Martin Luther King Jr. speech reenactment
A procession and prayer service for peace will be held April 9. The procession — led by a donkey — starts at 3 p.m. at Grace United Methodist Church, 38th [...]
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Posted April 07, 2017in Just Released
Posted April 06, 2017in Just Released
Des Moines Menace to host Barcelona midfielder Rafinha in June
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa – Thursday, April 6, 2017 – International soccer star Rafinha is coming to Des Moines in June. With Oberto Brands as the presenting sponsor, the FC [...]
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Posted April 06, 2017in Just Released
Gov. Branstad orders flags lowered to half-staff TOMORROW in honor of the memory of John Glenn
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry Branstad has ordered all flags in Iowa be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset tomorrow, Thursday, April 6, 2017 in honor of the burial [...]
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Posted April 05, 2017in Just Released
Brad Duffy Receives Prestigious NCISS Award and Elected first VP of NCISS
Des Moines, Iowa — Brad Duffy, President of the Security Officer Division for Per Mar Security Services, was the recipient of the 2017 Wayne J. Wunder Memorial Award from the [...]
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Posted April 05, 2017in Just Released
Waukee Mayor Bill Peard proclaims April 11, 2017 as Rotary Foundation Day
Mayor Bill Peard proclaimed April 11, 2017 as Rotary Foundation Day at the Waukee City Council meeting on Monday, April 3. Through the Rotary International Foundation, members have supported [...]
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Posted April 05, 2017in Just Released
Griffiths named director of Occupational Therapy program at Drake University
The Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences today announced Dr. Yolanda Griffiths has been named director of the Occupational Therapy program at Drake University, effective June 30, 2017. [...]
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Posted April 04, 2017in Just Released
IOWA HIKES FOR KIDSAVE KIDS
5K Hike Funds Program to Find Forever Families for Older Orphans Des Moines-area families will have the chance April 23 to get some exercise and have some fun in support of [...]
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Posted April 04, 2017in Just Released
Des Moines Art Center exhibition focuses on outer space in Planetarium
DES MOINES, IA (April 2017) On Friday, April 21, the Des Moines Art Center will open Planetarium. The exhibition runs through August 13, 2017 in the John Brady Print Gallery. [...]
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Posted April 04, 2017in Just Released
Living History Farms’ summer season starts on May 1
Living History Farms’ touring season begins on Monday, May 1. A full season of events begins this May with Tractor Day, Historic Baseball, a day of appreciation for youth involved [...]
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Posted April 04, 2017in Just Released
The Shins, MGMT and more to play 10th Annual 80/35 in Des Moines
DES MOINES (April 4, 2017) – Ten years of magic. The 10th annual 80/35 music festival will feature nearly 50 acts, including headliners The Shins and MGMT, on Friday July 7 [...]
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