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Author Archives: Jeff
Oct
29
North Tama volleyball one step from state
The North Tama Redhawks swept Belle Plaine in a regional semifinal volleyball match Monday. Wednesday’s game to go to state will be against River Valley of Correctionville at Webster City. To prevent four ranked Iowa Star Conference teams from devouring … Continue reading
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Oct
25
‘BTTF: The Musical’ review
I’m aware that more things are happening than I’m writing about. I’m also in the middle of a seven-week span where at least one of my days off is occupied by something lasting multiple hours. In the case of last … Continue reading
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Oct
22
Honoring Honor Flight’s veterans
I’m a little late in getting this one in, but here is my story about the Honor Flight in Cedar Rapids earlier this month. I hadn’t planned on a story but when the flight’s return was delayed by two hours, … Continue reading
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Oct
18
US 30 four-lane link open
In the past month, I have driven back and forth on US 30 in Benton County repeatedly. Each time, I approached the Luzerne corner (County Road V44) or IA 21 wondering if this was the time that the last barriers … Continue reading
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Oct
16
East Marshall bond issue would close Gilman
There is a steadily decreasing number of rural school districts with three sites. East Marshall currently is one of those, but that status is the subject of this November’s bond issue vote. (Schools now can have bond issue votes on … Continue reading
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Oct
14
Roger Corbin remembered
World War II veteran Roger Corbin died last month at the age of 103. He led an interesting life, with a first marriage that yielded five kids and a sad story, and then a second marriage that lasted more than … Continue reading
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Oct
11
Goldfield school demolished
On my way to the Okoboji Writers’ Retreat I passed by Goldfield to check the status of the school’s demolition. Nothing looked changed on the outside save for the two pine trees out front being gone. Inside, the doors were … Continue reading
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Oct
09
Let’s go to the hop
I’m attempting to make up for lost time from last week (long story) so here’s the story I stumbled upon by happenstance on my way back from the Okoboji Writers’ Retreat. (Yes, of course the way back involved hitting Lyon … Continue reading
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Oct
07
US 30 four-lane in Benton so, so almost close to finished
For a variety of reasons, I’ve been going back and forth on US 30 in Benton County the past couple of weeks. This summer, crews have been working on the last part of the four-lane, from the Luzerne corner (V44) … Continue reading
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Oct
02
Barn tour becomes different story
I was a little busy last week, so I didn’t get some posts prepared. Here’s my story from Sept. 17, when I originally intended to write about the statewide barn tour but instead learned about a woman who dedicated her … Continue reading
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