Ray Harden
I was camping in early August at a friend’s prairie on the banks of the Raccoon River. It was difficult for me to go to sleep because it was a warm, humid night, plus the night was full sounds.
Two...
I was telling some friends about my latest birding trip to Union Slough near Algona, Iowa. They politely asked what I saw and what species of bird I was looking for, and I told them I was trying to...
I was surprised to see an indigo bunting at my bird feeder this spring. I had not seen the little blue bird at my feeder for the past two years. The derecho windstorm in 2020 destroyed a lot the...
Friday marked Lois and Lou Hoger's 55th wedding anniversary.
To honor his beloved, Lou got flowers for Louis and brought them to the Perry Perk coffee house and sang "Happy Anniversary" to her.
The Hogers' daughter, Amy Hoger Ramsey on Indianola,...
The March 13 meeting of the Perry Lions Club featured a talk by Clint Lutterman, director of 21st Century Rehab, a clinic housed at the Dallas County Hospital.
Lutterman said his company that has six offices in central Iowa. The...
The Perry Lions Club hosted guest speaker Chris Roberts, safety director at Tyson Fresh Meats in Perry, at a recent meeting at the Hotel Pattee.
Roberts, an East Greene High School graduate, said he has held many positions at Tyson's...
The annual bald eagle watch was held at Saylorville Lake last Sunday, and my wife and I observed more that 100 bald eagles below the dam.
Most of the eagles were perched in the trees above the Des Moines River,...
The February meeting of the Perry Lions Club featured Lion Dr. Harley McGuire, who told the members about his barbwire collection and showed many examples of barbwire that he has collected over the years.
Barbwire was invented in 1873 by...
The groundhog “Phil” who lives in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, is the official groundhog of the U.S., but Iowa also has an abundant supply of these critters.
There is a small hill north of my house in the corner of a field...
About two dozens bald eagles have been fishing in the shallow open water of the Raccoon River near the Perry boat ramp.
The birds are fishing in the shallow open water where the river is not frozen, a respite in...