Cathy Scheibe, at 82, of LaMoure, North Dakota, continues with Toy Farmer Magazine, more than 22 years after her husband and co-founder, Claire, died. She talks about how the company is changing and preparing for transitions, about how markets for toy tractors and construction equipment have been unusually strong due to the pandemic and supply chain issues for new toy commemorative projects.
DYERSVILLE, Iowa. Farmers and others on snowbird treks this year should consider swinging through picturesque eastern Iowa, and stopping at an agricultural and hobby mecca the National Farm Toy Museum.
Before it was Jerry s Bar, tavern had illegal slots, tear gas bandits, celebs
Although it has undergone several name changes and shifts in ownership, the low-slung building at 1500 11th St. N., Moorhead, is still identified by many locals as Jerry s Bar. But not as many are familiar with the colorful early history preceding the Jerry s era. It once included an illegal slot-machine operation, a tear-gas robbery by two goggle-wearing thieves and became a watering hole for a world-famous circus clown. 12:15 pm, May 14, 2021 ×
A view of the New Trail Market/Tavern as it looked in the early 1930s. Special to The Forum.