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Sinsinawa plans session on pumpkin canvas painting
SINSINAWA, Wis.–On October 18, Sarah Barnes, an Iowa artist, will be leading a pumpkin canvas painting session at Sinsinawa Mound, 6-9 p.m. Registration ends on October 14. Contact … more
Members of the Galena High School class of 1957 held a reunion at Emmy Lou’s on Friday, Sept. 23. Attending were, back, from left, David Eisbach, Richard Auman, Dr. Robert Metzger, Carol Feeley Metzger, Rose Erner White, Doris Bastian Glick, Richard Miller, Juanita Cox; middle, from left, Lenore Schaber Bowen, Elizabeth Wasson Otero, Jean Harris, Sharon Niemeyer Pearce, Dorothy Beckwith, Judy Dersch Thompson; and front, from left, Darlene Berlage Griebe, Libby Redington Lutes.
Last graduating class from ‘Old Galena High School’ holds 65th reunion
GALENA–It was June 3, 1957 when a class of 60 graduates proudly walked across the stage of the old gym in Galena. There they received their diplomas, handed to them by Karl Metzger, school … more
David Rogers shared this photo of the 1953 spring picnic at the Veta Grande School near Scales Mound. Attending were, back, from left, Howard Colin, Cletus Winter and Cleland Winter; and front, from left, Jerry Lopp, Wayne Hughes, David Siegel and David Rogers. Sadie Temperly was the teacher at this one-room school which has been converted into a home.
Veta Grande School spring picnic 1953
Participating in the Citizen of the Year presentation are, back, from left, Leading Knight Luke Einsweiler; Michael Staver; Larry Wolfe, Tammy’s father; Tammy Lee; Nicole Lee, Tammy’s daughter; Exalted Ruler Tyler Long; Tiler Mary Jo Copeland; and front, from left, Sophia and Adyson Lee, Tammy’s granddaughters.
Galena Elks recognize Tammy Lee, Diane Lorento
On Sept. 10, Michael Staver, past Elks exalted ruler presented Elks Citizen of the Year recognition to Tammy Lee, owner of Tammy’s Piggly Wiggly, and the Elks Mother of the Year Award to Dianne … more
From the pages of The Galena Gazette: 1997: It’s an honor to be at West Point
10 years ago September 19, 2012 There will be plenty of activity taking place at River Ridge this week as the school celebrates its first-ever football homecoming celebration. The theme is: … more
Cars are lined up along Field Street adjacent to Recreation Park for the corn boil.
Do you remember Galena’s famous corn boils?
GALENA–It started back in 1947. Galena was going to have its first corn boil and as it was then reported, it was “something everyone who likes corn on the cob will enjoy.” It … more
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Wesley Muresan, Dubuque, Iowa, executes a perfect jump up to, over, and down the “Gap,” of the large boulders on the Black trail. “Having a mountain bike trail system with such great use of the terrain is awesome,” he said.
Chestnut Mountain tests out new mountain biking trails with a test run
Fifteen experienced mountain bike enthusiasts from across the tri-state area had an opportunity to try out the newest addition to outdoor activities at Chestnut Mountain Resort, rural Galena. On … more
The Galena High School class of 1962 held its 60th class reunion at the DeSoto House Hotel on Aug. 13. Attending were, back, from left, Bill Oldenburg, Jim McNamara, Jon Eggleston, John Becker, Elverna Hansen Stoddard, Ron Makovee, Norm Bohnsack; and, front, from left, Margy Heim Miller, Fran Auman Rosenthal, Betty Hulscher Kundert, Jerry Kirchner, Marian Harney Cook and Judy Korte Winter. Not available for the photo, David Rosenthal.
GHS 60th class reunion
Eighty-seven feet from the Jail Hill Inn is innkeeper Matthew Carroll’s new home. Matthew, who is currently living at the B&B, is looking forward to living in his own place.
A new home for the innkeeper: Matthew Carroll looks forward to a space of his own next to Jail Hill Inn
Matthew Carroll will soon have a place of his own to call home. The owner of Jail Hill Inn, the B&B, which has been ranked by Tripadvisor as the top B&B/Inn in the USA and second in the … more
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The Arrowhead Treehouse as darkness descends.
Lyrical home away from home: Dittmar family tackles a new agritourism project with the Arrowhead Treehouse
Tree houses are the stuff made of childhood memories and lyrical poems by teens and adults waxing prosaic about their former years. They are places where the magic of the outdoors, dreams of who we … more
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Robert Scott shakes hands with Queen Elizabeth II at a dedication ceremony at Clitheroe Royal Grammar School in Lancashire, England on Oct. 18, 1990. He is the father of Julie Soat, Galena.
Humbling experience: ‘What an honor:’ Julie Soat recalls father’s experience meeting Queen Elizabeth II
There is a photograph that always stood on a prominent table in Julie Soat’s parents’ foyer in West Union, Iowa. But Soat’s father, Robert “Bob” Scott, rarely mentioned … more
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Enjoying their appetizers are, left going clockwise, Linda Packard, Elener Rotan, Sam Rotan, Elizabeth Beck, Rob Beck, Ken Robb and Tony Packard.
Residents celebrate fifth anniversary of Prairie Ridge
There was a lot of celebrating going on at Prairie Ridge on Wednesday, Sept. 7. Roger Weis provided live entertainment. Residents toasted the fifth anniversary of Prairie Ridge and looked through a … more
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