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John F. Haman Jr.

Submitted by admin on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 11:00pm

John F. Haman Jr., 73, of North Liberty, died unexpectedly at his home Aug. 31, 2011.
John’s wishes were to be cremated. Mass of Christian Burial was held Friday, Sept. 2, at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church with Reverend Michael Phillips officiating. Burial was in St. Joseph Cemetery in Iowa City.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the American Heart Association, The Czech-Slovak Museum or The Regina Foundation.


Robert Christensen

Submitted by admin on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 11:00pm

Robert Lee Christensen, 74, of Dike, died Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011, at Sartori Memorial Hospital in Cedar Falls.
He was born July 28, 1937, in Cedar Falls, the son of Ejnar and Helen (Fisher) Christensen. He graduated from Dike High School in 1955. On June 19, 1959, he was united in marriage to Margaret A. “Maggie” Allspach at the Reformed Church of Stout in Stout, Iowa.
Robert worked for Dike Hardware Plumbing and Heating from 1960-1968 and owned and operated Dike Pump Service from 1968 until his retirement in 2001.


Walkin'

Submitted by admin on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 11:00pm

It was love at first sight.
Of course, after a 47-mile day on a bicycle that included a breakfast of Hostess Cupcakes, high temperatures, headwinds and a flat tire– any air-conditioned room with a shower is an oasis.
But the Lodge in Pere Marquette State Park was so much more, and I’ll tell you about it shortly, but first some history– as provided by a pamphlet provided by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.


Food For Thought

Submitted by admin on Wed, 09/07/2011 - 11:00pm

Those first days and weeks of school each year send me tumbling into the past. I dream of new–stiff, brown leather shoes, new crayons with none of the points yet broken, that Big Chief tablet of lined paper with its red cover, new teachers, old friends, new names to learn, trying to remember which desk in the new classroom belongs to me. It’s both daunting and exciting.