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Friends and family of our 25-year NSP contributing writer and friend, Phil Roberts, came together at the Starlite Ballroom Saturday afternoon for a fitting farewell. Phil, 73, died Nov. 28, 2022, at Davenport Lutheran Home after a brave battle with Parkinson's. more
May 9, 1973: North Scott area voters rejected a bond referendum that would have provided funding for a proposed junior high building an elementary school in Park View. The vote not only missed the 60 percent approval threshold, it failed to get a majority, with 55 percent of voters casting a “no” vote. School board president Phyllis Heuer expressed disappointment, but said, “We’ll wait about a month or so and think about where to go from here.” more
Saturday was a marvelous night at the North Scott Fine Arts Auditorium. Not only did we get to see another amazing performance of “Anything Goes,” we also gathered to celebrate Tom Goodall’s career. more
My friend John Ockenfels of the small town of Shueyville, near Cedar Rapids, is turning his dream of flying his Cessna T210M Turbo Centurion airplane around the world into a cause that's gaining worldwide attention. more
May 5, 1983: Presidential candidate and former astronaut John Glenn made a brief appearance at the Davenport Municipal Airport. He was greeted by a group of students from his namesake elementary school in Donahue. Jesse Petersen gave Glenn a school shirt, and Sheryl Fahrenkrog presented Mrs. Anne Glenn with a bouquet of flowers. Glenn said he felt honored to have a school named after him, but wished the students could vote. more
They say good things come to those who wait. more
One Sunday afternoon in March, Linda and I were minding our own business when we heard the backup generator kick in. That would be the backup generator which we paid Koehler Electric to install at our home in January 2021, the earliest available time after the August 2020 derecho. more
April 25, 1973: Record rainfall, combined with heavy snow melt to the north caused the Wapsipinicon River to flood, cresting at a record 12.74 feet at Highway 61. The highway was briefly closed as 18-24 inches of water covered the roadway. A portion of the highway was washed out, and the Iowa Highway Commission maintenance department said it would take 1,000 tons of rock to rebuild the grade of the road. Highway 67 at the Folletts crossing north of Princeton was also briefly closed due to flooding. Meanwhile, the Mississippi River was expected to crest at 19.5 feet at Lock & Dam 15, and at 12 feet in LeClaire. more
The Iowa legislature’s relentless attacks on local government now includes a new bill to dramatically limit sales tax funding for counties, cities and schools. more
“Providing information quickly and efficiently demystifies government.” more
April 23, 2008: Wes Rostenbach was appointed as Scott County Auditor, following the death of Karen Fitzsimmons. He served as the accounting tax manager in the Auditor’s Office, and planned to return to that role following the election in six months. more
I was out at Neil Armstrong Elementary last Thursday for their Penny War assembly, and as I watched the kids file in, it occurred to me that I can’t actually sit crisscross applesauce anymore. more
How many times do you try to assemble a new product and, when the pieces don't seem to fit, THEN you read the directions? I confess I do it, too, but normally there's no harm. more
April 14, 1983: A group of Princeton residents planned to protest a proposed grain terminal in town. They argued there were inadequate roads and parking for the truck traffic, and that it would detract from Princeton’s popularity as a river destination and planned to use testimony from Clinton residents who said there was a tremendous amount of dust kicked up from a similar facility in Clinton.  The developer countered that the facility would create jobs and said some river boaters might find it fascinating to see a grain transfer operation. more
Sunday may have been the only time in my adult life we'll see one of our state teams – the Iowa Hawkeye women – play for a national championship in basketball. It takes great players, great coaching, a bit of luck and a lot to go right to reach that pinnacle. more
April 8, 1998: Twelve students were taken to an area hospital after being overcome by fumes from a sewer gas leak near Heritage Christian School in Park View. Many other students complained of headaches and nausea, and the school was eventually evacuated due to the severity of the fumes. Seven ambulances and 17 Medic EMS personnel responded to the scene. more
We sat in a circle in the Fellowship Hall at Faith Lutheran Church. Members of the Edward W. Knapper Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6174 began to tell their stories of their service in the Vietnam War. more
This time a year ago, "Impressions" reprinted a picture page in color from October 2002 when the Kyiv (Ukraine) Symphony performed at the North Scott Fine Arts Auditorium and citizens opened their hearts and homes to 160-plus musicians. more
March 28, 1973: The Eldridge City Council moved to seek forced annexation of two areas surrounded by the city limits, and a two-square-mile area north of Slopertown Road. This would include farms owned by Ted Green, Albert Keppy Sr., Roy Keppy, Henry Stoltenberg and Arnold Keppy, as well as a portion of the Henry Keppy III farm, portions of Fellner’s and Country Acres divisions not already voluntarily annexed by the city, the Harry Arp farm, and several areas of land near Caterpillar and the Davenport Municipal Airport. more
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