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Reminder: Brick Street Meeting Tonight
Set your alarms for 6pm tonight and meet us at City Hall for the public informational meeting regarding the Brick Street project.
This is a great opportunity to sit down with fellow residents, business owners, and city officials to discuss […] Continue Reading…
Update From Chad Bird On Brick Street Repair
Chad Bird, Adel’s City Administrator, has published a letter to the community outlining progress of the street repairs and upcoming changes.
You may read the full article by visiting the Brick Street Updates.
Rob Burditt Recognized For Governor’s Volunteer Award
27th Annual Governor’s Volunteer Award Presented • Rob Burditt Recognized
Rob Burditt of Adel, Iowa received a Governor’s Volunteer Award during a special recognition ceremony held July 16th in Ankeny.
The Governor’s Volunteer Awards (GVA) program was created in 1982, with inaugural awards presented in 1983. The program has grown from a small program only available to state agencies to its present function of providing all Iowa nonprofit, charitable, and government organizations with an easy and effective way to honor their volunteers with a prestigious state-level recognition award.
Raccoon River Valley Trail
It’s a beautiful day in Adel to take a bike ride!
The Raccoon River Valley Trail features miles of natural beauty. Make sure you read the Rules of the Road for Bike Riders beforehand.
Interpretive signs along the scenic trail educate users about historic sites as Ortonville, once home to a traveling
Local Artist Showcases Work
While in town visiting the Adel Sweet Corn Festival Saturday August 14th, stop by 1306 Court Street.
A local Adel artist will be demonstrating his skills and selling original Fantasy and Sci-Fi paintings.
Pick up one of a kind, original artwork for your home, office, and more!
ADM Tiger Home Games
Get out your facepaint and come out in support of our ADM Tigers Friday, September 10th!
The games start at 4:45pm with Freshman Football vs. Knoxville at the ADM football stadium.
At 6:15pm, watch the great ADM Marching Band as they pump up the home team crowd!
Then watch Varsity football vs. Knoxville at
Secretary of Agriculture visits Stine
Courtesy of Stine Seed Company
Stine Seed Company was pleased to welcome Iowa’s Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey to the Adel seed farm on Tuesday, June 29.
Secretary Northey toured soybean test plots, corn test plots, the research lab and the equipment and
[…] Continue Reading…Dallas County Court House – Bell Tower View
We got a chance to go up in the Dallas County Court House and take pictures of the street repairs toady. As often happens, we got so many photos of the clock tower that it warranted it’s own page and gallery.
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Become Terry’s friend and Win!
Our reporter Terry Traveller has joined Facebook! Add Terry to your list of friends and enter to win tickets to events at the Dallas County Fair, July 7-11th.
Don’t forget to join the DiscoverAdel.com Fanpage and Help the World Discover Adel
Brick Street Project Informational Meeting
Public informational meetings will continue throughout the Brick Street project.
Meetings to include Q&A period.
All meetings will be held at 6:00pm at City Hall.
Chad A. Bird
City Administrator
City of Adel
515-993-4525
John D. Gomke Charity Supports ADM Schools
Courtesy of the John D. Gomke Charity
The John D. Gomke Charity will be holding it’s first Annual Charity Golf Tournament June 19th at the River Valley Golf Course in Adel.
The charity announced Wednesday that funds raised at the tournament will purchase AED or Defibulators for the two ADM schools that do not have them.
Spots are still available for
This Just In: Updates on the Brick Street Repairs
The Brick Street Repair Project is underway. Check back daily for updates, street closings, and photos!
June 11th, 2010
Skid loader are being used to bring the bricks up and then the crew cleans and stacks them on pallets. […] Continue Reading…
DMACC Event Stresses Adel Impact
Tuesday, June 8th at the Penoach Winery introduced the new DMACC Academy to Adel.
The new facility is a welcomed edition to the school districts in the area. Adel and Perry’s current initiatives allows high school students to acquire college credits, which can help cut educational costs for parents down the line.
The facility hopes to foster a strong sense of community, helping to improve the future of our students and better educate the workforce.
Adel Ground Breaking Ceremony – Updated With Gallery
There will be a ground breaking ceremony to kick-off the 2010 Brick Street Rehabilitation project Wednesday, June 9th at 5pm.
The ceremony will take place at the intersection of 9th Street and Main Street, on the corner of the Courthouse Square.
Brick Street Project: Meet the Contractors
Join us Wednesday, June 9th at 6pm to meet the project manager from Manatt’s, Inc. at Adel City Hall.
The meeting will include discussion of the overall approach of the project, scheduling, and phasing.
There will also be a Question and Answer session.
DMACC Celebration at Penoach Winery
Look Where We Started, See How Far We’ve Come! Reception
Come out to Penoach Winery June 8 from 6pm- 8pm and celebrate the Perry DMACC facility set to open summer 2011. The reception will be catered by Italian Villages of Adel.
ADM Alumni Launch New Site
The ADM Alumni Association launched a new website, www.admalumni.com, to help keep alumni informed about upcoming news and events.
The website hopes to promote special projects, preserve school district archives, and instill a sense of community among ADM Tigers.
The Adel DeSoto Minburn Alumni Association was formed in 1997 after a conversation between a few people questioning how to keep alumni updated.
Brick Street Repair Meeting
Courtesy of Chad Bird, City Administrator
Just a reminder that we will plan to meet Thursday, May 27th at 6:00pm to continue discussions on the 2010 Brick Street Project at the City Hall Council Chambers.
There is exciting news to share and more information as construction time draws closer.
Construction bids came in approximately 15 – 20% under the Engineer’s Opinion of Costs, which is a good thing. On Monday the City Council accepted the low bid submitted by Manatts and also accepted both Alternates bids to round out the project.
100 Year History in the Making
The first Brick Street Project in over 100 years was officially started with the approval of bids at Monday nights council meeting.
The brick streets are one of the defining characteristics of the community and are on the National Registry of Historic Places.
After 20 years of discussions, public meetings and planning, the work is slated to begin in the first week of June and should be completed by late September to early October.
The historic bricks will be removed and cleaned by hand, stacked on pallets, and taken off site while the road base is repaired. The bricks will then be re-layed, preserving one of Adel’s most important assets.
