Posted May 17, 2013in Web Exclusives

Silos & Smokestacks Receives $7,000 from Blue Diamond Farming Company

Northeast Iowa – Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area (SSNHA) has received a $7,000 donation from Blue Diamond Farming Company, in Partnership with Pioneer-DuPont. Farm owners, Benjamin and Lisa Riensche formally presented a check to SSNHA Chairman Troy Louwagie and President Don Short during Silos & Smokestacks’ Board of Trustees

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Posted May 17, 2013in Community Web Exclusives, Web Exclusives, West Des Moines

Registration now open for the 2013 Iowa Senior Olympics!

A variety of sports including golf, tennis, track and field, bowling, swimming, racquetball, Pickleball®, horseshoes and basketball will be available for participants. One of the highlights will be the annual Granny Basketball® tournament, in which players wearing vintage uniforms play basketball games following the rules for six-on-six basketball. The games

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Posted May 16, 2013in Boone, Community Web Exclusives, Web Exclusives

Dale Siems to be Honored at Greenhouse Dedication

Dale Siems, past Board President and Board member of the Iowa Arboretum, will be honored on May 18, 2013 at 1pm for his community service.  Dale was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Sherman Nursery in Charles City.  He was instrumental in gathering the resources to build the state-of-the-art

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Posted May 16, 2013in Web Exclusives

Iowa’s largest Salvation Army Thrift Store scheduled to open June 1

Iowa’s largest Salvation Army Thrift Store will open in Des Moines on Saturday, June 1. The new 27,000 square foot store at 4620 SE 14th Street is more than twice as large as the current SE 14th Street store. The next largest Salvation Army Thrift Store in Iowa is a

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Posted May 16, 2013in Web Exclusives

Des Moines Arts Festival® Offers Opportunity to Be Part of the Action

Des Moines, IA – May 14, 2013 – When organizers of the Des Moines Arts Festival® approached Debra and Neil Salowitz about hosting a Festival artist in their home four years ago, the West Des Moines couple jumped at the chance. With necessity being the mother of invention, a hotel

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Posted May 16, 2013in Boone, Community Web Exclusives, Web Exclusives

Octagon to Host 35th Annual IWS Traveling Exhibit

AMES, IOWA – 30 watercolor works will be exhibited in the Iowa Watercolor Society’s 35th Annual Traveling Exhibition, on display at Ames’ Octagon Center for the Arts’ Community Gallery from May 18 – July 13, 2013. Gallery hours for the show are Monday – Saturday 10am-5pm. The traveling show includes

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Posted May 16, 2013in Web Exclusives

Five IA Schools Awarded Funds for PE/Health Equipment

Ames, IA – Youth across the state took time out on one day between 4/29-5/3 to get physically active! Schools were asked to engage their students in an additional 30 minutes of activity for “Go the Distance Day,” a program of Live Healthy Iowa Kids. The one-day, wellness challenge has

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Posted May 16, 2013in Community Web Exclusives, Web Exclusives, West Des Moines

Historic Valley Junction hosts Spring Art Market

West Des Moines, Iowa – Historic Valley Junction will hold its annual Spring Art Market on Sunday, May 19th from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.  One hundred Iowa and regional artists and craftspeople will have their booths located on 5th Street in West Des Moines, in the heart of Historic

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Posted May 16, 2013in Community Web Exclusives, Des Moines West, Downtown, Web Exclusives

ISC to partner with Des Moines Art Center for Connects Program June 18

The International Sculpture Center (ISC), in collaboration with Des Moines Art Center, is proud to present an ISConnects event in Des Moines, IA on June 18, 2013. The event is FREE, open to the public (with RSVP), will be an informal conversation between Phyllida Barlow, and senior curator Gilbert Vicario

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Posted May 15, 2013in Community Web Exclusives, Web Exclusives, West Des Moines

Registration for the 2013 Iowa Senior Olympics now open!

Registration is now open for the forthcoming Iowa Senior Olympics which will be held this summer at various venues around the Des Moines area. The Games are open to all participants who turn 50 this year. Some of the events include basketball, bowling, track and field, shuffleboard, Pickleball, tennis, swimming,

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