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WELCOME
The Internet
before the Internet
ho would have guessed that so much of a generation could
be defined in one publication? Which one, you ask? Not Time
magazine. Not Webster’s Dictionary. Not even the Bible. No,
the most generational-defining publication
I know of was delivered to my childhood
home each fall, and it soon after had
dozens of items circled and pages dogeared. If you existed in the 1960s and
1970s, you surely had your hands on retail
catalogs from companies like JC Penney,
Montgomery Ward and Sears.
Those catalogs are where I found the
Big Jim Sport Camper, where my sister
located her acoustic guitar, and where my
dad reluctantly ordered his first leisure
suit. These behemoth publications consisted of hundreds of pages and reportedly
weighed up to 6 pounds. I am not sure if
ours came from the mailman or if Mom
picked them up at the companies’ mail order stores, but I can tell you that
it was a big day in the Goodman home when those catalogs were first seen.
Most of these catalogs ceased publication in the early 1990s, ending 100
years or so of shopping trends. They provided big-city shopping options
for those of us in the less populated parts of the country, and they didn’t
require massive retail structures or overhead that is seen in so many retail
outlets today. I recently read an article that referred to these catalogs as
“the Internet before the Internet existed.” How true. I would dare to guess
that they were inside more homes at that time than those who have web
access in their homes today.
Without those catalogs, my mother would never have been able to
buy me that New Orleans Saints NFL coat. It is also where my Minnesota
Vikings knit cap, which I still have today, was ordered. My brother’s Tyco
slot track racing set… my Mom’s first Polaroid camera… the Six Million
Dollar Man’s Bionic Transport and Repair Station. I could go on and on, and
I likely will, thanks to the digital archives of these catalogs on the Internet.
Meanwhile, enjoy this month’s cover story, which shares similar stories of
local residents’ memories of “back in the day.”
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When we were kids
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Calendar
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WHEN WE WERE
KIDS
WEST DES MOINES
RESIDENTS SHARE SOME
FOND CHILDHOOD
MEMORIES
By Dawn Sagario Pauls
I
t was a simpler time.
No smartphones. No satellite TV. No DVRs.
Instead, there were party lines, where you
had to share your phone line with others. A
few television channels were all you got. And
you had one chance to watch your favorite
weekly TV show.
Those are just some of the memories
West Des Moines residents who are now in
their 40s and 50s recall from their childhoods.
They also had more freedom to roam and felt
safe doing it. They remember being introduced
to color television, the microwave and MTV,
and they listened to everything from Lawrence
Welk to Motley Crue.
Here, four residents reminisce about
growing up in Iowa.
More freedom
If you grew up in Marshalltown around the
same time Anne McKibben did, you may have
seen her cruising around on her blue Honda
moped.
“Mopeds were big back then,” says
McKibben, 44. She drove it all over town,
going to friends’ homes, where they’d just hang
out or play pick-up basketball and Wiffle ball
games.
It was a time where there were fewer worries about letting kids go off on their own.
“There was still a lot of freedom to be able
to come and go,” McKibben says.
Anne McKibben and some of the vintage Strawberry Shortcake dolls she played with as a child. Photo by Dan Hodges.
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Much of her childhood involved spending
time with friends and family. For entertainment,
they went to the movies a lot. “St. Elmo’s Fire”
and “The Breakfast Club” were a couple of her
favorites.
On television, McKibben watched shows
like “Emergency!,” “Happy Days,” “Mork &
Mindy” and “Three’s Company.” In the evening,
there were soap operas “Dallas” and “Knots
Landing” to enjoy. Then there was the weekly
TV movie on Sunday night.
When it came to music, she was a big fan
of Jon Bon Jovi. In fact, Bon Jovi was the first
concert McKibben attended. She was in junior
high when she saw them perform at Veterans
Memorial Auditorium in Des Moines. She also
liked listening to Whitesnake and Motley Crue.
When it came to technology, McKibben
remembers their family sharing a party line
with their neighbor. That meant that sometimes you’d pick up the phone and could hear
their conversation.
In fashion, rugby shirts and Benetton
sweatshirts were huge. Esprit tote bags were
popular, as were “all of those smelly pencils
and erasers,” McKibben recalls.
When she was younger, she played with
Strawberry Shortcake toys and Cabbage Patch
Kids.
Kim Coulter and her siblings used to put on their own
musical productions as children. Photo submitted.
“We had one to play with and a couple that
stayed in boxes,” she says of the latter.
Some of those pudgy-faced figures have
survived after all these years. McKibben still has
three dolls that sit in their boxes today.
Broadway productions and farm fun
Kim Coulter: movie star.
There was a time, long ago, when Coulter,
her brother and her sister dreamt of making it
big.
“We constantly liked to play movie stars,”
shares Coulter, who grew up in northeast
Iowa. “So we’d put records on the record
player and give shows to my parents and grandparents.”
The siblings would visit their grandparents
in Chicago, where they’d go to dinner theater
shows. Then they’d go home, get dressed up
and put on their own productions. “The Sound
of Music,” “South Pacific,” and “Cabaret” were
their go-to musicals.
“We would sing these songs, and it was
pretty funny,” the 52-year-old laughs. (She does
think they lip-synched most of their performances, though.)
One of their favorite television programs
was “The Lawrence Welk Show,” which they
would watch every Saturday. She also liked to
listen to the Jackson 5, the DeFranco Family,
Engelbert Humperdinck and Tom Jones.
When they weren’t busy putting on
Broadway shows, they were hard at work on
their farm. Life on the farm was great, Coulter
says. Not only did it help her develop a strong
work ethic, there were always tons of things to
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There was planting in the spring. In the
summertime, you worked in the garden and
could play with newborn kittens. She fondly
reminisces about making hollyhock and corn
husk dolls, and riding in the go-kart that their
dad built for them. Fall brought the harvest and
canning vegetables. They also had chickens,
beehives and grapes to maintain.
In the wintertime, one of their favorite
things to do when they were snowed in was
to fashion huge, elaborate mansions for their
Barbie dolls. They used cardboard and plywood, incorporating their furniture into the
design of the sprawling homes that would
stretch into other parts of their house.
“Nobody could sit on the furniture for days
until we were done playing with Barbies,” she
says. Their dad built them dollhouse furniture
and their grandma made clothes for their dolls.
Neither Coulter nor her siblings ever became
famous. But those childhood memories of playing movie stars are priceless.
“It was a fun life, I tell you,” Coulter says.
Growing up in a close-knit community
Not everyone can say that their childhood
neighborhood has been featured in a book.
But Lynn Dennis can. She grew up south
Lynn Dennis has fond memories of taking a bus with her
brother to downtown Des Moines where their dad worked
at Ruan Transport. Photo submitted.
of Grand in Des Moines, on Elmwood Drive.
It was the same neighborhood that author Bill
Bryson, who wrote “The Life and Times of the
Thunderbolt Kid,” grew up in, she explains.
It was a time when everyone in their community not only knew each other but also
looked out for one another. Kids felt safe walking and biking in the area and played baseball in
the street. Parents yelled for their kids to come
home.
“I remember when my dad would get home
from work, he would stand out on our front
porch and call out our names,” says Dennis.
“His voice was so loud you could hear him
from three blocks away.”
After school, she would walk to her ballet
lessons and Girl Scout meetings and to church
on Wednesday nights. Dennis loved that she
could safely do that.
She was in about the fourth grade when
she and her brother would walk to Ingersoll
Avenue and take the bus into downtown Des
Moines, where their dad worked at Ruan
Transport.
“And we would just run around all day
downtown,” she says. “We’d go to the Tea
Room at Younkers and have a burger, and then
go to JC Penney and buy a 45 record, and they
had a whole wall of records.”
At home, some of her favorite television shows to watch were “The Monkees,”
“Gidget” and “The Flying Nun.”
She was also fond of her Barbie dolls. Her
parents got her her first Barbie, one with a
stewardess outfit, she recalls, when she was 6.
Dennis still has the doll and the original box it
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Dennis says she and others her age who
grew up in Iowa were much luckier than they
imagined “because life was so good for us.”
The schools were excellent, they had great
parents and family was very important to them.
The relationships she forged with people during childhood remain strong today.
“I’m still friends with people I went to
elementary and high school with,” says Dennis,
who turned 60 about six months ago. “I’m still
friends with people I went to church with.”
Taking it outdoors
For Karen Hanson, growing up in Spencer
involved a lot of time outside — playing with
friends, riding bikes and spending time at the
park.
After dinner, all the neighborhood kids
would gather for a game of kickball in someone’s backyard.
“Always, at nighttime, it was a multi-age
kickball game,” reminisces Hanson, who is in
her early 50s.
Other vivid memories of being outdoors
include having many family picnics and always
walking the six blocks or so to school with a
group.
Karen Hanson grew up in Spencer where she spent most
of her younger years playing outside with her friends.
Photo submitted.
“You would start at one end of the street,
and they would pick up everybody else on their
route to school,” she says. “I never remember
getting a ride to school, even in the winter, no
matter how cold.”
When it came to indoor entertainment,
Hanson recalls when they got their first color
television.
“I thought that was amazing,” she says. “I
loved TV.”
Her viewing lineup included “The Brady
Bunch,” “Leave it to Beaver,” “The Partridge
Family,” “Bewitched” and “The Beverly
Hillbillies.” On Sunday nights, their family
settled in to watch the weekly Disney movie.
“As a family, we would pop popcorn on the
stove, and it was a big treat for my brother and
I to share a can of pop,” says Hanson.
Other modern conveniences back then
included a dishwasher.
“I think I felt fortunate because we always
had a dishwasher growing up,” she says. “And
that was a real treat. But I remember my
brother and I arguing over emptying the dishwasher.”
There was also the time they bought their
first microwave (“That seemed unbelievable.
We used it mostly for warming things.”) and
being lucky enough to have three phones at
their house.
While the phones were all on the same
line, Hanson says, “at least I could go to my
parents’ bedroom to use their phone to talk
privately to my friends.”
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CALENDAR
Thursday April 9
Q Family Storytime, 10:30 a.m.
WDM Public Library
Q Dev & Planning City Council
Subcommittee Meeting,, 7:30-9 a.m.,
City Hall Training Room
Q Civil Service Commission
Meeting, 8:30 a.m.,
Q Bi-Monthly WDM Human Rights
Commission meeting, 4-6 p.m., City
Hall Council Chambers
Q VHS Soccer: Girls 9/JV/V vs.
Dowling, 3:45 p.m., @ Dowling
Q VHS Tennis: Girls JV/V vs.
Southeast Polk, 4 p.m., @ SEP
Q VHS Track: Girls 8th vs. Stilwell,
4:30 p.m., @ Ankeny
Q VHS Track: Boys JV/V vs.
Urbandale, 4:30 p.m., @ Urbandale
Q VHS Track: Girls JV/V vs.
Indianola, 5 p.m., @ Simpson
Q VHS Soccer: Boys JV vs. Norwalk,
5:30 p.m., @ Valley
Friday April 10
Q Drop-in Family Storytime, Join us
in the Community Room for stories,
flannelboards, songs, rhymes and fun.
For all ages, no registration required,
10:30-11 a.m., WDM Public Library
Q Book Folding Workshop.
Repurpose old books into sculptural works of art. Be amazed as you
transform simple folds into abstract
designs. All materials supplied. For
adults and teens (13+), 6-8 p.m.,
WDM Public Library
Q Spring Gallery Night, free and
open to the public. In addition to the
galleries, many other Valley Junction
shops and restaurants are open
extended hours for the event. 59 p.m., Historic Valley Junction
Q Gary Bowling | Christopher
Chiavetta | Mary Merkel-Hess:
Opening Reception, 5-9 p.m., OlsonLarsen Galleries
Q VHS Tennis: Girls JV/V vs. Boone,
noon, @ Boone
Saturday April 11
Q Writer’s Group, for accomplished
or aspiring writers...informal meetings,
writing exercises, share writing, and
constructive criticism. Any form of
writing is encouraged. 10 a.m.-1 p.m.,
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Q Sahaja Yoga, 3-5 p.m., WDM
Library Community Room
Q VHS Tennis: Boys JV/V vs. Mason
City/S.E. Polk, 8 a.m., @ Valley
Monday April 13
Q Public Works Council Committee
Meeting, 11:30 a.m. City Hall Training Room
Q Nighty-Night Drop in Story Time,
6:45 p.m. WDM Public Library
Q Plan and Zoning Commission,
5:30-7 p.m., City Hall
Q Mother Goose, Join us in the
Story Room for stories, rhymes, flannelboards, gentle tunes and puppets.
This class is designed around early
literacy skills for children 6 months
old through 2 years with an adult.
Registration required, 9:30/10/
10:30 a.m, WDM Public Library
Q VHS Golf: Girls Varsity vs.
Urbandale, 2 p.m. @ Urbandale
Q VHS Track: Boys JV vs. Waukee,
5 p.m. @ Waukee
Tuesday April 14
Q Lapsit Lambs , 9:30 a.m./10:30
a.m./1:30 p.m., WDM Public Library
Q Citizen Police Academy, Cost:
$25, 6:30 p.m., West Des Moines
Police Department
Q VHS Golf: Girls JV/V vs. Mason
City, 3:30 p.m. @ Willow Creek
Q VHS Tennis: Boys JV/V vs. Ames,
4 p.m. @ Valley
Q VHS Soccer: Boys 9/JV/V vs. S.E.
Polk, 4:45/6/7:30 p.m. @ Valley
Wednesday April 15
Q Oliver’s Tales, 9:30 a.m./
10:30 a.m./1:30 p.m. WDM Public
Library
Q Al-Anon 12-12:45 p.m. Al-Anon
Service Center
Q AHA CPR Skills Class, To Certify
the community in CPR. 6-7:30 p.m.,
WDM Library Community Room
Thursday April 16
Q Family Storytime, 10:30 a.m.
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Board Meeting, 5:30 p.m., City Hall
Q Teen Craft Night: Bleach Prints.
A little bleach on fabric creates a
cool design. Join us to make your
own print. Program is for ages 11 and
up, registration is required. 6-8 p.m.,
WDM Library
Q VHS Tennis: Girls JV vs. Ankeny,
4 p.m. @ Valley
Q VHS Soccer: 9/JV vs. East,
4:45/6/7:30 p.m. @ Valley
Friday April 17
Q Drop-in Family Storytime, join us
in the Community Room for stories,
flannelboards, songs, rhymes and fun.
For all ages, no registration required,
10:30-11 a.m., WDM Public Library
Q VHS Soccer: Boys Varsity
Tournament, 5:30 p.m., @ Valley
Saturday April 18
Q Write-in, Writing event, 10 a.m. 2 p.m., WDM Library
Q VHS Soccer: Boys Varsity
Tournament, 8 a.m. @ Valley
Q VHS Tennis: Boys JV Invitational,
8 a.m. @ Valley Southwoods
Sunday April 19
Q Earth Day in the Junction 5K &
Kids Fun Run. This celebration of
Earth Day includes a 5K run/walk, a
diverse group of exhibitors, children’s
activities, demonstrations, live music
and food. 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Valley
Junction
Monday April 20
Q City Council Meeting, 5:30 p.m.
City Hall
Q Nighty-Night Drop in Story Time,
6:45 p.m. WDM Public Library
Q Mother Goose. Join us in the
Story Room for stories, rhymes, flannelboards, gentle tunes and puppets.
This class is designed around early
literacy skills for children 6 months
old through 2 years with an adult.
Registration required, 9:30/10/
10:30 a.m, WDM Public Library
Q Starting Block Writing Group,
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6:30-9 p.m., WDM Library
Q VHS Golf: Girls Varsity
Invitational, 10 a.m. @ Willow Creek
Q VHS Track: Boys JV Invitational,
4 p.m. @ Valley
Q VHS Tennis: Boys JV vs. Ames,
5 p.m. @ Valley Southwoods
Tuesday April 21
Q Lapsit Lambs, 9:30 a.m./
10:30 a.m./1:30 p.m., WDM Public
Library
Q Citizen Police Academy, Cost:
$25, 6:30 p.m., West Des Moines
Police Department
Q Human Services Advisory Board
Meeting, 5:30-6:30 p.m., WDM
Human Services Community Room
Q Beading Basics. Learn to wire
wrap as we make a simple pair of earrings. Note: Must be able to see well
enough to thread a needle. Sponsored
by the WDM Library Friends
Foundation. Registration required.
6:30-8:30 p.m., WDM Library
Q VHS Tennis: Boys JV/V vs.
Dowling, 4 p.m. @ Valley
Q VHS Soccer: Boys 9/JV/V vs.
Ames, 4:45/6/7:30 p.m. @ Valley
Wednesday April 22
Q Oliver’s Tales, 9:30 a.m./
10:30 a.m./1:30 p.m. WDM Public
Library
Q Al-Anon 12-12:45 p.m. Al-Anon
Service Center
Q Board of Adjustment Meeting,
5:30 p.m., City Council Chambers
Q Finance & Administration
Meeting, 7 a.m., West Des Moines
City Hall-Training Room, 2nd Floor
Q Lego Club, Join us in the
Community Room and put your best
block building skills to the test/ For
ages 5-12. Registration is required.
3:45-4:45 p.m., WDM Library
Q VHS Golf: Girls 9th vs. S.E. Polk,
2 p.m., @ Willow Creek
Thursday April 23
Q Family Storytime, 10:30 a.m.
WDM Public Library
Q Dev & Planning City Council
Subcommittee Meeting, 7:30-9 a.m.,
City Hall Training Room
Q Second Annual Give Hope Gala:
A Toast to St. Jude, 5-10 p.m. The
Embassy Club West
Q Public Arts Advisory Commission
Meeting, 5:30 p.m., City Council
Chambers
Q Kids Club Read. Join us for discussion and activities related to this
month’s book, “Little House in the Big
Woods” by Laura Ingalls Wilder. For
ages 8-12. Register anytime by calling 222-3405. 4:15-5:15 p.m., WDM
Library
Q Checkmates Chess and
Boardgame Club. Play a few friendly
games of chess or one of the other
fun boardgames we have lying around.
Or bring your own. Registration is
preferred, but walk-ins are welcome.
It’s best if those taking part in chess
at least know the basics of how the
pieces move, etc. 6:30-8 p.m., WDM
Library
Q VHS Tennis: Boys JV vs. Ankeny
Centennial, 4:15 p.m., @ Valley
Southwoods
Friday April 24
Q Drop-in Family Storytime. Join us
in the Community Room for stories,
flannelboards, songs, rhymes, and fun.
For all ages, no registration required,
10:30-11 a.m., WDM Public Library
Q Open Computer Lab and Gadget
Zoo. Practice your computer skills
and test out e-readers at your own
pace. Ask questions and learn from
experience. 1-2 p.m., WDM Library
Q VHS Soccer: Girls 9/JV/V vs.
Ankeny, 4:45/6/7:30 p.m.
Q VHS Soccer: Boys 9/JV/V vs.
Ankeny, 4:45/6/7:30 p.m. @ Ankeny
@ Valley
Saturday April 25
Q Writer’s Group, For accomplished or aspiring writers...informal
meetings, writing exercises, share
writing, and constructive criticism.
Any form of writing is encouraged.
10 a.m.-1 p.m., WDM Public Library
Q Hands on Health, Health Care
Education, 1:30-5 p.m., WDM Library
Monday April 27
Q Public Works Council Committee
Meeting, 11:30 a.m. City Hall Training Room
Q Nighty-Night Drop in Story Time,
6:45 p.m. WDM Public Library
Q Plan and Zoning Commission,
5:30-7 p.m., City Hall
Q Mother Goose, Join us in the
Story Room for stories, rhymes, flannelboards, gentle tunes and puppets.
This class is designed around early
literacy skills for children 6 months
old through 2 years with an adult.
Registration required, 9:30/10/10:30
a.m, WDM Public Library
Q VHS Track: Boys 8th vs. Stilwell,
4 p.m. @ Valley
Tuesday April 28
Q Lapsit Lambs, 9:30 a.m./10:30
a.m./1:30 p.m., WDM Public Library
Q Citizen Police Academy, Cost:
$25, 6:30 p.m., West Des Moines
Police Department
Q Health & Safety Superheroes
Night, Blank Children’s Hospital
Severe Weather Safety House and
other local health and safety experts.
This free event is open to the community. Kids can wear their costumes
and meet real-life superheroes.
5-7 p.m., WDM United Methodist
Church
Q Friends Iowa Author Series: Mary
Brooks, Meet Mary Brooks, author of
the children’s book, “Bampa’s Bag.”
Refreshments at 6:30 p.m. Author
presentation at 7 p.m. WDM Library
Q VHS Soccer: Boys JV/V vs. Mason
City, 6/7:30 p.m. @ Valley
Wednesday April 29
Q Oliver’s Tales,9:30 a.m./10:30
a.m./1:30 p.m. WDM Public Library
Q Al-Anon, 12-12:45 p.m. Al-Anon
Service Center
Q May Baskets, Spring story and
May baskets to share with your
friends. Ages 2-6 with an adult.
10-11 a.m., WDM Library
Q VHS Golf: Girls JV vs. Waukee,
3:30 p.m. @ Willow Creek
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CALENDAR
Thursday April 30
Q Family Storytime, 10:30 a.m.
WDM Public Library
Q May Baskets, Spring story and
May baskets to share with your
friends. Ages 2-6 with an adult.
10-11 a.m., WDM Library
Q Civil Service Commission
Meeting, 9:30 a.m.
Q Art on the Campus 2015 Grand
Opening, free, Grand Opening of the
2015 temporary Art on the Campus
exhibit! 6 p.m., West Des Moines City
Hall
Q VHS Tennis: Girls JV/V
vs. Johnston, 4 p.m. @ Valley
Southwoods
Q Drop-in Family Storytime. Join us
in the Community Room for stories,
flannelboards, songs, rhymes and fun.
For all ages, no registration required,
10:30-11 a.m., WDM Public Library
Q Open Computer Lab and Gadget
Zoo, 1-2 p.m., WDM Library
Q VHS Soccer: Boys 9/JV/V vs.
Dowling, 4:45/6/7:30 p.m. @ Valley
Saturday May 2
Q Give It Away 5K. Our event
includes a chip timed 5K, one mile
honor walk, and memorial balloon
launch. All proceeds are donated
locally to Unity Point Hospice to support the Comfort Therapy program,
which includes art, music, massage
and pet therapies, 9 a.m., Water
Works Park
Q 2015 YESS Duck Derby, You
won’t want to miss the quack-tacular
8th Annual YESS Duck Derby! The
fun starts at noon, when you and
your friends and family can enjoy free
entertainment, kids’ activities, and
food samples from Jordan Creekarea restaurants. noon-3 p.m. Jordan
Creek Town Center
Q Scrapbook & Cardmaker Club.
Whether you’re a scrapbooker or
a cardmaker, bring a project to
work on and supplies (no sales at
the event). We’ll provide space,
snacks, cutting tools and some seasonal stamps. $1 donation requested.
Registration preferred. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.,
West Des Moines Living
Monday May 4
Q City Council, 5:30 p.m. City Hall
Q Nighty-Night Drop in Story Time,
6:45 p.m. WDM Public Library
Q Mother Goose. Join us in the
Story Room for stories, rhymes, flannelboards, gentle tunes and puppets.
This class is designed around early
literacy skills for children 6 months
old through 2 years with an adult.
Registration required, 9:30/10/10:30
a.m, WDM Public Library
Q VHS Golf: Girls JV Invitational,
3:30 p.m. @ Willow Creek
Q VHS Track: Boys 9/JV Meet,
4 p.m. @ Valley
Friday May 1
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WDM Library
Q Cinco de Mayo Festival. This
festival is an opportunity to recognize
the Mexican community who helped
James Jordan’s vision of bringing the
railroad to the Des Moines area
become a reality. In honor of our
strong heritage, we will also present
a proclamation and announcement of
our Cinco de Mayo King and Queen.
noon-10 p.m., Valley Junction
Q VHS Soccer: Boys 9/JV
Tournament, 8/11 a.m. @ Valley
Q VHS Tennis: Girls Varsity Match,
9 a.m. @ Valley Southwoods
Tuesday May 5
Q Lapsit Lambs, 9:30 a.m./10:30
a.m./1:30 p.m., WDM Public Library
Q Citizen Police Academy, Cost:
$25, 6:30 p.m., West Des Moines
Police Department
Q Club Read Adult Book Discussion,
“The Ocean at the End of the Lane”
by Neil Gaiman. A few copies of the
book are available for participants to
borrow. Anyone who has read the
book may attend. Newcomers welcome. Books provided by the WDM
Library Friends Foundation. 6:30-8
p.m., WDM Library
Q VHS Golf: Girls JV vs. Johnston,
3:30 p.m. @ Willow Creek
Q VHS Tennis: Boys JV/V vs.
Urbandale, 4 p.m. @ Valley
Q VHS Track: 8th Meet, 4 p.m. @
Valley
Q VHS Soccer: Boys 9/JV/V vs.
Ankeny Centennial, 4:45/6/7:30 p.m.
@ Valley
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Wednesday May 6
Q Oliver’s Tales, 9:30 a.m./10:30
a.m./1:30 p.m. WDM Public Library
Q Al-Anon, 12-12:45 p.m. Al-Anon
Service Center
Q Board of Adjustment Meeting,
5:30 p.m., City Council Chambers
Q Spring Fashion Show, 3:30-9 p.m.,
Valley Performing Arts Center
Thursday May 7
Q Family Storytime, 10:30 a.m.
WDM Public Library
Q Dev & Planning City Council
Subcommittee Meeting, 7:30-9 a.m.,
City Hall Training Room
Q Bicycle Advisory Commission
Meeting, 5:30 p.m., City Council
Chambers
Q Farmers Market/Music in the
Junction, Farmers Market is home to
more than 100 weekly vendors selling
fresh produce, baked goods, plants
and flowers, arts and crafts and prepared foods. 4-8:30 p.m., Music Starts
at 5:30 p.m., Valley Junction
Friday May 8
Q Drop-in Family Storytime. Join us
in the Community Room for stories,
flannelboards, songs, rhymes, and
FUN! For all ages, no registration
required, 10:30-11 a.m., WDM Public
Library
Q VHS Soccer: Girls 9/JV/V vs.
Johnston, 4:45/6/7:30 p.m @ Valley
Saturday May 9
Q AM Writer’s Group, 10 a.m.,
WDM Library
Q VHS Soccer: Boys JV/V vs. Sioux
City West, 12/1:30 p.m. @ Valley
Monday May 11
Q Public Works Council Committee
Meeting, 11:30 a.m. City Hall Training Room
Q Nighty-Night Drop in Story Time,
6:45 p.m. WDM Public Library
Q Plan and Zoning Commission,
5:30-7 p.m., City Hall
Q Mother Goose. Join us in the
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Story Room for stories, rhymes, flannelboards, gentle tunes and puppets.
This class is designed around early
literacy skills for children 6 months
old through 2 years with an adult.
Registration required, 9:30/10/10:30
a.m, WDM Public Library
Q 2015 Spring Jordan Creek
Elementary Band Concert, 67:30 p.m., Entire Building - Jordan
Creek
Tuesday May 12
Q Lapsit Lambs, 9:30 a.m./10:30
a.m./1:30 p.m., WDM Public Library
Q Citizen Police Academy,
Cost: $25, 6:30 p.m., West Des
Moines Police Department
Q VHS Golf: Girls JV/V vs. Ankeny
Centennial, 3:30 p.m. @ Valley
Q VHS Soccer: Boys 9/JV/V vs. Fort
Dodge, 4:45/6/7:30 p.m. @ Valley
Wednesday May 13
Q Oliver’s Tales, 9:30 a.m./10:30
a.m./1:30 p.m. WDM Public Library
Q Al-Anon, 12-12:45 p.m. Al-Anon
Service Center
Q Teen Advisory Board (TAB)
Meeting. Give input in teen activities,
and help develop the collection of
young adult materials at the Library.
3:30-5 p.m., WDM Library
Thursday May 14
Q Family Storytime, 10:30 a.m.
WDM Public Library
Q Civil Service Commission
Meeting, 9:30 a.m.
Q Farmers Market/Music in the
Junction, more than 100 weekly
vendors selling fresh produce, baked
goods, plants and flowers, arts and
crafts and prepared foods. 4-8:30
p.m., Music Starts at 5:30 p.m., Valley
Junction
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HEALTH
DO YOU HAVE AGE RELATED HEALTH CONCERNS?
Q: What is pregnenolone?
A: Pregnenolone is considered by some to be the “mother of all hormones” due to the fact that pregnenolone is the first steroid hormone
synthesized from cholesterol and is the precursor to all other steroid
hormones. The body’s production of pregnenolone can be reduced with
aging, stress, depression, hypothyroidism and toxin exposure.
Pregnenolone may not always be present at optimal levels because
it may be used up in producing other steroid hormones. Pregnenolone
has been studied since the 1930s, both experimentally and medically.
Pregnenolone blocks the effect of cortisol and stimulates brain N-methylD-aspartate (NMDA) receptors. These receptors, which decline with
age, playa role in the function of synapses and neurons in the central
and peripheral nervous systems, influencing learning, memory, cognitive
function and neuromuscular health. Other benefits of pregnenolone may
include reduction of arthritic inflammation, potential maintenance of
memory capability, improved mood and well being.
Chronic fatigue affects many individuals and pregnenolone may
help. In one study, Army pilots using pregnenolone showed a dramatic
decrease in fatigue under exhausting conditions. Other studies have
shown that pregnenolone may aid in repairing the degeneration of the
myelin sheath, the cause of multiple sclerosis and possibly benefit spinal
cord injuries when given shortly after the time of injury. Q
Information provided by Stephen Ellestad, D.O., age management medicine, 2910 Westown Parkway, Suite 305, West Des
Moines, 225-7900.
IF YOU EXPERIENCE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:
Q Fatigue
Q Less muscle mass
Q Difficulty recovering
and strength
from exercise
Q Hot flashes
Q Difficulty losing weight Q Low libido (sex drive)
Q Increased body fat
Q Poor concentration
CALL TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT OR ASK FURTHER QUESTIONS
STEPHEN M. ELLESTAD, D.O.
Specializing in Age Management Medicine
and Osteopathic Manual Medicine
2910 Westown Pkwy., Suite 305 Q WDM
515.225.7900
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Q: I’ve sprained my ankle.
Now what?
A: Ankle sprains occur when the foot rolls or turns beyond its normal
arc of motion. Significant injury can occur to these ligaments, particularly on uneven surfaces upon landing. Sprains can
be graded from mild to severe, and with severe
sprains, significant instability of the ankle bones
can occur.
With more severe injuries, a visit to the physician is important. X-rays are necessary to rule
out a fracture. On examination the ligament will
be tender, and the doctor may be able to determine the severity of your injury by exam alone.
Treatment for the majority of these injuries is
nonsurgical. Most sprains need only a period of protection to heal, and
this may take one to two months. Even complete ligament tears can
heal without surgery if immobilized and treated appropriately. Surgical
treatment for ankle sprains is uncommon and is reserved for injuries
which do not respond to appropriate conservative approaches.
Chronic complications of ankle sprains are rare; however, in individuals with persistently unstable ankles with relatively frequent rolling
episodes, degenerative changes in the ankle can occur. These changes
can result in a chronically-inflamed and painful ankle requiring more
complicated surgical approaches. Q
Information provided by Jon Gehrke, M.D., foot and ankle
surgeon, Des Moines Orthopaedic Surgeons, 6001 Westown
Parkway, West Des Moines, (515) 224-5220.
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NEWS BRIEF
LIBRARY NEWS
Temporary special census workers needed
West Des Moines is now hiring census takers (called enumerators) to
go door to door and ask questions for the special census this spring.
Interested applicants must complete an online special census interest
form that can be submitted electronically and a U.S. Census Bureau
application that must be dropped off at the West Des Moines City Hall,
City Manager’s Office, Suite 1A, 4200 Mills Civic Parkway. Special census
interest forms and census applications are available at city hall or online
at www.wdm.iowa.gov.
Census jobs pay between $13 and $17 per hour, plus paid training
and mileage. In addition to enumerators, a limited number of clerical
staff, crew leaders and supervisors also will be hired. Applicants must be
at least 18 years of age, live within 20 miles of West Des Moines, have
a valid driver’s license and access to a vehicle, and be willing to work a
minimum of 20 hours per week, including evenings and weekends when
people are home.
Applicants also will be required to pass a background check and a
short basic skills test before they are scheduled for a three-day training
session in May. Officials hope to have workers in the field by June.
During the special census, workers will go door to door in West Des
Moines asking the name, age, gender and relationship of each person in a
household. They also will ask about race and Hispanic origin and whether
a home is rented or owned. All census workers will carry a U.S. Census
Bureau photo ID badge, and no one will ever be asked for other identifying information, such as a Social Security number, checking account
number or financial information.
West Des Moines Mayor Steven Gaer says that all information census takers collect is confidential, and the law applies whether or not you
are a U.S. citizen.
“Everyone counts, and that’s why it’s so important for our residents
to answer the door and spend a few minutes answering the census
taker’s questions,” he says. “I want to really stress this point — your
information is completely confidential, and our success depends on our
residents feeling good about this process and taking a moment to make
sure they are counted.”
The city of West Des Moines has agreed to pay $1.15 million for a
special census in order to qualify for additional road use tax revenue that
can be used for road maintenance projects. If the census proves that the
population has increased, West Des Moines would receive an additional
$670,000 each year leading up to the next regular full census in 2020.
After deducting the cost for the special census, West Des Moines would
receive an additional $2.2 million in road use tax revenue during that five
year period.
Citizens with questions should call McKinlee Ritter in the West Des
Moines city manager’s office at (515) 222-3598. Q
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The all-year tax
return at the library
Invest in knowledge for a small cost
By Darryl Eschete, library director
ibrary enthusiast Benjamin
Franklin said that the best
place to empty one’s purse
is into one’s head (in the form of
accumulated knowledge and education), and that an investment in
knowledge pays the most interest.
Pithy, to be sure, but “emptying”
a purse is a daunting thought, no
matter the investment. We know
information is worth a lot, but
does it have to be an expense?
Well, just recently, we installed
a nifty little value calculator on
the library’s website (www.wdmlibrary.org/library-value-calculator)
that is meant to help the user
with the time and inclination take
a light-hearted look at the value
of library service just by entering
a few numbers. If you go to that
site, simply enter how many books
you’ve checked out, how many
programs you’ve attended, how
many movies you’ve checked out,
etc. and it will tally up how much
all of that is worth.
My family, for instance, has gotten about $1,233.50 of use value
out of the West Des Moines Public
Library since the beginning of the
year, roughly. Not bad.
In the process of coding this
calculator, we did some research
as to how much the library costs
the average property owner in
West Des Moines, as the library is
supported by property taxes. After
consulting with the city’s finance
department, we used an average
home value of $250,000. With
that valuation assumed, cost per
household is about $70 per year,
or about $5.83 per month.
As it’s tax season (and, by
the way, you can print or copy
federal and state tax forms at the
West Des Moines Public Library
and just about any other library
in the area), I thought some good
news about the matter might be
in order. For the optimist, the
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library can be thought of as sort
of ongoing tax return as well as a
community investment. Something
to consider, too: the value of the
library to a taxpayer goes up the
more he uses it, in more ways than
one. Ask Ben Franklin.
Special notice
The West Des Moines Library will
close at noon on Saturday, April 11
for the Iowa State Hawkeyes scrimmage/practice at Valley Stadium.
West Des Moines Public
Library
4000 Mills Civic Parkway
515-222-3400
Hours: Sunday: 2-5 p.m.
Mon. - Thur.: 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Friday: 9 a.m. - 6 pm
Saturday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
April Events
Adults
Writer’s Club (Second and
fourth Saturdays of the month.)
Ongoing workshop dedicated to
helping writers and aspiring writers
bounce ideas off of other wielders
of the pen. Call Shirley Houghtaling
at 515-222-3413 for more information. No registration required.
Author’s Event: Bampa’s
Bag. Tuesday, April 28t, 6:30 p.m.
West Des Moines author Mary
Brooks discusses her book, written
to help families with young children
deal with the pain of the death of a
loved one.
Teens
Teen Craft: Bleach Prints.
Thursday, April 16, 6-8 p.m. A
little bleach on fabric can create a
cool design. Join us to make your
own print. Program is for ages 11
and older, registration is required.
Register at: http://tinyurl.com/
wdmbleach. Q
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INSURANCE
Danger lurks, even
for desk jobs
APRIL 16–20
Disability insurance protect against lost earnings
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By Pablo Castillo
ike thousands of others, you
might report to work daily
and sit at a desk. You face few
dangers that lurk in other professions, such as construction. But if
you think having a desk job makes
you safe from disabling injuries,
think again.
There are several job injury
concerns for those who work
at a desk, including carpal tunnel
syndrome or eye, back and neck
strain. Lower back pain along with
joint and repetitive strain injuries
represent the leading cause of
disability claims, according to the
Insurance Information Institute.
Workers with these types of injuries typically miss 34 to 72 days of
work.
Disabling injuries occur
more often than you might think.
According to the Life and Health
Foundation for Education, nearly
one in three women and one in
four men will suffer a disability
that will keep them out of work
for 90 days or longer. Can you
protect your family financially if
you become disabled and cannot
earn an income?
Disability income insurance
provides replacement income if
you’re unable to work because
of an illness or accident. The
National Institute on Disability and
Rehabilitation Research says most
long-term disability occurs due to
illness, not on-the-job injuries.
Workers’ compensation covers you only if you get injured,
become ill or die because of your
job. If your employer offers disability insurance, find out what
the policy covers, when benefits
become available and how much
benefits pay. You may need a
supplemental policy to ensure you
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receive enough money to cover
living costs if you become disabled.
An individual policy also will cover
you if you change jobs.
Country offers disability
income policies that protect people against loss of earnings due to
disability. The policies also help
pay living expenses in the event of
disability.
To qualify, workers must be
between the ages of 18 and 60
and be employed for at least 30
hours per week. Maximum monthly benefits are based upon monthly
income. Nonsmokers can qualify
for discounts.
Most people know insuring
their cars, homes and other valuable possessions is important.
Disability insurance provides a
source of replacement income
if you’re unable to work. Your
income should be considered one
of your most valuable assets.
If you have questions about
disability insurance needs, call me
at 515-223-7182. Insurance needs
change over time. We can complete an insurance and financial
review to explore all of your financial security needs. Q
Information provided by Pablo Castillo of Country Financial,
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RECIPE
Springtime treat
Refreshing lemon bars are super easy
Lemon bars
By Jan Allen
Crust
1 cup butter (room temperature)
1/2 cup powdered sugar
2 cups flour
Cut these three ingredients together
like pie crust. Pat in a 9x13 inch pan.
Bake at 325 degrees for 15 minutes.
(Be careful not to bake too long or
crust will get too brown.)
pring has sprung! Winter’s tired north winds are beginning to give
way to the warm breath of southern breezes, and thawed ground
yields tulips, daffodils and dandelions. The frogs are croaking and the
bees are buzzing.... I love spring.
I was looking through my recipe collection for something that spoke
“spring” to me and came across this recipe for lemon bars. The recipe
is on a large index card that was handwritten by my mama. She passed
away 10 years ago, and seeing her handwriting brings back such precious
memories of her. She was a wonderful, spunky little lady who loved to
bake, and she taught me well, as I share that love of creating yumminess
in my kitchen and sharing it with others as she did so often. I grew up on
a farm, and practiced baking almost daily in the summer. My dad baled
small square bales of hay and hired several high school boys to help. My
job was to provide cookies and iced tea in the afternoon to those hungry
guys. I never tired of baking. These lemon bars are easy, light and refreshing. The bottom layer is a buttery, flaky crust topped with a sweet lemony
goodness on top. Did I mention easy? They are super easy and are pretty
simple, using only six ingredients. Enjoy this beautiful Iowa springtime season, and I hope you can give this refreshing lemon treat a try. Q
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Lemon filling
4 eggs
Scant 2 cups sugar
5 tablespoons lemon juice (fresh lemon
or reconstituted is OK)
Beat these three ingredients together
well. (It will be watery) Pour over
crust, bake at 325 degrees for about
25-30 minutes. (The top will be set).
While warm, sprinkle with sifted powdered sugar.
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Maxie’s
arly Stahn knew at a very
young age exactly what she
wanted to be when she
grew up.
The proof: Her mom has a
picture Stahn drew in preschool of
herself as a teacher.
“I always knew I was going to
be a teacher,” says Stahn, whose
parents are also educators. “I’ve
never wavered. There’s never
been a time in my life where
I’ve investigated other careers or
thought about other careers. I just
can’t see myself doing anything as
rewarding as this.”
This is Stahn’s 13th year of
teaching. Twelve of those have
been spent at Western Hills
Elementary in West Des Moines,
where she has taught fifth grade
the entire time.
It’s an age she enjoys working
with because students are mature
enough to be made more accountable for their learning, she says and
can be given increased freedom
and choice in what they want to
learn.
“They’re also very incredibly
funny and still very nice,” Stahn
adds.
There are a couple of lessons
Stahn has learned in her years of
teaching. One is that all kids want
to do well — they just have different ways of going about it. As
a teacher, it’s her job to decipher
what skills and tools each student
needs to be successful.
She’s also learned that for
students to be able to learn, she
has to meet much more than their
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This is Carly Stahn’s 13th year teaching.
Twelve of those have been at Western
Hills Elementary in West Des Moines,
where she’s taught fifth grade the entire
time. Photos by Dawn Sagario-Pauls.
academic needs.
“You have to be their mom,
their nurse, their best friend,”
Stahn says. “If a child is hungry, not
feeling well, sad or being bullied, I
need to treat all of those things.”
Teaching is very intense work
that takes a lot of energy and emotion.
“It’s a full-time job,” Stahn
says. “The kids look up to us, especially in elementary school, where
sometimes they may not have the
best role models outside of school.
Your life is a teacher. You never
go off the clock.”
But it’s worth it.
“I just love being around the
kids,” Stahn says. “I think it would
be dreadfully boring to go to work
in a cubicle all day or work with
adults all day. I just think kids keep
you on your toes. And they keep
me wanting to improve myself.” Q
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Tori Schott:
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WHAT’S IN YOUR GARAGE?
Mark Christen bought this 1950 half-ton Chevrolet pickup in 1972 for a mere $75. Photo by Darren Tromblay.
A work in progress
Christen works to bring pickup back to like-new condition
By Darren Tromblay
est Des Moines resident Mark
Christen bought his first pickup
truck in 1972 while living in Iowa
City. Although the circumstances weren’t the
best — the previous owner had recently
passed away — once the then-blue, 1950 halfton Chevrolet Standard was in his possession,
Christen babied it as though it were brand new
off the showroom floor. He was finally a truck
owner.
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“I had always wanted a pickup truck, and
even though it was already 22 years old at the
time, I had to have it,” Christen says.
No negotiation was needed. The truck
was his for a mere $75, an incredibly low price
tag even by 1972 standards. Sure, it wasn’t in
pristine condition, but Christen didn’t care. His
goal was to eventually restore it and bring it
back to glory at his own pace.
Forty-three years later, the same pickup
sits in the middle of Christen’s driveway on a
sunny spring afternoon in Wes Des Moines as
its owner applies WD-40 here, a screwdriver
tightening there.
Christen is adamant about keeping the
vehicle as close to the original as possible, going
as far as to write to the manufacturer to get
the specs on it.
“They sent everything,” he says as he digs
through the glove box to show the literature
and the length that Chevrolet’s history department goes to when a request is made regarding
one of its own.
Details in hand, Christen went to work
— literally. It wasn’t as though the pickup was
sitting dormant waiting to return to its glory
years. No, Christen used it, and used it well.
For more than 20 years, it was his vehicle of
choice to take him to work. That changed
when age began to take its toll, and the pickup
slowly became unreliable to have on the road
for extended periods of time. Now, it’s used
for quick trips to the store or just a short
cruise on a nice spring day.
And don’t bother asking Christen if the
truck is for sale. It’s not, and it never will be.
A 6-year-old grandson who currently lives in
California will be the lucky owner one day if all
goes as planned and the pickup meets the strict
safety standards of the state — and his mother.
“He hasn’t ridden in it yet,” Christen said
with a smile. “His mom won’t let him ride in it
because it doesn’t have seatbelts.”
Mother does indeed know best. Q
Contact Darren at 953-4822 ext. 304
or [email protected] to recommend someone for an upcoming
issue of “What’s In Your Garage?”
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Conference Event Management has announced a hospitality donation initiative to help those in need in the local community. The Iowa Hotel Donation
Network involves hotels working together to donate excess food, leftover
personal care items and discarded housewares to non-profit organizations
around central Iowa. This initiative is aimed at supporting low income and
homeless individuals.
CEM President Michelle DeClerck is a leader in the community and in
her church promoting programs for alleviating homelessness and hunger.
DeClerck founded the Iowa Hotel Donation Network to create a collective voice among local hotels. Oftentimes, hotels discard items that could
be reused or recycled, including toiletries, sheets, towels, furnishings,
small appliances and food. According to the American Hotel & Lodging
Association, the hospitality industry in North America throws away about
one million bars of soap every day. Items like this could be donated to
improve the lives and health of less fortunate people.
The Iowa Hotel Donation Network held its inaugural meeting for hotel
general managers in West Des Moines recently. The goal of this meeting
was to start the discussion among the hotels surrounding CEM’s headquarters in West Des Moines. DeClerck, along with leaders from Double Tree,
Holiday Inn & Suites, Sleep Inn, Hotel Renovo, Fairfield Inn & Spring Hill
Suites, Wildwood Lodge and the Iowa Lodging Association, came up with
strategies for donating that can be used throughout central Iowa and eventually throughout the state.
“There is no better place to start the discussion than right here in our
local community. With Iowa ranking as the seventh most charitable state,
I’m convinced an effort dealing with food rescue and the donation of personal care and houseware items will quickly make an impact. As our team
travels the world and we see the effect volunteer programs make in some
of the world’s poorest areas, we recognized there is an opportunity in our
own community to make a difference,” stated DeClerck.
Hotels have numerous reasons to get involved with donation programs
besides corporate responsibility. For example, as hotels upgrade and renovate, the disposal of mattresses is becoming progressively more expensive
due to the fact that landfills are charging based on weight for large quantities.
The Iowa Hotel Donation Network exists to find solutions for logistics of
moving these products from the hotels to charities that can distribute to
those in need, such as shelters and organizations that help people transition
to independent living. Q
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FAITH
Church member Bob Schulte came up
with the idea for the gazebo at Valley
UMC and is overseeing the project.
Outdoor Praise Project
A place open to anyone, anytime to worship
By Dawn Sagario Pauls
riving along Ashworth
Road in West Des Moines,
you may have noticed the
gazebo sitting on the grounds of
Valley United Methodist Church,
near 42nd Street.
The structure is just one component of the church’s Outdoor
Praise Project, which aims to offer
a serene place where anyone can
come to worship, anytime they
wish.
“We just want to reach out to
the people within the area and provide a service,” says church member
Bob Schulte, who came up with
the idea. “So I was thinking, why
not bring the church to the community instead of them coming to
us? We’re just providing a place for
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them to basically worship God on
their own time.”
In addition to the gazebo, there
are plans for a fire pit, patio, lamps,
walkways and landscaping, Schulte
says. There will be stairs connecting
to the sidewalk on Ashworth Road,
and some coming off the church
parking lot.
There are people who have
never been in a church and may feel
intimidated, threatened or afraid to
enter the structure, says Pastor
Ken Ferguson. They hope this outdoor area gives people a comfortable space to get in touch with their
spirituality.
“We try to do everything we
can to make it less scary to get to
know us and to get to know God,”
Valley United Methodist
Church
4201 Ashworth Road
(515) 225-8128
www.valleyumc.org
Worship services
Sunday, 9:30 a.m.
Ferguson says. “This is for the community.”
The church held a capital campaign and raised $50,000 for the
project, Schulte says. They’ve been
able to cut costs thanks to members
volunteering their manpower and
skills. Henry Wood oversaw construction of the gazebo, and Dave
Stensrud and Tom Midkiff have also
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been instrumental in the project, he
says.
They held one outdoor service
at the gazebo last year and would
like to have at least one a summer
going forward, Ferguson says.
Schulte says the plan is to install
the fire pit this year. When completed, the area will have an amphitheater-like feel.
This summer, they hope to offer
free outdoor movies. In the future,
people may be able to rent out the
grounds for events like weddings.
“Anybody can come in and
enjoy the grounds and lift up their
burdens to Jesus,” Schulte says. “If
one person lifts up their burdens
and changes their life, then I think
it’s money well spent.” Q
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OUT AND ABOUT
Chamber
dinner
The West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce held its dinner at the
Hilton Garden Inn on March 5. Nearly 300 people attended the event.
Guest speaker was David Gallo, a pioneer in ocean exploration.
Sashank Ganti and John McMillin
Ron Degen, Julie Kellner, Liz Cox and Marty Blanchard
Steve Linduska, Tony Paustian and Kim Linduska
Russ Trimble and Phil Hodgin
Eric Crowell
Tom Bosch and Brad Penar
Jael Brose, Brittney Kronick and Kelly Smith
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OUT AND ABOUT
Paul Bobek, Laurene Lanich, Elaine Watkins-Miller and Lisa Remy, Jamie Henderson and
Bill Fry at the West Des Moines Chamber’s annual dinner on March 5.
Adam Henscheid tags trees at Earl May in West Des Moines on March 27.
Rachel Flint, Krista Cupp and Joe Pietruszynski at the West Des Moines Chamber’s
annual dinner on March 5.
Alan McLearn-Montz tags new trees at Earl May in West Des Moines on March 27.
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