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Toledo Farmers Market

Market Report for July 6, 2018We couldn't have asked for a more picture perfect Friday night. Seven vendors brought their items to the Toledo Farmers' Market.Kristi had plenty of kolaches, cookies, bars, breads, pies, rolls, black raspberries, and kohlrabi.Caryn had her cotton candy machine set ...

What’s Happening at the Wieting?

The theatre will reopen on Monday, July 23 for Camp Creamery. Camp Creamery will be held Monday through Friday with their live, onstage performances on Saturday, July 28 at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.Movies at the Wieting will be shown again each Friday, Saturday and Sunday beginning on Friday, July ...

You could have heard a pin drop

A number of years ago General Colin Powell attended a meeting with many international dignitaries in attendance. Allegedly, the Archbishop of Canterbury approached Powell questioning him about America's plans for Iraq as just some sort of "empire building" by then President Bush. General Powell ...

Toledo Farmers Market

Market Report for June 29, 2018With a crowd wilting the whistle blew at 5pm for the start of a scorching Toledo Farmers' Market.The Toledo Farmers' Market sends out our deepest condolences to Kristi and her family on the loss of her father.Caryn was set up with jams, caramel corn and taco, ...

What’s Happening at the Wieting?

The Wieting Theatre Guild is involved in a couple of activities at the Stoplight Festival July 6th.First we will have the dunk tank up and running on the north side of the square from 5-7 p.m. We will have a different dunkee each half hour. So far we have Jamie Youngbear, Toledo Police Chief ...

Toledo Farmers Market

Market Report for June 22, 2018It was a very busy night at the Toledo Farmers' Market. Seymour was performing on this Friday night. The crowd was immense; the customers were anxiously waiting for the whistle to blow. After making their purchases they needed to get to their seats to enjoy a ...

What’s Happening at the Wieting?

I took a short unplanned vacation last week. I'm back in the saddle again. The theatre is getting back into shape.Did you see the photos that John took and shared with us? Can you imagine working that high in the air? It takes a lot of nerves.Carol Matta and I are busy working on the upcoming ...

On the Stump: Politics 2018

FIRST UP: Tim Gannon, the Democratic nominee for Iowa Secretary of Agriculture met with us (Betty Dahms, editor of The Gladbrook Northern Sun-Print and Reinbeck Courier and myself) on Thursday, June 21 takes the honor of being the first candidate for the November 2018 General Election to visit ...

Summertime in Chelsea in the 60’s

School's out for summer! St. Joseph's Catholic School and the Chelsea Public School are officially closed for the summer months.The town kids in Chelsea are free as birds. We've got the world by the tail and there's ball games to be played, cricks, creeks and rivers to explore, forts to be made ...

Toledo Farmers Market

Market Report for June 15, 2018It was hot, but there was a breeze blowing through the Toledo Farmers' Market on this Friday night. The market had plenty of vendors who had an abundance of products.Kristi brought rolls, cookies, breads, bars, pies, Czech bakeries, and Czech bakeries. Look for ...