Archive - Dec 1969

OXFORD– On Sunday, June 28 from 4-7 p.m. the Windham Community Church, located at 1424 Black Diamond Road SW, Oxford, is hosting its annual Ice Cream Social. The Social will feature old fashioned, hand-cranked, homemade ice cream along with cakes and pies. There is a free will donation.

HELP WANTED

Solon Nursing Care Center has a opening for a certified nursing aide on third shift. Join the team that has been caring for the community since 1973! Apply in person at 523 E. 5th St., Solon, Iowa 52333. 6/3

Service/sales: SUMMER WORK: Immediate openings, $14 base-appt., no experience necessary, conditions apply, all ages 17+. (319) 892-3343. 6/10

FOUND

Have you lost a pregnant cat? Black adult mommy with no collar gave birth in our shed to a litter of six, and they appear to be two weeks old. Call 936-0981 to claim. 6/10

PET SERVICES

My mother and grandmother called it pie plant. That pretty much says it all – they almost exclusively made it into pies. It was a rare day when rhubarb appeared on the table in any other form. Once in a great while, there would appear a dish of pinkish, stringy-looking something – a sort of puckery, sweet and sour sauce that we generally turned up our noses at.

Joseph William (Billy Joe) Birtcher, Jr., 59, died suddenly in Branson, Mo., on Tuesday, May 26, 2009.
The Birtcher family, former Tiffin residents, are having a Gathering Memorial in remembrance of the son of Bill Birtcher Sr. and Beverly Ingham Birtcher, and husband of Jackie Birtcher. The gathering and supper will be held for all family, friends, and acquaintances at the Tiffin Fire Station Main Street, Tiffin, on Thursday, June 11, from 4 to 8 p.m. For more information please call (319) 665-2483 for Beverly or (319) 936-3005 for Jayna.

Ivan L. Fry, 81, of Cedar Rapids, died Friday, May 29, 2009, at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha. Services were held June 1 at Murdoch Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids by the Rev. Ed. Powers. Visitation was Sunday, May 31, at the funeral home. Graveside service was held Monday at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, with military honors.