Can you name this intersection? The buildings shown? What’s there now? Send your best guesses to news@algona.com. Show it to your kids and grandkids who might be surprised to see what this area used to look like.
Summer is here and for most of us that means enjoying the warm weather and jam-packed schedules full of family-fun and celebrations. I know for my family, we plan to spend time attending little league and swim meets, fishing and boating, and participating in a couple of significant family reunions.
“A republic if you can keep it,” replied Benjamin Franklin when asked after a session of the constitutional convention about what form of government had been formed. A republic is a form a government where the power resides with the citizens who vote for elected officials to represent them and govern according to law. To preserve our republic and our country, we need to be educated and be involved.
The Ponte Vecchio or “Old Bridge” was our last stop in Florence, Italy, but well worth seeing. Originally built across the Arno River allowing all traffic at the time (about 123 AD), it has been destroyed by flood at least twice over the centuries and rebuilt stronger each time.
As long as street improvements are underway in most towns and there is never an end of street complaints, this photo should put things into perspective of how far we’ve come and how much better conditions are than they were for are ancestors. The mystery gas station featured two weeks ago is located in Burt on 8th St.
Last fall a member of my church brought into my church office two sunflower stalks that he had pulled up from his garden. It was not hard to notice the root mass that was found at the bottom each stem.
With the tragedy in Texas still so fresh in our minds, and our feeling of helplessness when we think of those grieving families, it’s hard to try to write a light-hearted column. However, as I’ve said before, if I can make just one person smile, then perhaps that will justify my taking up space on the planet. So here goes.
As warm summer weather arrives, we know what comes along with it — mosquitoes. Now there may be someone reading this who actually likes mosquitoes, but I don’t. I don’t like the buzzing and, as a fair-skinned Irishman, I don’t like the biting. They apparently like me, and I want to end the relationship. Sound familiar?
In the aftermath of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller from San Antonio said “ We make arms sacred and with a these same arms kill people.” When asked about republicans being pro-life he said it is inconsistent to “ protect the baby in the womb and then kill it when it’s 9 years old.” The Archbishop said politicians use a very narrow minded view on their base to gain support.
