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Central School Remembers: When Lake City Schools Had 860 Students in 1970

by Darcy Dougherty Maulsby
Central School Preservation board president

From the Editor’s Desk

by Emilie Jenson
Calhoun County Phoenix

Greetings Readers,

Empty Nest: Curt Rolls His Zero-Turn Mower Getting Ready for RAGBRAI!

 “Ragbrai” is a word, in Iowa anyway, therefore I'm not going to capitalize it.  

Central SChool Remembers: Living the Rotary Motto of “Service Over Self”

by Darcy Dougherty Maulsby
Central School Preservation president

Empty Nest: Roadrunner, a Real Live Hobo

Roadrunner is 27 years old, has two dogs, and is a real live hobo.  He’s on his way to Britt, Iowa for the National H

Central School Remembers: Recalling the Excitement of Chautauqua in Lake City 105 Years Ago—Part 3

by Darcy Dougherty Maulsby
Central School Preservation board president

Central School Remembers: Recalling the Excitement of Chautauqua in Lake City 105 Years Ago—Part 2

by Darcy Dougherty Maulsby
Central School Preservation board president

Empty Nest: Carol Remick’s Belted Galloways

You might know, Carol’s husband, Joe, was gone, the temperatures outside were soaring, and Carol was home alone when

Empty Nest: Timeout

Everybody needs a timeout.  When I was a kid, “timeout” was just becoming fashionable, like when the hula hoop took t

Central School Remembers: Recalling the Excitement of Chautauqua in Lake City 105 Years Ago—Part 1

by Darcy Dougherty Maulsby
Central School Preservation board president

Empty Nest: 98-Year Old Vern Dorothy of Mt. Pleasant throws out first pitch at Bees game

On June 20, 98-year old Vern Dorothy of Mt.

Central School Remembers: Rodeo Fun, Farmland Sales and More 60 Years Ago

by Darcy Dougherty Maulsby
Central School Preservation board president

From the Editor’s Desk: Graduation

By Karl Jones<

Empty Nest: Aimee Gauley's “Hunter and Prey” Headed for the Box Office

Sharing Stewart Memorial Community Hospital Memories

From the Editor’s Desk: Mother’s Day

By Karl Jones<

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