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Ask Cooper Schou how much he practices the drums. His response? “Consistently.” And then he smiles. Cooper, who was just one of two drummers selected this year for the Iowa 4A Iowa All-State Jazz Band, says “consistently” really means “none.” What he…
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In the shop he built by hand, Brian Lovig crafts gorgeous wooden creations. Dressers. Bunk beds. Cabinets. Chairs. Pieces of art with inlaid wood. And most recently, Brian built a new cross for the St. Paul Chapel. A just-completed renovation to the…
Before she packed up and headed for seminary in Chicago, Amy Diller had earned a bachelor’s degree in culinary arts. She worked for the Kohler Company in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, which owns a string of resorts and restaurants along Lake Michigan. “I got…
On a card table in her family room, Jean Medd writes out birthday wishes every month to St. Paul people, age 75 and older. The notes are inside of brightly colored greeting cards, with scenes of bicycles and flowers and beaches and streams. Partnerin…
When Claire Mask went off to kindergarten, mom Jessica started her search for meaningful volunteer work. She called Bethany for Children & Families in Moline, and asked what she could do for the organization. They asked if she would be interested…
Family of 13 includes grandparents, parents, biological kids, adopted kids, foster kids, and a foreign exchange student After Bill and Jenny Kolwey welcomed a son and a daughter to the world, Bill asked the question: Are we done having kids? Bill tho…
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Up high on the steeple at St. Paul, a crew is working to replace the 64-year-old glass and wood in a structure that shines light in the darkness and beckons countless people to worship each week. The steeple, built in 1952 with the original Sanctuary…
For more than 30 years, two-time Grammy award-winning artist Terrance Simien, an 8th-generation Louisiana Creole, has performed his beloved zydeco music. Simien has become one of the most respected and accomplished artists in American roots music tod…
Explore the dynamics of childhood behavior with a family life specialist from the Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. The presentation, Avoiding Behavior Problems: Teaching Self-Control, will be on Monday, April 4, 6-8 p.m. at St. Paul. The…
They set out on a scavenger hunt on the grounds of St. Paul and in Vander Veer Park, using clues and Bible verses to find as many items as they could in nature. A few examples: Whether a boulder or piece of gravel: I Samuel 2:2. It won’t last long, s…
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Early each morning, Tom Lahl rises to do chores at his hog-feeding operation out by Blue Grass. He spends about an hour to an hour-and-a-half running feed on the place where he’s lived for much of his life. Tom and his wife, Joan, have also spent tim…
Fewer than 50 native speakers of the Chickasaw language, Chikashshanompa’, remain. It was the primary language of The Chickasaw Nation for hundreds of years. But over time, the language started to slowly disappear. Government boarding schools discour…