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Another crazy birthday weekend has past. Our oldest son, Hartley, has turned 6-years-old but not without a few surprises during the week. It all started on Friday morning around 5:30 a.m. when I …
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Clinton J. Davis
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11/22/22
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This past week has been a crazy one. What with the Vikings winning a crazy game, something that hardly happens for the Vikings, and results from the midterm elections still coming in. Most of the …
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Clinton J. Davis
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11/15/22
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Most of us are waking up this morning and checking results from yesterday’s election. It seems that most of the world pays more attention to candidates and elected officials as we approach …
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Clinton J. Davis
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11/8/22
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Kay Bloomfield was born on May 5, 1954, in Waterloo, Iowa, to Kenneth and Frances Buenneke. She passed away on Saturday, October 22, 2022, at her home in DeKalb, Texas, at the age of 68 years.
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11/8/22
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Last weekend we, like most young Armstrong families, enjoyed Halloween with our children. Hartley was dressed as a blue ninja while Calvin was a dragon. We had attempted a few weeks ago to put Calvin …
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Clinton J. Davis
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11/1/22
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Last week I had the privilege of going to Arlene Twaits farm home to take the annual photo of kids picking out pumpkins. For many years now she has invited to school district kids to come to her farm …
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Clinton J. Davis
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10/25/22
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This past Sunday, the Armstrong Heritage Museum held another great annual meeting. Each year we host a potluck supper, some entertainment, and a short meeting to “end” the year for museum …
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Clinton J. Davis
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10/18/22
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Middle ground is not something that often is seen nowadays in Iowa government or our politics.
These days, candidates, elected officials and community members often are seen as flawed if they …
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By Randy Evans
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10/18/22
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Don’t you just love living in the Midwest where we have the pleasure of enjoying all four seasons?
Fall is my favorite time of year with the beautiful changing colors of the trees …
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10/18/22
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It is a strange feeling when your kid calls you for the first time. No Hartley didn’t get a cell phone, but he did get a “calling watch”, as he calls it. Verizon has a kid friendly …
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9/27/22
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Growing up in Bloomfield in the 1950s and 1960s, I remember seeing empty coffee cans next to the cash registers in places like Ollie O’Briant’s drug store, Bill Tews’ coffee shop …
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By Randy Evans
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9/27/22
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With the fall quickly approaching, we decided to take our first trip of the year to Center Creek Orchard up by Fairmont. We did this as part of Taylor’s birthday. She celebrated another year …
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Clinton J. Davis
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9/20/22
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These days, I stand in front of audiences and engage in what is politely called “public speaking” more often than even Mr. Gentry ever imagined when I showed up at his office door 55 …
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By Randy Evans
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9/13/22
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A few years ago I made a trip to Peru with some friends and visited Machu Picchu, the famed Incan ruins near Cuzco. Because of the high number of tourists who visit the site, tour groups are …
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By Fr. Kelly, St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Armstrong
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9/13/22
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Lets just say that I have never been a fan of any kind of roller coaster. Not even as a young child. I remember getting talked into going on the Power Tower at Valley Fair when I was on a school trip …
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Clinton J. Davis
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9/6/22
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President Joe Biden’s decision to cancel up to $10,000 in federal student loans for many borrowers is fair game for vigorous debate — and disagreement.
Americans have been debating …
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By Randy Evans
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9/6/22
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What a busy week for our family. Last week was Hartley’s first week of Kindergarten. He started on Tuesday and by the end of the week, he made it sound like he didn’t learn anything. Or …
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Clinton J. Davis
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8/30/22
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Not all of the best medicine comes with a prescription from a physician.
Don’t read this to mean I am advocating treating coronavirus with ivermectin, a drug more often used on horses. …
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By Randy Evans
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8/30/22
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A reminder that tickets will be on sale later this week for the broasted chicken supper being hosted by the Armstrong Heritage Museum. The supper will take place on Sunday, September 25th. Posters …
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Clinton J. Davis
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8/16/22
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People in the health care field have worked their tails off since the Covid pandemic hit Iowa with a vengeance in 2020.
Doctors, nurses and all manner of technicians and support staff have …
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By Randy Evans
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8/16/22
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