As a young child, George Formaro can remember tagging along — or as he calls it, “pestering,” — in his mother’s Des Moines kitchen. He and his siblings would be charged with grating cheese or bread crumbs for meatballs in preparation for the big Sunday meal. Formaro’s mother would wake up early on that day […]
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There’s only one place that Dorothy reminds us is like nowhere else — home. When thinking about purchasing a home, though, the process can seem overwhelming. There is so much to consider, and each person will have to think carefully about what the most important features are in his or her perfect house. Whether you’re […]
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Charles Hochstetler walked up to his son Mike and said, “We got a new calf to tag.” With that, the two got into a pickup and drove down the bottom of a hill in the pasture looking for the calf and mama. “They’re right over there,” Charles pointed. “It was that same cow that had […]
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Living a healthy lifestyle doesn’t just mean going to the health club every other day and doing 30 minutes on the elliptical. While getting enough exercise is important to healthy living, eating properly is just as important as taking that 30-minute walk every day. And losing weight is not the only reason why people are […]
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Fathers and sons. They can be so much alike, not merely in DNA, but as two men of one like-minded spirit. They can be so different, of generations distant from one another in habits from music to clothing. The story of a dad and his son changes with the years. Time can reverse the roles, […]
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Card games have quite a history. The first use of playing cards was in the ninth century during the Tang Dynasty in China. In Europe, playing cards first appeared in the last quarter of the 14th century, and the standard 52-card deck has survived from that time. Now card games are almost as numerous as […]
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We all know what to expect at brunch, right? Eggs benedict with rich hollandaise sauce, bacon, sticky rolls, fruit cup, mimosas, that sort of thing. Well, it’s time to try the brunch — make that brunchpocalypse at Tacopocalypse and get your expectations blown out of the water. Tacopocalypse executive chef Sam Auen started serving his […]
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What’s better than a summer vacation? If you ask Mark and Sue Schmidt, a summer vacation with a boat. Today, the 40-year-old boat is safely tucked in the garage. Come summer, the couple will dust it off and head north for a weeklong vacation. Mark purchased the small motor 14-foot Mirrorcraft fishing boat in 1994 […]
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Tracy and Sammy Sandberg never dreamed they would have the opportunity to move to Winterset after falling in love with the book “The Bridges of Madison County.” Thirteen years ago, that exact opportunity presented itself. They soon found themselves trekking cross country from southern California with their two large dogs and four cats to move […]
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Team Up For Character Counts is the motto the Webster City Middle School students believe each day of the year, but a special day is held each year to add the emphasis to the importance of Character Counts and the six pillars. The six pillars include Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, Caring and Citizenship. Interested parents, […]
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Walnut Creek Church in Windsor Heights is full of excitement with all the different events it participates in throughout the year. MaryBeth Meyer, church coordinator and wedding planner for Walnut Creek Church, beams with excitement about being a part of Walnut Creek. She loves Windsor Heights and loves her significant role in the church community. […]
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Each year businesses and governments in the Greater Des Moines area spend more than $13.4 billion with out-of-area suppliers. Shifting just 5 percent of that spending could generate an economic impact of more than $1 billion for Greater Des Moines. Look Local First is a new campaign for the Greater Partnership Chamber, and it focuses […]
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