The family of John Downing has planned a card shower for him in honor of his 90th birthday Dec. 28. Cards can be sent to him at 1200 110th St., Creston, Iowa, 50801.
John Downing birthday
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JOHN VAN NOSTRAND
An Iowa native, John's newspaper career has mostly been in small-town weeklies from the Rocky Mountains to the Mississippi River. He first stint in Creston was from 2002 to 2005.