Town Square Forum 
Patterson’s (5 and Dime), Monette’s Pet Store and the tiny bike store on California Avenue, where we used to ride our bikes and check out what was new.

Columbus school board approves spending plan 
COLUMBUS JUNCTION, Iowa More than $633,000 in spending from two Columbus School District budget funds was unanimously approved by the Columbus Community School Board Monday.

IN THE SWIM: Hire professional for tricky pool cleaning 
I read your column all the time but have never found an answer to my pool problem. We had our in-ground marcite pool re-done with fiberglass. In the bottom, we had three mosaic dolphins added. They chipped into the marcite to lay these dolphins, and for the first couple of years they looked really nice.

Best Of winners get bragging rights 
A special salute to all of our winners in the 2006 Best of Nelson County contest. This is the sixth year your newspaper has asked readers to choose the top businesses in more than 60 categories. This year, all of it was via the Internet and we had more than 1,500 responses.