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Posted September 02, 2015in Adel, Altoona, Ames, Ankeny, Community Featured, Beaverdale, Bondurant, Boone, Clear Lake, Clive, Des Moines West, Downtown, Greene County, Grimes, Johnston, North Polk, Norwalk, Perry, Pleasant Hill, Urbandale, Waukee, West Des Moines, Windsor Heights, Winterset
Have you found yourself gazing into the ‘fridge helplessly wondering what to fix for dinner? I was in that spot a few days ago. It was a few more days until my next planned “provisioning” trip. I really didn’t want to make a stop at the store. Inside my refrigerator
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Posted August 31, 2015in Adel, Altoona, Ames, Ankeny, Beaverdale, Community Blogs, Bondurant, Boone, Clear Lake, Clive, Des Moines West, Downtown, Greene County, Grimes, Johnston, North Polk, Norwalk, Perry, Pleasant Hill, Urbandale, Waukee, West Des Moines, Windsor Heights, Winterset
The concept of courtesy and respect for others is never more important. With the changes that are occurring in our nation, being considerate of others is an attribute that we need to be reminded of. Courtesy seems to be disappearing in our society. Having or showing a behavior that
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Posted August 28, 2015in Community Blogs, Clear Lake
Come to fabulous Clear Lake, Iowa! We hope you will enjoy a late summer visit to Clear Lake! Great shopping, dining, & lake fun is yours!! Here is a peek at some of what you can do this week. You can get more information of events & activities by just
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Posted August 20, 2015in Community Blogs, Clear Lake
Come to fabulous Clear Lake, Iowa! We hope you will enjoy a summer visit to Clear Lake! Great shopping, dining, carnivals & lake fun is yours!! Here is a peek at some of what you can do this week. You can get more information of events & activities by just
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Posted August 18, 2015in Adel, Altoona, Ames, Ankeny, Beaverdale, Community Blogs, Bondurant, Boone, Clear Lake, Clive, Des Moines West, Downtown, Greene County, Grimes, Johnston, Norwalk, Perry, Pleasant Hill, Urbandale, Waukee, West Des Moines, Windsor Heights, Winterset
One recent Saturday morning, a friend sent me the wine list for Green Zebra, one of Chicago’s top vegetarian restaurants, and asked for my advice. He was dining there that evening with friends who enjoyed wine but weren’t obsessive about it. So he would be tasked with ordering for the
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Posted August 13, 2015in Community Blogs, Clear Lake
SEPTEMBER IS LIBRARY CARD SIGN-UP MONTH September is Library Card Sign-up Month – a time when the American Library Association and libraries across the country remind parents that a library card is the most important school supply of all. The observance was launched in 1987 to meet the challenge of
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Posted August 13, 2015in Community Blogs, Clear Lake
Come to fabulous Clear Lake, Iowa! We hope you will enjoy a summer visit to Clear Lake! Great shopping, dining, carnivals & lake fun is yours!! Here is a peek at some of what you can do this week. You can get more information of events & activities by just
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Posted August 06, 2015in Community Blogs, Clear Lake
Come to fabulous Clear Lake, Iowa! We hope you will enjoy a summer visit to Clear Lake! Great shopping, dining, carnivals & lake fun is yours!! Here is a peek at some of what you can do this week. You can get more information of events & activities by just
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Posted August 05, 2015in Adel, Altoona, Ames, Ankeny, Beaverdale, Community Blogs, Bondurant, Boone, Clear Lake, Clive, Des Moines West, Downtown, Greene County, Grimes, Johnston, Norwalk, Perry, Pleasant Hill, Urbandale, Waukee, West Des Moines, Windsor Heights, Winterset
No – Walt Disney won’t physically be present at the Iowa State Fair, but, he will be present in “spirit”. The “spirit” is in the form of keeping the State Fair clean and attractive. Anyone that has visited a Disney property knows the “rest of the story” and that they
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Posted August 05, 2015in Community Featured, Clear Lake
This old ’35 Ford Coupe has known a few changes in its day. With its sleek styling and front grill that towers ahead of the vehicle like the steep side of a mountain, it would have been the pride and joy of its first owner back in 1935. By the
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