3,000 frogs, plus two live ones
Possibly Iowa’s largest collection of frog figures This started with a gift from her mother. Charlotte Loter was in seventh grade. It was a frog made of cloth and stuffed with something [...]
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Posted January 31, 2018in Collections & Hobbies
Posted January 03, 2018in Collections & Hobbies
Fallen soldiers
Local veteran Julia Wearmouth wins gold at the 2017 National Veterans Creative Arts Festival During the Vietnam conflict, Julia Wearmouth’s older brother was a lurp. That’s military speak for long-range reconnaissance [...]
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Posted December 06, 2017in Collections & Hobbies
A damn fine automobile
Boyhood friends replicate a Wagon Queen Family Truckster “This is a damn fine automobile, if you want my honest opinion,” said the car salesman to Clark Griswold before concluding his [...]
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Posted November 01, 2017in Collections & Hobbies
18,000 comic books
West Des Moines collection of sequential art is still growing Stored in the heart of Scott Wirth’s West Des Moines basement are 18,000 comic books. Wirth, now in his 40s, [...]
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Posted October 04, 2017in Collections & Hobbies
Sgraffito artist
Stay-at-home mom uses her garage studio to make ceramics Shorty after ancient nomads discovered fire, historians suspect mankind began using clay to form water-carrying vessels. As such, pottery is millions [...]
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Posted September 06, 2017in Collections & Hobbies
A knit along
The mystery of how to stay warm, cozy and calm is unraveled They knit with each other, on their own, online or as a social activity. They knit at traffic [...]
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Posted August 02, 2017in Collections & Hobbies
Problem solver
Krav Maga allows a man to walk in peace “Krav Maga is not necessarily a fighting system but a problem-solving system when the problem is violence,” says Paul Noreau. Noreau, [...]
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Posted July 05, 2017in Collections & Hobbies
The sound of music
A one-of-a-kind cello As a 6 year old, Ashley Sidon’s cello was bigger than she was. The youngster despised practicing, and she resented her instrument. She often daydreamed of destroying [...]
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Posted June 01, 2017in Collections & Hobbies
A fitting set
Eyes on the prizes Lew Arntz, if you are looking for your glasses, they aren’t on the top of your head. Instead, they’re on display at the home of Charles [...]
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Posted May 03, 2017in Collections & Hobbies
Meet The Beatles
Rob Kuhn has a love like that “She loves you, yeah, yeah, yeah…” When the immortal Beatles lyrics above played on the car radio four decades ago, Rob Kuhn was [...]
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