I never did the stereotypical summer camp that gets idolized in our media. Imagine the pristine lakes and beautiful cabins, everything at those summer camps are wonderful and perfect for advertising. Maybe young people experienced these camps for team building or bible camps, maybe even a ...
Editor’s note: We believe Mr. Anderson is referring to Matthew Edward Daniels, who passed away on Aug. 9 after a fire at his house in Tama. Matt Dean’s house caught on fire down the street in Tama, and he was killed. I say killed not a victim of a fire accident as it fits to a tee of what ...
I was reading the minutes of the Tama City Council meeting and was shocked to see that the council approved a generator for the sewer treatment plant for $169,727 to Van Maanen Electric Inc. I was asked approximately 12-14 months ago to help size a generator for the treatment plant. With help ...
The question I get most frequently about my work with the paper is, are those Magic Mike stories really true? And the answer is yes, all of them are 100% true. But still, people have trouble believing that, I don't know if these situations are specifically unique to my family because we ...
Community is defined as “a feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals.” In this edition of Just Jonathan I would like to dive into my feelings on this sense of community as well as sharing my views for the future of these beautiful ...
Ever been told you've got a chip on your shoulder? Or that someone is about to kick the bucket? Or maybe you're a doubting Thomas? And if you've ever been told you may have bitten off more than you can chew, you have just been tagged with an idiom! A literal phrase of words that bring about ...
Last week I may have mentioned a direction for this week's edition of Just Jonathan, but this week, we have something far more important to talk about. On Saturday, I attended the Powwow for the first time, and it’s safe to say I’ll be back. For a long time I didn’t know much about the ...
This is my sixth and final week for talking about our school system and what I've learned as a board member. This week is about our academics. This is the main reason I ran for this position of school board in the first place. For many years I have asked a lot of people in our school system ...
Recently, I took the bait and bought a techy device: a fan-light device that screws into an existing light socket and operates with a remote. It works slick! I’ve got it on right now and the fan is running on slow speed, and that’s because I discovered that if I run it on top speed, it can ...
My Ma has carried a purse for as long as I can remember, and all that time, her purse has been a thing of legend. Just about anything could be inside it. I often joke that I once saw her take a potted plant out of it, but that's not far off. First of all, the thing is huge. My Ma has gone ...