Stubs of memories
A large envelope stuffed with varying sizes of faded paper contains more than 50 years of music memories for Terry Bentall. Inside the envelope are dozens of half-torn concert ticket [...]
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Posted August 31, 2022in Collections & Hobbies
Posted August 03, 2022in Collections & Hobbies
American Ninja Warrior
Jackson Twait is a four-time veteran on “American Ninja Warrior” (ANW), a sports reality show that pushes elite athletes to their limit on obstacle courses of insane difficulties. The 24-year-old [...]
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Posted July 06, 2022in Collections & Hobbies
From paralysis to the Paralympics
At age 18, Justin Phongsavanh was shot in the parking lot of an Ankeny McDonald’s and paralyzed from the waist down. Today, the 25-year-old javelin thrower is a medaled Paralympian. [...]
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Posted June 01, 2022in Collections & Hobbies
The power of the dark side
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away… the “Star Wars” saga was born, and a cult following developed soon after. Not quite as long ago — in [...]
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Posted May 04, 2022in Collections & Hobbies
COVID kindles candle-making career
Kourtney Perry started making candles during the slow days of the pandemic. Laid off from her job, Perry had an abundance of time on her hands. She did some research, [...]
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Posted April 06, 2022in Collections & Hobbies
A one-two punch
Los Gallos Bravos Boxing Club is literally an “underground” boxing club in Windsor Heights. Not only is it the only boxing club in Windsor Heights, it is one of the [...]
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Posted March 02, 2022in Collections & Hobbies
Sports is in their blood
The French Connection. That’s the name that Gary and Tyler French go by on their Facebook Live streaming channel called Pardon My French Media. PMF Media, as they sometimes call [...]
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Posted February 02, 2022in Collections & Hobbies
Clowning around!
“I’m Pete the clown,” says Craig Matzke, “My son is re-Pete the clown.” Matzke is a past potentate for the Za-Ga-Zig Shriners and serves as this year’s circus chairman, as [...]
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Posted January 05, 2022in Collections & Hobbies
One man’s pigeons are another person’s pet peeve?
Life is good for the 200-plus pigeons living in domestication within the detached structures behind Larry White’s southside home. Food is plentiful for the pigeons — they eat mostly grains [...]
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Posted December 01, 2021in Collections & Hobbies
Life-long hippie and music lover
5-plus decades of concert-going results in two books for James Taylor. Once upon a time, it was 1972 or so, and, in a bar in Fairfield, a man, who was [...]
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