Visit that other Square for New Year’s Eve
If you’ve ever dreamed of being in Times Square for New Year’s Eve but aren’t able to make the trip, don’t despair - Indianola’s got you covered! This New Year’s Eve, The Square in Indianola offers games, giveaways and activities all leading up to the Raising of the Square Ball at midnight!
Michelle Fetters Steen, organizer of the [...]
Harding Middle School is 2007 NASA Explorer School
We attended a program at Harding Middle School Monday night (11/5) which launched (ha) the school’s participation in the NASA Explorer Schools program. Retired astronaut John Bennett Harrington gave a stunning multimedia presentation about his life-journey through public school, college and the US Navy/NASA. The program is a NASA effort to encourage math, science and [...]
A round-up of Halloween posts!
Here’s a round-up of all the local posts I read this past week about Halloween activities and conversations. If you’re not on this list, post a comment with your link - we’d love to hear from you!
Holly shared pics from her party over at Holly’s Life
Tim at Carpe Factum posted The Raven Revisited
Larry Lehmer posted on Halloween [...]
Bits and pieces
The Des Moines City Council election is tomorrow. I got mailers over the weekend from Chris Coleman and Frank Cownie, and there was what I would call a puff piece in the Register about Cownie’s opponent. (Link unavailable on Register site, for some reason.) Don’t forget to vote!
In case you missed it, the Holiday Season [...]
Squash the pumpkin tax! Buy a shirt, support the Food Bank
UPDATE: Looks like this little campaign is over before it began… good news for Iowa, though!
Here’s a great way to express yourself on the pumpkin sales tax issue - buy a “SQUASH THE PUMPKIN TAX” t-shirt, with a share of proceeds going to the Iowa Food Bank! The online store includes t-shirts, coffee mugs, mousepads, tote bags, and more.
Shop [...]
North High seniors work hard, strive for college
Although North High had a tough year in football (bright spot: victory against Hoover!), the point tally doesn’t even begin to tell the story of how hard these kids have worked, athletically and academically. Our daughter had the opportunity to play with the North High Marching Band on Friday Night, so we trekked over to [...]
Vote for your favorite video, maybe win cash!
Visitors to the Greater Des Moines Partnership website can vote for their favorite entry in the “Digital Do More Challenge,” and be entered in a random drawing for a $500 cash prize. The Digital Do More Challenge is a video contest which asked area residents to produce videos showing why they like to live and [...]
Iowa Author’s Dinner honors McPherson, Carey, Shors & Kruidenier
I’ve been meaning to do a write-up of an event I recently attended that simply doesn’t get enough “press”: The Iowa Authors Dinner.
The Iowa Authors Dinner is an annual event which is hosted by the Des Moines Public Library Foundation. The dinner recognizes and celebrates the talent of Iowa authors and raises funds for the [...]
The Four Mile Creek Sweep Needs You!
Volunteers are needed to help with clean-up along Four Mile Creek on Saturday, October 20, from 9 a.m. - Noon.
Volunteers may choose to clean up the trail, stream banks or creek in one of four locations in the Four Mile Creek Watershed: Des Moines, Ankeny, Pleasant Hill, Altoona. Participants should dress for the weather, bring work [...]
East Des Moines Celebration of Progress is October 9
The East Des Moines Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring its annual Celebration of Progress On Tuesday, October 9, from 5-8 p.m. at the Knapp Animal Learning Center at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. This year’s event features the theme “Gallery of Architecture,” and will include displays of architectural drawings, models, and other materials related to recent [...]
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