Market Report for June 8, 2018Another fabulous might for the Toledo Farmers' Market. The vendors were ready and the customers had their goods in their hands when the whistle blew.Kristi brought plenty of cookies, bars, breads, pies, rolls, and her Czech bakery.Caryn was ready to go with jams, ...

Tama and Toledo will be featured on KCRG channel 9's "Our Town" program starting the week of June 18 during the 6 p.m. newscast. The 6 p.m. feature will be rerun the next morning. I don't know the time for the early morning rerun.Those taking part in the daily feature are King Tower, part of ...

The fishing was a farce. Too hot for the fish and too hot for me. I found a COOL room to relax in and had a couple of cold Pepsi . Now that is how to fish!Looked for a birthday party. Found one and celebrated with them. Nice time.Not much happening at the theatre/ Stuff they are doing isn't ...

So a moth goes into a podiatrist's office. "Come in," says the podiatrist, "What's the problem?" The moth drops down into the nearest chair and says "What's the problem? I don't even know where to start. First of all, my boss is a vicious tyrant who gets off on the petty torments he puts me ...

Market Report for May 25, 2018Bearing in mind it was a holiday weekend the Toledo Farmers' Market was a busy place. I hope everyone had a relaxing safe Memorial Day weekend. The articles are a little mixed up this week. Hopefully we will get back on track next week. Thanks for reading.April ...

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Market Report for May 18, 2018Finally the weather was wonderful for the Toledo Farmers' Market. With the smell of kettle corn in the air, customers lined up at their favorite vendor's tables waiting for the sound of the whistle to start the market. The Back Yonder Boys were playing some music ...

This Monday, May 28, amidst the family reunions, picnics, ball games, parades and burgers galore, let's also celebrate "Memorial Day." A day to remember the men and women who gave their lives so that we can enjoy those hot dogs and hamburgers in relative peace, safety and security. More than ...

I thought I wouldn't have anything to write about since we are closed for renovation. I changed my mind.The Wieting backstage scene is now void of almost everything. The stairs on the south wall that went up to a dressing room have been taken down. Also the stairs in the east wall that went to ...

In 1969 I graduated from South Tama High School. Maybe you've heard of it. It was a great school to be a part of and I'm sure it still is, if not even better. Way back then we used note books and writing utensils, not computers, ipads and the such. We actually had to take hand-written notes, ...