Stories from Saturday, July 21, 2007

The Register's Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa (RAGBRAI®) will leave Rock Rapids Sunday morning bright and early, and begin arriving in Spencer - the first overnight stop on the tour -- around 11 a.m. And when one of most recognized touring bicycle events in the nation, with close to 10,000 registered daily riders taking part, arrives in Spencer, the festivities will begin...

Shayla Kaye Rohrbaugh is not only an inspiration to others, her loved ones believe in her so much that they're working to make sure her memory lives on as a legacy. Diagnosed with Schizencephaly, a rare developmental disorder characterized by abnormal clefts in the brain's cerebral hemisphere, the Spencer girl lived life one day at a time and outlived her estimated life expectancy by several years when she died Jan. 8, 2005...

Thousand Foot Krutch, BarlowGirl to join for October, 2007 date

One Man's Perspective

Romney talks terror, taxes in Spencer

He's heard it before. He heard it when he ran for legislature against a 16-year incumbent. He heard it when he ran for governor in a democratic state. "You can't win." Not enough money. Too young. You're a Republican. For former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson, to of those three things have changed, he's still a Republican. ...

Photo by Elliott Fifer Tony Curiel stand outside during the grand opening of the Curiel Reynolds School of Visual Arts on Friday. After coming to Spencer from Detroit in January, Curiel will serve as the director of CRVA, which begins offering classes in mid-September...

Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth G. Beck, 58 of Wasilla, Alaska., formerly of Des Moines, will be held at 11 a.m., Monday, July 23, 2007 at First Congregational Church of Spencer. Rev. Curtis Batschelet will officiate the service. There will be no visitation...

Harvey Eugene Baxter Sr. Funeral services for Mr. Harvey Eugene Baxter Sr. 76 of Langdon, will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, July 23, 2007 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Spencer. Rev. Brent Lingle will officiate the service. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Sunday with the family present...

Weight room atendance leading to athletic revival in Spencer