The Heart of America Concert Series (HAMCS) has been filling Rugby with the sound of music for more than half a century, and this concert season carries on the tradition. “It started on a coffee table in somebody’s living room. There were some people that wanted to bring classical music ...
Seth Varner, a resident of the cornhusker state of Nebraska, has been satisfying his wanderlust by traveling to and documenting every incorporated community in Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota and Kansas. Having already traveled through more than 2,407 communities, he added Rugby to his list when ...
National entertainer Kat Perkins took the stage at Ellery Park in Rugby to entertain hundreds on Wednesday, July 31. The crowd was singing and clapping along to her various covers of rock and country songs. This is the 29th year of Music in the Park and was started by avid Rugby Lions members ...
On Sunday, July 21, the community will come together to honor the late Dwight Jelsing, a beloved member of the community. The Rugby Car Club alongside Jelsing’s daughters will host the 5th annual Dwight Jelsing Memorial Car Show at Ellery Park. “He liked his cars and he liked that it ...
KENMARE – Midwestern country music artist and former American Idol contestant Zach Thomas will perform at the Pioneer Village in Kenmare on Sunday, July 14, for Kenmare’s Pioneer Day celebration. Thomas, 30, started playing guitar and writing songs while he was attending college at North ...
There are so many reasons to love daffodils. These spring-blooming bulbs aren’t fussy about where they are planted. They come back to bloom again year after year and are not bothered by deer, rabbits, or other garden pests. But there’s also a whole world of beautiful daffodils beyond the ...
Mimi Sheraton, an-the-mark New York Times Food Critic and cookbook author, passed away on April 7, in Manhattan. I came to know of Sheraton at the age of eight because of Staci Hennes of Underwood. In our home of five boys, there was one of us continuously delivering newspapers. We delivered ...
It became apparent from an early age that Lydia, our daughter, was not about to be in the background of our family texture. The first sign of this came when she asked at the age of three how we would be decorating her birthday tree! Over the years, in addition to our traditional Christmas ...
There is much joy in folks gathering, sharing laughter, engaging in conversation and enjoying entertainment. After a three-year lapse, the Heritage Singers Variety Show is back; for sure, there will be plenty of the above listed happenings at the shows. The diamond of the show has always ...
There are three words that are perhaps the most daily repeated words in the world--what’s for supper? Even folks who enjoy cooking come up against this daily demand. If you ever want to feel like a hometown hero, just jot down a complete menu for the entire week! Family members will do a ...
