Brad Fowler State Farm Agent

12/18/2025

We delivered our gifts to Wel Life yesterday, 30 total gifts. Thank you to everyone who helped make Christmas special for the residents. Merry Christmas all.

12/08/2025

We still have 7 names left. Come pick out a rage to get gifts for someone at WelLife.

11/11/2025

Thank you to all those that served and are serving!

10/29/2025

Bought some pizza and sodas for our hard working cheerleaders. Keep up the great work ladies.

03/26/2025

Don’t forget the Chili Cup this Saturday! Our basket has Margaritas, glasses, salt,chips&salsa and a $50 gift card to Blue Tequila.

03/15/2025

Nothing better than homemade Steve Bread with honey. Thank you Steve Nelson!

01/14/2025

01/07/2025

I met and wrestled with Ben Peterson (he showed me how a headlock works). In 8th grade I met Dan Gable at an Iowa wrestling camp. Amazing commitment!

1972 ISU Olympic Medalists L-R; Ben Peterson, Chris Taylor and Dan Gable!

BEN PETERSON; Cumberland High School/Iowa State Cyclones

Story goes that when Ben Peterson was a freshman in the mid-60s at Cumberland High School in Wisconsin, he started wrestling and that year he got pinned seven times in seven total matches. A few years later by the time he was ready to begin college, this guy was competing in the 1968 Olympic Trials in the Armory at the Iowa State campus, where he caught his future ISU head coach, Harold Nichols’s eye! Nichols recruited Peterson after watching him compete there despite the fact that Peterson did not have the wrestling resume of the standard blue chip recruit… He didn’t win a HS state title… But Nichols was correct in his assessment, for Ben would become a 2X NCAA Champion who won the 190 lb class in 1971 and 1972! He also won the Olympic Gold in 1972 at 90 kg and won silver in 1976 at 90 kg. He was also a 1975 Pan-Am Champion and 1973 World Bronze medalist! Ben is credited with introducing his version of a roll on bottom that is now widely known as the “Peterson Roll.” Ben founded the "Camp of Champs," which brought in Olympic wrestlers to train with high schoolers. He also coached wrestling at Maranatha Baptist University for 28 years.

CHRIS TAYLOR; Dowagiac High School (Michigan)/Muskegon Community College/Iowa State Cyclones

Chris Taylor was a HWT for the Iowa State Cyclones who is said to have weighed as much as 440 lbs at one point. This was when an “unlimited” division existed in college wrestling. Taylor won 2 NCAA Championships in 1972 and 1973. He also won the Bronze medal at the 1972 Olympics in Munich! After his wrestling days, Taylor did some professional wrestling.

DAN GABLE; Waterloo West HS/ISU Cyclones/Iowa Hawkeyes (Coaching)

Dan Gable was an undefeated 3X state champ out of Waterloo West HS who was coached by HOF’er, Bob Siddens. He was recruited by Harold Nichols for ISU where Gable would become a two-time NCAA Division I national champion for them! Gable would also become a world gold medalist and an Olympic gold medalist. He is also widely considered the best college wrestling coach of all time for his tenure in which he coached the Iowa Hawkeyes from the 70’s-90’s! Gable's teams compiled a dual meet record of 355–21–5. He coached 152 All-Americans, 45 national champions, 106 Big Ten champions, and 12 Olympians, including eight medalists. His teams won 21 Big Ten championships and 15 NCAA Division I titles. Also, in 2020, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom!

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01/01/2025

Need to green up your home? FREE spider plants. Stop by our Elk Point office for your free plant.

12/04/2024

Are you in the Christmas spirit? We still have 7 names left! Stop by and pick out a tag so everyone has a Merry Christmas!!

12/03/2024

Remember to drive safely this holiday season!😁

11/30/2024

Wow! What a great day. Santa will be busy filling all these lists.