Along Our Way
Randy Bunkers, co-owner with his wife Phyllis of the Bunkers Dunkers Bakery on the east side of the courthouse square in our county seat town of Jefferson, has just turned 60 years old. On Saturday, January 14, the Bunkerses celebrated with free ''donut holes'' – the little balls punched out of their famous glazed donuts – and free coffee for much of the morning, and the place was packed. Everybody was telling their favorite ''Bunkers Dunkers'' stories.
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A conversation
with the Offenburgers
Chuck Offenburger was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins follicular lymphoma cancer on July 10, 2009, had six months of chemotherapy & started a maintenance program. Carla Offenburger underwent surgery on April 26, 2010, for removal of a jaw tumor which was found to contain adenoid cystic carcinoma cancer. She underwent six weeks of follow-up radiation in June and July, 2010. Since then she has returned to good health, but she continues to have close medical observation. Two days after Carla finished radiation, Chuck noticed a pain in his left hip, and within days, a small mass near his tailbone was diagnosed as more aggressive large-cell lymphoma. In the fall of 2010, he underwent intensive chemotherapy, and had a stem cells transplant in November, with follow-up radiation in January, 2011. Since then he's been doing well, too, but continues to have regular check-ups. We post updates frequently here, including brief insights from Chuck, Carla and at least one of you readers.
“Chuck, in the past year, I’ve seen you with long hair, no hair and now this short hair. This is best.”
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Here's looking at life
at Simple Serenity Farm
We've had very little snow so far this winter. Saturday morning, January 14, brought a reminder of just how pretty a light snow can be. Just over an inch fell in the wee hours, and the countryside was beautiful at wake-up time.
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Chuck Offenburger's
latest book on sports
legend Gary Thompson
''GARY THOMPSON: All-American'' is the new, 352-page biography of one of the state's genuine sports icons. From 1950-'53 Gary Thompson led the Roland Rockets to high school sports glory in basketball and baseball, giant-killers from one of Iowa's small schools. Then he led the Cyclones at Iowa State from 1953-'57, becoming the college's first two-sport All-American. He's had major success in broadcasting and business, from his home base in Ames. And he and his wife Janet have a family as solid as they come. "I'm the luckiest guy around," Thompson says.
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Here are the archived photos from "along our way".
Phyllis and Randy Bunkers His 60th BD - 01/15/2012
 Along Our Way on the caucuses - 01/04/2012
 Holidaying at Deal's Orchard & Tree Farm - 12/16/2011
 Yale vs. Harvard - 11/21/2011
 Southwest Iowa Student Leadership Conference - 11/03/2011
 World Food Prize Open House - 10/19/2011
 ''Start Somewhere Walk'' in Jefferson - 10/11/2011
 “Start Somewhere Walk” in Jefferson - 10/11/2011
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 U.S. Army CPT Matthew Nielson - 07/10/2011
 Govenor Branstad in Jefferson - 06/15/2011
 Wabash Warm-Up - 06/06/2011
 Terrific Service - 05/29/2011
 Greene County Special Election - 05/22/2011
 Family Living Discussion - 04/20/2011
 Times Square - 03/31/2011
 Frantzen-February Frost - 03/20/2011
 Zack Jones Offenburger Barn - February 7, 2011
 Lindsay's First Pie - January 5, 2011
 Christmas Tree - December 26, 2010
 Early Thanksgiving - November 16, 2010
 Duffy RRVT Bike Jersey - November 3, 2010
 Harvest Time - October 19, 2010
 Everly Brothers - October 3, 2010
 Lake Visit - September 7, 2010
 KMA 85th Celebration - August 19, 2010
 Principal Park - Auigust 4, 2010
 Breitbachs Country Dining - July 13, 2010
 Iowa 150 Reunion - July 2, 2010
 Bell Tower Festival - June 18, 2010
 New Melleray Visit - June 7, 2010
 Roller Derby - May 27, 2010
 Tulip Time - May 10, 2010
 Prom Stroll - April 19, 2010
 Paragon Prairie Tower - March 30, 2010
 Chili Contest - March 24, 2010
 IPTV Fundraiser - March 14, 2010
 Membership Banquet - February 22, 2010
 Candidates in Jefferson - February 5, 2010
 Dog Care in Ice Storm - January 20, 2010
 Blizzard #3 - January 7, 2010
 Ski Season Opens - December 28, 2009
 Super Christmas - December 21, 2009
 Snow Sculptures - December 15, 2009
 December '09 Blizzard - December 12, 2009
 Thanksgiving at Yale and New Haven - 20091126
 New Melleray Abbey - November 16, 2009
 Methodist Turkey Supper - November 6, 2009
 Vandy Reunion - October 28, 2009
 Deal's Orchard - October 15, 2009
 Soybean Harvest Begins - September 21, 2009
 Meet Our Ancestors - September 9, 2009
 Quilt Show - August 24, 2009
 Adel Sweet Corn Festival - August 10, 2009
 Carla Makes Relish - August 2, 2009
 Chuck Back on Bike - July 27, 2009
 Celebrate Iowa - July 22, 2009
 Family Reunion - July 14, 2009
 July Corn Report - July 3, 2009
 Hiwatha Classic - June 30, 2009
 Betty Kious of St. Joe Choir - June 21, 2009
 Cooper Memorial Day - May 25, 2009
 Thomas Offenburger Graduation - May 20, 2009
 Chihuly Blown Glass Display - April 29, 2009
 Cool Cafe - April 20, 2009
 David Plowden Visit - April 2, 2009
 Prom Setup - March 24, 2009
 Green County 4H Tourney - March 16, 2009
 Early Floods - March 10, 2009
 RRVT Banquet - February 24, 2009
 Ice Jam - February 13, 2009
 32nd Annual ''BRR'' - February 9, 2009
 Souper Bowl - February 2, 2009
 Snowy Cooper - January 30, 2008
 Obama Celebration - January 21, 2009
 Bitter Cold - January 14, 2009
 Lindsay in Iowa - January 5, 2009
 Cold Storm Front - December 14, 2008
 Gary Thompson Book Tour - December 9, 2008
 Big Snow - November 30, 2008
 November Snow - November 23, 2008
 Zack Jones Portraits - November 6, 2008
 Wooster, Ohio - October 20, 2008
 Third Annual Fall Festival - October 4, 2008
 Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge Opening - September 28, 2008
 Kings Pointe Resort - September 22, 2008
 Kerrey Bridge - September 15, 2008
 The Rink at Spring Lake - September 2, 2008
 Greene County Pep Rally - August 25, 2008
 David Yepsen Visit - August 17, 2008
 Adel Sweet Corn Festival - August 9, 2008
 Jefferson RAGBRAI Views - July 28, 2008
 Prime Time for Bicycling - July 14, 2008
 Knee-high by the 4th of July - July 3, 2008
 WHO Great Iowa Tractor Ride - June 24, 2008
 Seven Dollar Corn Under Water - June 15, 2008
 Bike Safety Rodeo - June 9, 2008
 Sign of the times - June 2, 2008
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