Mineola NewsLocal news for Mineola, IA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Mineola congregation celebrates 125 years- February 14, 2008 "Children would start here (at the church) and they would bring a bouquet of flowers on Memorial Day. They would take their flowers to each grave, and every grave would be decorated" German was the common language at Mineola's St. John Lutheran Church back in 1883, a testament to the number of German immigrants who had settled in Mineola. via Daily Nonpareilhttp://www.topix.net/city/mineola-ia/2008/02/mineola-congregation-celebrates-125-years?fro... |