Looking Back ~ From the Archives of the Reinbeck Courier-By Laura Beard
10 YEARS MARCH 19, 2009 Area chiropractors to lobby at state capitol. Abe Lincoln will come alive in Grundy County on April 2 at the Grundy Community Center. Shay Tucker & Jeff Becker will be married on April 11. Hilliary Silver & Mark Holcomb will be married on May 30 at First Presbyterian Church in Cedar Falls. Jessica Eilers, Grundy County nurse, celebrated one of its own as a receipt of the 100 great Nurses award for 2009. 20 YEARS AGO MARCH 18, 1999 Grundy Co. Museum to observe 20th anniversary on March 21. Grundy Co. District Court makes decision on Francis Shearn estate. Judge Clarke issued a judgement in favor of the plaintiff and against defendants Ernie & Beth Larsen. Mr. & Mrs. Chris Bowers are parents of a son born Feb. 23. Mr .& Mrs. Don Jones, Dike, are parents of a son born March 11. Rachel Mitchell & Rob Shroyer are parents of a daughter born March 12. Lisa Jones & Chris Matthiesen announce approaching marriage on April 24 in Ames. 30 YEARS AGO MARCH 23, 1989 Julianna Lass, Traer, & Greg Nelson were married Feb. 25. Mr. & Mrs. Vern Delfs, Marshalltown, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on April.1. Martha Paustain celebrated her 85th birthday on March 15. Mr. & Ernie Shoup, Clovis, N.M. are parents of a daughter born March 15. Mr. & Mrs. Duane Woebbeking are parents of a son born March 11. Margaret Spear, 83, died March 15. following a stroke. 40 YEARS AGO MARCH 29, 1979 A late winter storm dumped 5″ of heavy snow and ice causing cancellations of several farm sales and other events. Mr. & Mrs. Jay Arends are parents of a son born March 26, Cindy Dufel and Mike Bowen were married March 17. Grundy Co. oldest resident, John Reynolds, 105, died recently. 50 YEARS AGO MARCH 27, 1969 Shirley Lovell & Michael DelGreppo were married March 15. Rudolph Deidrich, 69, died at Schoitz Hospital on March 24. Mr. & Mrs. Lynn Holman are parents of a son born March 20. Rev. Collings is now a patient at Schoitz Hospital after being moved from Rochester,. MN.