Custom Hand-Drawn Artwork from Printed Drawings

Courtesy of Printed Drawings:

Printed Drawings is a collection of Hand-Drawn Art by Angie Kowalsky, using the mouse and the “blank canvas” of the computer screen.

Their Art Prints add a touch of warmth to the business world Imagine one hanging in a corporate office, boutique, hospital, coffee shop, or even in a bedroom at home.

You’ll find that their brand of Greeting Cards is unique in a world of uniform cards. Someone’s day is sure to be brightened to receive an uplifting card.

If you find a favorite Art Print, feel free to inquire about custom ordering options: Iphone Cases, Samsung Galaxy Cases, T-shirts, Tote Bags, Mouse Pads, Ball Caps, Water Bottles, Keychains, Mugs, Notepads, Pens, and more.

Artwork presented is safe to view for all ages. Printed Drawings is a Christian business, who believes that God deserves all of the glory for the beauty He creates.

Join their Newsletter to stay informed of new Artwork additions.

Artist: Angie Kowalsky
P.O. Box 15
Adel, Iowa 50003
Phone: (515) 897-3075
Email: angie@printeddrawings.com
Website: http://printeddrawings.com
Facebook: facebook.com/pages/Printed-Drawings/118792021628627?fref=ts

A Little Bit of Adel History at the Public Library

Courtesy of the Adel Public Library:

The Adel Public Library has added a new display that celebrates their past.

While cleaning, they discovered previously lost pieces from the former library building.

The pieces were assembled in a historic display reminiscent of their original setting in the former converted church.

Be sure to check it out on your next visit.

Library Hours:
Mon. and Fri. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Tues. -Thurs. 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Sat. 10 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Adel Public Library
310 S 10th St.
Adel, Iowa  50003
Phone: (515) 993-3512
Website: www.adelpl.org

Check Out Stuff Shelf at the Adel Public Library

Courtesy of the Adel Public Library:

Have you ever needed a tool you really don’t want to buy, or hosted an event and wished you had just one more table?

Come and get some STUFF!

Our new Stuff Shelf has an ever growing amount of stuff you can check out including; tools, cake pans, puzzles, LEGOS, and so much more.

Stop by the library and see what Stuff you might need.

Library Hours:
Mon. and Fri. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Tues. -Thurs. 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Sat. 10 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Adel Public Library
310 S 10th St.
Adel, Iowa  50003
Phone: (515) 993-3512
Website: www.adelpl.org

American Legion Post 464 Now on Facebook

Courtesy of Adel American Legion Post 464:

American Legion Post 464, which servers Adel Veterans, has a new Facebook page.

Stop by the page and give them a “Like”.

“The Adel American Legions withholds traditions and values, improving the quality of life for our nation’s children, caring for veterans and their families.”

American Legion
Post 464
119 N. 9th. Street
Adel, Iowa 50003
Phone: (515) 993-4080
Facebook: facebook.com/americanlegionpost464

The ADM Athletic Hall of Fame 2014 Class Announced

Courtesy of ADM Alumni Association

The ADM High School Athletic selection committee announces the 2014 Hall of Fame Inductees.

The 2014 inductees:

• Ron Brenner – Teacher and Coach
• Angie Gilliland – Class of 1989
• Whitney Johnson – Class of 2005
• Bric Nelson – Class of 1998

The inductees will be honored at the 17th Annual ADM Alumni’s All Class Reunion, August 8th, 2014 in the ADM High School Auditorium in Adel.

There will be a reception from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in the 7-8 Commons Area. The ADM Athletic Hall of Fame Ceremony starts at 7:00 p.m.

Congratulations to the 2013 ADM Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees!

ADM Alumni Association
P.O. Box 122
Adel, Iowa 50003
Website: www.admalumni.com

ISU Extension; Emerald Ash Borer is Here – Now what

Courtesy of the Dallas Co Extension Office

10/8/13 Emerald Ash Borer is Here – Now what

Two informational meetings concerning the presence of emerald ash borer will be held in Cedar Rapids on Nov. 7.

The 1 p.m. meeting is for people in the Green Industry and the 6:30 p.m. meeting is for homeowners.

Read more: http://www.extension.
iastate.edu/article/emerald-ash-borer-here-now-what

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach news releases are available at http://www.extension.iastate.edu/articles.

Dallas County ISU Extension Office
28059 Fairground Road
Adel, Iowa 50003
Phone: (515) 993-4281
Fax: (515) 993-1027
Website: www.extension.iastate.edu/dallas

Golden Apple Award Presented to Della Weems

Courtesy of ADM Shcool District:

ADM High School teacher Della Weems received this month’s Golden Apple Award during the homecoming assembly on October 4th.

She was nominated by Meagn Koch in a letter she wrote telling why Mrs. Weems is so special.

The award was presented by WHO television and Allied Insurance.

The presentation will air on WHO TV 13 news on October 18th.

ADM School District
801 Nile Kinnick Dr S
Adel, IA 50003
515-993-4283
www.adel.k12.ia.us

Xtreme Tree Inc. Tree Service

Complete Tree Service Company Serving the Greater Des Moines, IA area.

As a small business, we take pride in providing high quality tree care.

We are very skilled in removing all trees in any situation, not matter how small or large.

We specialize in hazardous removal. We are available for other services as well.

Call 515-802-4638 for a free estimate or consultation.

Xtreme Tree Inc.
3519 280th Rd.
Adel, Iowa 50003
Phone: (515) 802-4638
Email: stuxtreme@yahoo.com
Website : www.xtremetreeinc.com

4th Annual John’s Baby Steps 5K Results and Photos

Despite of the storm damage from Thursday, the 4th Annual John’s Baby Steps 5K was held worry free  Saturday, September 21st.

The weather was beautiful and the temps were perfect for the race.

By Saturday, cleanup crews had already moved the trees blocking the paths.

Volunteers finished sweeping the trails clean so the runners would have a smooth course. Kevin from Open Road setup and calibrated the digital timer at the Starting/Finishing line.

Karly Kuhse and her sister, sang the National Anthem.

The race took off on time with contestants again finishing faster than last year.

The first to cross the Finish line was 39 year old Daniel Blondowski with a winning time of 18:48. 

Finishing First in the Female Division was Cary Birdsall, 37, time of 22:26.

Full race results can be found at: www.johndgomkecharity.org

The youth races proved to be a hit with the kids as the entire park cheered them on as they crossed the Finish lines.

Runners were treated to water, bananas, and pizza.

Wrapping up the days events was the Raffle as prizes were announced and the Place and Gender prizes were awarded.

Jessica and Steve thanked the volunteers and runners of this year’s event.

More of the day can be found at the John D. Gomke website.

John D. Gomke Charity
PO Box 613
De Soto, Iowa 50069
Website: johndgomkecharity.org

Adel Kiwanis Donate Basketball Court to Evans Park

Stop by Evan’s Park  in Adel and see the new addition.

Thanks to a very generous donation from the Adel Kiwanis club, the Park and Rec. Department has recently installed a basketball court in Evans park.

“The court is a great addition to our park system.” – Nick Schenck

See photos below.

Adel Kiwanis Club
Phone: (515) 979-4554
Website: www.AdelKiwanis.org

Adel Kiwanis Every Kid Plays Program Open

The Adel Kiwanis has created a program to assist ADM families by helping cover some or all of the participation fees or uniform costs for their k-8 child who participates in ADM activities.

Qualifying activities include band, baseball, basketball, cheerleading, dance, football, gymnastics, scouts, soccer, softball, swimming and volleyball among others.

The Every Kid Plays! Program will reimburse up to $200 per child for those families that are having financial difficulties or otherwise experiencing tough times.

For more information and to download the application form, please go to Adelkiwanis.org.

Adel Kiwanis Club
Phone: (515) 979-4554
Website: www.AdelKiwanis.org

Patriot Day – 911 Remebrance

Patriot Day honors those who were injured or died during the terrorist attacks in the United States on September 11, 2001.

By designation of the President, the flag of the United States of America should be  flown at half-mast as a sign of respect.

Traditionally the President asks the Americans to observe a moment of silence at 8:46 a.m. (EDT).

This marks the time the first plane flew into the North Tower of the World Trade Center.

Adel Awarded $500,000 Community Development Grant

Courtesy of City of Adel:

City of Adel Has Been Awarded a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) of $500,000 from the Iowa Economic development Authority (IEDA) for Downtown Revitalization of the City’s Historic Downtown

Adel, IA (August 27, 2013) – The City of Adel has announced that it has been awarded a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) in an amount not to exceed $500,000.00 from the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA). The City and IEDA will enter into a contract with an ending date of July 31, 2016.

The grant funding will be used to revitalize the City’s historic downtown courthouse square district and involves a comprehensive façade improvement project. The project includes a City and private building owner match which will bring the total funds to nearly $1million.

Twenty (20) buildings in the project area have provided commitment letters to participate in the grant project. Adel Partners Chamber Director Karina Ward stated, “The overall project and grant will provide an exceptional opportunity to revitalize Adel’s historic downtown. When the project is complete there will be a fresh look to Adel’s downtown while restoring many historical attributes of the buildings.”

Please watch for updates on the progress of the project through the City’s website and newsletter. The first 6 months deal mostly with administrative and design activities. During the spring and summer of 2014, there should be some exciting transformative construction work being completed.

Questions may be directed to the office of the City Administrator, City Hall, 301 South 10th Street, Adel, IA 50003 – ATTN: Brett Klein.

City of Adel
301 S. 10th Street
Adel, Iowa 50003
Phone: (515) 993-4525
Fax: (515) 993-4527
Website: www.adeliowa.org

Thank You to the Citizens of Dallas County

Open letter from: Courtesy of Taxpayers for Responsible Spending: 

Citizens of Dallas County, the Taxpayers for Responsible Spending Committee would like to thank you for your support in defeating the Dallas County bond issue.

With the sounding defeat I hope the Supervisor’s will open a serious discussion with the City of Adel and the ADM School Board and move ahead with a proposal that is a win-win for all of Dallas County.

Thanks to our committee members and volunteers who worked to get the information out to the public.

Bob Ockerman Taxpayers for Responsible Spending 1112 Sundance Cir. Adel, Ia. 50003 Website: http://dallascountyvoteno.com 

Author Frederick Blanch at Adel Library Aug. 28th.

Courtesy of Adel Public Library:
Published: August 2013

The Adel library is excited to welcome Minnesota author Frederick Blanch for a reading and signing of his latest book on Wednesday, August 28th at 2:00 p.m.

Mr. Blanch is an accomplished writer of poetry, prose, and scripts; his latest book of writings is called “Last Words: Frederick’s Bionary.”

“Last Words” was published in September of 2011, and received a nomination for a Minnesota Book Award.

The word Bionary comes from combining the words biography and dictionary, and the book follows a dictionary format of boldfaced “words” followed by “definitions,” ranging from a few words to several pages.

Library hours are:
Mondays and Fridays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesdays through Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Adel Public Library
303 S. 10th Street
Adel, Iowa 50003
Phone: 515-993-3512
website: www.Adel Public Library

Adel United Methodist Church has a New Website

Courtesy of Adel United Methodist Church:

We are excited to share our new website for the Adel United Methodist Church with the community.

We have Upcoming Events, Missions, Outreach Programs and more online.

Please take a moment to check out our new site at http://adelumc.org.

Adel United Methodist Church
115 South Tenth Street
Adel, Iowa 50003
Phone: (515) 993-3791
Website: www.adelumc.org

Town & Country Barbershop Returns to Adel

My great uncle was a barber. During the 60’s, yes, I’m that old, My grandfather and my dad would take turns each week taking me to get a haircut from my Uncle Andrew. To quote my dad, “a man gets his hair cut weekly, because it’s good for the soul”.

Then the Beatles changed everything, but some habits die hard. When we moved to Adel 25 years ago, one of my first trips downtown was to get a cut at the Town & Country Barbershop. It was the classic unpretentious barber shop of my youth.

Times change and the first of this year the shop closed. History has shown that once a Barber shop closes, the chances of it ever returning are minuscule. There are about 3,000 licensed barbers in Iowa, but the number still practicing is much lower.

This week Adel beat the odds as not one, but two Barbers are once again cutting hair in Adel.

Lenard Warford and Owner Jenny Orr of Town & Country Barbershop.

The Town & Country Barbershop at 903 Main Street was reopened on Monday by Jenny Orr, and a familiar face, Leonard Warford returned as well.

Jenny has barbered for 21 years, she attended the Iowa Barber College as did Leonard.

She grew up in Norwalk and has has several barber shops over the years in different locations and communities, the last “in the city” as she puts it. She was ready to move to a small town when one of her clients mentioned that the shop in Adel was closing.

Seeing this as a great opportunity, she moved to Adel and purchased the shop. When asked her thoughts on Adel she replied, “the people here are very friendly and it’s been a good move. I really like this town and I can’t wait for my first Sweet Corn Festival next week!”

For the last 12 years, a staple of the Adel barber shop has been Leonard Warford, he was born and raised in Adel. Leonard graduated barber college in 1966. “It may not have been the best time to graduate what with the Beatles and all” he remarked with a grin. “It was always a part-time job, but one I enjoy.”

Leonard worked full-time at the Des Moines Airport on the crash rescue squad. He retired from the airport in 2004 and has been cutting hair in Adel a couple of days a week ever since.

Now that the shop has reopened, he’ll be back at his post Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

From Army to corporate. Rocky Foster a 2005 Adel graduate gets a trim before starting his new job at Wells Fargo Home Mortgage as an underwriter. Rocky recently returned home from a 3 and a half year stint in the Army, having been deployed in Iraq for part of that time.

Barbershop Hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Town & Country Barbershop
903 Main St.
Adel, Iowa 50003
Phone: (515) 238-0097

Faith Lutheran Church New Facebook Page is Now Live

Courtesy of Faith Lutheran Church:

Check out the new Facebook page for Faith Lutheran Church, in Adel.

Faith Lutheran Church and Preschool is located at 602 South 14th Street in Adel, Iowa and has a long history serving Dallas County Iowa.

Be sure to “Like” their new page.

Faith Lutheran Church & Preschool LCMS
602 S 14th St.
Adel, Iowa 50003
Phone: (515) 993-3848
Website: www.FaithAdel.com
Faceebook: www.facebook.com/faithadelia

BASE® Raises over $7,000.00 for John D. Gomke Charity

L-R: Melissa Doyle, Cindy Harrington, Neil Aldrich, Steve Gomke, Jessica Gomke, Adam Harrington, Joe Havenhill, Jessica Reynolds, Terry Harrington.

BASE® began their fundraising efforts on May 1st and continued through the month concluding on May 31st. A local Adel company, BASE® serves the self-employed and businesses across the country through the administration of tax saving employee benefit plans.

This is the third consecutive year that BASE® has supported the John D. Gomke Charity. Last year, the company raised over $5,000 and hoped to surpass that amount in just a short time frame.

On Friday, June 21st, BASE® President Terry Harrington presented Steve and Jessica Gomke of the John D. Gomke Charity a check for $7,264.

BASE® took part in various fundraising activities throughout the month to contribute to their total. Aside from donations, employees sold butter braids, cookie dough, Schwans items, and returned pop cans. There was also a Schwans truck event that took place on May 17th in the Iowa Realty parking lot at the corner of Hwy 6 & Hwy 169 in Adel. Two Schwans trucks were parked for the afternoon which allowed customers to buy Schwans products on the spot and allow BASE® to collect a percentage of the proceeds. BASE® employees also participated “in-office” by donating money in order to wear casual clothing, which alone brought in $800.

BASE® is very proud of what they have accomplished not only this year but in the past years while fundraising for the Gomke Charity. They hope by doing this annual event they will generate more funds and awareness in the Dallas County area for the charity.

The John D. Gomke Charity raises money to benefit organizations that assist in caring and providing resources to sick infants and families who have lost infants in and around central Iowa. However, their efforts don’t stop there. In 2012, the Gomke Charity was able to do the following:

• $5,000 was put into John’s Bereavement Fund at the Mercy Foundation—the SOLE fund that helps give keepsakes and coping education in the Mercy Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and Pediatric Emergency Room.
• 3 Defibrillators (AEDs) were donated to the Panorama School District—including 2 for the school buildings and 1 to travel with the athletic events.
• 1 Defibrillator (AED) was donated to the Adel-De Soto-Minburn School District to travel with the athletic events.
• 1 Defibrillator (AED) was donated to the Nodaway Valley School District to travel with the athletic events.
• Adopted a family who suffered the loss of an infant during 2012 to help cope with their first Christmas with a “Cheer Box”.
• Replacement pads and batteries given to the Adel-De Soto-Minburn School District for prior AEDs donated that were expired.

To learn more about the charity visit www.johndgomkecharity.org.

Quote from BASE employee Neil Aldrich: “We (Base) have been sponsoring the Gomke foundation for a few years now. I always thought that it was a good charity, but now that I have two little ones of my own it really hits home. There isn’t a day that goes by when you don’t hear about something crazy going on in the world and as a parent, one of my biggest worries is how to keep my children safe as they grow up. The medical equipment that the Gomke foundation purchases could someday be needed to save one of my children’s life; or the life of someone else’s child or my neighbor’s grandkid. The Gomke foundation is a great local charity that helps strengthen our community. “

John D. Gomke Charity, Inc.
P.O. Box 613
DeSoto, IA 50069
Website: www.johndgomkecharity.org

Base
601 Visions Pkwy
Adel, Iowa 50003
Phone: (515) 993-5050
Website: www.baseonline.com