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Ankeny’s Firetrucker Brewery announces death of founder, brewmaster Heiderscheit

Des Moines Register: Firetrucker Brewery founder and brewmaster Dan Heiderscheit died this week, the brewery announced Thursday. In a Facebook post, the brewery said “no words can adequately express our sadness at Dan’s passing or capture …
By BPC Staff | Jan 17, 2020
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Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs awards $1M in Iowa Great Places grants

The Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs awarded $1 million for five Iowa Great Places projects in Adel, Redfield, Clinton, Guttenberg, Marion and Winterset, the department announced this week. The funding supports development of new and existing …
By BPC Staff | Jan 17, 2020
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Master beekeeping classes take flight in Johnston

Iowa beekeepers now have a local pathway for attaining “Master Beekeeping” certification through a program called Great Plains Master Beekeeping. Housed at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln, Sheldon Brummel, Master Beekeeping Project coordinator, will …
By BPC Staff | Jan 17, 2020
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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: For some baseball card collectors, the hobby is now an online hunt

Anyone who grew up in the ’70s can remember how baseball cards were a thing for a lot of kids, even those of us who were only casually interested in the game and the players. …
By JOE GARDYASZ | Jan 16, 2020
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1460 KXNO restores jobs lost during Tuesday layoff; shows returning to air

Des Moines Register: After laying off six employees and canceling two shows at 1460 KXNO radio on Tuesday, iHeartMedia will restore all those jobs and the “Morning Rush” and “Sports Fanatics” shows — which were canceled …
By BPC Staff | Jan 16, 2020
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Iowa Egg Council donates 21,600 dozen eggs to Iowa food banks

The Iowa Egg Council, in partnership with Fareway Stores Inc., conducted a “buy two dozen, give one dozen” promotion during the holiday season. The campaign aimed to provide eggs, a source of protein, to Iowans …
By BPC Staff | Jan 16, 2020
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NOTEBOOK: ISU grads leading Tokyo project. Locals don’t like the name.

The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday about a controversy surrounding Tokyo’s futuristic railway station, Takanawa Gateway, a project that involves Pickard Chilton, a New Haven, Conn., firm founded by two 1976 architecture graduates of Iowa State University.…
By DAVE ELBERT | Jan 16, 2020
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NOTEBOOK: Floorboard turned symbol of ‘reclaimed lives’

For a recent story, I watched the demolition of a 131-year-old home on the Dorothy’s House campus. The organization, which provides a safe place and programming for survivors of sex trafficking and sexual exploitation, launched …
By EMILY BARSKE | Jan 15, 2020
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NOTEBOOK: An update on the real-life implications of the changing Christmas tree industry

When my boyfriend and I traveled to his hometown for Christmas celebrations with family, he was a bit surprised by the living room’s holiday centerpiece. 

As I noted earlier in the Notebook, I have never …
By KATE HAYDEN | Jan 15, 2020
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Science Center of Iowa offering free admission on MLK Day

The Science Center of Iowa will offer free admission from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Visitors will be able to experience all of SCI’s exhibits …
By BPC Staff | Jan 15, 2020
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