The parking, sidewalks, curbsa and entrance to the parking lot of the new addition are poured and scored. The landscaping is yet to be done and then I believe Phase II will be accomplished.Check it out!Don't forget the performance of "Our Town" will be July 11, 12 and 13 at the Wieting. Come ...
Market Report for June 28, 2019Two months of the Toledo Farmers' Market is done. With that being said we have four more months of market. Which means you have time to come on out and make your market purchases.Next week is the Stop Light Festival and the market vendors will be sparse. Some ...
If you have been by the Wieting lately you know how much of the new parking lot has been poured. It is all coming together now. Soon it will be all done.Don't forget about the latest fundraiser coming up. Attend the performance of "Our Town" and help with the fundraiser. This takes place July ...
Many years ago I started saving articles concerning the founding of the United States. Here is excerpts from several of them.-Joyce WieseJuly 1, 1776A tall redhead emerged from his parlor and bedroom with a big brass key and a large squarish object which looked a lot like an easel. He locked ...
School's out for summer! St. Joseph's Catholic School and the Chelsea Public School are officially closed for the summer months. The town kids in Chelsea are free as birds. We've got the world by the tail and there's ball games to be played, cricks, creeks and rivers to explore, forts to be ...
Throughout its history, Iowa has been a place where women break barriers. Time after time, Iowa women have shown if they set their minds to something, work hard and believe in themselves, they can accomplish anything.On July 2, we celebrate the 100th anniversary of Iowans ratifying the 19th ...
Letter to Editor:After two years of repeated requests to the city of Tama (city council, mayor, clerks office, city police, city maintenance) to eliminate the problem of obstruction of vision at one of the busiest intersections in town, the three-way stop at the north end of Harding St. where ...
Growing up on a farm in northern Iowa as a small kid, I got bored and looked for fun. My favorite was annoying the hogs.On hot summer days after lunch, my siblings and I would quietly climb our treehouse located just above the hog's mud hole. Carrying clumps of hardened mud, we would sit ...
Market Report for June 21, 2019The rain finally let up before the Toledo Farmers' Market started, but the wind took over. We had a few vendors stay at home. The following braved the weather and came to market.Kristi brought plenty of pies, kolaches, rolls, rye bread, cookies, bars, rolicky, and ...
July will be a busy month at the Wieting.Starting July 11, 12 and 13th will be the stage production of "Our Town". The performers are all local people. They will be singing in a chorus and getting into character for the play.On July 22 the youngsters who have enrolled in Camp Creamery will ...