Sink or Swim Staff Reporter 01.JAN.09 At the Normandy D-Day Invasion on June 6, 1944, Richard Tillman was unloaded into the English Channel. Weighted down with heavy equipment, he said, “it was either sink or swim” to get ashore. With considerable struggling and desperation, he made it. Thousands of Higgins boats carrying hundreds of thousands of American soldiers stormed the beaches of Normandy. Higgins boats were designed to be rammed up onto the beach. Many were impeded by a small ridge one hundred yards from shore. Unable to get closer, the boat operators lowered the ramps and the soldiers went storming off into deep water.
D-Day was the beginning of the biggest invasion in the history of warfare, involving 6,000 ships, 11,000 aircraft, and 175,000 men. Before it was over, 20,000 soldiers had died. On D-Day plus two, the stench of dead bodies was terrific. [more]
The mysterious dog pound Staff Reporter 01.JAN.09 Strange things keep happening at the Eagle Grove Elementary building. There are things happening in Mrs. Osborn’s kindergarten class that just can not be explained. Flying dogs is latest of the strange happenings reported to the Eagle Grove Eagle.
Mrs. Osborn has a unique area in her classroom called the “Dog Pound”. It consists of several stuffed pups, from small, to medium to big in this “Dog Pound”. The “Dog Pound” has been doing some strange things since the beginning of the school year. [more]
Staff Reporter 01.JAN.09 It’s a new year, and a great time to introduce you to a new and exciting addition to the Eagle Grove Eagle. In years past, we have been proud to bring you each week the Memories column. It featured a flashback through the years and reminded us of events, people, and times. Starting this week, it’s taking on a whole new look…and we think you’re going to like it.
Instead of 20, 30, 50 years ago, the “newsie” will deliver an actual look back at news articles, headlines, ads, photographs…from the very beginning of the history of newspapers in Eagle Grove.
This week, we begin with items found in the very first newspapers in Eagle Grove, printed soon after our town was established in 1881. Enjoy a look back at Antique Print. [more]
