Our local historical society is sponsoring a presentation by Joan Hayward-Helms about old houses in our area. Joan has done a number of different presentations about the local schools, churches and businesses. She does a very good job and gives us a look at the way our towns look years ago.The ...

It was so nice to see so many people of the community at the ground breaking ceremony Monday evening. Everything was great except the scissors needed to be sharpened. Thanks to Steve Kenkel for the use of his Boy Scout tool. A jackknife. Always prepared!Thank you.I hope you took advantage of ...

There, I said it! I feel better now. What a relief to finally get this off my chest. And since I've admitted I actually like President Trump, I can with full confidence tell you that I am not racist, I don't hate people who are not exactly like me, I actually like women, (I married one, have ...

Market Report for October 19, 2018It was a pleasant night for the Toledo Farmers' Market. The crowds are thinning down along with the vendors. The party is almost over.I found this poem last week that I really liked and reminded me of market.October gave a party;The leaves by hundreds came-The ...

As of yesterday we had our ground breaking ceremony. We hope for good weather for the next 5 months, so the addition can be started and finished in that time frame. As you go by, check on the progress."See ya at the Wieting_ _ _"

The "Good Book" tells us that we should strive to treat other people the way we would like to be treated. Good advice to be sure and other things like being kind to one another, being polite, looking out for the other person's feelings etc, etc, etc. And to top it off, from the time we were ...

Market Report for October 12, 2018What a wet cool night for the Toledo Farmers' Market. There was a slight crowd and a handful of vendors on this Friday night. The fact that it was Homecoming kept vendors and customers away, but the most important factor was the weather.Kristi baked light for ...

I hope you read the article in last weeks Chronicle about the group from U of I School of Music Jazz Studies program. They plan to perform a music program about an immigrant's tale told through music.If you didn't read the article you should, then decide to attend the Wieting's production of ...

Market Report for October 5, 2018What a wet cool night for the Toledo Farmers' Market. There was a slight crowd and a handful of vendors on this Friday night. The fact that it was Homecoming kept vendors and customers away, but the most important factor was the weather.Kristi baked light for ...

We are in need of replenishing our volunteer list. If you have volunteered for the Wieting in years past but had to quit for one reason or another, are you able to come back?You are usually scheduled for work once a month. This would be a big help to us.Call Denise Fletcher at 641-891-7426 or ...