Letter to the Editor: Thank you. Thank you for exercising your right to vote in the election last week here in Gladbrook. It is so important not to neglect this privilege and honor those in our past who have made this possible. Congratulations to our re-elected City Council members and thank ...
Tama County District Court Before Associate Judge Nicholas L. Scott in Tama County District Court in Toledo: Colton J. Kroeger 19, Tama, pleaded guilty to 1st offense drunken driving. He was sentenced to90 days in jail with all but two days suspended and fined and assessed court costs ...
10 YEARS AGO NOV. 26, 2009 A memorial service is planned for Samuel Brubaker, 73, who died Nov. 7 at the Montana Vets Home in Columbia Falls, MT. Jill Stumberg has joined Hawkeye Valley Area Agency on Aging as a case manager. 20 YEARS AGO NOV. 25, 1999 Action Post 242 donated $1,200 to ...
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. ...
10 YEARS AGO NOV. 19, 09 The 11th annual Miracle on Main was held on Nov. 13 and was a successful event. Helen Soska, 91, Reinbeck, died from complications of a stroke on Nov.9 at Parkview Manor. Robert Thiesen, 89, died Nov. 8 while driving his car near his home. Daniel Butterfield, 24, ...
Nearly a decade ago, my 80-year-old dad sensed quiet and a lack of activity upstairs and felt a worried edginess creep under his skin. He headed up the basement stairs and was about halfway toward the top when the doorbell rang. Standing outside were his neighbor and my mom. The neighbor found ...
Nearly a decade ago, my 80-year-old dad sensed quiet and a lack of activity upstairs and felt a worried edginess creep under his skin. He headed up the basement stairs and was about halfway toward the top when the doorbell rang. Standing outside were his neighbor and my mom. The neighbor found ...
30 Years Ago November 3, 1989 The Municipal Elections will be held Tuesday, November 7, throughout cities in Tama County. Beth Sams and John Elshoff were united in marriage on October 28. Parents of the couple are Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Sams and Mr. John Elshoff, Sr. and the late Rita ...
Thankful “Hello darkness, my old friend, I’ve come to talk with you again”, the immortal words from song writer, Paul Simon, for the song “The Sound of Silence”. As the fall season has crept back into our lives, the darkness of turning back our clocks brings a reminder to all of us ...
The Gladbrook community will kick-off the holiday season with the 23rd annual Gladbrooks Christmas Tree Lighting Festivities, which will be held on Wed., Nov. 20th, 6-8 p.m. It will also be the lighting of the 15th annual Festival of Trees in the City Center. You will be amazed when you enter ...