When I first moved to Des Moines in 2007, I was rattled with lore and strange facts about the city. I had been gone from the state since June of 2004 and previously haunted only the eastern side. I only made one or two trips to or through Des Moines as a kid. My mom took me to see “The Phantom of th
St. John’s Lutheran Church in Arnold will honor Bobby Schroeder, who recently retired as the full-time director of music ministry, on Sunday, Sept. 17, and Pastor Jeremy Schultz, who is celebrating 25 years in the ministry, on Oct. 1.
With the frost, flooding, heat waves and harvest delays, Connecticut farmers have contended with a slew of weather challenges this season.
"I've been here 10 seasons, so at that point, you notice it's...