Museums

Memorial will honor Lauters' lifetime love of museum (10/02/08)
Laura Lauters' passion for the Plymouth County Historical Museum lives on. Lauters, 101, died peacefully Tuesday, Sept. 30 at her grandson's home in Fremont, Neb. She will be remembered at an 11 a.m. memorial service Saturday at the the museum. "She used to be a cheerleader," said Judy Bowman, museum administrator. "That's what she was all the time for the museum."...

Pictorial history book of county in progress (09/29/08)
A pictorial history of Plymouth County may soon be a reality, thanks to the efforts of Seney area native Linda Zieman. Zieman made a commitment with Arcadia Publishing of Chicago earlier this year to put together a pictorial history of Plymouth County...

Museum gets new LOST money for chimney repairs (09/24/08)
The Plymouth County Supervisors agreed Tuesday Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) money already awarded cannot be redirected to help with chimney repairs at the museum. "We've got a policy issue with that," Supervisor Craig Anderson said. "Money that is not used (for a specific project) should go back into the LOST fund."...

Supervisors to decide if LOST can be used for museum repairs (09/17/08)
The Plymouth County Historical Museum's chimney is crumbling. Judy Bowman, museum administrator, via letter asked the Plymouth County Supervisors' permission to use $1,000 of Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) money for the repairs. Museum board members originally asked for the $1,000, already awarded, to replace a shattered glass backboard in the museum's gymnasium...

American Indian art exhibit travels to Plymouth County (08/20/08)
Artist Robert Morris captures the faces of American Indians from across the country, something he began 10 years ago. "I want to paint one Indian from every tribe," Morris said. "I travel all summer and paint all winter." An exhibit featuring 16 of Morris' chalk paintings from his collection "The First Americans" opens at 1 p.m. Wednesday and runs through Friday at the Plymouth County Historical Museum. The museum is open 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. or in the morning by appointment...

Saturday country music show will benefit flood victims (08/19/08)
A benefit for flood victims at Cedar Rapids with old-time country music will fill the Plymouth County Historical Museum this Saturday, Aug. 23, and give a preview of music to be enjoyed at the 33rd Annual National Old-Time Country & Bluegrass Festival set for Aug. 25-31 in Le Mars...

Dave Grosenheider is fair's 2008 Hall of Fame inductee (07/31/08)
The Plymouth County Fair's 2008 Hall of Fame award recipient wasn't listening as fair board president Terry Reuter began his presentation on the opening night of the fair. He soon perked up as Reuter mentioned KLEM in his talk. Dave Grosenheider, director of sales for Powell Broadcasting, was presented with the Hall of Fame award at Century Hall, preceding the royalty coronation which he was preparing to emcee. Radio station KLEM in Le Mars is a part of the Powell group...

Museum holds annual flea market on July 4th (06/30/08)
July 4th activities at the Plymouth County Historical Museum will include antiques and food this Friday. The annual Fourth of July Flea Market will be held in the "Old Central" Gym from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with area antique dealers and vendors having a wide array of items for sale...

Kidz Cabin opens (06/11/08)
A little cabin tucked on the top floor hallway of the Plymouth County Historical Museum will make its debut during Ice Cream Days. "Kidz Cabin" features a front porch, complete with clothesline and clothes pins, and a one-room living space, just the right size for children to play at being pioneers on the prairie...

Ice Cream Days' events offer treats for everyone (06/09/08)
Shine up your smiles and classic cars and get ready for Ice Cream Days. The fun starts Wednesday and concludes Saturday. Starting the adventure Wednesday, for its second year, is the Smile Contest and Ice Cream Social hosted by the Good Samaritan Society-Le Mars at 2 p.m...

Police tie two to longer string of burglaries (05/01/08)
Police are pinning 11 more burglaries on an 18-year-old already accused of being part of five other break-ins. A new suspect, a 16-year-old, was also tied to five of the burglaries after police interviews. The 18-year-old, Alexx Leo Conyers of Le Mars, faces 12 more felony charges for allegedly breaking in, stealing cash and vandalizing property. Conyers was already booked in the Plymouth County Jail...

'May Day at the Museum' gives students sense of history (04/22/08)
The calendar may still say April but more than 200 Plymouth County fourth graders celebrated "May Day" at the Plymouth County Historical Museum Monday. This year's Eighth Annual "May Day at the Museum" featured 14 learning stations at various points in the museum and the Maypole Dance in "Old Central" Gym during the lunch hour...

Former 4-H'er saddened by vandalism of fairgrounds model (04/22/08)
When Matt Giffrow, 27, visited the Plymouth County Historical Museum last Saturday, it was more like a funeral wake than a cultural experience. The Omaha resident returned to view his 4-H project, a diorama of the Plymouth County Fairgrounds he had created when he was 11. The exhibit was destroyed at the museum at approximately 2 a.m., Thursday, March 20, during a break-in...

Vandals strike museum again (03/26/08)
Fire extinguisher spray was just the beginning of the damages discovered at the Plymouth County Historical Museum this week after an unknown person or group broke in. Museum administrator Judy Bowman said staff found a trail broken lightbulbs and a few smashed artifacts on Monday and Tuesday, including a model of the Plymouth County Fairgrounds, which had been made by a student out of popsicle sticks and later donated to the museum...