Work is expected to begin this month on a colorful mural that will transform the exterior of Mainframe Studios at 900 Keosauqua Way in downtown Des Moines.&nbs
Tom Shinnick, dedicated Brooklyn Center volunteer and community leader, dies at 85 April 3, 2021 2:44pm Text size Copy shortlink:
If you spent any time at community events in Brooklyn Center in the last six decades, it s likely you would have run into Tom Shinnick.
You d catch him on the Little League fields, where he might be coaching, serving as an umpire, or cutting the grass. You d spot him in parades, driving an ancient fire engine for the Brooklyn Center Lions Club. He was a school board member, president of the local historical society, and a founder of the Brooklyn Center Business Association. He spent more than 30 years on the city s park commission.
Lynn Delbert Bennett, 88, Lake Maloney northplattebulletin.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from northplattebulletin.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Its stores were open late for Thursday night holiday shopping, like they used to be.
And the Hotel Pawnee had a Christmas tree.
Hundreds of people flowed through the grand lobby of downtownâs grande dame, taking up owner Jay Mitchellâs invitation to view the initial stages of the Pawneeâs restoration.
Thursdayâs three-hour open house gave many younger residents their first glimpse of the 1929 hotel â worn down but still reflecting its classic beauty â and let older folks recall North Platte Christmases long, long ago.
âSeeing the Christmas tree as a child â it was very, very special,â said Mary Agler of North Platte.