This week I'm going to say "Thanks" to all the past, present and future guild members and or workers who have helped keep the Wieting doors open.I heard about a former entertainer who helped us keep the Wieting going. She was a great entertainer during our shows. Her name was Waneta Mae Thede ...
Once, long ago, an Indian warrior found an eagle's egg on a mountaintop, and he put it in the nest of a barnyard hen. When the time came, the chicks hatched, and so did the little eagle, who had been kept warm in the same brood.The tiny eagle grew along with the hatchlings. After some time it ...
Market Report for September 30, 2016This market report for the last day in September is brought to you by the Toledo Farmers' Market. It was a marvelous night in downtown Toledo, Iowa for the Toledo Farmers' Market. Market began with the blow of the whistle at 5 pm.Kristi was there with lots ...
Are you interested in being a volunteer at the Wieting? Do you know what jobs need filled?The jobs are:1. sell tickets2. sell concessions3. monitor the moviesDo you want to do any of these jobs? Are you available at least one weekend night a month? If so, talk to any of the guild members or ...
Market Report for September 23, 2016It rained most of the day, but come market time it cleared away.Kristi brought cookies, rolls, pies, bars, kolaches, rolicky, twisty, tomatoes and peppers. Vernon and Wilma had plenty of eggs. Jim and Penny were back with Busy Bee Acres honey, creamed honey, ...
It may seem like quite a ways away but the Christmas season opener will be here before you know it.The Chamber of Commerce has decided to have the Christmas holiday season start on November 20th.There will be the movie at the Wieting that afternoon at 2 p.m. The movie will be "Elf".That ...
For the weekend of Sept 30- Oct 2 the movie "Sully" will be shown. The schedule for this movie is : Friday, Sept. 30 movie at 7 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 1 matinee at 2 p.m., Sunday Oct. 2 movie at 7 p.m.On Sunday, Oct. 1, 7 p.m. we will have a live performance by "Dogs on Skis". This group is from ...
Do you remember those old Burma Shave signs of yesteryear? Going down the highway and a series of four or five signs, each one with one line of some cute, yet poignant bit of Americana prose for you and I to read and enjoy as we traveled down the highway. That and checking out all the license ...
Market Report for September 9, 2016A few vendors braved Mother Nature on this Friday night of the Toledo Farmers' Market. The crowd was fast and furious to make their purchases and get out of the rain.Kristi brought bars, tomatoes, breads, pies, cookies, kolaches, rolicky and rolls. Darold had ...
I noticed attendance at a Sunday movie was a lot more than the attendance for Friday and Saturday of the same weekend. Was it because the Sunday movies are all 2D now, even if the Friday and Saturday ones are 3D? We hope everyone is pleased with the new arrangement.Don't forget the Fine Arts ...