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The Armstrong Heritage Museum met last week and talked about a few things. First we decided to start a project in the front room to have a small tractor or any other agricultural die-casts. We are …
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Clinton J. Davis
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2/21/23
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Today is Ash Wednesday in the Church Year. If you know anything about the season of Lent or about Ash Wednesday, you likely know that this is the day in which some Christians choose to have …
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By Pastor Thomas Cowell
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2/21/23
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We recently made the trip to the Capitol on Wednesday, February 8. Why did we travel nearly 8 hours to Des Moines and back to go to the Capitol?
We recently made the trip to the Capitol on …
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2/21/23
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How do you express your love for someone? With Valentine’s Day being yesterday, my guess is that many gave and received expressions of love for a spouse, a child, grandchild, friend and the …
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Pastor Jim Dewar - First Baptist Church Bancroft
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2/14/23
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Is everyone else intrigued by everything that is being shot out of the skies near the U.S.? I am interested because the easy answer is probably Chinese intelligence related but the adventurous side …
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Clinton J. Davis
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2/14/23
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This past week the Armstrong Little League board met for the first time in 2023. We discussed many items but got the most important talks done for the year. Getting sign-up forms and sponsorship …
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Clinton J. Davis
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2/7/23
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The United Methodist Church has decided to move away from that name and pursue different views from our top people at the United Methodist brand. The vote to disaffiliate didn’t surprise me per …
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Clinton J. Davis
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1/31/23
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This past week I had Radann Dawson in the press room working on a few electrical projects. A few times we had talked about the 49ers and their playoff run in the NFL. Of course, our conversations …
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Clinton J. Davis
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1/24/23
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You don’t need a crystal ball to see that private school vouchers appear to be barreling toward passage by the Iowa Legislature, just three weeks into the 2023 session. These vouchers, or …
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By Randy Evans
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1/24/23
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On Tuesday, I was able to serve on my first subcommittee for this session where we discussed and passed HSB 2. This was the first among many subcommittees I will be taking part in this legislative …
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Henry Stone
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1/24/23
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I have just started watching televisions most watched series, The Yellowstone. For those who have been watching it for some time now, I never jumped on the bandwagon until now. I can remember friends …
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Clinton J. Davis
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1/10/23
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The Legislature wrote Iowa’s public records law 55 years ago, and one of the tenets of the statute was the belief people deserve to know how state and local governments spend their tax money.
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By Randy Evans
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1/10/23
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Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. James 1:17
For some reason I chose to …
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By Pastor Walt Reemstma
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1/10/23
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Happy New Year to all of our readers near and far. I hope 2022 was a great year for all of you and that 2023 will be even better. I have never been one to stay up and watch the New Year come. I can …
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Clinton J. Davis
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1/3/23
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Our home had a great Christmas holiday this year. Between the snow storms that blasted the Armstrong/Ringsted area, and Santa visiting the house, the kids enjoyed every minute of it. I loved having …
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Clinton J. Davis
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12/27/22
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Kids filled the Methodist Church in Armstrong last week as they preformed their Christmas program to a crowd filled with family members. It was a Christmas program as big as I have ever seen in our …
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Clinton J. Davis
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12/20/22
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Visiting Santa in Armstrong was a little more eventful this year for Calvin. Last year he was seven months old when he met the jolly old man. This year at a year and seven months old. He has decided …
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By Clinton J. Davis
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12/13/22
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Few people like being told what they must do. Lorie Smith is one of them.
The suburban Denver, Colo., business owner, a devout Christian, builds websites for customers. She wants to expand her …
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By Randy Evans
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12/13/22
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Another Armstrong Heritage Museum Newsletter has hit mailboxes around the country. Last week, with some help from Madonna Klingenberg and Connor Anderson, we got the latest newsletter printed, …
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Clinton J. Davis
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12/6/22
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A couple of generations ago, an up-and-coming Arkansas retailer was spreading out across America, and Kenneth Stone was inundated with requests to speak around Iowa and far beyond about the company.
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By Randy Evans
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12/6/22
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