By Pam Pratt
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Dr. Sally Kuhn, left, Mike Huff, center, and Tammy Foster Harban stand in front of their building at 1422 First Avenue East. The three mental health consolers all moved their independent practices under the same roof about a year ago. (Pam Pratt)
Three of Newtonâs licensed mental health counselors are acknowledging a year of collaboration as they brought their independent practices under the same roof.
While the office was fully functional by Jan. 1, the three mental health service providers are marking their unofficial partnership anniversary. It was around this time last year that Tammy Foster Harban, Dr. Sally Kuhn and Mike Huff brought their practices to the same location at 1422 First Ave. E. in Newton.
First round of voting ends Thursday, Dec. 17
By Pam Pratt
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Van Manen Sweet Corn and Fresh produce is one of 10 finalists in the Iowa Farm Bureauâs âGrow Your Futureâ Award.
Voting is done online at iowafarmbureau.wishpondpages.com/iowa-farm-bureau-s-grow-your-future-award-top-10/ and will remain open until Thursday, Dec. 17 when the 10 finalists will be narrowed to six. The Jasper County business needs your votes to stay in the running.
In the video uploaded with their entry, siblings Jacob Van Manen and Emily (Van Manen) Larson tell potential voters what they plan to do if they win the award. The funds will go toward purchasing a high tunnel building so they hopefully can harvest tomatoes earlier in the season.
By Pam Pratt
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Last weekend, my social media feeds were scattered with people complaining about being bombarded by phone calls coming in from places in Jamaica, Africa, etc. I was fortunate enough to avoid these phone calls but my husband wasnât.
Tim is usually an easy-going type of person. Heâs the strong, silent type you can depend on to be there when our family needs him. He doesnât ask for much, just goes along with whatever I have planned. Last weekend, I popped up to my parents house to help do our traditional Christmas decorating. However, Tim made the rare request not to join us so he could use the beautiful weather to winterize a few things in the garage. He felt bad, but I assured him it was fine.