May is Beef Month, and I’ve been receiving lots of interesting trivia about beef.
The first “beef on the hoof” in the U.S. were Longhorns, brought into the southwest by the Spaniards in the early 1500s. Sioux County is the county with the most beef cattle in Iowa, where cattle are raised in all 99 counties....
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Caleb James
Caleb James Doty was born to Daniel and Amber (Walker) Doty of Smithville, MO, on Mar. 16, 2015. He weighed 6 pounds 3 ounces and measured 19 inches long.
Grandparents are Lonnie and Julie Walker of Sully and Dan and Vannie Doty of Paradise, MO....
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zeegers – 5/7/15
People always told me how bored I was going to be when I retired after all those years in a truck.
That has not been a problem.
My Dodge Intrepid makes a horrible noise. Something has shifted around in the back, and one rear wheel is rubbing on the frame.
My old hot-rod Ford that roars and smokes...
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Priscilla Anderson, 99
Priscilla Anderson, 99, of Grinnell and former-ly of Kellogg, died Friday, May 1, 2015, at St. Francis Manor in Grinnell. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 9, at the Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell with the Rev. Del Dawes officiating. Casket bearers will be Mark Anderson, David Fritz, Kim Fritz, Erin...
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Frank M. Gritters, 81
Funeral services for Frank M. Gritters, 81, of Pella, were held Saturday, May 2, 2015, at Calvary Christian Reformed Church, Pella. Interment was in Oakwood Cemetery, Pella. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given for the Pella Christian Grade School, Pella Christian High School, or Rehoboth Christian School.
Frank Martin Gritters was born Jan. 29,...
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Jennie Branderhorst, 85
Funeral services for Jennie Branderhorst, 85, were held Thursday, Apr. 30, 2015, at the Newton Christian Reformed Church. Jennie died Monday, Apr. 27, at her home in Newton. Memorials have been designated for the Newton Christian School, Wesley Life Hospice, or Rehoboth Christian School in Rehoboth, NM.
Jennie Marie Branderhorst, the daughter of Marion and Hattie...
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Fourth graders step back in time at Living History Farms
Far removed from iPads and cell phones, L-S fourth graders traveled back to the 1800 and 1900 historical time periods at Living History Farms on Wednesday, Apr. 22. The trip was educational and entertaining, providing insight into how Iowans transformed the plains of the Midwest into productive farmland hundreds of years ago.
At the 1850 Pioneer...
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