For those who do not know, my grandma, Mildred Dengler, passed away on September 18, two weeks short of her 99th birthday. An incredible age to make it to for an incredible woman. I loved her a lot, and I was blessed to have her in my life for this long. Fortunately, I was double blessed as my ...
As many readers know, I am a widow. I lost my husband, and it’s caused predictable struggles. He’s gone; I’m here, and that leaves a conundrum that I’ve grappled with for the last 22 months. I’ve struggled to make sense of something that makes no sense, and in that, I’ve opened my ...
What bugs you? This year, bugs! Growing butternut squash, I fought the squash bugs all Summer. You’re supposed to squash their eggs…but that’s impractical and would take days. I sprayed the adult bugs with dish detergent, but some of them seemed to enjoy it! While fighting off the ...
A pediatrician had a 4-year-old in for a checkup. The doctor asked, “Do you have any questions?” The mother replied, “I don’t think so!” The doctor turned to the 4-year-old and asked, “How about you? Do you have any questions?” The child responded, “Yeah, have you ever ...
What a title for a column! As if anyone cares, but if you've gotten this far, I'll share with you some things that keep me awake at night. Or perhaps help me get to sleep faster. Irregardless, here are my thoughts: First off, there is really no such word as irregardless. It makes no ...
So I finally made it. Man, how I’ve waited for this stage in life. After years of being pregnant, breastfeeding, snuggling little ones in the middle of the night, and cleaning up LEGOs off the floor day and night (after first stepping on them), I’m finally here. Free at last. Free at ...
Flying airplanes used to be a rush of excitement as a kid but has become too unpredictable at my age. Just give me a tractor-mower, a full tank of gas, and a can of Dr. Pepper, and that’s about all the thrills I can take for one afternoon. But imagine this true story. In August, an airline ...
Harvest is coming up, so this means fieldwork begins. Combines move, trucks haul, and dryers cook. With harvest comes reflection for those in agriculture and those not in it. If not treated as a reflection part of the year, it should be. While New Year’s Eye is looked at as a time of out ...
Blacktop is being applied to the block on North Church Street between High and State streets, and other streets will be improved as soon as materials can be obtained. Mayor Charles A. Gary states that property owners on the street are now being improved petitioned for the improvement, and the ...
ARTIST RECOGNITION | TWENTY FIVE YEARS AGO STELLA LASLEY YOUNG BEAR, MESKWAKI SETTLEMENT ARTIST WILL HAVE HER TRADITIONAL BEADWORK DESIGN INCORPORATED INTO T-SHIRTS FOR THE IOWA SESQUICENTENNICAL CELEBRATION TO BE HELD IN WASHINGTON D.C. THIS SUMMER. STELLA WAS CONTACTED BY CAHTERINE KERST, THE ...