In search of a topic for the news column, I stumbled on some notes that I had gathered long ago called fun facts. I went searching on the internet and found more fun facts than I could share in a 500 word news column! Here are some: The ostrich eye is bigger than its brain. Elephants are the ...
Toss and turn. Turn and toss. I’m willing to bet we’ve all done our fair share of both. Wakefulness when wakefulness is unwanted. Wakefulness when others are sleeping. Wakefulness when we are supposed to be sleeping, when we will ourselves to sleep, but to no avail. Wakefulness when we ...
30 Years Ago April 21, 1989 Bill and Carol Helleseo became the parents of a baby girl, Bethany Suzanne, on April 8. Her grandmother is Dorothy Rohwer of Garwin. Paul and Velma TeKippe, Gladbrook, celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary. Elmer Ladehoff was honored and recognized for his ...
Word has just reached the news waves that the famous Notre Dame Cathedral is burning. No doubt the damage will be extensive and our thoughts go beyond words. In the days to come we will learn more about the cause and the amount of damage and in the holiest of weeks in our year, our brothers and ...
An appeal to add or modify a litter control ordinance which would apply to residential properties at Union Grove Lake, rural Gladbrook, was brought before the Tama County Board of Supervisors on Monday. Lake area residents Nancy and Henry Kerns and Russel Pedersen are seeking to extend ...
10 YEARS AGO APRIL 30, 2009 Janice Eckhoff is celebrating her 20th year in business at the Corner Cafe. Chantel Witt & Luke Kramme will be married May 30 in Ankeny. Dawn Bolin & Aaron Frost, both of LaPorte City, will be married on May 2 in LaPorte. Nicole Johnson & Elliott ...
Toss and turn. Turn and toss. I’m willing to bet we’ve all done our fair share of both. Wakefulness when wakefulness is unwanted. Wakefulness when others are sleeping. Wakefulness when we are supposed to be sleeping, when we will ourselves to sleep, but to no avail. Wakefulness when we ...
In search of a topic for the news column, I stumbled on some notes that I had gathered long ago called fun facts. I went searching on the internet and found more fun facts than I could share in a 500 word news column! Here are some: The ostrich eye is bigger than its brain. Elephants are the ...
I was inspired to write this article during a recent foot patrol through Mericle Woods State Preserve three miles northwest of Toledo. This preserve is a 132-acre public area of mature oak forest. A study revealed that trees exceeding 200 years of age are found in Mericle Woods. Eight such ...
High school students from South Tama, Gladbrook-Reinbeck, Green Mountain-Garwin and North Tama were on hand at the county seat in Toledo for the 65th annual Tama County Government Day.A total of 116 students took part this year.Students get a close-up look at the offices and functions of local, ...