The City of Dysart was recently honored with the 2016 Tree City USA Growth Award at the 27th Annual Community Forestry Awards Luncheon in Des Moines. The award was presented by the Arbor Day Foundation and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources Forestry Bureau April 6th at the Forte Banquet ...
Six billion gallons. That is the approximate amount of ethanol produced in Iowa and Illinois each and every year. It is more than the annual gasoline equivalent production of some Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) members.Six billion gallons is enough to drive a pickup ...
My husband and I recently took on the task of refinishing the wood floors in three rooms that constitute our downstairs living areas - family room, dining room and miscellaneous room. (We're not sure what to call it. Some days it's the sunroom, other days the napping room. Right now, if I am ...
Doctor, is it going to make it?""I do not know. I have not drank my morning coffee."Ba-bang! Bzzzz! Bang! Ka-boom! Wham! Chitzle ditzle raaaaaaa-ditzle!"This is not the 1960s Batman which means one thing. The super scientific analysis gizmo is alive and ready to determine FAD OR NO FAD!"The ...
Taking photographs is an important part of society. Photographs encapsulate points in time for family and friends. They take a look back what people looked like, the awkward trends in clothing, or the posse who hung out together. Photographs allow an interconnectivity with other people's lives. ...
We never mastered the barbecue grill. Oh, we tried, of course - in the early years of our marriage.We charred countless chicken breasts and burned a multitude of steaks. Shrimp on the barbie was never as it was supposed to be. No amount of barbecue sauce could salvage our calamities. Our ...
The time is near, and the time is right. Easter is around the corner so the bunny is hopping in the house. This mythical creature will provide candy to fill the mouth. He will leave it in eggs or in a basket, but it is important to have the right candy. The wrong candy will ruin any Easter ...
Taking photographs is an important part of society. Photographs encapsulate points in time for family and friends. They take a look back what people looked like, the awkward trends in clothing, or the posse who hung out together. Photographs allow an interconnectivity with other people's lives. ...
We never mastered the barbecue grill. Oh, we tried, of course - in the early years of our marriage.We charred countless chicken breasts and burned a multitude of steaks. Shrimp on the barbie was never as it was supposed to be. No amount of barbecue sauce could salvage our calamities. Our ...
The time is near, and the time is right. Easter is around the corner so the bunny is hopping in the house. This mythical creature will provide candy to fill the mouth. He will leave it in eggs or in a basket, but it is important to have the right candy. The wrong candy will ruin any Easter ...