Author Archives: Jeff

Jun 11

Elma school to be demolished

Posted on Tuesday, June 11, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Third of three blog posts related to a May 23 DNR press release. August 4, 2015: The former Elma Elementary School. Five years ago the Howard-Winneshiek School District voted to close its attendance center in Elma, the second of three … Continue reading →

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Jun 10

The perils of preparation

Posted on Monday, June 10, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

On the one hand, special sections must be set up ahead of time, mostly ready to go when the buzzer sounds or the final out is made. So, seeing that the St. Louis Post-Dispatch‘s e-edition prematurely congratulated the Blues for … Continue reading →

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Jun 07

What did Iowa do to you (again), Agents of SHIELD?

Posted on Friday, June 7, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

After a really long hiatus, “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” is in a summer season. Production of a show like this costs a lot of money, and visual effects are carefully planned, down to clips that might only be seen for a … Continue reading →

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Jun 06

D-Day, 75 years later

Posted on Thursday, June 6, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Iowa man pilots historic C-47 in 75th anniversary of D-Day

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Jun 05

Warren County Courthouse comes down

Posted on Wednesday, June 5, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

A prominent New Deal-era government building in Iowa met its demise last week. This will be the third replacement of a county courthouse in Iowa in the 21st Century.

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Jun 04

May 35

Posted on Tuesday, June 4, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Because I can, and a billion and a half people can’t.

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Jun 03

Thanks, Grandma

Posted on Monday, June 3, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Today is the 109th anniversary of Grandma Lyons’ birth. For a period of years, she gave her grandchildren savings bonds with their birthday gifts. Now, 30 years later, they’re starting to be cashed in. I was able to do it at … Continue reading →

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May 31

Traer gets DNR grant

Posted on Friday, May 31, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

October 1913: Excerpt from Sanborn Co. map showing Traer’s power plant. A May 23 press release from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources has three items worthy of blog posts. The first is the closest to home: “City of Traer— … Continue reading →

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May 30

A misadventure in timing

Posted on Thursday, May 30, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The scene: Where the tall corn grows Status of the protagonist: Getting cross-eyed staring at spreadsheets, realizing that one was set up with different alphabetization rules than the other The internal dialogue: “Woof, transferring one data set to sync with … Continue reading →

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May 29

More 2018 photos sprinkled across pages

Posted on Wednesday, May 29, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

I’ll get the good-sized batch of photos related to my trip for the US 20 completion ceremony later, but in the meantime, aside from the collection in Mount Pleasant, here’s a list of pages with a new photo or two: … Continue reading →

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