WODEN The most popular song that country and western singer Marty Robbins ever issued is a 1959 murder ballad called El Paso which tells tales of jealously, gunfights and horse thievery set to Spanish guitar playing that is equal measures gripping and haunting. Out in the West Texas town Of El Paso, I fell in love with a Mexican girl, nighttime would find me in Rosa s Cantina, music would play and Felina would whirl, blacker than night were the eyes of Felina, wicked and evil while casting a spell, Robbins sings in his baritone voice as the track opens.Â
Those first few lines were impactful enough that North Iowa-native Beryl Buffington felt compelled, more than six decades later, to craft them into something all his own. In the sunroom of his Woden home, which overlooks wide open fields he and his wife used to sit in, is a model of the fabled Rosa s Cantina complete with signage to herald upcoming acts at the entertainment outpost. Where even a year-and-a-hal
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Just after opening a new vintage ice cream parlor in a Crown Point strip mall, Dairy Belle will soon open its sixth location in Dyer.
The 71-year-old Region institution, which has been serving scoops since it started in Hammond in 1950, is opening next to Pop s on U.S. 30 in Dyer, about three miles west of its existing location on U.S. 30 in Schererville.
The Colao family, owner of Dairy Belle, is friends with Pop s owners, which led them to open next to Pop s Italian beef restaurants in Crown Point and now Dyer, Natalie Colao said.
The new ice cream parlor in Dyer will be around 1,800-square-feet with indoor seating, an outdoor patio and a drive-thru. It will be the first Dairy Belle to occupy a newly constructed location, and it will be open year-round.
Despite opposition from all Senate and House Republicans â including Indiana Senators Mike Braun and Todd Young and U.S. Representative Jim Banks â Democrats in Washington are confident their $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill is what America needs now.
The Democratic plan will âget money in the pockets of Americansâ ⦠because âitâs an emergency,â President Biden said last week.
Republicans say the plan is less about COVID relief and more about a long-time Democratic wish list â such as more support for families with children.
Objecting to the price tag, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said the COVID relief bill is a classic example of big government overreach and âreal deficit spending.â The nationâs deficit and debt shot up following President Trumpâs tax cuts and the COVID relief enacted in 2020 but McConnell did not characterize those measures as âreal deficit spending.â