Welcome to an extra edition of the mailbag where you will find some of the comments, questions and ideas sent recently by readers of this newsletter or our publications. They are edited for space and clarity.
“Good morning, Shane. You hit another one out of the park today (The oak leaf and the fox, July 24, 2024). In a word, gratitude is perhaps one of the most stabilizing traits a person can embrace. Thanks for your eclectic mix of inspiration, humor, thought provocation, and more — a delectable weekday morning feast that is rich in content and exceedingly low in calories.” - John
And I am grateful for your kind words, John. - Shane
“Shane, I enjoyed your column about time, leaves and the young fox. There is a lovely poem in there (The oak leaf and the fox, July 24, 2024). I enjoy your daily column.” - Angela
Roses are red, violets are blue… . - Shane
“Shane, stretching your poetic wings this morning as you write about sitting on the porch with your coffee (The oak leaf and the fox, July 24, 2024). Love it.” - Joe
I was hoping it would be a step up from the Man from Nantucket poems. - Shane
“Shane, I just wanted you to know I think your column about your morning coffee routine, and how that led you to reflecting on your own life, was one of your best (The oak leaf and the fox, July 24, 2024). It caused me, and I’m sure most of your readers, to also pause and reflect.” - Susan
That moment hit home with me, and I was hoping it would with the Daily Umbrella readers, too. I am glad you enjoyed it. - Shane
“One of my favorites (Remembering ‘On Golden Pond,’ July 25, 2024).” Are you sure we weren’t separated at birth?” - Pat
Maybe, you old poop! - Shane
Have a thoughtful Thursday, and thanks for reading.
Shane Goodman
President and Publisher
Big Green Umbrella Media
shane@dmcityview.com
515-953-4822, ext. 305
www.thedailyumbrella.com
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Clear Mortgage meteorology
Storm chances continue today, then depart the forecast through the weekend.
For help with pre-approvals or refinancing, get in touch with Originating Branch Manager Carrie Hansen at carrie.mortgage. |
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| Found in the August issue of CITYVIEW | | | FEATURE STORY
Iowa State Fair concerts
By Cyote Williams
Foreigner has delighted music fans’ eardrums with their sound and style since the band formed in 1976. One of the iconic groups of the golden age of rock and roll, the band is responsible for classics such as “Juke Box Hero,” “Waiting For A Girl Like You,” “Feels Like The First Time” and the worldwide No. 1 hit, “I Want To Know What Love Is.” Understandably, a group that has been touring the world for decades would make some changes over the years. In steps keyboardist Michael Bluestein....
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CENTER STAGE - a weekly update about cultural happenings in Central Iowa.
First, an inadvertent omission in the August published/digital "Center Stage" regarding this year's two stellar hosts for the Cloris Awards. Dani Boal and Blake Clyde are BOTH two-time Cloris Award winners. The story neglected to include Clyde's 2023 award for "Best Performance in a Lead Role - Musical" for his role as Leading Player in Tallgrass Theatre Company's “Pippin.”
Ankeny Community Theatre. “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike.” Aug 2-11.
Des Moines Playhouse. “School of Rock.” The Des Moines Playhouse has added two performances at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Aug. 2, and 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 3.
Auditions. “Arsenic and Old Lace.” Ankeny Community Theatre. Sunday, Aug. 4, and Monday, Aug. 5, 7 p.m.
Urbandale Community Theatre. “The Wizard of Oz.” Through Aug 4.
IN Tandem Arts & Authors Gallery and Bookstore – “Wings of Enchantment” Trunk Show, Aug. 1-10. Louise Mcilhon’s new jewelry collection features cicadas and butterflies in wearable art through a process called copper electroforming.
First Friday a Mainframe Studios – Photography: Visual Storytelling. Portraits, abstract, still life, fine art, landscape and nature — you’ll find the work of 16 Mainframe photographers (and a filmmaker) throughout four floors of gallery spaces. The first 140 people will receive a free polaroid to take part in an activity with portrait instructor Jon Lemons Photography. Jon will be on the first-floor gallery with his backdrop and studio light set up for this interactive event. Also, join Sarah Rose Studio for a Polaroid photo booth in her studio (No. 354 – third floor). Outside, in the Oakridge Neighborhood parking lot, will be the dedication honoring the late Teree Caldwell-Johnson of Jordan Weber’s “Inhale….Exhale….” on the rooftop of Mainframe Studios.
— John Busbee, The Culture Buzz |
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| CITYVIEW's Best Of Des Moines® | | | The results have been tallied and published in the February issue of CITYVIEW and online!
Best Local LGBTQ Hangout
1. The Blazing Saddle
2. The Garden Restaurant & Show Lounge
3. Nightingale Cocktail
Read all the results now!
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Comeuppance for junk food. All the government agencies and their "nutrition experts" have failed to curb Americans’ love for junk food. Until now. Suddenly it seems that Ozempic and three years of inflation have done that the old-fashioned way, by pricing junk food out of the market. For the past three years, consumers kept buying products like Doritos and Lay’s in lieu, of say, going to restaurants. No more says PepsiCo CFO Jamie Caulfield. PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay North America business dropped 4% in the latest quarter. "Consumers in recent months have been quitting big brands like Starbucks, Chips Ahoy and McDonalds" (as previously reported here). Slim Jim meat snacks and Vlasic pickles recently reported lower sales in the latest quarter and PepsiCo issued a disappointing profit outlook for its current fiscal year.
Tom and Molly Bedell’s West Okoboji house, with an Irish Pub inside, set an Iowa sales record selling for $9.5 million.
Specials today. Irina's Steak and Seafood (650 S. Prairie View Drive, West Des Moines) offers a steak special with choices on Thursdays. Choose one: prime filet mignon, New York strip or baseball cut sirloin, plus one selected side, $25... Sirloin steak dinners are featured specials today at Sully's Irish Pub (860 First St., West Des Moines), Front Row (9956 Swanson Blvd., Clive), Winn’s Pizza and Steakhouse (122 W. Ashland Ave., Indianola) and Sprockets (2314 University Ave., Des Moines)… Thursday nights, starting at 5 p.m., Moroccan couscous — lemon chicken, beef keftas, five vegetables, harissa — are $17 at Purveyor (505 E. Grand Ave., Des Moines)… Eastside Eddie’s (3517 E. 26th St., Des Moines) Thursday special is hot beef sandwich with green beans, $10... Sprockets (2314 University Ave., Des Moines) offers a breaded pork tenderloin special on Thursdays for $9.99... Aussie pies, savory and sweet, at St. Kilda's Collective (333 Fifth St., Valley Junction) farmers market stall are good deals at varying prices. Indoors, Thursday's happy hour brings gargantuan $12 fried cod sandwiches, plus cheeseburgers, Cubanos, chicken sandwiches and veggie burgers... Kids eat free at Scornovacca’s (1930 S.E. 14th St., Des Moines) on Thursdays... Mariscos El Pirata (6050 S.E. 14th St., Des Moines) offers $2 off all sushi on Thursdays.
— Jim Duncan, jd91446@aol.com |
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| Featured home for sale | | |
$444,000 509 N.W. 11th St., Grimes, IA 50111
Perfectly maintained and quality built ranch five-bedroom home in a wonderful Grimes neighborhood. Custom built and one owner. Main level has hardwood throughout family room, kitchen, entry and primary bedroom. Tall white trim and white wood blinds throughout. Great room has stone gas fireplace and vaulted ceilings.
See the listing here.
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| SOLD: Featured commercial real estate transaction | | | 3311 ADVENTURELAND DRIVE, ALTOONA
SALE DATE: 2024-05-03
SALE PRICE: $4,200,000
SELLER: O'HALLORAN INTERNATIONAL INC
BUYER: ATCRH ALTOONA LLC
ACRES: 11.941
SQUARE FEET: 45,378 |
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| From the August issue of Winterset Living magazine | | | What’s the buzz?
Residents share their experiences as beekeepers.
By Rachel Harrington
While the Iowa DNR reports the number of native bees in Iowa continues to decline, more and more apiarists (beekeepers) are emerging to nurture the bee population. As of Jan. 1 of last year, Iowa boasted 36,000 bee colonies for operations with five or more colonies, according to the USDA. That’s a big uptick from the prior year’s 26,000 colonies and the 15,500 colonies the year before that. But who are these beekeepers, and what drives their passion? Some local apiarists share their stories.
Bees for self-sufficiency
Megan Haynes began beekeeping four years ago. She has seven hives at home just down the hill from her house and three at Madison County Winery. She began beekeeping because she and her husband were interested in developing a self-sufficiency lifestyle.
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FROM KCCI: Marion County has flooding concerns as more rain moves in. MARION COUNTY, Iowa — A flood warning is currently in effect for Marion County, with the National Weather Service reporting between 2-5 inches of rainfall since Tuesday night. The severe weather has led to road closures and flooded fields, causing significant disruptions in the area. ...READ MORE
FROM WHO-TV: Local resources available for victims of domestic abuse. DES MOINES, Iowa — On Tuesday morning an officer involved shooting left one officer in serious, but stable, condition in a hospital and a man who allegedly violated a no contact order dead. Authorities identified the individual as 45-year-old Weston Derby of Bellevue, Nebraska. Police say the call was a domestic dispute, and that Derby had violated a no contact order. .... READ MORE
FROM WOI-DT Local 5: Alzheimer's blood test in clinical trials gives new hope. Here's what difference it could make if it gets FDA approval and hits the market. ...READ MORE |
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ESPN: U.S. topples South Sudan to make Olympic basketball quarters. ...READ MORE
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED: Katie Ledecky Ties Women’s Swimming World Record for Total Medals at Paris Olympics. ... READ MORE
CBS Sports: ACC predicted order of finish 2024: Florida State favored repeat as champions over Clemson, Miami. ...READ MORE |
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1944: Anne Frank writes her last diary entry. Anne Frank, the young Jewish girl hiding out in Nazi-occupied Holland whose diary came to serve as a symbol of the Holocaust, writes her final entry three days before she and her family are arrested and placed in concentration camps. ... READ MORE
1498: Columbus first sets eyes on South America, thinks it’s an island. Explorer Christopher Columbus sights the coast of present-day Venezuela. Thinking it an island, he christened it Isla Santa and claimed it for Spain. His men go ashore at what is now the Paria Peninsula a few days later.. ... READ MORE
1981: MTV launches. On August 1, 1981, MTV: Music Television goes on the air for the first time ever, with the words (spoken by one of MTV’s creators, John Lack): “Ladies and gentlemen, rock and roll.” The Buggles’ “Video Killed the Radio Star” was the first music video to air on the new cable television channel, which initially was available only to households in parts of New Jersey. MTV went on to revolutionize the music industry and become an influential source of pop culture and entertainment in the United States and other parts of the world, including Europe, Asia and Latin America. ... READ MORE
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| Weekly fuel report | | | The price of regular unleaded gasoline fell 4 cents, averaging $3.24 across Iowa according to AAA. Prices fell 4 cents from last week’s price and are down 37 cents from a year ago. The national average on Wednesday was $3.49, down 2 cents from last week’s price.
Retail diesel prices in Iowa fell 1 cent this week with a statewide average of $3.51. One year ago, diesel prices averaged $3.86 in Iowa. The current Iowa diesel price is 31 cents lower than the national average of $3.82.
Wholesale ethanol held steady and is currently priced at $2.16.
Natural gas prices fell 9 cents at the Henry Hub reporting site and are currently priced at $2.06/MMbtu. |
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| Birthdays and notables | | | These celebrities were born on this date: Jason Momoa, Chuck D, Adam Duritz, Joe Elliott, Jennifer Gareis, Demián Bichir, Elijah Kelley, Giancarlo Giannini, John Carroll Lynch, Scottie Barnes
SUBMIT: Send your birthday greetings and congratulatory notes to: tammy@iowalivingmagazines.com |
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The answer to yesterday's riddle:
What does a Pokémon wear on its feet? PIKA-SHOES! - Nick Ruiz, Gail Tomlinson, Diane Jones
Today's riddle
What would you call it if you almost forgot to wash your laundry?
Have a guess? Email tammy@iowalivingmagazines.com |
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