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“Deep roo
ots are no
ot reached
ed by the
frost.”.
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Volum
me 13, Iss
sue 10
Decem
mber 15 – January
y 14
2014 / 20
015
BVFD No
otes
We spent 104 Man-ho
ours respond
ding to 28
em
mergency callls in Novemb
ber. We ressponded to 23
2
EM
MS calls, 3 Vehicle
V
Accid
dents and 2 Miscellaneou
us
callls for and allarm malfunc
ction and a gas
g odor. Th
he
members alsso spent 24 man-hours performing
sta
ation and veh
hicle mainten
nance with their
t
assigne
ed
duty crew.
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No
ow that we are well into
o the holiday
y season and
d
Chrristmas is jusst around th
he corner. The
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firemen at
the
e BVFD thou
ught it would
d be a good idea to once
aga
ain decorate
e one of our Engines as a way to wissh
all of our Citizens
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a ve
ery Merry Christmas.
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We
e will have itt out around
d town on th
hree differen
nt
th
evvenings, Dece
ember 20 , 22nd and 23rd.
2
We willl
starrt around 6::00 pm and cover
c
the en
ntire town and
a
if
f you listen real close you
y will probably hear a
Chrristmas caroll or two tha
at you may remember.
r
We
W
ho
ope everyone
e has a chan
nce to see ou
ur Christmass
E
Engine. If yo
ou should miiss us the Officers
O
and
Members of
f the BVFD would
w
like to
o take this
op
pportunity to wish each and every one
o
of you a
Me
erry Christm
mas and a Ha
appy and Saf
fe New Yearr.
Respectfully
R
submitted by:
Te
erry Adams, Fire
F
Chief
Visit us
u at www.BV
VFDFIRE.COM
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frree
MO
ONTHLY
Bufffalo Comm
munity Deve
elopment C
Committee –
The B
Buffalo Kid's S
Summer Camp will be June
e 15-19 and July
J
20-24
4, 2015. The cost for the ccamp went up
p and it will no
ow
cost $99, for Buffa
falo children. Our Committtee will still pa
ay
$100 per Buffalo ch
hild and we p
plan to have some fundrais
sing
even
nts to help de
efray the costss. This would
d make a grea
at
Chriistmas presen
nt. We have scheduled a Buffalo Familly
Night at the gym (in City Hall bu
uilding) for Jan 9, 2015, 6:0
008:00 P
PM. We would
d like to plan tto play kickba
all or volleyball or
bas ketball, as we
ell as if folks w
want to bring board games
s,
card
ds, or crafts. Everyone is welcome, chiildren must be
e
acco
ompanied by p
parents and e
everyone musst sign a waiver
prior to the activitie
es. This will be a great op
pportunity to get
g
everyone to
ogether and h
have some ind
door fun.
B
Buffalo History 101
New
ws from
Septemb
ber 18, 1883:
“There w
was a trial att
Juustice Hoffbbauer's Courtt on
S
Saturday in w
which Mr. Leevi
M
Moore was plaintiff and Mr.
M
McK
Karg was defe
fendant. Mr. Moore sold Mr. McKarg
ga
kickinng cow, afteer having tolld the latter sshe would kiick
the hhat off his heead if she goot a good chaance. McKarrg
retuurned the cow
w refusing too pay for herr. Mr. M. waas
indignnant at such boy's play, aand sought justice from the
court w
which decidded that the ccow should bbe paid for. T.J.
T
Halbbert for plainntiff and J.W
W. Stewart foor defendant.”
Me
erry Christmas
From the
BU
UFFALO H
HISTORIC
CAL SOCIIETY
Meettings have ceased for the winter,
but w
will resume in March.
Muse
eum is open during the winter
montths by appo
ointment on
nly. Call Ch
hris
at 38
81-8074 or 57
79-3588 if yo
ou would lik
ke
to vis
sit the muse
eum.
We
W still ha
ave excitting visito
ors!
On
O Decemb
ber 5, Al Wiiese visited
d with donations of
paperwork
p
sshowing the
e annexatio
on of some property west
of
o Utah. He
e also had a
an old Buffa
alo Saving Bank book
th
hat was oncce owned b
by one of his late relattives. He
bought
b
seve
eral of our h
historical Po
ostcards to send out fo
or
Christmas!
C
What a nea
at idea! Th
hank you All.
On Dece
ember 12, w
we were vissited by Art
Rose. H
He brought a picture off a rocking
chair tha
at was once
e owned by the Benjam
min
Clark fam
mily. At the
e time of the
e picture
below, ta
aken in the 70s, this ch
hair was 10
04
years old
d. Art also donated an
n old 1914
ma
ap of Iowa, a
and a bookk of turntable
reccords called
d “Togetherr we Sing”.
This was obta
ained from tthe Library by
his late Grand
dfather, who
o lived in
Bufffalo, name
ed Bill Voyle
es. He ran an
antique
e store for yyears at the house on the
t
NW corrner of 4th a
and Dodge. After our
visit at tthe museum
m, Art and I toured the
e
town, w
where he sh
hared manyy of his
childhood memories of Buffalo with me. I
have
h
asked him to writte some of tthese mem
mories down
n
fo
or us so the
ey can be fo
orever presserved.
BRIICK ORDER
R FORM can
n be acces
ssed @
http://ech
hobluffranch.c
com/BUFFALO
O_SHOrES_GA
AZETTE.htm
Or simply
y send a notte/email, w
with a check for $35; of
o
want engra
aved (limite
ed to 3 line
es, 15 space
es
what you w
Pan
ncake Brea
akfast
Blue Grass Legio
on Home
106 South
S
Juniatta Street
Saturday, Janu
uary 3,, 2015, 6:30 to 10::00 AM
All
A You Can Eat
Pancakes**S
Scrambled Eggs**Sausa
E
age
Homem
made Syrup***Potatoes
Cinnamon
n Rolls**Bisc
cuits & Grav
vy
Ju
uice**Milk**C
Coffee
Adu
ults: $7 Child
dren 4-12: $3.50 Under 4: FREE
OPE
EN TO THE PUBLIC
P
Americ
can Legion Post 711
Blue Grass, Iowa
each). !
If would llike your nam
me in our pap
per, donate o
or loan some
historical ite
ems to our museum! WE ARE ON F
FACEBOOK
K!
S!
VISIT US
People wwith goodd intentions make promises.
Peoplee with goood charaacter keeep them.
Being ho
onest may
y not get you a lott of friend
ds,
bu
ut it will g
get you th
he right o
ones.
2
“D
Do what you
y
feel in your hearrt to be
riight….for you
y
will be
e criticize
ed for it
anyway.”
Elleanor Roo
osevelt
3
BUFFA
ALO TRIVIA QUESTION
Q
OF
F THE
MONTH:
What andd when was thee tragic accident
occurringg in Buffalo, takking the life of a
young girrl?
ANSWE
ER TO LAST MONTH’S TRIVIA
QUEST
TION
Buffalo
o Library New
ws –
DE
ECEMBER 2014
Happy Holidayss from your B
Buffalo
Lib
brary!
Feeeling a little stressed
s
from
m
Christmas shop
pping? Takee a break
at the
t Library. Come in, sinnk into one
of our
o comfy arrmchairs, andd browse
thrrough a favorrite magazinee or book
forr a peaceful hour
h
or so. C
Call it
Lib
brary-Therapyy. And it’s frree!
December Activvities:
The preccise route of Beenjamin Clark’ss ferry,
which became the gaateway to the west,
w
stretcheed between Anndalusia and Buuffalo,
going beetween the riveer islands as yoou look
southh across the rivver from the bloock
betweeen Jefferson and
a Hacker Streeets,
essentiially directly accross the trackss from
wheree Clark’s Landiing restaurant sits.
s
Standingg to greet the weary
w
immigrannts was
a publicc house, built by
b Clark in 18335-36.
Several oother businessees geared to meet
m the
needs oof the pioneerss were located in the
area ass well.
Tueesday, Decem
mber 16, 3:000 pm:
LEGOs at the Library!
L
Stopp by and
buiild.
Lib
brary Club, Wednesdays
W
aat 2:30 pm.
An after-school program whhere kids
aree invited to play games, ccomplete
fun
n activities an
nd get creativve.
https://site
es.google.co
om/site/ialeg
gion
post711
1/
Holiday Closing
gs:
Thee Library will be closed foor the
Holidays on Weednesday & TThursday,
December 24 and 25, and allso
December 31 and January 11.
Sto
ory Hour and
d Library Clubb will
ressume on January 7.
Lib
brary Quote: “He sprang to his
sleeigh, to his teeam gave a w
whistle, And
aw
way they all fleew, like the ddown of a
thisstle…” - ‘A Visit
V from St.. Nicholas’,
Cleement C. Moo
ore
Meerry Christmaas!
Library Hours:
Monday, Tuesdayy, Thursday: 22:00-7:00 pm
Wednesday: 9:00 am-1:00 pm,, then 2:007:00 pm
Satturday: 9:00 am
a to Noon
3811-1797
- Cindy Mosier, Branch Asssociate
CALL TOD
DAY!
381-20
010
1
13609 110TTH Ave
(Y48)
“Bett
tter Health
h Through
h
Chiroprac
ctic”
N
NOW OFFE
ERING
AC
ACUPUNCT
CTURE!
Angie's Daycarre
Ang
gie Websterr
Sta
ate of Iowa Registered
d Provider
FOOD PA
ANTRY
8034
8
119th St., Blue G
Grass, IA
(2
2 miles nortth of Buffalo
o School)
563
3.505.6485
Open
n every Tuessday from 9-12.
9
4
New Houurs! T-T-F-9--5, Sat- 8-noo
on,
Closed M & W
C
CALVARY L
LUTHERAN
N CHURCH
H
The Commu
unity Dinnerr will be held
d
D
December 188,
4 - 6:30.
W
We will be serrving Ham, ppotatoes, grav
vy,
canndy sweet pootatoes, greeen beans, salads
& desserts.
N
NO charge, b
but Donation
ns are welcom
me.
Everyonee is encouragged to attend.
We also have for sale 9 inch frozeen
ppies: fresh appple, blueberry & pumpk
kin
$100.00. Call K
Kathy if interested: 563 3812640.
Great place for CH
HRSTMAS gifts, Birthday
ys, Wedding
gs,
Annivversary gifts,, Spoil yourseelf gifts….Fa
ashion, shoess,
purses,, jewelry, and much more!
1003 Park Avenue
A
Muscatinee, IA
Hours
H
9:00am – 6:00pm
We w
will be havin
ng a Living N
Nativity at Callvary Lutheran
Church on
n Sunday, D
Dec 21 from 22-4 pm.
Com
me and see th
the animals in
n the Christm
mas story and
enjoyy some Chrisstmas cookiees!
563-506-8
8145
Chris tmas Eve serrvices will bee on Wednesday, Dec 24
4 at
3::30 pm and aat 9:00 pm.
Calvaary Lutheran C
Church, Buffaalo
F
For more information, pleaase contact Paastor Kristen
mail.com
at 381-33334 or pastorkrristenrod@gm
Pleaase join us at C
Calvary Lutheeran Church ffor worship on
n
Sundays at 9:00am!
Herittage Churrch QC W
West
Blue Grass Com
mmunity C
Club
Sundays 10
0:00am
[email protected]
Visit us on Facebook
MOT
THER’S CO
OOKBOOK
Hot
H Crosss Buns
1 cup boiling water,
1 cup evaporaated milk
¼ cup shortening,
1 tsp salt,
½ cup sugar,
2 cakes of yeaast- dissolved
d in ½ cup off
lukewarrm water & 1 TBSP sugarr,
2 eggs
7-71/2 cups flour- makess 30 buns
Baake about 20 minutes.
Fill crosses with unccooked frostiing.
Heleen Ernst Janu
uary 14, 1936
(Recipes ffrom old Buffaloo women’s’ cookkbook, dated Junne 1921, which was
w
passed to me from my latte grandmother, Virginia Carsoon.
See Jann/Feb 2013 editioon for more infoo)
Evven though
h I walk thro
ough the vaalley of the
shado
ow of death
h, I will fearr no evil, for you are with
w
mee; your rod and your sstaff, they co
omfort me.
(Psalm 23:4)
5
H
HAPPY BIRT
THDAY!
Me
erry Chrisstmas from
m
Echo Bluff Ran
nch, BUFFALLO IA
Come
C
join the fun att Statik!
December 17 Christmass Party!
Wednesdays
6:30 -8:30
Meets in Sttatik room aat BAC
(Buffalo City
C Hall Buillding)
Ju
unior High an
nd High Schoool students
(6th-12th grades))
It’ss a great place to
t invite friends, worship, and
leaarn how you can make differencee in the world.
For more infoo, contact Kevinn Duane
[email protected]
Above: Gypsy, Festtus and Bea
ar!
We hav
ve a break in
n the weath
her,
but please rememb
ber your petts.
They arre your respo
onsibility. Always
A
providee daily fresh UNFROZEN
N
water, ffood, shelterr and warm
bedding
g. Most imp
portantly, sp
pend
TIME w
with your petts. They are NOT
disposa
able. They are
a part of th
he
family. Bring them
m in the housse.
Also, keeep the bird feeders filleed☺
We LOV
VE our life on
o this little
Buffalo
o farm☺
Thanks,, Chris and Steve
S
Thorntton
BUFFALO
B
CO
OMMUNITY C
CENTER!
RE
ECEPTIONS,, BIRTHDAY
Y PARTIES
AN
NNIVERSAR
RIES, GRAD UATIONS
FAMIL
LY REUNION
NS
BINGO EVERY
E
MON
NDAY
DOORS
S OPEN AT 44:00
BINGO STARTS AT
T 6:00
ONNIE at 3811-3967
CALL CO
OR 370-0194
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Meeetings are the lasst Sunday of each month at 4:00
pm!
www.ecchobluffranch
h.com,
or visit us on Facebo
ook.
SENIO
OR MOMENT
TS
Merry Ch
hristmas
and Hap
ppy New
Year to A
Al!
I was win
nner in the
HON pla nt Ugliest
Christmaas Sweater
where I h
have been
working as a
seasona l
assembleer. I won a
$25 Starb
bucks
Note: W
We would lo
ove to share some
of your family and//or pets pictures.
Please
e submit them
m with names and
info
o☺
SHELL STATION
IC
CE - 20 lbs $1.999, 10lbs $.99!
FFriday Lunch Sp
pecial- TACOS
Huunting and Fisshing Licensess
2% Milkk $3.39
Carter’s
s Café
(Ne
ext to Shell gas station)
1
1106 W. Front
F
St.
Buffalo, IA
(563)381-1555
Grea
at food! Great
G
price
es!
Come in and try
t
our ta
asty
homemade
e soups!
Greaat place for faamily & friend
ds!
-
Call for AUCCTION dates annd times
carrd!
CHRIST
TMAS SPEC
CIAL
Ch
hoice of donk
key, mini-pa int mare or
paint pony gelding,
g
with
h saddle,
blanket and
d halter $500
0. I will
deliver with
hin 10 miles free on
Christmas Day!
D
563-34
49-8068
Your Seniorr Farmer on the Hill,
Dan
na Jo Smith
6
Sydnee C
Collins Deccember 16th
Katelyn M
McKinley D
December 17
Catherinee Spies Deceember 21st
Nathan H
Hansen Deccember 23rd
Tom Spiees Decembeer 25th
Rick Teell Decemberr 25
Kendra S
Sue Smith D
December 26
6th
Ralph Staalder
D
December 26
6
Katherinaa Van Tuyl December 26
2 th
Mercedess Mendez D
December 27
7th
th
Bob Vick
k December 28
Bertha Hu
utchison Deecember 30tht
Cindy Meeldrum Deccember 31st
Jebediah Collins Jaanuary 1st
Shane Rilley January
y 1st
Mary Kau
uffman-January 5
Michael L
Lamar
Jaanuary 6
Steve Steb
bbins Januaary 7th
Faye Carrson January
y 7th
Evy Hutcchison January 9th
John (Jacck) Carson JJanuary 12thh
Judith Wh
hite (Deierlin
ng) January 12
Mike Deiierling Janu
uary 12
Jane Gad
dzick Januarry 15
Ethen Teel
Janua
ary 15th
H
Happy Annivversary
Charles & JJeanie Buchan
nan Decembe
er 23
Martin & Liisa Buffington
n December
r 23
Earl & Judy Mead JJanuary 3
If you would
d like to see yours or your loved ones’
o
Birthday or A
Anniversary in h
here, please emaiil the
info to Chrris at [email protected], or call
c
381-80744
One Spaay at a Time
Mobile, low
w cost spaying
and neute
ering for catts,
small dogss and puppies
under 30 lbs.
Space p
provided byy: Blue Gra
ass
American Legion
n and Trinity
y
Episco
opal Church
h, Muscatine
Vaccina
ations also o
offered for an
additionall fee
Contacct Dr. Jeann
ne Hedges at
563-650-5
5720
And visiit www.OneSpa
ayataTime.com
m
Clerk’s Co
orner
BUCKAROO NEWS
Tipton Tour of Lights
Cityy hall closed December
D
24th, 25th, 31st and
d January 1st
ATTENTIO
ON: RESIDENT
TIAL CUSTOM
MERS
NEED HEL
LP WITH YOUR HEATING BILL?
B
The 20014-2015 Low--Income Homee Energy Assisttance Program
m
(LIHEAP
P) has been esstablished to heelp qualifying loow-income Iow
wa
homeow
wners and rentters pay for a portion
p
of their primary heating
costs for
f the winter heating
h
season.
The assisstance is basedd on householdd income, houssehold size, typpe
of fuel, annd type of houssing.
If you aree not sure wherre to apply, pleease write
to:
LIHEAP
Iowa Deppartment of Human Rights
Capitol C
Complex
Des Moinnes, IA 503199
On De
ecember 13thh, our 3rd Iow
wa Cavalry re
e-enactors unit
u
particiipated in the
e Tipton Tour of Lights in TTipton, Iowa..
This wa
as a very nic
ce small tow
wn event, in w
which people
e
visit the
e historical d
downtown, d
decorated fo
or Christmas.
The bu
usinesses participate by offering trea
ats and ciderr
and alll around good cheer. The streets jin
ngle with tea
ams
of horsse drawn ca
arriages to to
our the lights.. Our role
involve
ed dressing and acting o
our part as a civil war un
nit
with co
oncerns of g
getting to the
e next battle in Egypt
Mississsippi, plans tto stay warm
m, and where
e we were
going to get our ne
ext meal, wh
hich would b
be our
Christm
mas dinner fo
or the troopss. We were sset up in the
perfec
ct location, w
which is now
w an antique store called
d
Miss M
Mollie’s. It is a beautiful h
historic building, which was
w
once tthe local me
eeting place
e of the Gran
nd Army of th
he
Repub
blic (G.A.R.). Note the Ciivil War era m
map in the
backg
ground of the
e picture. M
Miss Mollie’s o
offered snacks
and co
ookie decorrating for ove
er 200 guestss and their
childre
en. We were
e very proud
d to be a parrt of this even
nt.
INCOM
ME MAXIMUMS
S
Househhold Three Month
An
nnual
Size
Gross Income
Gross Income
1
$ 4,376
4
$ 17,505
2
$ 5,899
$ 23,595
3
$ 7,421
$ 29,685
4
$ 8,944
$ 35,775
5
$ 10,466
$ 41,865
6
$ 11,989
$ 47,955
For households with more
m than six members,
m
add $1,523 per three months,
or $6,0990 annually for each additionaal member.
Thank yoou, City Clerk, Tanna Leonaard, and Depu
uty Clerk, Rach
hel
Chase
Sym
mbolism of Christmas
C
The evergreeen fir tree is a sign of hopee
throughout
t
thee winter season--hope in thhe
promise thaat the rest of nature
n
too will
awaken to neew life in the coming
c
springg.
Through
T
Jesuss Christ we tooo have hope for
everlasting liffe. Indeed, Jeesus Christ haas
become
b
our tree of life--thee paradise tree.
As such thee evergreen Christmas
C
treee
remindss us that evenn though our earthly
e
seasonn must come to
an endd, yet we will live through thhe grace of ouur Lord Jesuss.
It reepresents thee immortality of
o the resurreccted Christ.
The lights in the Chrristmas tree also have a deeeper meaningg.
Originaally the lights used
u
were canndles. The caandles too werre
meant tto symbolize Christ,
C
specifiically his self-giving love annd
gift off life to us. The candle provvides light andd warmth as itt
consum
mes its own suubstance, the wax. So, too,, did Jesus givve
of his ow
wn substance--his life--so that we might find divine light.
And whhen we have foound divine ligght for ourselvves, we too are
enaabled through the power of the Holy Spirrit to give of
ourselves to otherss. After all, Christmas is thee feast of love,
where w
we share giftss with each otther as Christ shared the gift
of life withh us.
From m
my Saddle,, Senor Este
eban
Succ
cess witthout inttegrity iss failure..
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UFFALO BUSINESS ADS WILL BE FREE!
WE WA
ANT TO PRO
OMOTE THE BUSINESSE
ES IN OUR
TOWN A
AND IN TUR
RN PROMOTE
E OUR TOWN
N! WE WILL
PLACE ADS IN PAP
PER AS SPAC
CE IS AVAILA
ABLE. IF
RT, WE WILL
L ROTATE AD
DS. WE WIL
LL
SPACE RUNS SHOR
th
BE AS F
FAIR AS WE CAN. Pape
er distribute
ed on 15 off
month.
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