Bob McLaughlin, Lake Mills, and his grandson, Owen, celebrated St. Patrick’s Day in style, putting on their kilts and tam-o-shanters for the occasion. Owen is the three-month-old son of Curran and Skye McLaughlin, Garner.
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The Top of Iowa Quilt Club sews patriotic quilts to donate to local veterans. This has been done in past years, but the club made the decision to submit an article to the Lake Mills Graphic, about one veteran who receives a quilt each month. If you know any senior veterans that have not yet...
A good percentage of the 293 people living in Bristow, Iowa, in 1936 gathered at the Opera House on Tuesday, Sept. 29. The Mason City Globe Gazette covered the event honoring a hometown native son.
Clayton Folkerts had just returned from several national air races where his plane, “Folkerts’...
Keeping a close watch on the young Eaglets in the nest, this Bald Eagle, just north of Emmons, Minn., has a birds-eye view on the happenings in the community, as well.
Charlie Dugger and Zoe Heimendinger were selected Prom King and Queen and reigned over “To the Moon and Back” prom. See pictures of all attending the Grand March on pages 6 and 7.
When former Iowa governor Leslie Shaw was chosen by President Theodore Roosevelt as his secretary of the treasury in 1902, Iowans were prepared to see his name in the national headlines. Shaw did grab headlines, but sometimes it had nothing to do with his actions as head of the treasury department...
Is the theme of the scene depicted on the newly completed Freedom Rock in Arlington Park. Artist Ray “Bubba” Sorensen completed the rock Easter Sunday, and unvelied his work for the public to get their first glimpse. Local organizer, Bill Clark, who was instrumental in securing the rock and the...
The 2017 LMHS candidates for prom queen and king are pictured above, front row (L-R): Rylee Bowman, Sydney Dahl, Zoe Heimendinger and Robyn Bowman. Back row: Charlie Dugger, Ethan Evans, Zach Throne and Thomas Canny. The Grand March will begin at 6 p.m. this Saturday, April 22, with doors opening...
Seizing on a last minute opening, the Lake Mills team secured the services of Freedom Rock painter, "Bubba" Sorensen several months earlier than originally anticipated.
Sorensen arrived in town earlier this week to begin his work on the rock, located in Arlington Park, and is expected to be...
For the second year in a row, all Lake Mills High School vocal and piano entries in the IHSMA State Solo/Ensemble Contest received Division I (Superior) ratings. The contest was held at GHV High School, Saturday, April 1. On the tails of their huge 50s and 60s Spring Show, “Twist and Shout,”...
Survivors described the cries and shrieks of dying passengers as “heart-rending.” And one recalled the last voice he heard was that of a “little child in a cabin.”
When the Eagle Line’s S.S. Schiller left America on its voyage to Hamburg, Germany, it carried 6 kegs of gold valued at $300,000; 250...
