CEDAR RAPIDS – Today’s chilly weather makes the holiday season seem close at hand, and with it, events that have become holiday traditions. Two of those are happening the first weekend in December. Nature’s Noel, at the Indian Creek Nature Center, 5300 Otis Rd. SE, is scheduled for 9 a.m. to noon Dec. 2. To […]
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Photos: History on the auction block at ...
CEDAR RAPIDS – Successful bidders carried home pieces of history from an auction on Sunday, Nov. 5, at Ushers Ferry Historic Village. Ann Cejka, program coordinator for the city-owned site, said items on the auction block had not been on exhibit since 2008, when Ushers Ferry lost 16 of its buildings during the flood that […]
Iowa farmer: Corporate ag influence puts...
Organic dairy farmer Francis Thicke, of Fairfield, Iowa, who holds a PhD in soil science, attended his last meeting as a board member of the National Organic Standards Board this week in Jacksonville, Fla. The meeting brought with it a recommendation to allow hydroponic operators to remain a part of the organic program. Learn more from […]
Daylight Saving Time ends this weekend
It’s time for a change, at least for our clocks. Daylight Saving Time ends this weekend, which means we “gain” an hour of sleep overnight into Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017, but we “lose” an hour of daylight. The switch to Standard Time happens at 2 a.m. on the first Sunday in November. Be sure to […]
Making music at the market
By Cindy Hadish INDEPENDENCE, Iowa – Mark Armstrong missed the camaraderie he experienced as a farmers market vendor after ending his popular venture in cheesemaking with Acoustic Farms, a micro dairy in rural Springville. Armstrong has been able to keep strumming in those settings, though, even when his career path switched from dairy farming. He […]
Final photos: Last day of Salvation Army...
CEDAR RAPIDS – A longtime fixture in a historic district of downtown Cedar Rapids has come to a close. The Salvation Army Thrift Store, 717 Third Ave. SE, ended its 35-year run on Oct. 25, 2017. Acting store manager Sarah Celichowski said employees will transfer to the Salvation Army store that opened in April 2016 […]
Visiting a secret shade garden
By Cindy Hadish/for Iowa Gardener Patti and Rich Hannan turned a problem area of their backyard into a plus. “This really wasn’t a garden seven years ago,” Patti said of the landscaped shade garden, ascending behind the couple’s home in a historic Council Bluffs neighborhood. “Since it’s so shady, we couldn’t get the grass to […]
Prepare for first frost of fall this wee...
If your Iowa garden hasn’t already been hit by frost this season, it more than likely will this week. Late October is already past the average first frost date for fall in most parts of Iowa, so it should come as no surprise. The National Weather Service is forecasting much colder temperatures this Tuesday, Oct. […]
Loss for local foods in Iowa as QC Food ...
DAVENPORT – Customers lined up inside the Quad Cities Food Hub’s market store on Saturday, Oct. 21, to grab the last items at a discount before the store permanently closed its doors. The nonprofit organization lost its major grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, said Nicole McLaughlin, as the end of the last day […]
Seven stunning Iowa state parks to visit...
Fall colors are at their peak for the last two weeks of October, so now is the perfect time to plan a fall foliage trip. Related: Timing for Iowa’s fall colors The Iowa Department of Natural Resources offered the following suggestions for places to visit to view fall colors: Pikes Peak State Park The northeast […]