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Slices of Life By Jill Pertler- Fish love

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We are losing a fish. It’s happened before. We are fish people and fish sometimes die. It’s the whole circle of life thing. Humans typically live longer than pets. Unless your pet is a tortoise. Even though we’ve been through this before with other goldfish (and an occasional bullhead ...

Slices of Life By Jill Pertler- Fish love

Local Columns

We are losing a fish. It’s happened before. We are fish people and fish sometimes die. It’s the whole circle of life thing. Humans typically live longer than pets. Unless your pet is a tortoise. Even though we’ve been through this before with other goldfish (and an occasional bullhead ...

Looking Back

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30 Years Ago October 6, 1989 Construction on the new Tama County jail is expected to begin early in October by Garling Construction of Belle Plaine for $756,752. The building will house a 20-inmate capacity jail and offices for the sheriff’s department. The jail is planned as an addition to ...

Slices of Life By Jill Pertler-When life doesn’t go as planned

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Life has not always worked out like I planned. And here’s the thing – the more unplanned it becomes the more I learn. The more I grow – and trust. The better everything becomes. I haven’t always embraced this concept. What can I say? I have control issues. But the more you try to ...

Looking Back

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30 years Ago Sept. 29, 1989 Bret Lauterbach, son of Phil and Nancy Lauterbach and Ellen Robertson, daughter of Steve and Deb Robertson, were crowned King and Queen at the Gladbrook-Reinbeck Rebel Homecoming festivities. Barb and Larry Gray, Yakima, Washington, are the parents of a girl, ...