I can’t believe that I got this far into November without a bowhunting news column. I think that traditionally by this time, I have had at least a couple columns dealing with pesky squirrels, owl sightings, and a host of other bowhunting stories that have nothing to do with harvesting a deer. ...
Q: Why is November celebrated as National Adoption Month? A: As the saying goes, home is where the heart is. For many Americans, the nation’s Thanksgiving holiday is a national homecoming that brings friends and families together from near and far on the fourth Thursday of November. ...
I can’t believe that I got this far into November without a bowhunting news column. I think that traditionally by this time, I have had at least a couple columns dealing with pesky squirrels, owl sightings, and a host of other bowhunting stories that have nothing to do with harvesting a deer. ...
The end came quickly, as it often does for the best of beings. Our cat was old. We knew that. He’d been with us for 19 years and his bright light was growing dimmer. His candle was flickering. We all saw it and knew his truly majestic life was coming to an inevitable end. But it’s never ...
30 Years Ago November 17, 1989 Approximately 175 past and present Gladbrook Jaycees enjoyed an evening at their 25th anniversary celebration. Jolene Denbow and Mike Casebolt received the coveted Governor’s Leadership Award at the 1989 Iowa Community Betterment Recognition Day, October 28, ...
Thanksgiving and Praise 17 I will offer to you a thanksgiving sacrifice and call on the name of the Lord. 18 I will pay my vows to the Lord in the presence of all his people, 19 in the courts of the house of the Lord, in your midst, O Jerusalem. ...
My husband thinks our cat is dying. Or is close to death or is succumbing to old age. I don’t disagree. The cat in question in 19-years-old. He’s lived a good life – an extremely good and long life. He still goes outside every day, albeit for shorter jaunts than in his younger years. ...
30 Years Ago November 10, 1989 Ed and Marge Harms of Reinbeck will observe their 40th wedding anniversary. Announcement is being made of the engagement and approaching marriage of Vanessa Laws and Kent Miell. Parents of the couple are Meryle Laws of Pueblo, Colorado, and Toms Laws and Jacque ...
As I pen this, it is Veterans’ Day. A fresh blanket of snow has fallen overnight. As I removed the snow from my driveway and sidewalk, I could not help but admire the peaceful scene in the city park across from our house. Granted, the rumble of my snowblower and the passing snow plow ...
The Gladbrook American Legion Auxiliary hosted at Veterans Day Supper on Nov. 11th. It is suich a special day for our veterans as we thank them for their service to our country. Special guest attending were Dept. Commander Jim Kessler, 3rd District Commander Dan Huntley, and Tama County ...