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Wed
26
Jun

Saigon: scooter paradise

Submitted by admin on Wed, 2013-06-26 00:00

 

Saigon: scooter paradise

 

By Jerry Wadian
Contributing Writer
jwadian@thefayettecountyunion.com

Some four centuries before Christ, along the Red River on the border of modern China, a culture known as the Viets founded what is known today as Vietnam.

Over time the Viets spread throughout Vietnam. Saigon, now called Ho Chi Minh City, became the chief city in the southern part of the country. 

The French occupied Saigon for most of a century, making it their chief center of operations. America made it the focal point of our stay in the country during the war.

Wed
19
Jun

Vietnam: slow change in an ancient land

Submitted by admin on Wed, 2013-06-19 11:40

 

 

CUTLINE: These “stores” in Vietnam may seem unduly small and dirty, but they line Highway 1 from Saigon to Xuan Loc, 30 miles of little shops. They normally supply one kind of item and provide a living to the entrepreneurs running them. (Jerry Wadian photo)

 

 

Wed
19
Jun

Senior Meal Site menus

Submitted by admin on Wed, 2013-06-19 11:34

 

Senior Meal Site menus

Congregate Meals for area senior citizens are served on the following days at the locations listed (home delivery is also available):

WEST UNION – Monday through Friday, Senior Center on Armour St.

ARLINGTON – Wednes- day and Friday, Arlington Library basement.

CLERMONT – Monday and Friday, West Clermont Lutheran Church. 

ELGIN – Tuesday and Thursday, Elgin Community Bldg./AMVETS Hall.

HAWKEYE – Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Hawkeye Community Hall.

ST. LUCAS – Monday and Wednesday, St. Lucas Community Hall.

WAUCOMA – (Home delivery only)

 

The Meal Site menus for the week of June 20-June 26 will be as follows:

 

Wed
19
Jun

Celebration of Life on June 2

Submitted by admin on Wed, 2013-06-19 11:30

 

Celebration of Life on June 22

A Celebration of Life for Helen E. Koester will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 22, at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Eldorado.

Burnham-Wood & S.K. Rogers Funeral Home, West Union, is in charge of the arrangements.

Helen died Feb. 5, 2013, at Maple Crest Manor in Fayette.

Wed
19
Jun

Lennie Rayford Stensland, 89

Submitted by admin on Wed, 2013-06-19 11:30

 

Celebration of Life set

Lennie Rayford Stensland, 89, of West Union died Saturday, June 15, 2013, at Maple Crest Manor in Fayette, Iowa.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, June 29, at First Lutheran Church, rural West Union. 

Burial will follow at the West Union Cemetery.

Burnham-Wood & S.K. Rogers Funeral Home, West Union, is in charge of arrangements.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to First Lutheran Cemetery or Maple Crest Manor.

 

Wed
19
Jun

Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Standafer …wed in California…

Submitted by admin on Wed, 2013-06-19 11:28

 

Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Standafer

…wed in California…

Megan Jane Carr and Michael John Standafer of Carlsbad, Calif., were married Saturday, May 18, in a ceremony held at the Naval Amphibious Base Chapel in Coronado, Calif. The 4 p.m. ceremony was officiated by the Rev. Charles Lacombe.

Parents of the couple are Melodie Frazer and John Carr, both of Manchester, N.H., Roberta and Allen Mittelsted of West Union, and John and Nancy Standafer of Cedar Falls.

The bride was given in marriage by her father. Wearing a white, lace-appliqued gown with a fitted bodice and flared skirt featuring a sculpted neckline and V-shaped back, she carried a bouquet of long-stemmed white roses accented with carnations and baby’s breath.

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