John Noer, resident of Grinnell’s Mayflower Community, has now finished the 40,000 piece Disney characters puzzle on which he has been working since February 1, 2019. As a result, John shaved the beard that he started growing when he started the puzzle. However, you can’t see his smooth face unless he pulls down his mask…which…
The 40,000 piece puzzle begun by The Mayflower Community resident, John Noer, in February 2019 is now 8/10th complete. The 10-frame Disney characters puzzle produced by has been in process in the Mayflower Basement Craft Room in sections. John just finished “Fantasia.” John has completed eight of the frames and stored them in preparation for…
One year ago this month (February 2019), John Noer, a resident of The Mayflower Community began work on a 40,000-piece puzzle. Composed of 10 frames of Disney characters, John has now completed seven of the frames. The most recent has been “Jungle Boy.” John observed, “This one was difficult because it contained so much green!”…
John Noer, a resident of Grinnell, Iowa’s Mayflower Community, is now 60% complete with his 40,000 piece Disney-themed puzzle. Pictured here is the Bambi sub-puzzle, the sixth of 10. John just completed this one and is starting on the seventh. The first six frames are being stored in The Mayflower Community “Basement Crafts Room” in…
You may recall that Mayflower Community resident, John Noer, acquired a 40,000-piece puzzle last February. The 6’ x 22’ Ravensburger stumper was delivered to the Mayflower Edwards building in a 3’ x 1’ box containing 10 pouches of puzzle pieces. Each pouch was the makings of one vivid Disney scene and characters. To date, John…
John Noer, Mayflower Community resident and puzzle-master, finally made it big-time! He was featured last evening on a WHO-TV (Des Moines) new segment. The snippet was about John’s 40,000-piece puzzle in process. Even though she was not mentioned, Mayflower CMA, Hannah Snodgrass, is shown in the video as she referred the story to Channel 13.…
Last month, Mayflower Community resident, John Noer, sent for and received a 40,000-piece puzzle. It is a mosaic of 10 Disney-character sub-puzzles. Originally, John stated that his goal was to finish the puzzle within three years. After some good-natured goading by Mayflower residents, John set the completion goal as Christmas, 2019. Realistic? We’ll see. Now,…
He’s doing it again! After recently completing a 9,000-piece jigsaw puzzle, Mayflower Community (Grinnell, Iowa) resident, John Noer, just acquired a 40,000-piece puzzle. Having nothing to do for the next couple of years, he may be able to come up with the 22-foot long creation. Standing six feet tall, the puzzle depicts vivid Disney® characters…