Ray Harden
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...
I was awakened with a loud “Who-who-whooo” coming from the trees outside my bedroom window. It was the great horned owl’s mating call right on schedule.
Their calling begins in December and can continue through January. Owls have made their...
The Perry Lions Club held their annual Christmas celebration at the Hotel Pattee Monday evening.
The hotel served a delicious meal. The main entrees were chicken breast and pork tenderloin medallions, with salad, green beans, mashed potatoes and Christmas-tree-shaped dinner...
Mindy Farmer, a librarian at the Perry Public Library, was the guest speaker at a recent meeting of the Perry Lions Club.
Farmer spoke about all of the services the library offers the residents of the Perry area, including programs...