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Oct 02

‘Symphony of Iowa’ scavenger hunt

Posted on Friday, October 2, 2020, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The Cedar Rapids Gallery of Art has selected 125 works to be on display for a 125th anniversary exhibit, reports the Gazette. That will go through mid-January. Among the works is a big one I didn’t know about, “Symphony of Iowa … Continue reading →

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Oct 01

Casey’s had dropped hint on brand redesign

Posted on Thursday, October 1, 2020, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Here’s a screencap from an ad during the Kansas State-Oklahoma game on Sept. 26: I immediately wondered, is Casey’s changing its logo? I was holding off on a blog post to get the Oklahoma game stuff out. I didn’t know … Continue reading →

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Sep 29

The first time*

Posted on Tuesday, September 29, 2020, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

There’s going to be a first this week for Iowa State football: A Saturday night game on ABC with a nationwide audience. All it took was a plague and sidelining 40% of power-conference football teams to make it happen. Now, there … Continue reading →

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Sep 28

The last time

Posted on Monday, September 28, 2020, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

It’s Oklahoma week (as of the time of this post, anyway), meaning it’s that time of year again: Time to contemplate man’s and woman’s struggle against an indifferent universe, a story of futility punctuated by just enough hope for the … Continue reading →

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Sep 24

Department of Not-Quite-Redundancy Department, Bank Acronym Edition

Posted on Thursday, September 24, 2020, at 10:15 AM by Jeff

The Webster City Daily Freeman-Journal reported last week that a bank from there opened a branch in Tama. The bank’s name in question is WCF Financial. The initials got me to pondering the name, after a brief moment of wondering why … Continue reading →

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Sep 24

Youngville US 30/218 exit open

Posted on Thursday, September 24, 2020, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

August 8, 2009: This view on westbound US 30 is now a historic one, buried underneath the north base of a bridge for US 218. The four-lane stub ended up not used as the roadbed was shifted slightly. The much-desired, … Continue reading →

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Sep 23

North Tama needs a Homecoming date

Posted on Wednesday, September 23, 2020, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Lynnville-Sully has switched to virtual learning because of a substantial number of quarantined students (story: Newton Daily News). That means all L-S activities are immediately cancelled, including a district football game Friday night at North Tama. If you know of … Continue reading →

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Sep 22

Ankeny exit to open in stages

Posted on Tuesday, September 22, 2020, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Iowa’s second diverging diamond interchange, I-35 at 1st Street in Ankeny, will begin to open this week. It will be a long process, beyond the delay announced earlier this year. According to the DOT, 1st Street will open Thursday, and … Continue reading →

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Sep 21

South Tama is running out of Internet

Posted on Monday, September 21, 2020, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Really. (Warning: WHO’s website autoplays video now. Additionally, the livestream now requires a reload every 20 minutes.) I don’t understand how this hasn’t been a significant topic the past few months: For significant numbers of students and school districts, it … Continue reading →

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Sep 18

Mormon Trail signed in Lee County (again?)

Posted on Friday, September 18, 2020, at 10:04 AM by Jeff

The historic Mormon Trail of the 1840s, which Latter-day Saints followed across southern Iowa from Nauvoo to Salt Lake City, got new signs in Lee County, according to an article in the Keokuk Daily Gate City. That’s neat and good, … Continue reading →

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