25 January 2012
Soup Supper Benefit & Bake Sale for the Dan & Dena Arens Family DATE: Friday, February 3rd TIME: 4:30 – 7pm LOCATION: First Lutheran Church, Belle Plaine, IA Proceeds to help with Medical Expenses Monetary Donations can be made at MidWestOne Bank in Belle Plaine Photo Compliments of Your Memories Photography by Abbi [...]
25 January 2012
FREE TAX AID AVAILABLE Volunteers certified in tax preparation will again be available to assist Tax Payers with tax returns free of charge. The returns are electronically filed thanks to the IRS tax counselors program coordinated with American Association of Retired Persons (AARP). The client is responsible for providing all pertinent information and supporting documents [...]
10 January 2012
With over 450 yard sale locations last year in Iowa alone, you will want to mark your calendars — even apply for vacation — for August 9, 10, and 11th 2012 That’s the weekend for the eight Annual BUY-WAY Yard Sale along the Lincoln Highway in Iowa and other states. This is Iowa’s third year. [...]
18 December 2011
1. The wrestling meet @ English Valleys on Thursday, January 26, 2012 will be on Tuesday, January 24, 2012. 2. The Jr. High Girls Basketball game that was postponed @ BGM will be on Tuesday, December 20, 2011.
18 December 2011
Each year, United Way of East Central Iowa spends nearly two million dollars in the area of education. That means helping provide low-income children with quality child care and preschool experiences, and school age children with quality out-of-school time programming and the tutoring, mentoring, and academic supports they need to be successful in school. That [...]
18 December 2011
Saturday’s Palo Holiday Express that took families from Palo to Vinton for a holiday get-away raised more than $20,000 that will go toward improving our community. More than 2,200 people took the train and enjoyed visiting with Santa, doing crafts and visiting shops in Vinton. (Santa and crafts were in Palo and shopping [...]
18 December 2011
The number of people whose needs can’t be met through a call to 211 has almost doubled, a review of call center data showed earlier this week. Most people call 211 for assistance in these areas: Housing, which includes rental assistance and energy assistance Income support and assistance, which includes connection to the free tax [...]
18 December 2011
18 December 2011
Master of None by Jeff M. Brown “People who say they sleep like a baby usually don’t have one.”- Leo J. Burke “People who say they sleep like a baby usually don’t have one, or a dog, or itchy dry skin.” - Jeff Brown Let me Sleep! My wife and I crawled into bed and [...]
18 December 2011
An easy way to use those ripe bananas. 3 c. flour 3 eggs 1 tsp. cinnamon 1 8 oz. can crushed pineapple with juice 1 tsp. salt 2 c. diced bananas (4 ripe) 1 tsp. baking soda 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla 2 c. sugar 1 c. oil Preheat oven to 350*. Measure and sift together [...]
13 December 2011
When I was a child, every year just after Thanksgiving, we started baking cookies. My mom was a great cook and these were a couple of her favorites. Orange Slice Cookies Preheat oven to 350*. In a large bowl mix together: 3/4 c. brown sugar 1 1/4 c. flour 3/8 c. butter 1/8 tsp. salt [...]
13 December 2011
