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Steve Beaumont, 81, formerly of Garber and Iowa City, died Friday, June 16, at the Strawberry Point Lutheran Home, where he had been a resident since 2019.
Mechanic Danny Torkelson, of Farmersburg, worked throughout May to get Jim Cowell’s famous scale-model semis and jeep running again. The vehicles have been at Froelich since 2009. (Photo by Audrey Posten)
Cowell, pictured in 1978 with the grain truck that served as inspiration, created his vehicles between 1971 and 1981. They were a staple in local parades for decades, running until around 2006 when Cowell's health declined. (Photo provided)
Monona Hay Days parade-goers witnessed the return of Cowell’s collection on Saturday—the first time the miniatures have been on the road in over 15 years. (Photo by Audrey Posten)
Danny Torkelson’s kids, Veda and Wyatt, are driving the quarter-scale semi and jeep—living out their dad’s childhood dream. (Photo by Audrey Posten)
According to Torkelson, the hardest vehicle to get running was the jeep. “I thought that was going to be the easy one because it had most recently been restored. But I don’t know if he had touched much of the mechanical stuff,” he shared. “The easiest was the quarter scale. I simply got fuel to go through it, hooked a battery to it, and it took off.” (Photo by Audrey Posten)
The job required some late nights into early mornings, especially to get the two smaller vehicles ready for a Memorial Day weekend test run at Froelich. “It’s totally worth it to me, just the fact they are going to get back out there,” Torkelson said. (Photo by Audrey Posten)
Doug Reimer (left) and Steve Doeppke came out on top in the Republican primary for the Clayton County Board of Supervisors. It was the most contested race for local voters.
Joliette's Trading Company recently celebrated its grand opening in McGregor. Owners Mark and Andrea Oppermann, pictured with son Logan and employee Jessica Deckert, were joined for the occasion by McGregor-Marquette Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Jessica Goltz and Board President Katie Ruff and McGregor Mayor Lyle Troester. (Photo by Audrey Posten)
Brandon Wild is the new McGregor Historical Museum curator. He encourages others to check out the unique collection. “If you haven’t been in here, you’ll be surprised at the scope and interesting variety that’s brought together in this one little place,” he said. (Photo by Audrey Posten)
Summer reading programs at the McGregor Public Library are centered around the theme “Read Beyond the Beaten Path” and “Camp iRead.” On June 13, children’s librarian Luana Stiemke helped attendees create camp nametags and led them through the interactive story “We’re Going on a Bear Hunt,” shown here. (Photos by Audrey Posten)
Monday’s campfire cooking program also focused on a camping staple: s’mores. Stiemke read a book about marshmallows, then attendees got to create “walking s’mores,” baggies filled with marshmallows, chocolate chips and graham cracker cereal.
Kids were even challenged to use marshmallows and pretzel sticks to create shapes and towers.
The McGregor Public Library’s summer reading program, under the theme“Read Beyond the Beaten Path,” is underway. Families are invited to join special Monday and Wednesday programs.
Magician Mikayla Oz performs one of her vanishing and reappearing flower tricks at the Elkader Public Library show on June 7. (Photo by Willis Patenaude)
