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A Ride to Save a Life

Published by admin on Wed, 05/17/2023 - 7:48am

On March 6 around 3:40 p.m., Payton Shaw a 24-year-old teacher at BCLUW Middle School in Union felt a sharp pain in her chest just as she was leaving work. After finding herself on the ground for an unknown amount of time, she got in her car and passed out again. After she came to, she called her father, who alerted the school principal. By 4:08 p.m. Eldora EMS arrived on the scene.

Tanner Wolken, a Critical Care Paramedic responded to the call.

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Exciting things are happening at Pine Lake State Park

Published by admin on Wed, 05/17/2023 - 7:41am

The Friends of Pine Lake State Park and patrons of the nature preserve have a lot to be excited about.

Springtime brings new growth, warmer temperatures and longer days. Plants find themselves in an early and flourishing stage of development. Flowers are blooming. Birds are sending out their tweets and twitters for a private tryst in the trees. This entire phenomenon is apparent at Pine Lake State Park, a beautiful place to experience nature.

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Congresswoman Ashley Hinson visits Eldora

Published by admin on Thu, 04/27/2023 - 3:35pm

Congresswoman Ashley Hinson has been busy visiting different counties around Iowa and listening to concerns from her constituents. She has held round table discussions with local folk and has addressed issues such as the importance of competing with China, supporting law enforcement, the need to secure the border, how to build Iowa’s workforce and ensuring veterans can afford their prescriptions. She is listening to concerns from Iowans so she can bring those perspectives back to Washington.

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Beloved Columnist Steve Throssel is Honored

Published by admin on Fri, 04/21/2023 - 8:24am

At the 18th Annual Community Grant Awards Night for the Hardin County Community Endowment Foundation, the Eldora Herald Ledgers columnist, Steve Throssel was honored with the “Making a World of Difference” Award.

The award was created by the foundation to recognize community members who have given effortlessly resources and time to charitable causes throughout the county.

A native of Eldora, Throssel was born in the hospital that once existed south of the courthouse in 1955. He grew up in Eldora and according to Throssel, “life was good, and the community was vibrant.”

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A Familiar Favorite

Published by admin on Fri, 04/21/2023 - 8:16am

In the adorable little town of New Providence, some very special people have been instrumental in keeping the Monday breakfast crowd sated and fully caffeinated.

Everybody knows the first thing to do upon entering the old New Providence Soda Fountain building is to head straight to the back to the omelet making station. It is there that patrons can choose the ingredients for their omelet, request a pancake and pass by a station with biscuits, gravy and little smokies.

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Senator Grassley visits Hardin County

Published by admin on Tue, 04/18/2023 - 10:44am

On April 5, Senator Charles E. Grassley visited Hardin County, stopping by the Security State Bank for a Q&A session with local folks. Grassley has been traveling through Iowa this week in an attempt to visit all 99 counties.

“Those of us who are elected have to know what’s on the public’s mind, and this is the best way to do it,” said Grassley. “Think of this like an open town meeting. Any question is appropriate.”

The first question asked generated laughs from all who were present, “What is your single most favorite food at the Iowa State Fair?”

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Grandma's Apron

Published by admin on Tue, 04/18/2023 - 10:32am

On March 28, Sheila Craig gave a presentation to an interested group of women at the Eldora Public Library on “Remembering the Apron.”

Craig is currently lives in Preston, Minnesota. She is originally from Decorah, Iowa and graduated high school there. She is an Iowa State graduate.

When Craig retired in 2003 she wondered what she would do with her time. After seeing a program at the State Historical Society in Kansas, Craig was inspired to create a traveling exhibit displaying aprons from her personal collection at public libraries in Minnesota and Iowa.

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Stitchin'Time

Published by admin on Tue, 04/18/2023 - 10:24am

Every Tuesday morning in the Social Room at St Pauls Lutheran Church in Eldora, a spectacular group of ladies meet to make functional quilts for those in need.

No one really knows when the quilting group was started and no one can remember a time when it wasn’t in existence. Church records date back over 40 years ago to 1982 when The Ladies Aid Society had a work planning committee and scheduled meetings to tie and bind quilts.

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The Joy of Flowers

Published by admin on Tue, 04/18/2023 - 10:16am

In the old historic Providence State Bank lobby in New Providence a modern artist can be found. Alison Steiner turned a well-lit room into a showcase area for her thriving floral business and myriad of artistic expressions.

“I’ve always had an interest in plants and flowers,” said Steiner, “and I like art.” Steiner’s mother worked in a flower shop when she was growing up sparking her interest in flora and fauna at a young age.

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Abraham Lincoln Visits Eldora

Published by admin on Tue, 04/18/2023 - 10:09am

An exciting and unusual visit from former president, Abraham Lincoln to the Eldora Public Library proved to be an educational experience for all who attended.

Lincoln began his oration by informing the crowd that he was happy to be visiting folks in Iowa. Recalling that his first and only visit to Council Bluffs was in 1859 and there were not many roads in Iowa at that time.