I learned this past weekend that some good things came from the Camp Creamery performances on Saturday.A local businesswoman attended the performance for the first time and was extremely impressed by the students and what they learned. She said she will go again after seeing how professional ...
Market Report for July 31, 2015It was warm, the crowd was abundant, the whistle blew, and the Toledo Farmers Market started. Kristi had plenty of bakeries and some zucchini. Cindy had the back of her truck full of tomatoes, onions, taters, green beans, cucumbers and sweet corn. Darold's table ...
The Toledo Farmers Market started with the blow of the whistle, after the rain stopped and the weather man still predicting a chance of thunderstorms after 5 pm. They were wrong, the rain passed and fifteen vendors prepared for market this Friday evening. Kristi after cutting her thumb and ...
Remember Footloose Friday at the Tama Park at dusk on Fri. August 7.There will be a free movie and some concessions will be on sale,This is the final Footloose Friday for this year.Did you attend the Camp Creamery performance at the Wieting on Sat., July 25? If not, you missed a great event. ...
Every once in a while, this column has to challenge your smarts and wits. It's some kind of rule that simply has to be adhered to. We do not want any faithful reader of The Way I See It to become lackadaisical, enervated, languorous or torpid during the dog days of summer. It's vital that ...
The above quote reportedly comes from New York Yankee great, Yogi Berra. And in baseball, that's entirely true because there is no time limit in the sport. A game goes nine innings and you have to get that third out in the final inning to get the victory. Life can be a lot like baseball. ...
We hope everyone had a good time at the Stoplight Festival and that the all class Toledo High School Reunion was everything everyone wanted.Now we are ready to move on to our next event. The Camp Creamery training classes start July 20. It is such a thrilling time watching the young people so ...
Ah, the white lie. You know the one. "Honey, do I look fat in this dress?" How does one respond if.....you know, it does make her look a tad bigger. Gulp! Yep, that white lie can save you from a most difficult situation, ease you from a hectic situation and even buy you some time to come ...
The word "Shades" seems to surface often right now - be it "Shades of Gray" about the aftermath of the Civil War in the south- or otherwise as a catchword of our times. It's been anticipated, and I'm not alone by any means, we'd be seeing shades of Polk County - Des Moines in the state, yet ...
A very large crowd was at the Toledo Farmers Market this holiday evening. The whistle blew at 5 pm and sixteen vendors were ready to sell. Kristi had her table full of bakery and red raspberries, this week she added rye bread. Kristi also had a couple of cute little visitors, her grand ...