Buffalo Center area yearend notes from Tribune files
A collage of community items from Tribune files shows Mayor Reinert Levik ending 28 years of service in Buffalo Center, Santa Claus greeting seniors at The Old Wag on Wheel, and winners in the 2005 Christmas Lighting Contest. Also referenced are 1995 open enrollment funding shifts, Iowa statehood anniversary, and past Christmas donations and school activities.
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Tribune Files
Reinert Levik
Buffalo Center
Santa Claus
Howard Julius
Delores Steffensen
Tim and
Ronda Martinson
Tribune
Ron Pilgrim
BCRL
Iowa
United States
Buffalo Center Community Club
Mel
Luella Hagedorn
Virgil
Louise Heifner
Rural Buffalo Center
Red Cross Bloodmobile
Dick DeVries
Christ
Merlyn R. Elman
Buffalo Center Community School
Shirley Boyken
Corrine Miller
Buffalo Center Business
Jane Kopp
Jerry Pitkin
Duane Ites
Kirk Winter
Mike Gerzema
Danny Abels
Lisa Miller
RFC
Clarence Bond
U.S
Billy Smith
Business Men’s Club
Lloyd Kiewier
Art Wirties
Lakota
Letter to the Editor critiques wind energy subsidies and oil ties
A reader urges public letters to the editor and argues wind power subsidies harm consumers. He cites birds killed by turbines, Berkshire Hathaway wind investments, Oil Depletion Allowance, and military subsidies as hidden costs shifting to taxpayers, calling energy policy a long running lobby-driven scheme.
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United States
Berkshire
Warren Buffet
Berkshire Hathaway
Harold Prior
Iowa Wind Energy Association
Congress
Devas
National Security
Fritz
Aselfgovernment
CARE factors aid choosing the right app for learning
Cari Teske of Area Education Agency 267 outlines CARE criteria for selecting apps. She stresses cost awareness from lite or free versions to affordable paid options, evaluating previews, reviews, and audience needs while seeking apps that engage and involve others.
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Cari Teske
Common Sense Media
Area Education Agency 267
AEA
AEA 267
Pine Cones Play Key Roles in Forest Reproduction
Pine cones are more than festive decorations. Conifers, dating back 200 million years, use male and female cones for reproduction with wind pollination. Some species rely on forest fires to release seeds, aiding regrowth. Birds, mammals, and humans all rely on cone seeds for food and craft use.
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