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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 — if not hundreds — of items
circled and pages dog-eared. 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 company’s 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. I wasn’t a Saints fan (few were back
then), but once the patch came off it kind of looked like my high school’s
letter jacket, at least until the first freeze when the plastic sleeves cracked.
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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FEATURE
WHEN we
were KIDS
WHAT LIFE WAS LIKE “BACK
IN THE DAY” FOR SOME
WAUKEE RESIDENTS
Growing up in the ’80s meant Michael Jackson, MTV and talking on the phone for hours, hoping your parents wouldn’t find out, says Erin Dahl. Photo by Todd Rullestad.
By Ashley Rullestad
ooking at the lives our children and
grandchildren lead, then thinking back
to our own childhoods shows some
stark contrasts between then and now. A lot
people would say it was a different time. But
no matter when you were a kid, there are
certain things that most everyone else your
age remembers, too. Maybe it was racing
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home to watch your favorite show on television. Maybe it was the strong desire to have
Santa bring you that popular toy. Or maybe
it was a song on the radio. These shared
experiences have bound generations and left
them unified with shared memories of an
earlier, often simpler, time. Read on to learn
what sorts of things these Waukee residents
remember from their childhoods, and you
just might be laughing as you remember right
along with them.
’80s kid
If you ask Erin Dahl about her childhood
memories, she will tell you that the ’80s is
her decade.
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“Now that show ‘The Goldbergs’ that is
on TV,” she says. “I love that show because
those are all of my memories. It’s like ‘That
‘80s Show’ instead of ‘That ‘70s Show.’ ”
Dahl remembers that her bike was her
freedom. After school, all the kids would
form a pack and ride around the neighborhood. Saturday was allowance day, so they all
rode their bikes to the store for Swiss cake
rolls and bottles of Dr. Pepper.
“With TV shows, your life revolved
around them because you had to be there
when they were on,” she says. “There wasn’t
any DVR. I remember ‘Dukes of Hazzard’
and ‘Love Boat.’ My first crush was on Luke
Duke. I used to watch ‘The Lone Ranger’ and
‘Fantasy Island.’ ”
When it came to movies, people didn’t
own a lot of them, but they’d rent the same
ones from the video rental store. To this
day, Dahl’s favorite movie is the cult classic
“The Goonies,” the 1985 adventure comedy
about a group of kids who discover an old
Spanish map that leads them on an adventure
to unearth the long-lost fortune of a pirate.
“We’d watch the same movies over and
over because you didn’t have tons like they
do now,” she says. “My kids have 100 movies, and we probably watched the same mov-
ies over and over. I also remember loving
‘E.T.’ and older movies like ‘Pollyanna.’ ”
She played with Cabbage Patch dolls, and
she remembers Rubik’s Cubes, Rock ‘Em
Sock ‘Em Robots, and all the other toys that
were popular at the time.
When it came to fashion, the ’80s definitely had a style all its own. Everyone wore
jelly bracelets and jelly shoes, and everything
had to be a fluorescent color. Hyper-color
T-shirts that changed color were all the rage,
along with airbrushing everything — and
everyone had big hair.
“I remember choking to death on hair
spray and your curling iron would be caked
in hair spray,” she says. “The styles were
weird. You could pull anything out and make
it look cool. You could take your dad’s shirt
and tie a knot in it and cut your mom’s jeans
off, and you’d have an outfit.”
At that time, fighting for phone time was
critical. Dahl remembers being on the phone
with friends for hours, hoping her mom
didn’t know the line was tied up for so long.
She was probably talking about music that
was popular — like Michael Jackson, George
Michael and Madonna.
“Michael Jackson was our Elvis,” she says.
“We’d make up dance routines and wait for
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MTV to have the video on that you wanted
to watch back when MTV played videos. You
couldn’t just get YouTube. Really, though, it
was so much fun growing up then.”
Waukee forever
Kathryn Sandie was born in 1981, but her
family’s roots in Waukee go back generations. In fact, her great-grandparents built a
home in Waukee when the town was first
settled, and it’s the home she was raised in
and her parents live in to this day.
“The house my parents are in is right on
Highway 6, and growing up it was a two-lane
highway,” she says. “The population was only
a couple thousand people when I was a kid.
The Triangle had city hall and the original
post office, and you could just walk to everything. There was the gas station where they’d
pump it for you and do all those small-town
things, and everyone knew everyone.”
Sandie met her best friend in Waukee
schools, and they’re still best friends to this
day. She says when she thinks back on her
childhood, she has a lot of happy memories
of school and of the small-town atmosphere
Waukee had then, and still has now, even
with its growth.
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Some of Kathryn Sandie’s most memorable moments growing up in the city include riding her bicycle around town and
spending time playing with toys and her friends. Photo by Todd Rullestad.
‘Smurfs,’ ‘Pink Panther.’ ”
Ultimately, Sandie says the best part
of her childhood was just growing up in
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“I just think the heritage is important,”
she says. “My grandparents are both gone.
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on their bikes. She says when they got older,
they’d bike over to Adel. That was the big
time. Grandparents came over on Sundays
after church, and everything was very familyoriented.
And though electronics were really just
starting to come on the scene, Sandie says
she remembers a toy her grandparents gave
them as a gift.
“There used to be these pre-computer
things, and it sat on your lap and my grandparents bought it for us,” she says. “It has
these removable drives and it had little
geography and spelling games, and it was
really cool and advanced for the times. The
education piece was very important to us.”
Like all good kids born in the early ’80s,
she was raised on TGIF (Thank Goodness
It’s Funny) — the ABC lineup that included shows like “Full House” and “Family
Matters.” It was the time of Uncle Jesse and
Steve Urkel. She also watched the Saturday
morning favorite at the time, “Saved by the
Bell.”
“When I got a little older, it was “Beverly
Hills 90210,” she says. “I remember watching ‘Inspector Gadget’... we’d love to watch
those on Saturday morning when they
still had real cartoons, and ‘Scooby Doo,’
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a lasting impact like my family
did. I plan to stay involved in
organizations in town and doing
volunteer work. I’m really proud
to be from this town, and I want
to do my part to keep it great.”
Small-town love
Rick Burger was another kid
who grew up right in Waukee.
His parents used to own a
farm along Warrior Lane from
Hickman to Ashworth. They
raised horses, and he remembers walking beans there as a kid.
Burger says in those days,
things were a lot more relaxed,
and Waukee was truly a small
town.
“It was like the ‘Andy Griffith
Show,’ ” he says. “It’s still the
same small-town feel, and people
are genuinely happy and nice,
and we have the best school
district in the state of Iowa.
Even though a lot changed, a lot
stayed the same.
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Rick Burger, shown here with his twin brother Ryan and grandfather Harvey Burger,
remembers when the corner of Warrior Lane and Hickman Road looked like this.
Photo submittted.
The memories Burger has of
growing up in Waukee include
eating at Alice’s Spaghettiland,
the same Alice of Alice’s Road
fame. They also used to go to
the Hometown Cafe.
“We’d hang out on the
Triangle, and then Denny used
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to own the hardware store,” he
says. “We’d ride bikes everywhere. As I was older, we used
to sneak out once in a while.
That was back when it was safe
and no one had the feeling that
anything would happen because
everyone knew everyone. I
called it going exploring. We
were respectful of other people
but curious.”
As a music fan and drummer,
Burger remembers listening to
Joey Jordison, famous former
drummer for Iowa band Slipknot,
as he came up through Waukee.
“My parents would take me
to basketball games, and I’d be
glued to him playing because he
was really good,” he says. “I’m
not into that kind of music, but
I loved his drumming. A lot of
music people have come out of
Waukee.”
He also remembers some of
the fun small-town things that
kids got to do, like being captain
of the football team and going to
visit the kids in the elementary
schools on game days.
“That was so cool because I
loved that when they did that for
me as a kid,” he says. “Waukee
always is, and always will be, a
friendly, safe community.” Q
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WAUKEE NAMED “SAFEST PLACE IN IOWA” BY MOVOTO FOR SECOND YEAR
Waukee was again named “Safest Place in Iowa” by Movoto, a national online
real estate brokerage. Waukee was also named “Best Place in Iowa” by Movoto in an
earlier ranking.
According to Movoto: “In 2013, Waukee had the lowest number of total
crimes per person in the state, with just 144 for its population of 16,633.
That’s even fewer than in 2012 when it had 154—and the population grew
by over 2,000 people over that year! It also had just 10 violent crimes in 2013
(including no murders) and 134 property crimes, which ranked it second in both
categories. All in all, Waukee residents were the least likely in the state to be
the victim of a crime, with just a one in 115 chance.” For more information, visit
www.waukee.org.
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR THE WAUKEE POLICE DEPARTMENT’S SAFETY CITY
Parents in the Waukee School District with incoming kindergarten students are encouraged to register their children for the Waukee Police
Department’s annual “Safety City.” Attendees will learn about safety through one-on-one contact with
volunteers during this week-long course, featuring eight different sessions throughout the month of June.
A miniature city will be used to teach students correct street crossing techniques while on foot, along
with vehicle safety by using tricycles as automobiles. Safety City will also include lessons on bullying,
pedestrian rules, street crossing, stop lights, the Waukee Safe House, window safety, bus rules and
more. Each student will receive a bicycle helmet and t-shirt. Students will also have the opportunity to
ride a school bus, and tour the Waukee Police and Fire Departments. Online registration is available at
www.waukee.org/safetycityreg. Contact the Waukee Police Department with questions at 515-978-7979.
SAFETY CITY SESSIONS:
June 1-5, 2015 (Two sessions: 9:00-11:30 a.m. and 1:00-3:30 p.m.)
June 8-12, 2015 (Two sessions: 9:00-11:30 a.m. and 1:00-3:30 p.m.)
June 15-19, 2015 (Two sessions: 9:00-11:30 a.m. and 1:00-3:30 p.m.)
June 22-26, 2015 (Two sessions: 9:00-11:30 a.m. and 1:00-3:30 p.m.)
WAUKEE PARKS AND RECREATION SPRING/SUMMER PROGRAM GUIDE IS COMING!
The City of Waukee Parks and Recreation Department has a great spring and summer planned just for you and
your children —filled with programs, activities, trips and festivals that will make 2015 your most active year yet.
Keep a look out for the new 2015 Spring/Summer program guide to land in your mailbox around the beginning of
March. Highlights of the new program guide include:
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inflation. Inflation is an increase
in prices which, in turn, means
a decrease in purchasing power.
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early on, but over the years most
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you could mail a letter for only
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to mail the same letter. That’s an
increase of more than 400 percent.
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Pizza Ranch offers something for everyone at its buffet. Photo by Kate Berger.
Satisfying the whole family
Variety at Pizza Ranch provides something for everyone
By Kate Berger
oing out for pizza is the
easy answer for a family
dinner on a busy night —
or at least, it used to be.
You want mushrooms, but
mushrooms make your spouse
gag. Your daughter wants meatlovers, your son has decided to
become a vegetarian, and you’re
ready to go insane. When the
cabin fever hits an all-time high,
and no one seems to agree, you
know it’s time to head out west
and go to Pizza Ranch in Waukee.
With western style décor
and friendly service, customers
feel like they’re walking into the
old west at Pizza Ranch. The rustic decorations and polite charm
of the place remind you of simpler days, while the vast mix of
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smells insures that for your family, today is a simpler day.
Sporting a salad bar, full pizza
menu and two different buffets,
this restaurant is a haven for
differing tastes. The salad bar is
well stocked and offers a healthy
way to start off your feast. One
buffet line features what I can
only describe as the best of comfort foods. Fried chicken, mashed
potatoes and gravy, waffle fries,
green beans and biscuits — everything you’d want to fill up on after
a long day. The other buffet
featured various pizzas, such as
the BLT pizza and the customer’s
preferred choice, the Roundup.
Featuring beef, pepperoni, Italian
sausage, onions, mushrooms and
black olives, it is easy to see how
this pizza became the fan favorite.
Not quite feeling brave enough
to try their Chicken Bacon Ranch
or Mac and Cheese pizza, I opted
for a variation on the Roundup.
As I waited for my food to arrive,
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I browsed the buffet tables and
eyed the dessert Cactus Bread —
a delicious-looking pizza topped
with cinnamon streusel and icing.
Access to the buffet for
adults is $9.99 on evenings
and weekends, with discounts
available for kids and seniors. I
enjoyed my personalized pizza
for a little more than $10. The
flavorful sausage, black olives and
a nicely browned crust all paired
together to produce a perfect
meal.
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Thursday Feb. 26
Q Reading Under the Stars, grades
1-3, 6:45 p.m., Waukee Public Library
Q Pajama Time, all ages, 6:45 p.m.,
Waukee Public Library
Q Walnut Hills Third Grade Fine
Arts Night, 6:30 p.m., Waukee High
together as their own time allows, all
is limited and registration is required.
day, Waukee Public Library
Please register online or email Keri at
Q Family Movie, “Boxtrolls.” For
[email protected] with any
all ages. We provide the popcorn,
questions, 4:30-5:30 p.m., Waukee
you may bring a covered beverage
Public Library
or purchase one from TAB’s vending
Q Basketball: Boys 8th Waukee
machine in the young adult area,
South vs. Indianola, 4:30 p.m.
1 p.m., Waukee Public Library
Q Basketball: 9/10/JV/V vs. Mason
City, 4:45/6:15/7:45 p.m.
School Auditorium
Q Wrestling: JV Tournament, 5 p.m.
Monday March 2
Friday Feb. 27
Q Babies and Books, 10 a.m.,
Q Trivia Challenge Fundraiser for
the Waukee Area Kiwanis Club.
Trivia questions will be on a wide
range of subjects, including the
Waukee area. Prizes will be awarded,
and additional prized will be raffled
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$20. Mulligan tickets are also available
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Wednesday March 4
Waukee Public Library
Q City Council Regular Meeting,
Q Toddlertime, up to 3 years, 10
6:30 p.m., Waukee City Hall
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Q Bowling: JV/V vs. Dowling,
Q Preschool Storytime, ages 3-5,
3:45 p.m., @ Val Lanes
10 a.m. and 2 p.m., Waukee Public
Q Basketball: Boys 8th, Waukee
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North vs. Indian Hills, 4 p.m.
Q Early Dismissal/PD
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Q Basketball: Boys 9th vs. DCG,
Thursday March 5
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Q Basketball: Boys Varsity Substate
Tournament vs. TBA, 12 p.m.
Q Monkey Monkey Monkey, 9 p.m.,
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1-3, 6:45 p.m., Waukee Public Library
Q Iowa Assessments Grades 10-12,
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Tuesday March 3
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Q Basketball: Boys 8th Waukee
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South vs. Johnston, 4:30 p.m.,
Waukee Public Library
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Q Iowa Assessments Grades 3-9,
Q Basketball: Boys 9th vs. Dowling,
All day
6 p.m., @ Waukee
11:30 a.m., Walnut Hills Elementary
Q Basketball: 9/10/JV/V vs. Ankeny
Centennial, 4:45/6:15/7:45 p.m.,
@ Ankeny
Q Basketball: Boys 8th Waukee
Saturday March 7
Q David Crabbs and Friends, $12,
7 p.m., ArtsCentral
Q Swimming: Boys Varsity vs. Fort
Dodge, noon, @ Fort Dodge
South vs. Urbandale, 4:30 p.m., @
Urbandale
Friday March 13
Q Basketball: 9/10/JV/V vs. Hoover,
4:45/6:15/7:45 p.m., @ Hoover
Q Elementary Valentine Classroom
Q Lego Story Inventors. Second-fifth
Parties, 2:30 p.m., Waukee Elementary
graders are invited to create special
Q Basketball: 9/10/JV/V vs. Southeast
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Polk, 4:45/6:15/7:45 p.m., @ Waukee
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Monday March 9
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Q Babies and Books, 10 a.m.,
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Public Library
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3:30/3:45 p.m., @ Warrior Lanes
Q Basketball: Boys 8th Waukee
North vs. Stilwell, 4 p.m., @ Stilwell
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South vs. Fort Dodge, 4:30 p.m.,
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Q Swimming: Boys Varsity State
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Q City Council Work Session
Meeting, 6:30 p.m., Waukee City Hall
Saturday March 14
Q Wrestling: Varsity District
Wednesday March 11
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Q Toddlertime, up to 3 years,
10 a.m., Waukee Public Library
Monday March 16
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10 a.m. and 2 p.m., Waukee Public
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Library
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Thursday March 12
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Tuesday March 10
Q Preschool Storytime, ages 3-5,
10 a.m. and 2 p.m., Waukee Public
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Q Basketball: Boys JV vs. DCG,
1-3, 6:45 p.m., Waukee Public Library
7 p.m., @ Waukee
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Q Bowling: Varsity Substate
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Q Brookview Third Grade Fine Arts
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Q Babies and Books, 10 a.m.
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Q Basketball: Varsity Tournament,
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Wednesday March 18
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Q Maple Grove Elementary Night at
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Q Early Dismissal/PD
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Q Middle School Teacher
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Tuesday March 24
Q Preschool Storytime, ages 3-5,
10 a.m. and 2 p.m., Waukee Public
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Q Bowling: Varsity State
Thursday March 19
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Q Reading Under the Stars, grades
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Q Pajama Time, all ages, 6:45 p.m.,
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HEALTH
Q: Does chiropractic only
help with back pain?
Stir things up
Tried and true recipe is easy to pull together
By Marchelle Walter Brown
eading is a favorite pastime for a lot of people, including me.
However, sometimes what I enjoy reading is a bit non-traditional
— I like to read cookbooks. And I read them just like some folks
read a compelling novel. Magazines that include cooking experiences and
recipes also interest me.
Because my collection started getting large, I haven’t indulged in any
new “books” lately and have, instead, started going back through some of
my own compilations. I have an assortment of hand-written books which
contain only recipes that I’ve actually made over the years and consider
to be tried and true and loved by my family. Recently, I stumbled across
an old favorite that I haven’t cooked in several years so I thought I’d
bring it out of retirement. The prep work is a little time consuming but,
if you plan ahead and get the vegetables chopped beforehand, pulling the
finished product together takes no time at all.
This stir fry is very flavorful, and even people who say that don’t care
for Asian cuisine have been known to love it. Q
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A: I hear this statement a lot. It’s true; we do see many people with
back pain. Chiropractic does an amazing job helping people find relief
from a sore back. By adjusting the spine and removing pressure off the
spinal nerves, our body restores its normal energy and tone. This relaxes
muscles and decreases pain. The most amazing thing about chiropractic
is that it can help with so much more. Here are a few of things we’ve
helped in my office recently that have nothing to do with back pain:
Colic, blood pressure, lower triglycerides and cholesterol, weight
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I’m not saying that chiropractic is a cure for all these problems. But,
by improving the function of the nervous system and making the necessary lifestyle changes these problems can be helped without drugs or
surgery. If you know someone who is suffering needlessly, or dependent
on their medications for relief, find a chiropractor to help them on a new
path to health. Q
Information provided by Dr. Wesley Nyberg, Waukee Wellness
& Chiropractic, 710 Alice’s Road, 978-6661.
Family favorite stir fry
Ingredients
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 pounds round steak (cut in bite-size
pieces)
2/3 cup water
2/3 cup soy sauce
2 tablespoons sugar
2 cups celery (diced)
1-2 cups green onions with tops
(chopped)
2 green peppers (cut in thin strips
1 red pepper (cut in thin strips)
1 cup carrots (sliced thin)
2 cans water chestnuts
1 can mushrooms
1 package frozen stir-fry vegetables
2 tablespoons corn starch
3 tablespoons water
Directions
Heat oil in a large skillet. Add beef and
cook until browned well. Add all the
vegetables except the water chestnuts
and mushrooms. Cook and stir until
they just start to get tender. Mix water,
soy sauce and sugar together; pour
over the skillet vegetables and add the
water chestnuts and mushrooms. Stir
altogether and bring to a boil. Stir corn
starch into the 3 tablespoons of water,
then stir this into the skillet mixture.
Continue to stir until thickened.
Serve over rice and top with chow
mein noodles.
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Seniors as scam victims
Strategies to protect yourself and your loved ones
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e have all heard of
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WHAT’S IN YOUR GARAGE
Emma Boston shows a Halloween decoration from her grandmother, one of the items in her parents’ garage that has made its way back to Iowa. Photo by Kathleen Summy.
Back home again
Family returns to its Dallas County roots
By Kathleen Summy
t took almost 15 years, but Becky and Sean
Boston are finally back where they started —
in Dallas County. Along the way, their daughter, Emma, was born, and she now has plenty
of opportunities to play with her many cousins.
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Sean and Becky were married in an outdoor ceremony near DeSoto in the fall of
2000. Sean works as a chef, and they moved
to Virginia in November 2003 for a new job
opportunity for him as a sous chef.
Emma was born in Virginia in October of
2006. In March of 2008, it was time to pack up
for a move to Wisconsin where Sean had an
opportunity as an executive chef. Closer, but
still not back in Iowa.
Then an opportunity in Iowa presented
itself. The Bostons packed up their belongings
and moved to Waukee in August 2014.
It’s been a mere six months since they’ve
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been back, so their garage is filled with a selection of items waiting for garage sale season to
begin, boxes waiting to be unpacked, bicycles
and a grill waiting for warmer weather.
“There’s Christmas ornaments, our
Christmas tree, a freezer, Emma’s school projects and shoes,” Becky says.
“Moving from state to state is hard,” Sean
says, noting that it’s more expensive the farther
a person moves. Becky sees a bright side to
packing up house, though.
“You can declutter,” she says. “He doesn’t
think I declutter, but I do.”
“Riiiight,” says her husband.
Becky comes from a large family with
three sisters and several cousins, all but three
of whom live in the Dallas-Polk County area.
There are more than a dozen nieces and nephews and even a couple of great-nieces. Being
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close enough to visit frequently is great.
“Being back home is awesome,” Becky says.
“If I have a bad day at work, I can drive to my
parents’ and hang out, or ask them to come
over for dinner. For 10 years we couldn’t do
that. It’s nice to visit on any given day. Before,
it was just us. And if something bad happens,
we’re here.”
The Bostons will miss the Brewers baseball
games, but they are looking forward to going to
races and going camping.
And garage sale season.
“When’s the Waukee city-wide garage
sale?” Becky asks, eyeing the items designated
for sale in the garage of her Iowa home. Q
Contact Darren at 953-4822 ext. 304 or [email protected] to recommend someone for an upcoming issue of “What’s In Your
Garage?”
BANKING
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By Brian Chittenden
T
he preparations for spring
building are starting to take
shape. As economic conditions in the building market seem
to be getting better, new activity is springing up throughout the
Des Moines metro. With a combination of low interest rate cycles
and financial institutions that have
money to lend, it appears that
there are quite a few large projects
on the drawing boards all over the
place. Whether you are moving,
building a new home or starting
a business, these growth areas
will affect many as they come to
fruition.
Perhaps it is the new retail center at Prairie Crossing in Altoona,
Microsoft in West Des Moines or
the continued ramp up and development of the residential areas in
the suburbs. There are new things
to consider when making choices
on where to locate and who to
do business with. As a community
banker and a longtime supporter
of many chambers of commence
and development groups, I am
excited for these projects and
many others. They represent the
best of Iowa and private/public
partnerships.
There are many resources
produced that can be helpful in
identifying these projects and
weighing the impact on your community. Many people ask about
what is going on in the metro on
a daily basis. Here are a few good
sources to look at in order for you
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CHAMBER NEWS
EDUCATION
Thank you to
everyone
Meet Amy Adamson
Waukee Chamber holds annual dinner
By Matt Klein, Waukee Area Chamber board president
he Waukee Area Chamber
of Commerce 2015 Annual
Dinner and Silent Auction
was held on Thursday, Jan. 22 at
the West Des Moines Marriott. A
big thank you goes out to everyone who was in attendance. Two
hundred guests enjoyed networking, presentations from Chamber
leadership, award recognition and
an amazing presentation by business owner and professional triathlete, TJ Tollakson.
Congratulations to our award
winners: 2014 Large Business
Member of the Year, Shane Sloan
of Access Systems; 2014 Medium
Business Member of the Year,
Sara Larson of American Trust &
Savings Bank; 2014 Small Business
Member of the Year, Glen and
Janae Bowen of Bowen Design.
The 2014 Ambassador of the
Year was awarded to Matthew
Swim of New York Life Insurance
Company. A gavel plaque was presented to 2014 board president
Jerry Purdy of Design Alliance and
outgoing board members were
recognized including Erna Morain
and Terry Snyder.
The opportunities are endless
for the Waukee Chamber this
year. We have the excitement of
a new year along with the expertise and determination of board
members and an executive director who have set a clear vision for
2015. Welcome this year to new
Waukee Chamber board members
Jolene Goodman of the Iowa Living
magazines and Matthew Swim of
New York Life. I look forward
to working with new and existing
board members to make 2015 the
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best year yet.
Upcoming events include the
March 4 New Member Welcome
Breakfast, March 14 Waukee
Legislative Coffee, March 26
Chamber Networking Luncheon
and April 2 What’s Cookin’ in
Waukee.
What’s Cookin’ in Waukee:
A Business Expo and Tasting
Experience is Waukee’s largest
business networking event and will
be held at Waukee Prairieview
Commons. Our member businesses will offer guests the opportunity
to get a taste of our local business
community. Business information
will be highlighted and food tastings offered at each booth. We
are looking forward to welcoming
our community to find out What’s
Cookin’ in Waukee.
To find out more about
the Waukee Area Chamber of
Commerce please contact Melinda
Behn at the Chamber office at
515-978-7115, or visit us online at
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Instructor loves second graders’ independence
By T.K. West
fter graduating from Iowa
State University, Amy
Adamson traveled across
the East Coast with her husband
before returning the state of Iowa
in the year 2000.
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Adamson accepted her first
teaching position while living in the
state of West Virginia. She then
moved on to a private daycare in
New York before finally returning
to the state and eventually accepting a position with the Waukee
School District.
“West Virginia had a great
reading curriculum,” Adamson
says regarding the differences in
teaching across different states.
“But in New York, I got to design
all the curriculum for the class I
was teaching.”
After returning to Iowa,
Adamson first taught preschool
for two years. She then did substitute teaching for the Waukee
School District for three years
before accepting her position at
Maplegrove Elementary School as
a second grade teacher. Then in
2013, when the Waukee School
District opened Woodland Hills,
Adamson relocated her classroom.
“My grandmother was my
inspiration for becoming a teacher,” Adamson says. “She taught for
30 years. And on the weekends I
would help her in her classroom.”
Adamson is currently a member of the Science Curriculum
Team. She is also a part of the
mentoring program, where she
helps mentor those new to teach-
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ing or just out of college. As for
her classroom, Adamson is excited
to teach her students the concept of balance and motion using
mobiles and ramps. Her students
will also learn to make their own
Rube Goldberg machines.
“I have been teaching this
grade since 2007,” Adamson says.
“I love that the kids have a little bit
of independence but still require
some guidance and support. Also,
I like the curriculum I teach in this
grade.”
In her free time, Adamson
loves to travel. She and her husband have been to the Dominican
Republic, Florida, Oklahoma,
Texas, and have taken a Carribean
cruise. A trip to Mexico is coming
up. Adamson also loves to read,
be outdoors, go kayaking and to
fish. Q
What do you like best about your teacher?
Chance Mathews:
“She’s very helpful
when we need help
solving a problem.”
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Amy Adamson teaches second grade at
Woodland Hills. Photos by T.K. West.
Téa Johnson:
“I like how she really
describes what you
are going to do in
class.”
Oran Jackson:
“She keeps a lot of
great books of all
different levels in
her classroom.”
WHERE WE LIVE
The Williams family moved from a condo in Grimes to their home in Waukee just after their first son was born.
Family photo by Sarah McConnell.
Perfect neighborhood
Williams family finds Waukee is the perfect place to grow
By Megan Flynn
I
n June 2012, the Williams family decided
to relocate from a comfortable condo in
Grimes to a family home in Waukee. Nicole
Williams had just had her son and had decided
to stay home with her little boy. The family
was looking for a neighborhood that was close
to schools, near bike trails and family oriented.
Thankfully, the Williams family already had ties
to Waukee with friends living in the very neighborhood the family chose, which made house
hunting a breeze.
When the family decided on the neighborhood, Nicole, her husband and son packed up
and moved into a warm and welcoming neighborhood. Now a family of four, Nicole, her
husband, and two sons are delighted with their
choice of home and the loving neighborhood
that has warmly welcomed them.
“We love our neighbors, how close the
schools are, we can walk to the bank and gas
station, and there are bike trails close by,”
explains Nicole.
The neighborhood is very family friendly
and full of life and laughter with families scattered throughout the area giving the neighborhood a warm sense of community.
Along with a wonderful neighborhood full
of new growth and old friendships, Nicole
loves the home they found in their community.
“We love the layout of our home, the number of bedrooms, our now finished basement,
and our fridge… I love our fridge,” Nicole
laughs.
The open floor plan is ideal for this family
of four, making it much easier to keep an eye
on the two young Williams boys.
“My favorite location is our main living
areas since we spend the most time there,”
Nicole explains. “Playing with our boys and
family time” primarily take place in the living
and dining room. Nicole is also pleased with
the family basement.
“We finished the basement ourselves so
we are able to customize it the way we wanted,
including board and batten,” she explains.
It is clear the family put a lot of thought
into the purchasing and redesign of their home,
choosing the ideal layout for their family and
designing the basement to fit their family needs.
As the young family continues to grow,
the Williams’ basement renovation experience
has given them the tools needed to make their
home continue to fit their family. And with
such an ideal neighborhood, a little renovating to stay in such a compatible community is
worth every penny. Q
Contact Darren Tromblay at 953-4822
ext. 304 or [email protected] to
be featured in a future “Where We
Live” column of Waukee Living.
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OUT AND ABOUT
A time for
recognition
The Waukee Area Chamber of Commerce
held its annual dinner and silent auction at
the West Des Moines Marriott on Jan. 22.
Matt Swim, Kathy Staudt and Dr. Abel Shaw
Lizzie Imm and Jessica Garvin
Chad Holtz and Michelle Holtz
Valerie Cain and John Cain
Roxanne Purdy and Erna Morain
Kent Jessen and Shelly Jessen
Matt Klein and Sara Larson
Laura Warner, Bree Onna Shnurman and Justin
Larson
Adam Boeding and Ray Meister
Peggy Harrison and David Harrison
Brian Clark, Chris Della Vedova, Gene Meyer and
Charles Schneider
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OUT AND ABOUT
Steve Morain and Erna Morain at the Waukee
Chamber’s Annual Dinner on Jan. 22.
Emily Betz and Cathy Spenceri at the Waukee
Chamber’s Annual Dinner on Jan. 22.
Eric Kress and Angela Wagner at the Waukee
Chamber’s Annual Dinner on Jan. 22.
Mike Painovich and Luke Pigott at the Waukee
Chamber’s Annual Dinner on Jan. 22.
Chris Shires and Russ Schroder at the Waukee
Chamber’s Annual Dinner on Jan. 22.
Joey Hinke and Angie Hinke at the Waukee
Chamber’s Annual Dinner on Jan. 22.
Annie Shelton and Ashley Tollakson at the Waukee
Chamber’s Annual Dinner on Jan. 22.
Charlie Bottenberg, Brandon Patterson and Greg
Means at the Waukee Legislative Coffee on Feb. 7.
Rob Taylor, Charilie Bottenberg and Charles
Schneider at the Waukee Legislative Coffee on
Feb. 7.
Brandon Lampkin, Melinda Behn and Eric Holland
at the Waukee Legislative Coffee on Feb. 7.
The Waukee Chamber Ambassadors luncheon was held on Feb. 5.
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