Joy of Gardening Tools and Brands Review
A reader endorses high quality garden tools from True Temper and Corona. He notes heavy forged steel spades and rakes with good edge retention and durable build, listing model numbers and prices for hand trowels shears loppers and grass trimmers. Readers are invited to share experiences with other brands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corona
Maternity Swimwear and Invisible Girdles Stir Fashion Fray
A humorous meditation on women's bathing suits from braiding with maternity wear to a futuristic girdle swimsuit. The piece notes the crowded dressing rooms, the common black suits, and old favorites while poking at price jumps and the idea of a miracle fit that supposedly flatters all bodies. It questions where inches go and riffs on pregnancy exclusions and fashion hype.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malcolm Forbes
France
Local Real Estate Transfers Listed in The Gazette
A long column lists numerous house sales with buyer and seller names, former addresses, and new property locations. Included are multiple brokerages such as Skogman Realty, Midland Partners, First Realty, and R.L. Smith Realtors, with buyers and sellers spanning Marion Cedar Rapids Hiawatha and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Gazette Lifestyle Desk
Saulon, Mulherin-Dunahugh
Gloria Saulon
Thomas Dunham
Sixth St
Marion
Steve Fillmore Construction
Midland Partners Realty
Sidman
Richard Sidman
Glendale Heights
Ill
Stonehaven Lane
Home Equity
Jordon-Bristow
Scott Jordon
Terrazo Dr
James Bristow
Elaine Dr
Skogman
Dooley Norton
Michael Dooley
26Th Ave
Jean Norton
Douglas Score
Cedar Rapids
Schmickle Rd
Mike Strope
35Th St
Midland
Soutter Ct
High Ridge Rd
Ronald and
Charlene Meier
Bever Ave
Marian Arens
Midland Partners
Durow-Wampler
Donald Durow
36Th St
Stephen and
Diane Wampler
E Ave
Hedges Associates
Tenney-Ries
Jeffrey and
Tracy Tenney
Rainbow Blvd
Hiawatha
Sixth Ave
Mark and
Laura Ries
Hiawatha Realty
Stripling-Visek
Martin — Samuel
Marlene Stripling
Ninth Ave
H Ave
Christopher Visek
Kimberly Martin
Midland Financial
Midland Financial-Dochterman — Raymond Dochterman, 117 Rapids Ave
13Th St
Iowa Realty
Stout
Chevy Medlin
Omaha
Neb
Sharon Lane
James and
Debra Stout
Donlan Allie
Evelyn Donlan
Edgewood Rd
17Th St
Thomas and
Kathleen Allie
Ravenwood Terr
Thompson-Ahrens — Bradley
Julia Thompson
Cambridge Dr
Terry and
Bonnie Ahrens
Johnson Ave
Salin-Barker,Sanders
Laura Salin
Michigan
Oakland Rd
Jeffrey Barker
Victoria Sanders
Coldstream Ave
Fine-Kovarik
Howard
JoAnn Fine
Tempe
Ariz
Cottage Grove
Pkwy
Janet Kovarik
Washington Ave
Peters Atkins
Charles and
Carol Peters
Underwood Ave
Gregory
Audrey Atkins
Park Town PI
Goldsberry-Kaump
Chester
Mary Lou Goldsberry
Whitters Way
11Th St
Warren and
Lolita Kaump
10Th St
Tommy Tucker
Council St
Mt. Vernon Rd
Emma Larimer
Walker
Hedges
Voogh-Tietz
Richard
Violet Voogh
Canton
Mich
Hillview Dr
Randy Tietz
Pinehurst Dr
Frank Joens
Billie Fulk
42Nd St
Kaiser-Niesz
Ruby Kaiser
Pheasant Dr
Apt
Crestridge Ave
William and Lynda Niesz
7Th St
Tucker Realty
Midland Development Plunge
Phyllis Plunge
Urbandale
Old Orchard Rd
Midland Development
Mead-Barnes
Rose Mead
Burnsville Minn
Seely Ave
Jeffrey
Kathryn Barnes
Oak St
Dunham Holmes
Thomas
Candice Dunham
Sue la
David and
Marilyn Holmes
19Th St
Montgomery-Welsh
Bruce Montgomery
Wichita Falls
Texas
N Ave
William Welsh
Better Homes
Ransome
Michael Ransome
Shellsburg
Royal Lane
Fillmore Construction
First Realty Better Homes
Crawford-Rader
Patrick Crawford
E. Willman
Mark Rader
Horner Real Estate
Hud-Sweebe
John Sweebe
D Ave. NE
HUD
Sloan-Haines
B.D. Sloan
Cottage Grove SE
Ra Fiala
Mallory St
Hidden Hollow Lane
Tod
Barbara Hilgenkamp
Johnson-O’sullivan
Harriet Johnson
First Ave
Joy O’sullivan
Coralville
Klotzbach-Johnson
Larry and
Carol Klotzbach
Eastview Ave
Lawrence
Carolyn Johnson
Clinton
Benda-Thornton
Gary
Phyllis Benda
Clutter
Highland Dr
Edwin and
Sheryl Thornton
Illinois St
Gosnell-Halstead
Adelaide
Gosnell
Bothell
Wash
Harbet Ave
Dixie Halstead
Concord Lane
Cushing Sole
Jonathan and
Kimberly Cushing
Coppermill Rd
Upland Dr
Ricky and
Kathy Sole
Fifth Ave
Byers & Happel, Inc
Hayes
Rowland Hayes
Sioux City
Henderson Dr
David
Kathy Bright
Grand Ave
Koftan
Richard and
Roxie Koftan
Shady Oaks
Knollwood Dr. SE
Marc and
Katherine Levy
Madison
Wis
Christie Vakoubek
Alex and
Joann Christie
B Ave
Joseph and
Diane Vakoubek
A Ave
Hedges Realtors
Dernbach-Wagner
Robert and
Jeanne Dernbach
St. Louis Park
Minn
Fourth St
Teresa Wagner
Northview Dr
Skripsky-Beltz
William and
Nancy Skripsky
Cress Pkwy
20Th Ave
Debra Beltz
Jana Dr
Messerli
Daniel
Mary Jo Messerli
Northbrook Dr
Tebbe-LeClerc
Rick
Peggy Tebbe
F Ave
Cheryl LeClerc
14Th Ave
Sasanic-Keilholtz
Ivo and
Marilynn
Sasanic
J St. SW
Edith Keilholtz
34Th St
Century 21
Erusha Inc
Juracek-Duecker
Phyllis Juracek
Blue Ridge Ct
Hollis
Virginia Duecker
Brookfield
Sells-Abarr
Gilbert Sells
Birchwood Dr
Cherry Hill Rd
Michael Abarr
Woodland Dr
R.L. Smith & Co
Mississippi Valley Savings & Loan
Stephen Hughes
Wenthe-Holmes
Daryl Wenthe
Kent Dr
Second Ave
Roger Holmes
27Th St
Hauschildt-Krambeer
Gaylord Hauschildt
McGowan Blvd
Parkview Dr
Alan Krambeer
Eisenhower Rd
Schmidt-Hauschildt
Lee Schmidt
Dove-Crawford
Susan Dove
Apt. 2
Wacker-Kaut
Wayne Wacker
Terrace Hill Dr
Center Point Rd
John Kaut
Veterans Administration-Hammel
Wayne Hammel
Veterans Administration
Stalzer-Wilz
Russell
Carol Stalzer
Amana
Venon Dr
Leo and
Beth Wilz
Beach-Babbitt
Alan and
Barbara Beach
East Post Rd
Brian and
Sharron Babb
Renewal of feathers in birds described by a Gazette columnist
Catherine Eckstein explains how feathers protect birds with insulation and body shape, and how wear from branches and nesting trips can alter color. Birds molt periodically to renew plumage, starting at the head and moving backward, with equal feather loss on both sides to maintain balance.
Camp Courageous Provides Respite Care for Handicapped Families
Dotty Cummins and Camp Courageous leaders highlight the respite program begun in 1976 to give parents time away from their disabled children. The 40 acre site offers swimming canoeing arts and crafts dramatics and sensory activities, with trained counselors and nursing care to help campers gain confidence and enjoy nature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dotty Cummins
Cummins
Tait
Cedar Rapids
Charlie
Camp Courageous
Becker
Frank
Lorraine Snider
Europe
Frank Snider
Tips to Ready Your Home for Sale From Good Housekeeping
A compact guide outlines cost decisions for exterior painting versus DIY trim work. It advises decluttering foyers living rooms and kitchens, cleaning the fireplace, and expanding counter space. Bathrooms get focus removing grime and recaulking or upgrading tile edges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Housekeeping Magazine
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Gary Goldstein
Tommy Tucker Realty CO. Inc
2Nd Ave
Sunshine Rooms
Ai AuGeras Beren
Home Town Restyling Inc
Blairs Ferry Rd
Catherine Eckstein
Jcpenney
Voila
Helene Curtis
Nexxus
Sebastian
Jcpenney Co., Inc
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