Dolores Cullen

By Dolores Cullen | Storm Lake Times Pilot Get ready for the artists from Zacatlan, Mexico, who are headed back to Storm Lake next weekend to begin placing a mosaic mural at Buena Vista University. The same four people who executed the monarch butterfly mural at Valentina’s last September will return: Mary Carmen Olvera, Erika Berra, Oswaldo Olvera and Gael Garcia. They are scheduled to arrive the night […]

By Dolores Cullen | Storm Lake Times Pilot A special city council work session on stray pet issues Monday evening at Storm Lake auditorium resulted in the formation of a volunteer task force to explore the creation of an animal shelter. Approximately 40 people attended the meeting at which Police Chief Chris Cole outlined his department’s duties as animal control agent and its relationship to Lake Animal Hospital, […]

By Dolores Cullen | Storm Lake Times Pilot Pop’s Cans & Bottles opens Tuesday, April 16, between Alta and Storm Lake, meaning finally, there’s a place nearby to redeem empty beverage containers. Keith Reetz, 69, who retired from Pepsi just 10 days ago, decided to run his own business with help from his family — four grandchildren especially. They will accept cans and bottles in your own bags

By Dolores Cullen | Storm Lake Times Pilot “We had another very good year,” says Iowa DNR Fisheries Biologist Ben Wallace. He and his crew started their gilnetting operations on Storm Lake on the night of April 4. “We only had to net for five nights total making it the shortest run to date,” he explained. All of the other hatcheries — Rathbun, Clear Lake and Spirit Lake […]

By Dolores Cullen | Storm Lake Times Pilot Buena Vista University students in the Spanish 302 class and their instructor Steven Mills observed and took part in the mural making process unfolding on the east side of the Social Sciences and Art Hall on campus Monday morning. Students conversed in Spanish with artists Mary Carmen Olvera, her son Oswaldo Olvera and his wife Erika Berra Simoni learning about […]

By Dolores Cullen | Storm Lake Times Pilot Bedding plants and flowers can be purchased at just about any big box or discount store, but to get the full fresh spring experience and advice from the experts, a trip to an actual greenhouse is a great idea. “We draw people here from three hours away,” said John Beier of Blooming House in Cherokee, on a 60-minute guided tour […]

FacebookTwitterEmailMessengerCopy LinkMessageShare Dick Davis, the California benefactor who supports the Zacatlan mural artists beautifying Storm Lake, delivered this message Sunday at the ribbon cutting ceremony for the muralists’ fourth public art mural here, which is located at Buena Vista University.

Wet weather forced the ribbon cutting ceremony inside Sunday afternoon, but it didn’t dampen the enthusiasm at Buena Vista University for the new mosaic mural installed over the past two weeks by artists from Zacatlan, Mexico. The 160 square foot mural is now a permanent part of the east exterior wall of the Social Science and Art Building. It consists […]

By Dolores Cullen | Storm Lake Times Pilot Storm Lake Times Pilot staff was pleased to host 176 second graders in eight separate groups at our office last Thursday and Friday to learn about newspapers. We showed the students various front pages, including a giant-sized version of the Sept. 13, 2008 issue, with the headline “Who’s chopping off horse tails?” We explained why certain stories are placed on […]

Bedding plants and flowers can be purchased at just about any big box or discount store, but to get the full fresh spring experience and advice from the experts, a trip to an actual greenhouse is a g…