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.
Features
by Marissa Gasper
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First, for those that may not be familiar with the acronym, LDR stand for “long distance relationship” and is frequently used as a placeholder for the term online and on social media. I will also be utilizing it on-and-off throughout this segment, so this...
by April McCormick-Quinlan
When Alex was ready to propose, he recruited most of our friends from college to help him. First thing he did, was ask his best man, Josh, to dress up as my favorite regeneration of the Doctor from Doctor Who, and take me on a crazy adventure through our whole...
by Bonnie Kay Baldwin
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A romantic engagement took place for Hannah Holstad (LMHS 2015) and Marine Corporal Tyler Knudtson, (LMHS 2013). One quite unique, as engagements go. The date was Dec. 30, 2016 in Maple Grove, Minn.
“We were ice skating on the Loop to celebrate my...
by Bonnie Kay Baldwin
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Sara and Warren Brackey had no idea what direction their life would take when their daughter, Jordynn Weiland, got married in 2015. The journey began when Jordynn wanted to get married in their backyard on the farm, near Joice, in northeast Iowa.
“We had...
As our environment changes, one question always remains
. . . How is our changing environment affecting our wildlife, especially our birds? Unfortunately, there aren’t enough professional scientists to study all the various bird species and observe how their populations are changing. But, we do...
Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019 marked the beginning of the Lunar New Year, according to the Chinese zodiac calendar. Most people are likely familiar with the animals of the Zodiac from Chinese-American restaurant placemats or pop culture. We have now entered the year of the pig (also referred to as “boar”)...
Lake Mills third grade students got to meet Yeira and Deputy Wilson from the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Department last week. The students have been reading books about service dogs, and thought it was really cool to make a connection with a dog in their community.
The Lake Mills Public Library held two adult craft nights last week. More than 40 participants painted, glued, and decorated a wooden snowman.
Always a crowd pleaser, Cammi’s dance students performed Saturday afternoon during half-time of the girls’ and boys’ basketball games. The little girls pictured above could hardly hold in their excitement as they waited to perform. Below, the dancers seemed to enjoy entertaining the crowd with...
Our January veteran being honored is Paul Grimsbo, rural Scarville.
Paul enlisted in the U.S. Army, Sept. 23, 1946, in St. Paul, Minn. He left for Yoko Hama, Japan, Jan. 7, 1947. While serving in Japan, Paul’s title was Infantry. Then Jan. 8, 1948, Paul returned to the United States on the U.S....
