrt, son of Harold and Mary Vajgrt, Marshalltown, on November 25. The newly elected Gladbrook Council members, Allen Eggers, Chuck Earp, and Greg Randolph along ...
As I listen to the sounds of Christmas carols and the wind howling outside, I am thinking about the usual activities of the season. One for me is to dig in the drawer and pull out the Christmas socks and sweatshirts with designs to remind me Christmas is coming. A favorite one of mine is the ...
10 YEARS AGO DEC. 31, 2009 Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Knaack will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary on Jan. 7 with a family dinner at a later date and a card shower. Mr. & Mrs. Travis Thede are parents of a daughter born Nov. 5. Lincoln Savings Bank will contribute a total of $110.36 ...
We want to show the world our best. This is even more true online with social media where we eagerly post our latest vacation (paid for via credit card) but don’t show the reality that is real. Don’t get me wrong. This isn’t something new. People have always aspired to show their best ...
We'd like to wish you and your family peace and prosperity now and in the year to come. May this holiday be your best one yet and may your home and our community be blessed with all that Christmas brings.The following includes Christmas through the eyes of our children.My Favorite Christmas ...