We are over half-way through the school year and I have many good things going at LMCS.
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BY BONNIE KAY BALDWIN
LAKE MILLS GRAPHIC
Former LMHS FACS (family and consumer sciences) teacher of 32 years, Kathleen Grunhovd, and her sister, Sarah Shoemaker, California, joined together to begin a new venture during the summer of 2017. The business is called Hummingbird Infant, catering to...
BY BONNIE KAY BALDWIN
LAKE MILLS GRAPHIC
Lake Mills Chief of Police, Dave Thomas, who has been the chief for the last 31 years, was a 1982 LMHS grad. After high school, he worked as a mechanic from 1982-1988.
Thomas married Dawn Peterson, Albert Lea, Minn., May 14, 1983, on his birthday. So,...
BY BONNIE KAY BALDWIN
LAKE MILLS GRAPHIC
Gary Fjelstad, 1964 graduate of LMHS, was living in Texas at the time his draft papers arrived at his parents’ home in Lake Mills. Fjelstad had just moved down near his sister in Austin, Texas, the week prior, and started a job.
“It was October 1965...
BY BONNIE KAY BALDWIN
LAKE MILLS GRAPHIC
When the horrific ice storm (Wesley) hit our area, Thursday, April 11, thousands of people—homes, businesses, and churches, were without power for a record number of hours/days, especially in the rural areas and small towns.
As for the city of Lake Mills...
The killer came from Kansas—or was it China? In any case, he was a world traveler, trekking to France, Africa and Britain, then back to the American Heartland. Within a few weeks, he claimed the lives of more than 7,500 Iowans.
No assault rifle or dirty bomb for this killer. The murder weapon was...
Leroy Brackey is the April Veteran of the Month. Leroy joined the Army, April 20, 1959. He went to Des Moines, where he had his physical and two days later, was sworn in. The following morning, he was headed on a train to U.S. Army Base Fort Carson, Fort Collins, Colo. This is the place he began...
For many traveling enthusiasts, few things are more enticing than the open road. Road trips have long been popular, and that popularity appears to be on the rise.
According to a report from MMGY Global, a travel and hospitality marketing firm, road trips represented 39 percent of vacations taken...
In a perfect world, all vehicle owners would be able to park their cars and trucks in garages. In such a world, automobiles would not be vulnerable to sun, storms and other natural elements that, over time, can contribute to wear and tear.
But many drivers cannot or choose not to park their cars...
As they spend more and more time in their vehicles, drivers tend to grow more comfortable behind the wheel. As a result, drivers may be inclined to take certain things, including how visible they are to approaching motorists, for granted.
When drivers think of their vehicle lights, they tend to be...
