Welcome to the Friday 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.
Shane, I love reading about your upbringing. It is so similar to mine! I chuckled when you mentioned getting your permit and driving home with your mom (Birthday memories, Aug. 19, 2024). I remember my first time driving (in a church parking lot) with my mom (my dad did not have the patience - lol). I was grinning ear to ear as I drove around the lot until I looked over at my mom, who had an expression of panic. I asked her what was wrong and apparently, I had been driving within whiskers of every parked car in the lot. After that I made sure I had plenty of room between me and the other cars. Ha!” - Kevin
I have been told that cemeteries are great places to learn to drive, as you can’t kill anyone there. - Shane
“Happy birthday, Shane, and congratulations on another successful trip around the sun. My favorite birthday was in 1980 when I turned 27 (Birthday memories, Aug. 19, 2024). My church's singles' group planned a potluck after the Sunday morning service. I was asked to provide a dessert, so I decided to bake a cake for the group. But my best friend from college and his wife invited me to spend my birthday weekend with them. So, I contacted the organizer of the potluck to let her know I wouldn't be able to attend, but I would still fulfill my promise to provide a cake. There was silence before she admitted that the potluck was a cover story for what was really a surprise birthday party for me, and the group was laughing at the fact that I was providing the cake for my own birthday. As it turns out, my college friend and his wife drove me from Stuart to Indianola to attend church and the potluck/birthday party with me.” - Bob
So you had your cake and ate it, too? - Shane
“Good morning (Our first home, Aug. 20, 2024). Twenty years ago, as my wife stood in the hall looking at the empty bedrooms where we had created our family, the rooms our daughters grew up in, I put my hands on her shoulders and told her, ‘It's just a house; you made it a home.’ With that, we headed for our new home in Ankeny. Thanks for the memories.” - John
Stated perfectly, John. Thank you. - Shane
Have a fantastic Friday, and thanks for reading.
Shane Goodman
President and Publisher
Big Green Umbrella Media
shane@dmcityview.com
515-953-4822, ext. 305
www.thedailyumbrella.com
See Shane Goodman's previous columns here. |
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Clear Mortgage meteorology
Scattered showers are possible today and again Saturday morning, then heat builds in.
For help with pre-approvals or refinancing, get in touch with Originating Branch Manager Carrie Hansen at carrie.mortgage. |
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| Featured in the August issue of CITYVIEW | | | Book Reviews
‘A Sorceress Comes to Call’
Courtesy of Beaverdale Books
By T. Kingfisher
8/67/24
336 pages
$27.99
Tor Books
Fairy tales are supposed to teach us things. Sometimes trite truisms like not telling lies, other times the tales are meant more as a warning, a call to trust your instincts, to know that not everyone is who they say they are. ... | | | READ MORE |
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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!
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The value of an Ivy education? At Yale, Fred Smith got a C on his term paper outlining his plan to create an overnight shipping company that owned its own airplanes. He made Fed Ex happen anyway. (History Channel)
Junk food oligarchy news. Mars, the candy empire controlled by America's second richest family, bought Pringles maker Kellanova for $6 billion last week. Earlier this year, J.M. Smucker paid $4.6 billion to acquire Hostess and their Twinkies. Junk food will not become less expensive.
Weekend specials
• Fish Fry Friday night specials can be found at Machine Shed (11151 Hickman Road, Urbandale), Red Lobster (3838 Westown Parkway, West Des Moines) and Cracker Barrel (11701 University, Clive).
• Brenda Trang has extended her fabulous Friday buffets to every Friday at Vietnam Cafe (Merle Hay Mall Food Court), 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. - $16.95. Brenda is a civic treasure, and traffic is slow in the mall.
• Bawarchi (6630 Mills Civic Parkway, West Des Moines) has Friday - Sunday specials on paneer kebabs, chicken curry and goat curry.
• Mickey's in Yale (217 Main St., Yale) has hot beef sandwich lunches and all you can eat fish dinner specials today.
• Chicago Speakeasy (1520 Euclid Ave., Des Moines) offers BBQ beef and marinated roast beef sandwiches on special for Friday lunch.
• 801 Chophouse (801 Grand Ave., Des Moines) offers Sunday supper specials that deliver deep discounts on filet, prime rib and red king salmon dinners.
• Tito’s Lounge (3916 N.W. Urbandale Drive, Urbandale) now has brunch on Fridays.
• Court Avenue Brewing Company (309 Court Ave., Des Moines) hosts Saturday and Sunday breakfast buffets for $23.99.
• Friday night is paella time at Purveyor (505 E. Grand, Des Moines, officially, but really on E. Fifth), real Valenciana paella.
• Sunday supper brings a chance to dine for about half the price of ordering on another day at 801 Chophouse (801 Grand Ave., Des Moines)
• Wendy's Fry Days means free fries Friday with a purchase.
• Singer-songwriter extraordinaire Chad Elliot will be performing a free concert at Wallace Farm in Orient on Sunday and a free sunset concert at Deal Orchard in Jefferson on Aug. 30.
• This is World Food and Music Festival weekend in Gateway Park. The food vendors are the most eclectic of the year's many festivals.
— Jim Duncan, jd91446@aol.com |
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| Weekly fuel report | | | The price of regular unleaded gasoline fell 8 cents, averaging $3.18 across Iowa according to AAA. That is down 47 cents from a year ago. The national average on Wednesday was $3.39, down 6 cents from last week’s price.
Retail diesel prices in Iowa fell 1 cent this week with a statewide average of $3.49. One year ago, diesel prices averaged $4.11 in Iowa. The current Iowa diesel price is 24 cents lower than the national average of $3.73.
Wholesale ethanol held steady and is currently priced at $2.16.
Natural gas prices fell 16 cents at the Henry Hub reporting site and are currently priced at $2.05/MMbtu. |
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| Featured home for sale | | |
$615,000 739 53rd St., Des Moines, IA 50312
This beautiful home is nestled in the tall oak trees of the coveted Waterbury neighborhood in Des Moines. The moment you walk in the home, you'll revel in the character of the arched doorways, hardwood floors, elegant built-ins and crown molding.
See the listing here.
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| SOLD: Featured commercial real estate transaction | | | 7511 DENNIS DRIVE, URBANDALE
SALE DATE: 2024-05-30
SALE PRICE: $500,000
SELLER: CARVER INVESTMENTS LLC
BUYER: STANBROUGH RESIDENTIAL LLC
ACRES: 0.386
SQUARE FEET: 5,632 |
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| From the August issue of Ankeny Living magazine | | | What’s the buzz?
Residents share their experiences as beekeepers.
By Ashley Rullestad
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.
Buzzy hobby
Emily Carrington has been attracted to bees for a long time, but what motivated her to start beekeeping was sending her youngest child to kindergarten.
“It was a new chapter in my life of no longer having my little ones as physically dependent on me, which meant I had this new opportunity to focus on something I could be passionate about that was separate from being a mom, wife and business owner,” she says.
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FROM KCCI: Major progress announced for $500 million downtown Des Moines soccer stadium and hotels project. DES MOINES, Iowa —
This week marks a significant advancement in the ambitious $500 million downtown soccer stadium and hotel project in Des Moines. Developers are fervently working behind the scenes. ....READ MORE
FROM WHO-TV: Kirk Ferentz addresses recruiting violation, suspension. IOWA CITY — Kirk Ferentz on Thursday publicly addressed the self-reported NCAA recruiting violation that resulted in a self-imposed, one-game suspension for both Ferentz and wide receivers coach Jon Budmayr. ... READ MORE
FROM WOI-DT Local 5: Thursday crash impacts travel along Highway 65 between I-80 and Highway 163, one fatality. ... The crash happened shortly before 1 p.m. near University Avenue (Highway 163) and involved several vehicles. The Pleasant Hill Police Department said that people had to be pulled from their cars and a medical helicopter was called to the scene. ...READ MORE |
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ESPN: MLB Power Rankings Week 21: Tight race for No. 1 ...READ MORE
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED: Chiefs Make Creed Humphrey the NFL's Highest-Paid Center With New Contract ... READ MORE
CBS Sports: Mariners fire manager Scott Servais amid collapse out of playoff spot: 'Need a new voice in the clubhouse' ...READ MORE |
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1927: Sacco and Vanzetti executed. Despite worldwide demonstrations in support of their innocence, Italian-born anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti are executed for murder on August 23, 1927. On April 15, 1920, a paymaster for a shoe company in South Braintree , Massachusetts, was shot and killed along with his guard. ... READ MORE
1989: Pete Rose gets booted from baseball. On August 23, 1989, as punishment for betting on baseball, Cincinnati Reds manager Pete Rose accepts a settlement that includes a lifetime ban from the game. The ban is publicly announced the following morning. A heated debate continues to rage as to whether Rose, a former player who remains the game’s all-time hits leader, should be given a second chance. ... READ MORE
2006: Austrian teen escapes after eight years in captivity. Natascha Kampusch, an Austrian teenager who was kidnapped at age 10, escapes from her captor, Wolfgang Priklopil, after more than eight years. Shortly after her escape, Priklopil died by suicide. ... READ MORE
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| Birthdays and notables | | | Happy Birthday Alysia Webster!
These celebrities were born on this date: Julian Casablancas · Annie Ilonzeh · Barbara Eden · Dean DeLeo · Jay Mohr · Jeremy Lin · Joanne Froggatt · Indiana Massara • Trixie Mattel • Seth Curry • Rick Springfield
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 Triceratops sit on? ON ITS TRICERA-BOTTOM! - Lori Bluml, Gail Tomlinson, William Snyder.. Or, A three legged stool! - Judy Anderson
Today's riddle
Who do you call when you need your pants hemmed by tomorrow?
Have a guess? Email tammy@iowalivingmagazines.com |
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