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Will and Yogi

Will Rogers and Yogi Berra. Two great icons of Americana. We're all familiar with these two gentlemen and their verbal antics. "I never met a man I didn't like," from Rogers and "It ain't over till it's over" from Berra are two we're very familiar with, but oh my.....there are so many more. So ...

What’s Happening at the Wieting?

At the Wieting Theatre's annual meeting new officers were elected. They are President, LeAnn Clemann, Vice President, Dallas Boerm, Secretary, Marie Mann, Treasurer, Michelle Evans and Past President, Denise Fletcher.A couple of fundraisers are lined up to help pay off Phase II.Mary Fasse Shaw ...

BITE UR ENGWISH! WATCH UR SPELWING!

I love the misspelled words I've collected over the years. So, I decided to put them all into a short story just for fun. (And these are for real-not made up!)"In my invirenment, I knotice sucamstanses that frastrited and made agretion in me. I din't asepted it and strogeling, I unbelantary ...

Pet peeves

I've been asking around and even asked on Facebook what your pet peeves were. Wow! Wow!There may just be a Part #1 and #2 column due to the exhaustive responses received. Every year around April Fools Day, we have our annual Pet Peeves column.We simply ask the question, "What are a few of your ...

What’s Happening at the Wieting?

The next fundraiser for Phase II for the Wieting Theatre is a Trivia night. This will take place Saturday, March 30 at 6:30 p.m. at Reinig Center. Buy into a table of 8 for $80.For more information or to reserve a table call Barb Jordan at 641-485-6091.Let's have a fun night and raise money to ...

Happiness is a journey

If you're over 30 or 40 years old, you've probably noticed by now that people are quirky Some people always have a smile on their face, are always "whistlin' Dixie" and are usually optimistic about things. Then there's the other side...the "boo birds," the ones who would find something to ...

What’s Happening at the Wieting?

We still have some work to be done inside the new addition.Outside the trim needs painting, landscape to be done and the parking lot created.After all this is accomplished the ne addition will be ready."See ya at the Wieting_ _ _"

More reasons why I loved the 50’s and 60’s

I know we didn't have the Internet, cable TV, the "all-mighty" remote control, cell phones, GPS and all the other conveniences of today, but don't you think we had so much more? Does anyone remember "donkey basketball? We have an old black and white picture of my mom, (Sue Sheda), riding a ...

Fillin’ and falling out!

I have had so much dental work that magnetic fields spook me. Attending a gathering one evening, I was eating salad when something metal was loose in my mouth: a large dental filling! Rattled, I headed to the sink to rinse it off. Sure enough, it was a very large filling. I thought that I was ...

What’s Happening at the Wieting?

The annual meeting of Wieting Tnheatre Guild will be held March 21, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. at Wieting Theatre. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend."See ya at the Wieting_ _ _"