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 ...

The finishing touches are being done to be ready for the Toledo High School Reunion. Let us roll out the carpet for one and all, put a smile on our face and extend our hands to shake theirs. Welcome to all.This Friday is our Famous Stoplight Festival. The entertainment is lined up, games for ...

July 4th, 1776! The signing and official adoption of the Declaration of Independence. The document, (the original still resides in Washington, D.C.) that declared our independence from Great Britain. We call it "Independence Day." And we celebrate it in every city, town and village all across ...

This market night at the Toledo Farmers Market is always slow. Most of the county is up in Gladbrook supporting the Corn Carnival. But that didn't stop 10 vendors from setting up their tables. Kristi's table had cookies, bars, pies, rolicky, rolls, kolaches, twisty and red raspberries. ...

I didn't catch any fish, my fishing pole was broken. Well, back to work.First our movie this week is "San Andreas" and it runs Thurs., Fri., and Sunday, July 2nd, 3rd and 5th. NO MOVIE on JULY 4th There will be a wedding at the Wieting instead.Stoplight Festival is coming up with lots of ...

Now to be fair to everyone, YOUR HOMETOWN can be used here. All of the little towns, communities and places we called home had their own unique personality. But in many ways we were also all alike. Especially here in God's Country-Iowa! Remember Field of Dreams--"Is this Heaven? No, It's ...

It was another magnificent night for the Toledo Farmers Market. A total of 13 vendors came to market to sell their products.Cindy has broccoli, taters, and kohlrabi. Darold had onions, taters, napa cabbage, kale, and turnips. Chuck and Ginger had taters, broccoli, cabbage, peas, beets, black ...

This Sunday, June 21, is the day we honor good 'ol Dad, or as some say, the "old man." It's a day set aside to give dad the chance to do anything he wants...within reason of course, (which is what Deb always says). Drat! The past week or so, I've had my team of investigative reporters going ...

Market Report for June 12, 2015The Toledo Farmers Market started with the blow of the whistle. Fourteen vendors filled there tables with a wide variety to choose from.Kristi had twisty, kolaches, rolicky, rye bread, caramel rolls, cinnamon rolls, pies, cookies, and scotcharoos. Cindy had ...