Category Archives: Iowa Miscellaneous

Mar 25

Pork Princess position pulled

Posted on Friday, March 25, 2016, at 10:15 AM by Jeff

This year, the Iowa Pork Producers Association “combined the Iowa Pork Queen and Premier Pork Youth Ambassador contests into one competition this year and is no longer naming an Iowa Pork Princess.” Tama County’s Christy Calderwood ended her reign as … Continue reading →

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Mar 18

Blue Bunny redesign masks decrease in container size

Posted on Friday, March 18, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Not even an Iowa icon is immune from the Law of Shrinking Products. The week’s previous post referencing the trend was written around two weeks ago, but a tour of the Hy-Vee frozen section has merited a second entry along … Continue reading →

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Mar 15

RAGBRAI map analysis, in dribs and drabs

Posted on Tuesday, March 15, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

For the first time in decades at least, the full RAGBRAI route was not printed as a single map in The Des Moines Register. This year, the Iowa Life cover on the first Sunday of March was about… prom styles. … Continue reading →

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Mar 02

Chuck Offenburger writes about Diagonal

Posted on Wednesday, March 2, 2016, at 10:04 AM by Jeff

Former “Iowa Boy” Des Moines Register columnist Chuck Offenburger is still a prolific writer and blogger — he wrote a book about Bernie Saggau and the IHSAA in 2005. Recently, he made the trip down to Diagonal to see basketball games … Continue reading →

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Mar 01

The appointment that never happened

Posted on Tuesday, March 1, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

December 31, 2015: Dr. Haldy’s dentist office in Traer, on his last official day in business. I was supposed to see my dentist on caucus day. Instead, though, I found out in October that Willard Haldy, Traer’s dentist, planned to … Continue reading →

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Feb 25

Wagon Wheel Bridge irreparably damaged

Posted on Thursday, February 25, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

July 7, 2013: The Wagon Wheel Bridge in Boone County was accessible to pedestrians after its closure to traffic. In the foreground is the portion of the bridge that was damaged in early August 2015 and removed. One of Iowa’s … Continue reading →

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Feb 17

Z is for Zero

Posted on Wednesday, February 17, 2016, at 4:00 PM by Jeff

There’s nothing there.

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Feb 05

Sullivan’s corner on the Iowa-Missouri line

Posted on Friday, February 5, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Along Iowa’s southern border, a string of nearly forgotten iron posts marks where Iowa ends and Missouri begins. The westernmost marker, once the northwest corner of Missouri, is today at the southernmost point in the slightly bent line west of … Continue reading →

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Feb 01

It’s caucusing time

Posted on Monday, February 1, 2016, at 10:02 AM by Jeff

Because of my job, I am not able to participate directly in the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses. I can, however, see candidates, and I saw nearly a dozen of them in this election cycle — so many that some have dropped … Continue reading →

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Jan 29

Oh look, chopped liver

Posted on Friday, January 29, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Spot the missing word: Whether you prefer to read siouxcityjournal.com on your laptop, tablet or phone, our new design gives you an optimal viewing experience tailored to your digital device of choice. Give up? It’s “desktop”. The SCJ and the Waterloo-Cedar … Continue reading →

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