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Aug 28

More on “A Place for Heroes”

Posted on Tuesday, August 28, 2012, at 1:02 AM by Jeff

Filming continues in Traer. It sounds like they staged one of our customary Memorial Day services. Yes, that is one of my relatives making an appearance. “The man inspired me. Very moving. It’s nice to see patriotism passed on,” said Max … Continue reading →

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Aug 27

Construction update for Sioux City

Posted on Monday, August 27, 2012, at 1:05 AM by Jeff

Rebuilding I-29 through the area is halfway done, the Sioux City Journal says — but that means there’s another five years of work ahead.

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Aug 25

Neil Armstrong, 1930-2012

Posted on Saturday, August 25, 2012, at 3:06 PM by Jeff

The world has lost a pioneer. EDIT 8/26: I have replaced the picture after Charles Apple’s blog pointed out the previous one used Buzz Aldrin’s footprint. More pictures and information there.

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Aug 25

The Alphabet Bowl

Posted on Saturday, August 25, 2012, at 10:45 AM by Jeff

Last night, AGWSR beat BCLUW 13-6 in a cross-district Class A game. “It was the alphabet game,” one of the guys said on the Iowa Sports Spotlight Scoreboard Show (broadcast on radio and Channel 13.2). Alphabet game? No, make it … Continue reading →

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Aug 24

KWWL piece on “A Place for Heroes”

Posted on Friday, August 24, 2012, at 12:20 AM by Jeff

Article here. Video embedded below. Norbert Caloud’s name got misspelled again, but Cecelia Podhajsky’s is fine. Go figure. KWWL.com – News

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Aug 23

Obama’s visit and Tama County

Posted on Thursday, August 23, 2012, at 12:43 PM by Jeff

When President Obama did his three-day trip across Iowa last week, he came through Tama County. The president’s Tuesday leg included going north from Oskaloosa and then west for stops in Haverhill and Marshalltown, then back and along 63 north … Continue reading →

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Aug 22

Well, the Wildcats do own the Longhorns right now

Posted on Wednesday, August 22, 2012, at 2:07 PM by Jeff

You can get a license plate in Texas with the Kansas State logo. (via @jonfmorse)

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Aug 21

Southbound Ankeny rest area closed

Posted on Tuesday, August 21, 2012, at 6:00 PM by Jeff

That happened yesterday. Officially, I-35 has 88 miles between rest areas. Fortunately, the Des Moines-area exits in between have easily accessible facilities. (US 20, not so much.) This is a timed post.

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Aug 21

A Place for Heroes

Posted on Tuesday, August 21, 2012, at 1:03 AM by Jeff

The small movie company that made films in Clutier in 2010 and Traer in 2011 has returned to Tama County, this time for a movie about veterans called A Place for Heroes. It takes place in the towns and has … Continue reading →

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Aug 20

We’re Number 110!

Posted on Monday, August 20, 2012, at 2:42 PM by Jeff

Based purely on end-of-season historical AP rankings since 1936, Iowa State is in a five-way tie for 110th out of 125. Iowa Pre-Flight is 84th. Of major-conference teams, only Vanderbilt and Wake Forest are anywhere near as low. The last … Continue reading →

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