Market Report for July 21, 2017It was a rainy night at the Toledo Farmers' Market, with only eight vendors setting up their stands. With their tables full, the vendors and customers were eager to sell and buy before the heavier rains started. Kristi had her Czech bakeries along with green ...
I would like to say a big THANK YOU to all the dunkees who were so willing to go in our dunk tank. You did good!We raised some money for Phase II of the renovation process for the Wieting. It is so nice to see the happy faces and hear the cute giggles when the kids dunk these people.Whether ...
Many people who are fascinated by the capriciousness of our universe must find Murphy's Law and all its' variations quite interesting. It seems there was an Edward Murphy, an engineer working on a certain project, found a small, technical error by one of his junior technicians and made this ...
Market Report for July 14, 2017Friday's amaze me, there is always plenty of produce to be picked and sold. The vendors are happy to be there and the customers are waiting for the whistle to blow. Thanks to all for coming out and making the Toledo Farmers' Market what it is today, very ...
The time has come for the talent of our community and close area to assemble for the week of training to perform a musical. They learn so much in five days, it is amazing. Learning songs, acting, staging the production and working as a team to get the job done.Their reward comes on Saturday, ...
Tradition, old wife's tales or something along these lines tell us that from about the middle of July till the end of August is something called the "dog days of summer." It's hot, humid, sticky hot, sticky humid and just downright nasty hot and humid. Perhaps we call it the dog days because of ...
Market Report for July 7, 2017We couldn't have asked for better weather for the Toledo Farmers' Market this Friday evening. With the limited space we had this Friday market night there was still plenty of vendors and plenty of items to purchase.Kristi brought pies, twisty, Czech Bakeries, ...
Summer is a good time to get in your vehicle and drive to Gladbrook to visit 2 interesting and inspiring things.First is the newest matchstick model that Pat Acton has created. After using 910,000 matches, 20 gallons of wood glue and working 2,500 hours his model of "Star Wars Millennium Falcon ...
I was talking with some friends the other day when one of them asked, "Would somebody please just tell me what season it is?" We all laughed, and we all knew what he meant: the weather seems to go from the upper 80's to the lower 70's at the drop of a hat - in the day time! One week it feels ...
There is no denying that the United States is the greatest country in the world, despite all our faults, problems and inner battles. Everyone wants to come to America. Why? Because here they realize that their dream is always possible. We are not ashamed to flaunt our greatness yet we're not ...