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Dale Kueter

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DALE KUETER wrote for Iowa newspapers for 41 years, 34 at The Gazette in Cedar Rapids. He attended Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa, and was graduated with a degree in journalism from the University of Iowa in 1958. He served six years in the Iowa Army National Guard.

Kueter grew up on a farm near Bellevue, Iowa. After college he married Helen Hayes. They are parents of five daughters and have 14 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. He has published a children’s book, “Hide the Daddy,” two full-length non-fiction books,“Vietnam Sons” and “The Smell of the Soil,” and a historical novel, “Motel Sepia.” Another novel, “Ma Bremer’s Boys,” was published in May 2021.

He is a proponent of family story writing as a means of sustaining family hi
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Dale Kueter Thanks for the question. The one thing that comes to mind is the mystery of my wife's grandfather. Grandpa Pete had a penchant for gambling, so much s…moreThanks for the question. The one thing that comes to mind is the mystery of my wife's grandfather. Grandpa Pete had a penchant for gambling, so much so that he was draining the equity in his farm. This was in the 1930s. His in-laws, so the story goes, offered to pay his gambling debts (hence save the farm) if he'd leave Iowa. That was a pretty harsh bargain, but Peter agreed, Why would he relinquish his family and local ties? Grandpa Pete was never heard from again. Relatives didn't tell anyone about the "deal" or what happened to him, adding fog to the mystery of Grandpa's destiny.(less)
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Motel Sepia

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Keep local authors in mind when you looking for a book for yourself or as a gift, and at the same time encourage hometown writers. With that in mind, Swampfox Books in Marion is hosting local authors at the Marion Arts Fair on Saturday, May 21. We will be hustling our words near the book store, 809 6th Avenue. Come, join the fun. Dale
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