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OUR 23rd YEAR / APRIL 23 - 29, 2015 / Central Iowa’s Alternative Newsweekly / www.dmcityview.com / FREE
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M
r. Gartner’s mention of Bruce
Braley bailing out of Iowa after
an election loss (Comment, April
16) reminded me of other past politicians
who professed an “all for Iowa” loyalty and
then walked. Probably none were more blatant than ex-congressman and gubernatorial candidate Fred Grandy. While he professed to be all Iowan, he seemed to spend
less time here than the Love Boat spent at
Gray’s Lake. Then there was former congressman Jim Ross Lightfoot who seemed to
hotfoot it out of Iowa before the ink on his
election loss for governor results was dry. To
be fair, Robert Ray, Roxanne Conlin, Doug
Gross and Terry Branstad (during his first
political retirement) did all stay and contribute. Still, it begs the question: How are you
going to keep them down on the farm once
they have seen D.C.?
Mike Rowley
Clive
A long time coming
Yes. Glancing through the wedding advertisements recently made me proud to realize
that our own Cityview had room for some ad
pages for the LGBT community, too (Wedding Guide, April 16). Gays and Lesbians
have worked for years for marriage equality,
and I salute your two pages dedicated to us.
However, I think you ran the fact sheet from
last year without checking the incredible
revolution that has taken place recently, as
20 more states now have marriage equality.
That would mean that 37 now honor committed relationships between two people of
the same gender — not 17 as you reported in
Des Moines
Editor’s Note: You are correct. Our apologies.
Hillary Clinton shines
in spite of distasteful
Republican smear
tactics
Duffy’s View last week (April 16) depicts
Hillary Clinton approaching a 2016 starting
line with a “beware” Iowa sign. Considering her 2008 loss in Iowa, it’s not surprising
Duffy would portray her looking over her
shoulder as she approaches Iowa for the 2016
cycle. However, this doesn’t look anything
like 2008. In her first week in Iowa, she conducted a successful reintroduction to average
Iowans. Clinton focused on low-key and intimate meetings and listened to the concerns
Rick Smith
Urbandale
Double standard?
I saw an advertisement in Cityview for a
LGBT wedding guide (April 16). Isn’t a
wedding guide solely for LGBT discriminatory against heterosexual couples? I believe
if there was a wedding guide solely for heterosexual people there would be an uproar
and people would demand that this guide
include LGBT individuals. Isn’t this a double standard?
Ken Zinkula
Des Moines
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Cityview Magazine: Adrian Peterson has
been reinstated by the NFL. Right move?
Wrong move? Why?
Kyle Connor: Adrian Peterson? More like
Adrian Beat-a-son...
Cityview Magazine: Who is/was your
favorite Harlem Globetrotter?
Hobart Schmenge: Meadowlark Lemon.
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of ordinary Iowans. Her face-to-face small
group encounters provided the opportunity
to talk about issues important to all Iowans.
Clinton’s focus on listening to Iowans first
and campaigning later will resonate with Iowans. However, Republicans don’t want to
listen; they unleashed a torrent of attacks on
every element from her logo to her age. Yet
the public has a realistic and positive view
of her experience and accomplishments. The
repulsive smear tactics the Republicans are
using against her may backfire. Republicans’
hurtful and unfounded attacks against Clinton contradicts “Iowa Nice” and Iowans’
sense of fair play. Let’s all take a breath; it’s
just started, and we have plenty of time to
welcome back and reconnect with Iowa’s
Rick Miller longtime friend Hillary Clinton.
the ads. The Supreme Court of the United
States will hear arguments later this month
and will announce their decision in June
whether all states will be required to give
marriage licenses to gay, lesbians, bisexuals
and transgendered individuals. Iowa should
be proud to be one of the first to make this
commitment to all its citizens. I believe the
court case deals with the federal court district involving Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee
and Kentucky. Please apologize to Shaffers,
Nationwide, downtown Marriott and Milroys for the misinformation on their behalf.
It would be nice to run some Cityview stories on the many Iowans who are currently
getting married. That story is one many of
us have been waiting for a long time to read.
Cityview Magazine: Can you name any
of the last three Des Moines Register
publishers?
Jason Menke: Gardner Cowles, Charlie
Edwards, Barbara Henry?
David Tweedt: Pretty sure they all had the
first name Libby, as in liberal.
Cityview Magazine: Name three things
more exciting than watching golf on TV?
Kathy Hinrichs Boe: Watching grass grow.
Watching water boil. Watching my dog
poop.
Cityview Magazine: If you were the Iowa
State head football coach, and your son
(who was on your football team) was
arrested for public intoxication, what
would you do?
Matt Linder: Treat him same as any other
player who did this.
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Brownell sends blistering memo — and wishes he hadn’t.
Zach Mannheimer gets a big raise. Donley still in running.
B
ob Brownell, the usually mild-mannered Republican Polk County supervisor, sent an intemperate email six
weeks ago blistering Democratic legislator
Tony Bisignano (“Senator Boozehound”)
and plotting how to use a Bisignano-backed
bill to embarrass Democrats and take over
the state Senate in the 2016 election.
He sent it to seven Republican House
members from Polk County.
From a political standpoint, that was
one too many. Someone leaked it to the
Democrats.
From a personal standpoint, it was seven too many. Brownell quickly regretted
it, sent an apology to the seven recipients,
termed his memo “intemperate and very
coarse,” and told Cityview that “I let [Bisignano] get into my head.”
Meantime, the memo still is being
passed around — gleefully by some Democrats, not so gleefully by some Republicans.
It’s so incendiary (“the odious personality
that is Tony Bisignano”) that it has Republicans who see it wiping their fingerprints
off it.
The email, sent on Friday the 13th of
March, was addressed to legislators Chris
Hagenow, Pete Cownie, Kevin Koester,
Jake Highfill, Zach Nunn, John Landon
and Rob Taylor. It’s unclear how it got to
Democrats.
Bisignano was head of human resources for Polk County until last year, and
Brownell and at least a couple of the Democratic supervisors were less than charmed by
him, particularly after he was picked up for
drunk driving twice in a 12-month period.
In a special election in June, he won by 18
votes the Democratic primary for the Iowa
Senate seat vacated by gubernatorial candidate Jack Hatch — winning the primary
assured victory in the general election in
November — and then he took a rich retirement package from the county. There was
bad blood all around. Bad blood might be
understating it.
Once in the Senate, Bisignano this
spring proposed a bill to open up the procedures for setting the pay of supervisors,
which he apparently thought would embarrass or incense his former bosses at the
Polk County courthouse. In fact, it was a
harmless bill, but two Republicans added
an amendment that would eliminate the
boards that set the compensation for elected
county officials. Brownell saw the amended
bill as a potential political tool.
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Here’s a portion of his memo:
“SF167 was passed earlier this week in
the Senate and it may be coming to the
House. The bill was written by Tony Bisignano, the… drunk elected by what has to
be world’s most embarrassed constituency.
The content of the bill isn’t all that terrible, in my view, but the motivation for it is
not good government; it’s all about getting
even. And [Bisignano’s] target is a fellow
Democrat: John Mauro, a Polk County
Supervisor. One individual in one county
in Iowa. That’s the motivation behind this
legislation.”
Still, Brownell then advised the letter’s recipients to embrace the amendment
eliminating the compensation boards, forcing elected officials “to stand up, front and
center, and vote directly on their compensation….I have no problem with that. I’m not
ashamed of what I make” — Polk County
supervisors make about $105,000 a year —
“and I work hard to earn every cent of it.”
He thinks Democrats favor the boards, and
“why we’d cooperate with the local Democrats to give them this cover would be beyond my comprehension…..” He urged the
legislators to pass the bill with the amendment that eliminates the boards.
“The other beautiful part of all this is the
acrimony being generated between the Polk
County Democrats and the Senate Democratic caucus,” he wrote. “It’s a wonderful
thing to watch.” He then goes on to say that
if Democratic state senator Matt McCoy
runs for Congress — as he might — the local Democrats will be so irked at the Iowa
Senate Democrats that they won’t help whoever runs for McCoy’s seat. “All we have to
do is put forth a credible candidate and we
can rid ourselves of a democrat majority in
the Iowa Senate,” he told his colleagues.
Some Democrats were more irritated by
that plotting than by the trashing of Bisignano.
The House, however, stripped out the
amendment, which had been backed by senators Brad Zaun and David Johnson. They’ll
try again next session, Johnson says. “It’s the
closest we’ve been in my 17 years to getting
rid of this clubhouse for the courthouse,”
Johnson told Cityview. (Lobbyists for Polk
County took no position on the bill.)
Brownell last week told Cityview he really felt bad about sending the memo and
apologized to the recipients “for my tone,
my characterizations, and my approach.”
That memo, he said, “didn’t reflect on me
EXCERPT: AXELROD, VILSACK AND GROSS
From “Believer,” a new book by political
adviser David Axelrod:
My central focus [in 2002] was Tom Vilsack’s
re-election campaign in Iowa.
Vilsack had been a fine governor. He had
followed through on his commitments to
expand early childhood education and to
strengthen the state’s community colleges.
He had expanded health care for children and
promoted the production of wind energy and
biofuels, which meant jobs for Iowans and
new opportunities for Iowa farmers.
Yet like every governor elected in 1998,
when the economy was booming, Vilsack
was facing a serious challenge now that the
country was mired in recession. So, five months
before the election, Vilsack trailed the most
likely Republican nominee, Doug Gross,…by
nine points in our polls. Gross had hired Mike
Murphy, an incisive and creative Republican
media consultant with whom I had tangled
before, and lost. It was going to be a war.
I knew we couldn’t play defense….We
had to shine a bright light on the alternative,
and Gross was an inviting target….He had
become a leading lawyer-lobbyist in Des
Moines. Among his clients were the widely
reviled corporate hog confinements that were
springing up, polluting local communities and
putting family hog farmers out of business….
We were hammering Gross with testimonials
from Iowans who had been victimized by the
hog confinements and Gross’ heavy-handed
advocacy for them. By August, we had begun
to seize control of the race, but when I visited
Vilsack at the governor’s mansion…he
seemed not to have gotten that news.
“You don’t have to sugarcoat it,” said
the governor, who was given to bouts of
gloominess, and was more apt to believe
erroneous public polling that showed him
behind than his own. “I’ve already told
Christie and the boys that we’re probably
going to lose.”
“Lose?” I said in disbelief. “Tom, we’re
kicking this guy’s ass. We’re not going to
lose!”
On Election Day, Vilsack beat Gross by
eight points….As the Iowa votes were being
cast, I got an e-mail of surrender from my
counterpart Murphy, who had become both a
fierce competitor and a close friend.
“Well, old buddy, it looks like you’re going
to win the Iowa Cup this year,” read Murphy’s
gracious note. “It turns out that hog shit sticks
to my guy like Velcro.” CV
very well at all….I cannot feel worse than I
do about writing it….I should be more forgiving and more sympathetic, and I fell way
short.” …
Last November, Cityview published
a story about the Des Moines Social Club
and, specifically, its executive director, Zach
Mannheimer. The story touted, among
other things, Mannheimer’s outstanding
fundraising abilities. When interviewed
then about salaries of the staff, Mannheimer
said, “It’s DMSC’s policy not to comment
on employees’ personal information.”
At the time, the latest public information was from 2012, which listed
Mannheimer with total compensation of
$50,075 and Matthew McIver, artistic director, at $41,071. The 2013 tax return is
now public and shows Mannheimer with a
reportable compensation of $70,965, a 41.7
percent increase. Presumably, he’s gotten
at least one, and perhaps two, raises since
then. McIver now works for Invision and is
no longer with the Social Club.
No other individual salaries are listed for
2013, though salaries as a whole declined
to $158,422 from $198,339 a year earlier.
The form 990 also shows that the $47,698
loan from the Social Club to The Sideshow Lounge has been paid down slightly
to $42,820. Julie Betts, the spouse of McIver, received wages of $28,214 from The
Sideshow Lounge, of which McIver and
Mannheimer are each 50 percent shareholders.
Overall, revenue at the Social Club
declined to $1,194,530 in 2013 from
$2,484,943 a year earlier. The group’s
surplus — revenue minus expenses —
was $830,416 in 2013, compared with
$2,102,933 a year before. …
Bob Donley, executive director of the
Board of Regents (and, in his view, “chief
executive officer” of the entire Regents “enterprise),” last week made the cut in the
search for a chancellor of the North Dakota
University System. He’s one of three finalists. The three finalists will visit the main
campus in Bismarck next week for meetings
and interviews. CV
GuestCommentary
Iowa’s Straw Poll and Caucus: dream or nightmare?
By Herb Strentz
T
he Iowa dream of homespun democracy now seems like more of a nightmare of electoral folly.
The notion of grassroots selection of
presidential candidates — thanks to the
Iowa caucuses — is pretty much bankrupt.
It has given way to billionaires with more
money than they know what to do with
and to ideologues with more bizarre agenda
items than political party platforms dare
address — for fear of documenting the lunacy even more.
And the press? The press thinks this is
all just wonderful, “a media circus” — as it
is often called.
The only redeeming grace is that surely
— SURELY, one would hope — some of
the candidates have to be better than what
we have heard so far.
Almost giddy about the folly and the
circus, network TV news celebrates that we
have some 80 weeks to go before the November 2016 elections; just think, all that
time to endure the sinister TV ads that
used to haunt us for only a few months before election day. Witness the attack of the
Foundation for a Secure and Prosperous
America upon announced GOP candidate
U.S. Rand Paul of Kentucky. He dared to
speak sense about talking to Iran instead of
bombing them out of existence. (The ad’s
implied logic: If we bomb enough countries, America will be secure and prosperous
and, of course, exceptional.)
Yes, there are voices of reason, but they
are not necessarily comforting. Consider
two speakers hosted by the Harkin Institute
for Public Policy and Citizen Engagement.
Pretty much ignored by the local press,
political analyst Charlie Cook spoke at
Drake University last November and Darrell West of the Brookings Institute spoke in
early March. Each on his own characterized
our current electoral process as “the Wild
West” — a lawless, unprincipled and ungovernable time and place.
Our electoral “Wild West,” each said, is
because (1) In practice, we have no spending regulations on political campaigns and
(2) We have no real semblance of political
party discipline or influence. It’s every candidate for himself or herself, every mob to
its own pitchforks and torches.
The inept and the bizarre rule the day:
s 4HE )OWA LEGISLATURE PUTS HUNDREDS
of school districts and thousands of school
employees through a figurative financial
hell, because the legislature ignores its own
deadlines in setting spending for public
education. Not to fear: At least four GOP
presidential contenders told a Christian
conference the government should focus
not on public education, but more on taxpayer support for home schooling or private
home-indoctrination as some practice it.
s7HILETHE'/0ROUTINELYDECRIESANY
government help for the needy, the Iowa
Straw Poll will be held in August at an exposition center in Boone that exists thanks
to millions of dollars in taxpayer subsidies.
s 7E WAIT FOR ANOTHER SHOE TO DROP AS
former State Sen. Kent Sorenson faces federal sentencing or plea-bargaining after his
conviction for taking money to support first
the Michele Bachmann candidacy in the
2011 Straw Poll and then getting thousands
more to switch support to another GOP
candidate, U.S. Rep. Ron Paul. Who else
was on the take that time around?
We endure all this despite foregone conclusions. The GOP caucus winner will be
whoever grovels the most before the religious right; the Democrats will endorse
Hillary Clinton. The press will follow their
script for a Clinton-Jeb Bush election and
punish would-be voters with a review of
every political misdeed, gaffe and supposed
scandal of Bush/Clinton/Bush administrations from 1988 to 2008. (Presidents
Obama and George H.W. Bush may never
look better.)
It’s all a nightmare that echoes the fears
of George Orwell’s “1984” or Alduous Huxley’s “Brave New World.”
And for the life of me: How can we do
anything in the way of self governance and
desired progress on domestic and international fronts during the next 80 weeks, given the quagmire of Straw Poll and Caucus
nonsense we’re already knee-deep into?
But, at least, it’s not as though the fate of
the nation or anything like that is at stake. CV
Herb Strentz is a retired administrator and professor in the Drake
School of Journalism and Mass
Communication and writes occasional columns for Cityview.
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‘I’m not a vegan; I’m a meatatarian.’
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he clean water appears below us, deep
down the shaft at Des Moines Water
Works. A submarine view. The man
and I gaze reverently down the tube. Neither of us talk. It seems we’ve discovered
a new planet. Clean water. In a galaxy far,
far away.
My guide to Des Moines Water Works
checks me over. And I him. His long white
hair is parted off-center, eyebrows still dark
from a once-upon-a-time youth, and soft,
gentle eyes. All wrapped in a work shirt,
work jeans and work shoes. “Maintenance
man” would be my guess, especially with the
key ring strapped to his belt.
“And here’re the tanks that remove the
nitrates.”
Ah, the problem of nitrates. Too much
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serious illness and sometimes death, according to the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Not a good thing. And my
guide told me that Des Moines has had too
much for too long, requiring these machines
to work too hard to keep our water safe.
And, as nitrates keep increasing, new expensive machines are going to be needed. He
doesn’t think Des Moines should pay to
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remove the nitrates put in our water from
upstream farms and pig lots. It’s time to sue
to make the upstream folks pay the bill or
clean up.
“This state has to be something more
than a feedlot between the Missouri and
the Mississippi rivers. Our interest is safe
drinking water. The other side’s interest is
avoiding regulation. No one in the science
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are working.”
My guide sadly shakes his head and continues our tour through Water Works. Large
old basins, smelling of high school swimming pools, line the long hallway. Not a
soul is around. We walk into watery rooms
crisscrossed with narrow walkways. Water is
being treated in every direction I look. I start
walking on the balls of my feet, certain I’ll
fall into your next glass of water.
“Everybody with half of a brain understands that the corn belt is the main contributor to poisoning the Gulf. What you’re
going to hear from the Farm Bureau is that
weather is the real culprit. Well, water does
not create nitrogen. It transports it. Nitrogen is an element. What’s happening is that
anhydrous ammonia from fertilizer and sewage from 21 million hogs are getting into our
waterways. Stop with the smoke and mirrors
of volunteerism.”
My guide lumbers forward, deep into
Water Works. I realize I’m being guided by
a bear. His broad back slightly bent. Head
leading down the hall. One eye on his cubs.
Confident in each step.
“Our state leadership says we are feeding the world, and more livestock is a good
thing. We don’t even ask the basic question
what is the point of saturation. What is the
point when we have too many hogs? Twenty-one million hogs in this state. Seven times
more than we have people. If we had 21 million people, we’d be very concerned about
the sewage treatment systems and about
the environmental implications of that. But
when we have 21 million hogs, we think it
is a great business opportunity and we fight
any regulation.”
We walk into a mammoth generator room — high ceilings, large tanks and
marks on the wall to show how high the
floodwaters rose in 1993. He points out
the flood lines that show the building was
overwhelmed. But Water Works survived to
clean water another day, he emphasizes.
“Volunteerism is a failure. It’s the tragedy
of the commons. We can agree in principal
that we should not abuse a natural resource
that we share, but when it comes right down
to it, our self-interest will trump that. If we
depended on volunteerism for income taxes,
or for abiding by the speed limit, or for air
traffic control, or for THE SAFETY OF regulation of food or pharmaceuticals, we’d kill
a lot of people. You can only do this through
regulation.”
He doesn’t want to sound fanatical. He
doesn’t want to be marginalized into a category we can readily dismiss. He is a pragmatic environmentalist. He is not pro-Democrat or pro-Republican. He doesn’t think
either party is measuring up. Neither has the
political will to fight Farm Bureau, to fight
big agriculture. Water is his business, and he
wants to do good business for his clients. So
now he’s going to use the legal system to do
good business for his clients.
“If you go through our employees’ parking lot, you will not see bumper stickers to
save the whales. They take rivers that are
essentially industrial agricultural avenues to
the Gulf of Mexico and turn it into water
you and I can use. The people I work for, the
board I work for, believe that safe drinking
water is a fundamental human right. It has
to be safe, it has to be affordable, it has to
be in quantities that people can use. That’s
what these folks do. And that’s my job.”
Bill Stowe, CEO for Des Moines Water
Works, smiles.
“Listen, the folks here are dirt-under-thefingernails environmentalists, and so am I…
I’m not a vegan; I’m a meatatarian.”
And, with a laugh, off he lumbers to continue the fight. CV
Joe Weeg spent 31 years bumping around this town as a prosecutor for the Polk County Attorney’s
Office. Now retired, he writes
about the frequently overlooked
people, places and events in Des Moines on his
blog: www.joesneighborhood.com.
Money
Compiled by Ashley Buckowing
[email protected]
Paid for by taxpayers…
Urbandale Community School District
Paid in the week of April 5
Amount: $179.96
To: Amazon.com
For: Texas Instruments calculators
Amount: $81.43
To: Palmer’s Deli
For: Lunches for interview team
Amount: $140
To: Des Moines Civic Center
For: Field trip and other assorted ticket entry
Amount: $1,248
To: Really Great Reading
For: KIND early reading kit
Amount: $882
To: Flying Hippo Inc.
For: Services
Amount: $2,202.15
To: The Graphic Edge
For: Baseball hats
Amount: $1,223.90
To: Heartland Technology Solutions
For: MacBook repairs
Amount: $2,345.88
To: LifeTouch School Portraits
For: Yearbooks
Amount: $80
To: Jon Chapman Piano Services
For: Piano tuning
Amount: $56.67
To: Sam’s Club
For: School store supplies
Amount: $875.70
To: McGraw Hill Education
For: Number World student subscriptions
Amount: $330
To: Iowa High School Music Association
For: Entry fee for three bands
Amount: $724.64
To: Menards
For: Art class supplies
Amount: $250
To: Dreams Unlimited
For: DJ for student senate party
Salaries and such
Name ...................... David Danilson
Title ........................ Chief Judge
Department ........... Iowa Appellate Court
Annual Salary ........ $153,934.40
Travel
The Des Moines City Council approved travel expenses for Debora Hobbs ($2,221), enterprise applications manager; Kurt Rueckel ($2,221), budget analyst II; and Linda Harris
($2,325), human resources generalist, to visit Atlanta, Georgia, from May 3-6. Hobbs and
Rueckel will attend the Tyler Technologies Connect 2015 annual users’ conference, which
will provide opportunities to learn about Munis directly from Tyler personnel. The conference also offers opportunities to network with other system users. This comes at a combined
cost of $6,767 to taxpayers. CV
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Hard-hitting numbers
By Chuck Shepherd
I
n March, offensive lineman John Urschel of the Baltimore Ravens added to
his curriculum vitae by co-authoring the
latest of his several peer-reviewed academic
articles — “A Cascadic Multigrid Algorithm
for Computing the Fiedler Vector of Graph
Laplacians” in the Journal of Computational
Mathematics. If Urschel can understand,
and even advance, tangled, obtuse formulas
(which use familiar numbers, e.g., 1, 2, 3,
and Greek letters such as phi, lambda, and
sigma — lots of sigmas), why is he a football
player, he asked himself on the Players Tribune website. “There’s a rush you get when
you go out on the field . . . and physically
dominate the player across from you.” He
added, “I love hitting people.”
Great art
The National Gallery of Australia hosted a
special series of tours of “James Turrell: A
Retrospective” in early April — in which all
guests were nude. The tours were staged by
Australian artist Stuart Ringholt, who introduced the concept earlier at the Museum of
Contemporary Art (and was nude, himself,
for the Turrell show, though other gallery
staff remained clothed). The post-tour cocktail reception was also in the nude.
Far out
The Australian “abstract expressionist” Aelita Andre began painting “professionally” at
age 9 months, said her parents, and by 22
months had her own exhibit at Melbourne’s
Brunswick Street gallery, and by age 4, the
paintbrush-armed toddler had enjoyed a
$24,000 sale. She has now also distinguished
herself as an “artist” of another type while explaining her approach. In April, the now-8year-old told News.com.au, “I interpret my
style of painting as a magic, abstract universe.
It doesn’t sit in one tiny sphere in all realism;
it goes out and it explores the world.” She
acknowledged seeing things (e.g., “rabbits”)
that an 8-year-old might, but pointed out
that she also sees “the cosmos.” “I just feel
free. I don’t feel locked up in a tiny world.”
World’s greatest lawyer
A man in Mios, France, fired from his job
several years ago, and who had been receiving unemployment benefits, suddenly found
himself being dunned by the national labor
agency when a tribunal finally ruled in the
employer’s favor and ordered the man’s
benefits paid back. The agency ordered the
man’s current employer to garnishee his paycheck of the equivalent of $160-$210 per
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on Paris’s The Local, he hired a certain (unnamed) lawyer. The labor agency’s new order requires the current employer, instead,
to garnishee the pay by 1 centime (about a
penny) a month for the next 26,126 years.
But lawyering couldn’t be difficult
Kimberly Kitchen, 45, was a successful estate
lawyer in Huntington, Pennsylvania, with
more than 30 clients for the BMZ Law firm
(so successful in her 10-year career that she
had just been promoted to partner and had
served as president of the local bar association) with but one complication — that in
December she was finally revealed not to be a
lawyer at all. Her diploma, bar exam results,
and other documents were forgeries, according to the Pennsylvania attorney general’s office, which filed charges in March.
RapSheet
Compiled by CV Staff
Two of a kind?
We’re taking you back to
Sunday, Feb. 15, when
the lead singer of Taking
Back Sunday was arrested
for driving while intoxicated. Adam Lazzara, 33,
was initially pulled over
in Charlotte, North Carolina, for running a red
light when the officers smelled alcohol on his
breath. Lazzara was later released on $2,500
bail.
Similarly, on Feb. 9, a
Des Moines resident
was arrested for operating while under
the influence. Edward
Furchtenicht, 30, was
arrested at approximately 4:30 p.m.
and taken to the Polk
County Jail, where he was given a $2,000
bail.
Crimestoppers
This information was obtained from the Polk County Crime Stoppers website. All suspects are innocent until proven
guilty in a court of law. Des Moines Police Detective Bureau asks that anyone with information on the location or
identity of this suspect call 515-283-4864 or The Polk County Crime Stoppers anonymously at 515-223-1400.
The Urbandale Police Department is seeking help in finding an
individual regarding a theft at a local business. The women was
last seen wearing sneakers, a baseball cap, a blue T-shirt with pink
writing and a matching pink undershirt and dark pants. If you
or anyone you know can identify this individual, you are encourUndignified death
aged to contact the Urbandale Police Department at 278-3926 or
Wayne Clark, 52, collapsed and died in Jan- the Polk County Crime Stoppers at 223-1400.
uary of an apparent heart attack seconds after
walking into the Aldi grocery store in Edgewood, Maryland, and announcing a robbery.
At his home, police discovered evidence linking Clark to two earlier robberies.
Heartless
Anthony Stokes, 17, died in March from
car-crash injuries as he was fleeing Roswell,
Georgia, police following a home invasion.
Stokes drew national attention in 2013
when, in order to receive a heart transplant,
he promised to turn around his until-thencriminal life. Soon after the surgery, though,
he was posting thug selfies on Facebook, and
in January 2015 had been jailed for possessing stolen property.
Blotter — Des Moines
Tattoo nightmare
On April 14, police were dispatched to
Anchors Away Tattoo on a burglary report. Shop owner Aaron Alter reported that
when he left the shop the night before, the
front and back doors were locked. The next
morning when he returned, the front door
was unlocked but there were no signs of
forced entry. Alter noticed that there were
items missing from a cabinet to the right of
the entry. Items missing were an HP computer, six tattoo machines, two boxes of
needles, 40 bottles of ink, a laptop bag and
a lunch box. Alter’s personal tattoo equipment was untouched. Alter’s coworker
Dave Conner was also in attendance at the
crime scene. There are no known suspects
at this time.
Get off your can
In January, the principal of W.F. Burns
Middle School in Valley, Alabama, sent
home a letter to parents with her suggestions on how to train students in the event
an active shooter breaks into the classroom.
In order not to be “sitting ducks” for the
intruder, each child was asked to be armed
with an 8-ounce canned food item to toss
at any potential spree-killer. The can is designed to give the student a “sense of empowerment” in the face of extreme danger,
the principal told WHNT-TV of Huntsville, Behind closed doors
but acknowledged that “(T)his is a sensitive Judy O’Brien contacted police on April 15
topic.” CV
regarding a burglary at her home. O’Brien
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her bedroom was, and once she entered her
bedroom she saw a man hiding behind her
bedroom door. She responded by screaming
as loud as she could and it caused the suspect to run out through the front door of
her home. The victim reports that she has a
home security system, and she turned it over
to officials to look at. No items are reported
missing at this time.
A tough case
Police responded to a burglary on April 11
at the home of Ammar Khazall and his wife.
The victims reported to officials that jewelry had gone missing from their apartment
sometime within the last week. Neither victims have an idea as to how the jewelry went
missing, but they did explain that they leave
their doors unlocked. They also reported
that the maintenance man had been in their
apartment several times after the items went
missing. The victims do not know who
might have taken the jewelry or when. There
are no known suspects at this time. CV
OnTheMove
Fong’s Pizza opens second
location in Ankeny
Submit to Eleni Upah
[email protected]
T
he second Fong’s Pizza location
opened on April 21 at 1450 S. W.
Vintage Parkway, Suite 120, in Ankeny. The spin-off of the original location
in downtown Des Moines will seat 155 and
feature 88 beers on tap. The new Fong’s will
have the popular pizza specialties such as
crab rangoon, egg roll, Hunan pork and bacon cheeseburger, as well as some new additions including pasta and rice dishes. Hours
are 11 a.m. to midnight, Monday through
Thursday; 11 a.m. to 2 a.m., Friday; 10 a.m.
to 2 a.m., Saturday; and 10 a.m. to midnight, Sunday. Call 243-8888 or find it on
Facebook.
New barbershop opens in Des
Moines
Platinum Kutz II Barbershop has opened at
5729 Urbandale Ave. in Des Moines. It is
owned by Robert Presswood and Martavious
Clayton. The original Platinum Kutz was
opened by Presswood in 2001 at 2301 University Ave. Call 515-276-1446.
Furnishing store replaces former
Clive Kmart
Home furnishing retailer At Home has
moved into the empty former Kmart building at 10331 University Ave. The Plano,
Texas-based store will spend approximately
$3.9 million to renovate the 80,000-squarefoot space. Renovations will include the
interior, entryway, adding landscaping and
making improvements to the parking lot.
At Home opened on April 10, and it sells
home furnishings including wall art, decorative accents, rugs, housewares and seasonal décor. Hours are 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.,
Monday through Saturday, and 9 a.m. to 9
p.m., Sunday. Call 528-6218 or visit www.
athome.com.
Holistic pet store opens in Ankeny
Bob Leavens opened Wholesome Pet Essentials in Ankeny’s Campus Crossing Center at
2005 S. Ankeny Boulevard, Suite 200. Leavens combined his love of animals and business to open the natural, holistic pet store.
Wholesome Pet Essentials sells natural pet
food from safe sources as well as providing a
comfortable grooming environment for pets
and a self-service pet bathing area. Hours are
Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.;
Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Sunday, 11
a.m. to 5 p.m. Call 289-2006 or visit wholesomepetessentials.com.
Bianchi’s Hilltop Restaurant
expands hours
Bianchi’s Hilltop Restaurant, located at 2820
Hubbell Ave., Des Moines, has expanded its
hours to include lunch. The restaurant offers
pizza, salads, soups and sandwiches along
with weekly specials. Bianchi’s new hours are
11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday through Friday.
It is open for dinner from 4:30-9:30 p.m.,
Monday through Thursday; and 4:30-10:30
p.m., Friday and Saturday. Call 265-2746,
visit www.bianchishilltoprestaurant.com or
find it on Facebook.
Natural grocery market expanding
in metro
Three new natural and organic food companies have plans to open in West Des Moines
and Clive. Fresh Thyme Farmers Market
is planned to move into the former OfficeMax space in West Des Moines’ Clocktower
Square, and Fresh Market will open in West
Des Moines’ Mills Crossing at 60th Street
and Mills Civic Parkway. Denver-based
natural food company Natural Grocers announced plans to build a new store in the
parking lot of the former Dahl’s location
at 86th and Hickman in Clive. Founded
in 1955, Natural Grocers has expanded to
95 stores in 16 states and plans to build a
15,000-square-foot space that sells organic
produce, prepackaged meats, supplements
and body care products. The growing natural foods market has caused New City Market to close. Owner Jim Raife said the new
competition has made it hard to compete,
and he has decided to retire at the end of
April.
Urban Grill owners to open new
restaurant in the fall
Dave and Jean Thompson, the owners of
the Urban Grill in Urbandale, will open a
6,000-square-foot, yet-unnamed restaurant
in the Prairie Trail development of Ankeny
this fall. The eatery will be located on Main
Street in The District area and will overlook
Promenade Lake, a man-made feature in the
development. The Thompsons said the new
restaurant will be similar to Urban Grill, but
it will offer more steak and seafood, a wine
bar and a large outdoor patio. Dave Thompson was previously the manager of Skip’s restaurant in Des Moines and Nick’s Bar and
Grill in Clive. CV
LockerRoom
Drake Relays Top 5
By David Rowley
T
his week marks the 106th annual
Drake Relays, and as Drake Relays
Director Brian Brown has declared,
“The Sky Is The Limit.” Some of the finest
athletes in the world will descend upon Des
Moines on April 22 and continue through
April 26.
“Nearly every elite athlete comments on
the crowd and how much they appreciate it.
I think the crowd also has a distinct Iowa feel
to it,” said Ty Patton, assistant athletic director for athletic communications at Drake University. “I think our crowds are passionate and
engaged about track. They know when they’ve
witnessed a great performance, and they show
that appreciation to the competitors.”
With so many events to choose from, we
break down our Top Five.
JAVELIN
The javelin throw is one of the classic track
and field sports that nearly every person has
wanted to participate in. For those unfamiliar, imagine throwing a spear and you get
the basic idea. The men’s javelin must weigh
at least 800g (1.76 pounds) and be 2.6m–
2.7m (~8.5–8.9 ft) long, while the women’s
javelin must weigh 600g (1.32 pounds) and
be 2.2m–2.3m (~7.2–7.5 ft) long. Athletes
will commonly throw four or six times per
competition.
Men: 10 a.m. Friday, April 24*
Women: 1 p.m. Friday, April 24*
400 METER HURDLES
Not for the sluggish, this event tends to remind people of the clear divide between fan
and athlete. Competitors run once around the
track while clearing 10 evenly spaced hurdles
in the process. It’s not simply a dead sprint
but a dead sprint punctuated by jumping
bursts. Men jump hurdles that are 36 inches
high; women negotiate 30-inch barriers.
Men: Beijing World Championship Preview (BWCP) 8 p.m. Friday, April 24; 1:13
p.m. Saturday, April 25*
Women: 12:08 p.m. Friday, April 24;
BWCP 2:02 p.m. Saturday, April 25*
800 METER
“The 800 meter has the element of being a
full-out sprint for two laps in a pack with
contact with other runners,” Patton said. “So
probably a push.” The race is one of the most
difficult considering it’s basically a half-mile
sprint. Fans of The Flash will want to catch
this race, showcasing some of the fastest men
and women in the world.
Men: 1:40 p.m. Saturday, April 25*
Women: 2:01 p.m. Friday, April 24*
The 3,000 meter steeplechase is one of
the most anticipated events of the Drake
Relays.
3,000 METER STEEPLECHASE
In the 3,000-meter steeplechase, athletes
jump 28 barriers and seven water jumps,
said Patton. It’s like a long-distance hurdling
event, simulated cross-country and human
equestrian all in one. Everyone loves a train
wreck, and the water pit is just that. Spectators are rarely disappointed.
Men: 10:53 a.m. Saturday, April 25*
Women: 10:40 a.m. Saturday, April 25*
PARALYMPIC EVENTS
The T44 200 meter race gives a stage to
those athletes who run with the use of prosthetics. This year’s athletes include world
record holder Richard Browne and former
world record holder Jarryd Wallace. Browne
won silver in the 2012 Paralympic Games in
the 100 meters, while Wallace took gold in
the International Paralympic Committee’s
2013 World Championships. T11 competitor in David Brown, who is blind and runs
with the aid of a guide runner, will also join
the field. Brown owns the T11 world records
in both the 100 and 200 meters.
“In many of these races, the Drake Relays
is the only opportunity outside of an Olympics or World Championships that you may
see these athletes all on the same track at the
same time,” said Patton. “I hope spectators
appreciate that right here in Des Moines
there is an athletic competition that is on par
with anything else in the world.”
*Times subject to change/delay. Visit
www.godrakebulldogs.com for complete
schedule.CV
David Rowley is an Iowa native with a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University
of Iowa and a master’s in film journalism from
the University of Glasgow in Scotland.
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But cows for Iowa’s dairy industry.
Northey, Iowa’s secretary of agriculture,
tells Political Mercury that he’s been having
conversations with Iowa ag businesspeople
about possible ways the Hawkeye State could
take advantage of the increasingly desperate
water problem facing California, one of the
nation’s biggest agricultural regions.
Are there opportunities for Iowa?
“You know, I think there might be,”
Northey said. “Certainly there have been
California farmers, with the dairy industry especially, they’ve been so big and successful in California, that have either had
growth move out in the past — maybe it
wasn’t around drought — but certainly
could be around drought now and around
feed production for those dairies. I think we
certainly could bring some dairies here from
California because of those challenges.”
California is in its fourth year of severe
drought. Projections aren’t great either,
leading to water-use restrictions focused
mainly in the cities.
According to The Los Angeles Times,
the majority of California is experiencing
extreme to exceptional drought, according
to the U.S. Drought Monitor, and the state’s
condition isn’t expected to improve in the
near future.
The Drought Monitor, which collects
data from 50 different weather indicators,
has shown an increasingly red California
since 2011, the last time the drought map
was clear, The Times reports.
In the interview with Political Mercury,
Northey said that when California was
mentioned, his mind went to dairy right
away. But the potential doesn’t stop there,
he said.
“I can’t help but believe there could be
some crops as well,” Northey said.
Almonds and cotton and “a large
amount” of wine grapes wouldn’t be in Iowa’s wheelhouse, Northey said.
But he thinks there will be crop opportunities stemming from drought in California and elsewhere.
Northey said the California question has
been starting to come up in Iowa ag circles.
“I’ve had just a few conversations,”
Northey said. “I think we’ll have more.”
Northey said he expects to take a trip to
California to scout potential for Iowa agriculture.
He sees the outreach being with dairymen.
“I’d certainly be interested in ratcheting
that effort up,” Northey said.
Northey said dairy farms in California
have expanded to Iowa in the past. With
water rights being more valuable in California, a farm may be able to sell those to a city
and move its dairy operations to Iowa.
“I think it’s a matter of tone,” Northey
said. “I think you’re not about trying to
profit off of somebody else’s problem. What
you’re trying to do is make sure that everyone has a chance to decide on their own individual business where the right place to be
is and what they want to do.” CV
Douglas Burns is a fourth-generation Iowa newspaperman who
resides in Carroll. He and his family own and publish newspapers in
Carroll, Jefferson and other neighboring communities.
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I think you’re not about trying to profit
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By Eleni Upah
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ew people can say they have sustained two broken thumbs, a broken ankle, a badly bruised knee and multiple concussions and then finish by saying
that they’ve been pretty fortunate in their careers.
But bull riders are not like “average” people. They spend most of their lives training every day to face animals more than 10 times their weight,
and each encounter is unpredictable and carries with it the possibility of ending in death. Being “fortunate” is the ability to get back up after being thrown
from a bucking bull.
Cityview spoke to two members of the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) organization to see what it takes to make a living as they prepare to descend on
Des Moines April 25-26 at Wells Fargo Arena as part of the series’ premiere tour, the Built Ford Tough Series.
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A family affair
For many riders, the ambition to ride bulls
professionally begins at an impressionable
young age when they first get to see the
sport up close and personal. It’s a family affair as well. For Matt Triplett, 23, and Tanner Byrne, 22, joining the sport was about
following in their fathers’ footsteps.
“My dad rode bulls, and my dad’s been
my hero my whole life,” said Triplett, a native of Columbia Falls, Montana, who is
ranked second in the world at press time.
“I just kind of knew that I was going to be a
bull rider all my life because he did it, and I
just wanted to do exactly what he did.”
Triplett held the coveted top ranking
until late March when he was bucked off
a bull and kicked in the knee. That injury
forced him to sit out for a couple weeks, but
even without earning new points, Triplett
has still managed to keep more than 400
points between him and third place.
“At first I thought I’d torn my PCL and
LCL, but it’s just bruised and a slight little
tear, so I’m good,” he said casually. “I’ll only
miss one event.”
The PBR tour spans the majority of the
year — from January through the middle
of May and August through October —
with competitions nearly every weekend.
Triplett’s injury came just before an off
week, which saved him from sitting out two
rounds. But a bruised knee can’t keep him
down. He rides his bike nearly every day to
re-strengthen it, lifts weights and practices
hot yoga to help with his flexibility.
“I do a lot of yoga,” he said. “It keeps me
really flexible and really limber, and those
are two key points of riding bulls.”
Byrne also practices yoga to improve his
flexibility, in addition to regular cardio and
core exercises.
“It’s weird to say, but it’s kind of like be-
“Every weekend we get on the
best bulls in the world,
so if you don’t train
yourself, you could die doing it.
”
— Matt Triplett
ing a gymnast,” Byrne explained. “You have
to be able to put your body in the position
that it needs to be in, so you have to have full
control over it.”
Byrne grew up in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada, and joined PBR as soon
as he was eligible at age 18. He started riding smaller animals when he was 9 years old
and worked his way up to junior bull riding
before getting on his first full-sized bull at
15. This is his second year on the Built Ford
Tough Series.
Similar to Triplett, bulls were always
present in Byrne’s life.
“My dad was a bull fighter for many years
— one of the guys who protects us when we
hit the ground,” he said.
Byrne says his mom used to be a barrel
racer, and his two brothers are both bullfighters now.
“My brother Jesse is actually one of the
main bullfighters on the Built Ford Tough
Series that works every weekend at the
events that I go to, so we’ve kind of got that
cool little bond,” he said. “We get to stay together, and he’s one of the guys that protects
me out there, which is kind of cool.”
Facing the bull
When it comes to sports, eight seconds can
seem like a blur or a lifetime. The first eight
seconds of a football game pass in the blink
of an eye. The last eight seconds of a basket-
ball game can take five minutes.
When it comes to riding bulls, those
eight seconds are what riders have been
training for their whole lives. It’s make or
break. Life or death.
And when your job — and sometimes
your life — comes down to surviving those
few precious seconds on the bucking back
of an angry bull, it takes a certain type of
mindset.
“I try to not let anything go through my
mind before I go out to ride, because if you
think, you’re a second behind. And you can’t
be a second behind,” said Triplett. “All bull
riding consists of is muscle memory, and if
you put the training and the time in during
the week, you shouldn’t have to think about
it.”
Triplett knows that firsthand, as he’s
dedicated his life to training for the sport.
During the weekend he is riding, and by
Monday, it’s back to the gym.
“That’s all my life consists of,” he said. “If
you don’t put as much training into it as possible, then there’s no reason to get on them.
“Every weekend we get on the best bulls
in the world, so if you don’t train yourself,
you could die doing it.”
The bulls are competitors, too. You’ll
find both under the “athletes” tab on the
PBR website, with pictures, names and statistics. The top two bulls currently are Asteroid and Mick E Mouse, both with 100
“You’re never going to overpower
an animal, so it’s all about making
those counter moves to try to
move the power away from the bull.
— Tanner Byrne
”
percent buck off rates.
“No matter if you stay on, you’re still getting whipped around or hitting the ground,”
Byrne explained. “So you’re always sore, and
that’s something we have to deal with every
weekend. The main goal is to stay healthy
while you’re on this tour, because it’s such a
grinding tour. The bulls are the best in the
world, so you’ve got to be healthy as best you
can.”
Triplett agreed, adding that the bulls are
bred like Kentucky Derby runners, treated
like kings and highly respected. They are
trained every day, just like the riders. Byrne
says raising bulls has become similar to the
horse racing business.
“It seems like everybody and their dog
owns bulls nowadays,” he laughed. “They’re
going full force making these bulls as highly
ranked as possible, because that’s how these
people are making their living. They get fed
better than we do, I think.”
The riders see a variety of bulls throughout the year, depending on the location of
each event. They are paired via a drawing,
and Byrne says there are a few bulls that everyone would prefer to ride because of the
potential to produce better scores for the riders. Each bull has a different bucking style,
just like each rider has a different riding
style.
Byrne said it’s possible to draw the same
bull twice, which is an advantage to know
how the animal feels or what it might do.
But he acknowledged that no matter how
often a bull bucks one way, there is always
the chance he’ll go another.
“You’re never going to overpower an animal, so it’s all about making those counter
moves to try to move the power away from
the bull,” Byrne said.
Byrne is ranked 19th at press time, up
from his previous spot at 22nd, despite
coming down with the flu between events.
Much like Triplett, he doesn’t seem to be
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1. Headgear – Cowboy Hat or Helmet. Wearing a
cowboy hat is primarily traditional, however more and more
bull riders are wearing helmets with protective facemasks.
2. Protective Vest. Every bull rider must wear the
protective vest, which has dramatically reduced the number
of internal injuries.
3. Glove. A bull rider wears a glove on his riding hand.
The leather glove, which protects both the hand and fingers,
is secured around the wrist with tape to keep it from being
torn from the rider’s hand by the tremendous force of the bull.
4. Rosin. Each bull rider carries a container of rosin, a
sticky substance that provides a little extra grip.
5. Chaps (pronounced shaps). Each pair of chaps is
custom-made. They reflect a rider’s personality while also
displaying sponsor logos. Chaps can also provide some
concerned. As long as he’s feeling OK come
Friday and Saturday, he’ll be riding.
Byrne talks about his ailments and injuries like the average person talks about paper
cuts.
“I’ve had a bunch of bumps and bruises,
that’s for sure,” he said. “I’ve had some broken bones, collarbones, concussion — different things like that. But in the bull riding
world, I’ve been very lucky that way, not
getting seriously injured like a lot of the guys
have.”
Byrne had his collarbone broken when
he was 16, and clearly remembers how the
bull stepped on him and his bone “just
snapped.” But he tells the story like one
might talk about a time they fell out of a tree
and sprained a wrist. To riders, most injuries
simply aren’t a big deal.
Byrne and Triplett have carried that fearlessness into adulthood. That’s not to say
they scoff at the deadliness of the sport; both
men are deeply aware of the risks that come
along with their chosen career. But they’ve
put thousands of hours of time and commitment into getting this far; risks won’t stop
them from chasing their passion.
“I don’t think there’s anyone in this
world that can keep me from riding bulls,”
said Triplett. “I’ll do it until I absolutely
can’t do it anymore.”
Triplett has seen more than a fair share of
injuries, both small and severe. By now he’s
learned that it’s not a matter of if a rider is
going to get hurt; it’s a matter of when. But
even with that knowledge, he’s never really
been scared, he said.
“I’ve been doing it all my life,” he said.
“I’ve got a pretty good relationship with the
good Lord, so if that’s when he wants me to
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protection, particularly in the chute.
6. Bull Rope. Braided from nylon or grass, the bull
rope is placed around the bull’s chest behind his front legs.
The flat rope has a handle braided into it, constructed
partially of leather, which is the bull rider’s only anchor for
the duration of his rider. At the bottom of the rope hangs
a metal bell designed to give the rope some weight so that
it will fall off the bull as soon as the rider is bucked off or
dismounts the animal. The bell has smooth, round edges
and does not harm the bull in any way.
7. Boots. Bull riders wear boots that have a special
ridge on the heel, which helps their spurs stay in place.
8. Spurs. Spurs help the cowboy stay in position on a
bull. The rowels are dull so they don’t injure or cut the skin
of the bull.
go, that’s my time I guess. The only thing I
really get scared of is failure.”
An early retirement
Most professional sports see their athletes
retire at a much earlier age than that of a
typical business professional. For the highimpact, high-risk sport of bull riding, that
magic number is roughly age 35.
Both Triplett and Byrne say their goal
is to have made enough money on the PBR
circuit to fully retire from work after their
time on the tour ends.
“Hopefully I’ve made enough money
where I don’t have to do anything,” said
Triplett, who has his sights set on the first
place title, which takes home $1 million at
the end of the season.
The winner is determined by a point system carried through the PBR’s various events
throughout the year. The 2015 season is the
beginning of a new points system created to
ensure that the most consistent rider — the
rider with the most wins throughout the season — would be the PBR World Champion.
The Built Ford Tough Series is one of several PBR tours that play into the final score.
The others are the 15/15 Bucking Battles,
BlueDEF Velocity Tour, Touring Pro Division and international tours in Australia,
Brazil, Canada and Mexico.
That prize — and the bragging rights of
being the top bull rider in the world — is
enough to make the training, broken bones
and long hours on the road worth it. Riders
have the opportunity to travel around the
world — although there’s not much time for
sightseeing on the grueling schedule.
“It gets tiring, that’s for sure,” said Byrne.
“It’s not like we go somewhere and get to
see the city wherever we’re at. We’re pretty
much just in the hotel room and then go to
the event and then get ready for the next
state.”
Byrne’s schedule is a bit more hectic than
some of the other riders because he likes to
go back home to Canada during the week
to spend time with his wife.
For him, a typical week includes events on Friday and
Saturday, flying to Canada
on Sunday or Monday to
spend two days at home,
then leaving again on
Thursday to make the next
event.
“I just like to come
home and regroup,” he explains, adding that he still
enjoys the places PBR has
taken him and the times
that his wife can join him
on the tour.
Triplett’s weeks are a little more “normal” for the touring circuit. When he’s not
training, he spends some time exploring the
new venues.
“I think there’s just maybe a handful of
places I haven’t been to,” he said. “Every
place we get to go to has been remarkable.”
His favorite place is Anaheim, California,
which he says is always his favorite event.
“We’re right there by the beach, so I get
to go to Disneyland and act like a kid,” he
laughed. “It’s a fun one to go to.”
As someone who has seen so much of the
world already, Triplett says he plans to stay
close to home after he retires.
“As of right now, I like my living situation,” he said. “In the winter I live in Texas
because it’s warm there, but in the summer
there’s no place like home in Montana. I live
in a beautiful state surrounded by mountains. Really, I’ve traveled around the world
and I’ve been everywhere, and there’s no
place that matches Montana.”
What it takes to win
In sports, having a good strategy is key. Athletes must be prepared for every possible outcome, because they never know exactly what
their opponent will do.
That’s especially true for bull riding,
when the opponent is a raging animal. In
that case, it comes down to the preparation
before the event.
“There’s not much really going on [in
your mind] when you’re in the chutes,” said
Byrne of the moments leading up to the
ride. “It’s all reaction, so whatever that bull
— whatever move he makes — you have to
have your body in that position to stay on
that next jump. If you’re thinking about it,
you’re probably that half a second behind,
and your leg will probably be in the dirt.”
The years of training and practice all lead
up to those eight seconds when the rider
meets the bull. Byrne says it’s all about clearing the mechanism and letting the body take
over, letting go of any fear or hesitation that
might take him out of the game for even one
moment.
At this point in their lives, these riders
have spent more years riding bulls than not.
They know the dangers and the risks, but
they also know the rewards.
“Like any other professional athlete, it
takes a lot of dedication and a lot of hard
work,” said Triplett. “It’s not something
that’s just given to you. Just like anything
you want in life, you’ve got to want to succeed, and you’ve got to want the dedication,
the training.
“You’ve got to do whatever it takes to
reach your goals.” CV
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Your daily guide to Watching — and Hate Watching.
A
fter “Are you still writing for that
paper?” and “Why did I assume you
were dead?”, the question I’m most
often asked is “So, what’s good on TV?”
Sure, I write a readily-available weekly column about what’s good on TV (and not-sogood), and produce a podcast (TV Tan —
look it up on iTunes and Stitcher) covering
the same, but you can’t be expected to keep
up with it all.
You do, actually: Let’s pretend that daily
“live” TV viewing didn’t die several years
ago and scroll through the week with a dayby-day breakdown of what to Watch (good
stuff deserving of your attention) and, for
the hell of it, Hate Watch (stuff so terrible
that it’s fun to mock) right now.
Thursday: The network tried to kill its
biggest hit by moving it to Thursday nights,
but “The Blacklist” (NBC) is still a mustWatch. TV critics are divided on “The Comedians,” but I say it’s a worthy lead-in to
“Louie,” and that’s all that matters (FX). On
the Hate Watch front, there’s “Lip Sync Battle” (Spike), a “singing” competition that’s
done away with singing altogether.
Friday: “Real Time With Bill Maher”
and “Vice” (HBO) for politicos and news
junkies, “The Soup” for pop-culture catchupists, and “The Grace Helbig Show” for
… not sure who this is for yet, but Helbig’s
YouTube-to-TV transition is, more often
than not, as funny as it is brain-implodingly
awkward (E!). Hate Watch: “The Messengers” (The CW), wherein impossibly pretty
CW actors fret about the Rapture and a
desolate Friday-night timeslot.
Saturday: “Orphan Black” (BBC America) is one of the rare sci-fi dramas that lives
up to its hype, just don’t be put off by all
of the clone characters (most played fantastically by Tatiana Maslany) — if you can follow “Game of Thrones,” you can follow this.
Same goes for the time-jumping “Outlander” (Starz), the lushly produced Scot-drama
that earns its nickname “Fifty Shades of
Plaid.” For Hate Watching, “My Cat From
Hell” (Animal Planet), because no one seems
to realize that you can find a new, less-hellish
kitty, oh, anywhere.
Sunday: Busy night, with “Game of
Thrones,” “Silicon Valley,” “Veep” and
“Last Week Tonight With John Oliver”
(HBO); “Mad Men” (AMC); “Salem”
(WGN America); “Bob’s Burgers,” “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” and “The Last Man on
Earth” (Fox); “Mr. Selfridge” (PBS); and
now the new “Happyish” (Showtime) all
vying for discerning eyeballs. Set aside
some Hate Watch moments for “A.D. The
Bible Continues” and “American Odyssey”
(NBC); they’ve really earned it.
Monday: “Bates Motel” has cranked its
simmering insanity up to full-tilt bonkers
this season, while “The Returned” continues its supernatural slow-burn — 0together,
they comprise the creepiest two-hour block
of the week, not counting Sunday-morning
news shows (A&E). Hate Watch “Turn:
Washington’s Spies” (AMC), which is as obtuse as a tri-corner hat and somehow even
duller than actual American history.
Tuesday: Catch up on your streaming
— there are unseen episodes of “Daredevil”
(Netflix) and “Community” (Yahoo Screen)
still waiting for you. Hate Watch: “Powers”
(PlayStation Network), the comic-book adaptation that can’t even.
Wednesday: Heard of “Big Time in Hollywood, FL”? It fills the sick-wrong-funny
gap left by “Broad City” where “Workaholics” failed (Comedy Central). The obvious
Hate Watch is “CSI: Cyber” (CBS), the stupidest depiction of tech-terrorism since every
“cyberpunk” movie produced in 1995. CV
Bill Frost writes about television for Salt Lake
City Weekly, talks about it on the TV Tan
Podcast (Tuesdays on iTunes and Stitcher),
and tweets about it at @Bill_Frost.
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TechTalk
Amazon, boldly searching
where others have before
By Patrick Boberg
I
f science fiction has taught us anything,
education will likely be pointless in the future, as computers will know everything.
Whether it’s as far off as “Star Trek” or as immediate as “2001: A Space Odyssey,” computers will handle all the tough issues while
we’re simply along for the ride. While 2001
has already passed us by, and computers have
yet to start killing us, computers and Internet searches have virtually erased the need to
retain information. Need to know the capital
of Azerbaijan? The answer is one web search
away on the smartphone in your pocket. But
actually it’s even easier than that thanks to
Amazon’s latest gadget, the Amazon Echo.
When Captain Picard asks the Enterprise’s computer how long their journey
to the Klingon homeworld will be, does
he reach for a device in his pocket? No, he
simply says “Computer, how long…” That
is the simple logic
behind the Amazon Echo. For
$200,
Amazon
will ship you a
9-inch tall cylinder that is always
on, connected to
the Internet and
ready to deliver
any information.
Even better, the
Echo will walk
through recipes,
set reminders for
later, take dictation, read your email, play back your music
library and much more. After a simple set-up
and assigning a name to the Echo, users are
ready to call out to their Echo for any information they require.
Now, you might be wondering, if the
Echo can answer any question at a moment’s
notice, does that mean it’s always listening? Yes, but not in the invasion of privacy,
eavesdropping scenario. The Echo is always
listening for its name. For an Echo to work,
you can’t simply yell out a question and
receive an answer. Just like Captain Picard
must first call out “Computer” to activate
the Echo service, users must first call out the
name assigned during setup. Besides protecting users from Amazon surreptitiously spying on Echoers, this fail-safe keeps the Echo
from burning up your data connection and
answering any question or command called
out in your house.
As cool as the Echo is, it is far from a necessity. Android phone users already have a
personal assistant ready to be called upon.
Google Now — the Android equivalent of
Apple’s Siri — will assist users with practically the same features as the Echo by calling
out “Okay Google,” and even though they
require pressing a button, Siri or Windows
Cortana also answer audible call-outs. Also,
the Echo doesn’t have the option to run on
battery power; it’s always tethered to a power
socket. Worst of all, smartphones offer so
much more than just personal assistance, so
spending $200 on an Echo is actually rather
limiting.
The concern, of course, revolves around
the impact on the brain of all information
being readily available with no need for
memorization. Well, the jury is still out on
the long-term effects on brain health, but
BookReview
Courtesy of Beaverdale Books
Review by Harriet Leitch
‘Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania’
E
rik Larson, one of the most popular history authors writing today, has picked the sinking of the Lusitania as his
next study. The centennial of the Great War began last
year, so the examination of the events that drew America into
the war is very timely.
By Erik Larson
As is his style, Larson has paired
Crown Publishing
two events in the same book. At the time
Group (NY)
March 10, 2015 of the sinking of the Lusitania, President
Woodrow Wilson was finding his way
Hardcover $28
through the grief of losing his wife. He
448 Pages
has met, and is pursuing, an interest in the
widow Edith Boling Galt, a woman he met through Helen
Bones, his cousin and proxy First Lady at the White House.
As the story opens, the Germans had provided warnings
that passenger ships were in peril on the open seas, although
many dismissed these warnings. Actions and inactions from that point forward doomed the
Lusitania to its eventual sinking. Larson tells of the events from before the launch to the
aftermath of the sinking by alternating the narrative from aboard the Lusitania captained
by William Thomas Turner to aboard the German submarine, U-20, captained by Walther
Schwieger.
The personal details of the passengers and crew give the story an immediacy that works
well. Larson has covered many significant historical events in the past, each in a very entertaining fashion. While it is difficult to call the history of the sinking of the Lusitania entertaining, he has provided an account replete with characters and details that are engaging and
educational as well. CV
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function. So no matter if you’re Googling,
Wiking or Echoing, your trivial web info
hunt may be exercising your mind.
Should you pick up an Echo? Well, it
is a nifty piece of hardware, but it’s hard
to get past the fact it’s wholly unnecessary and constrained. I’d say unless you’re
a gadget addict or planning to put on a
Starfleet uniform and pretend you’re on
the bridge of the Enterprise, I’d say stick
with your smartphone. And cheer up, you
can always pretend your smartphone is a
tricorder. CV
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DES MOINES
Central Iowa’s connection
to the local music scene
By Chad Taylor [email protected]
Back where they started
I
n many ways, a band’s relationship with
a major label can be like a marriage.
There is the trust involved; the hope that
the artist and the label will both go further
together than either could alone. Unfortunately, just like a marriage, when the relationship goes wrong, it has the potential to
be disastrous. Few bands know this as well
as Seasons After.
When the Wichita-based five-piece
signed with Warner Music in 2009, it
seemed like the next step in an upwardtrending career. However, the lone top 40
single off its debut album would prove to
be the band’s high water mark under Warner’s banner, as front man Chris Schlichting left the band in 2010, and a series of
increasingly bitter legal disputes between
Warner and the band caused Seasons After
to go virtually silent for three years.
Finally, in early 2014, Seasons After
emerged from its forced slumber and announced plans to release its next album on
its own label.
“We weren’t sure how it was going to
go,” guitarist Chris Dawson admitted in a
phone interview. “We did the soft release in
September, then we did the national release
in February.”
Coming out of three years of silence
with a new lead singer (Schlichting was
replaced by Tony Housh) and as an independent band is a daunting task for band.
Seasons After plays Vaudeville Mews, 212 Fourth St., on Thursday, May 7 at 5 p.m.
Advance tickets available through ticketfly.com for $17.
Internally, Seasons After had to address
questions of how much of their original fan
base would return, and question whether or
not time and trends passed them by.
“Obviously we have a fan base that was
there, but we have to kind of reintroduce
people to what we’re doing,” Dawson said.
“It’s not completely from scratch, but it’s
close. After the break we needed to take, we
didn’t know what we were going to do.”
Eventually, the band committed to
moving forward with its next album, “Calamity Scars & Memoirs.” This time, however, the band had nobody to answer to but
itself.
“So we spent some time and did the
whole record,” Dawson said. “I produced
all the album, I shot the video, I did the
artwork.”
“Trying to drive the ship on our own,
we split everything up among the band,”
he continued. “One handles merch, one
handles touring, and so on. Sometimes you
might run into something that you’re not
familiar with, and you have to work out,
but that’s fine. We know what we’re capable of doing, so why not see what we can do
on our own?”
Going the independent route is certainly viable, and many bands have done it. But
most all of them admit that it is the more
difficult path to success. That does not scare
off Dawson and his bandmates, though.
This is a path they have all walked down in
the past, before Warner came calling in the
first place.
And while the years may have rolled by,
Seasons After continues to be the same talented act that attracted major label attention in the first place, booking its own tours
and working to reclaim their fans may feel
like a world apart from the years of playing
Warped Tour in front of thousands of people. But Seasons After is on its own, fired
up and in it for the long haul.
“We’re just getting going with the record getting out to people,” Dawson said.
“We’re just building this now. We’ve got
a single that just hit the radio, and when it
comes to those bigger shows, they want to
see more traction. But we’ll be back.” CV
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THE SOUND
Central Iowa’s connection to the local music scene
By Chad Taylor [email protected]
SOUNDCHECK
SOUND CIRCUIT
Dwight Yoakam
Shave and a haircut, two bits
“Second Hand Heart”
Reprise
D
The Pride of Iowa Barbershop Chorus plays Hoyt Sherman Place, 1501 Woodland Ave., on Saturday, April 25, at 7 p.m. Tickets
are $20.
I
n a day and age when it seems like so much music is subjected to autotune, digital enhancement and computer
generation, it can be therapeutic to dip back into a simpler
time. That is where Ev Nau and the Pride of Iowa Barbershop
Chorus come in.
The Barbershop Harmony Society — a national organization dedicated to preserving and carrying on the barbershop
tradition — was founded 77 years ago this month. For 70 of
those years, Des Moines has had a chapter, and for 68 of those
years, they have performed an annual show.
For the uninitiated, a barbershop chorus is essentially a
barbershop quartet, writ large.
“The barbershop style of music was originally founded
upon four men harmonizing,” explained Nau, who has
worked in various capacities within the Society for 25 years.
“The idea of having a tenor part above the melody, a bass part
at the low end and a baritone part filling in all the gaps became
very popular among choruses after the formation of the society
itself. Lots of guys wanted to sing, but not everyone could be
part of a quartet. So they developed what’s called the “gang
sing.” Each guy picked one of the four parts, forming, instead
of a lead, a lead section. Or a bass section, tenor section, and
so on.”
The Des Moines chapter’s annual shows have proven to be
extremely popular, playing to packed houses at Hoyt Sherman
for years. While Nau does believe that a large part of the appeal is in barbershop’s simplicity and nostalgic feel, he sets out
each year to create a program that challenges people’s preconceived notions of what barbershop is, while still entertaining
as many people as possible.
“Each year, our show is intended to fill an entertainment
gap,” he said. “We try to provide our audiences with a wide
variety of barbershop styles. It’s more than straw hats, striped
shirts, mustaches and canes.”
The Society also has a code of ethics, which places a priority on providing entertainment that is family friendly and
accessible to everyone.
“I like to say that you could bring your grandmother and
granddaughter to the same show, and neither one of them will
have any awkward questions when we’re done,” Nau said. CV
SOUND ADVICE
T
he Des Moines Social Club is getting into the music business. The Club, which has hosted video production class
and music lessons in its classrooms since opening the Firehouse, has announced the launch of its own music label,
dubbed Station 1 Records. The Club has tabbed Sony Music Director of Copyright and bassist Tobi Parks to
come in and help get things started at the label, which the press release describes as “a Des Moines-based non-profit record
label committed to the patronage and development of emerging artists from the region.” and “committed to growing the
creative economies of Greater Des Moines and Iowa.” To help explain the idea in more detail, the Social Club is hosting a
panel discussion on April 30 at the Basement bar, at 6 p.m.
This week’s Pick o’ the Week is up at Lefty’s Live Music. Get up to the Dogtown venue on Thursday, April 23 to
check out Bonne Finken and Peace, Love & Stuff starting at 8 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m., so get there early and check
the new venue out. Five dollars at the door gets you in. Mahalo. CV
Chad Taylor is an award-winning news journalist and music writer from Des Moines who would love to take his talents abroad if the
rent were not so much more affordable in Des Moines.
wight Yoakam has
sold 21 million
copies of his albums. Nine albums have
gone platinum, and five
of them have hit No. 1
on the Billboard charts.
So you know it is saying
something when I say that
“Second Hand Heart” is
one of the three or four best albums of Yoakam’s career. It is a fully electrified, three-guitar affair that sees
Yoakam at his howling, angry best, immediately conjuring up images of 1985’s seminal “Guitars Cadillacs
Etc. Etc.” You can call Yoakam a country artist all you
want, but the man’s true genre is sorrow. He does not
write songs about despair; he wraps despair in Telecaster strings and hands the emotion to you straight,
no chaser. The result is glorious. “Second Hand Heart”
is as lean an album as you are going to find, without an
ounce of wasted space or effort. CV
Blur
“The Magic Whip”
Elektra
B
lur has been gone for
12 years, primarily
while frontman Damon Albarn went off to
win Grammys with a silly
side project called Gorillaz. For anyone who has
followed Albarn’s career,
there was plenty of reason
to worry about “The Magic Whip.” The frontman’s thunderous ego is, after all,
the stuff of legend. But all worries are put to rest the
minute opening track “Lonesome Street” starts to play,
and everything people loved about Blur comes rushing
back through newly-opened floodgates. More importantly, Blur’s component members have all obviously
come back to the project with fresh ideas, gleaned from
the ensuing years of solo experience, and Albarn has
allowed them all to shine through. Albarn’s voice has
grown more nuanced over the years, while his disdain
for modern consumer culture remains delightfully untouched. This new-look Blur feels like an improved
and more complete version of the band you loved in
the ’90s. CV
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at Gas Lamp
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at Vaudeville Mews
by Dan Hodges
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at Vaudeville Mews
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American Head Charge
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By Matt Jones
Presidential pets
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Natalie Thoreau Pohlman
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ACROSS
1) Word before out or put
5) It precedes theta
8) Make a difference
14) Phone connection
15) 3-D med. scan
16) “Java” trumpeter
17) Rob Ford, by residence
19) With 20-Across, the first cat
president?
20) See 19-Across
22) Luau staple
23) Two-player card game
24) Twice-serving dog president?
32) Affix, as a button
33) “As I see it,” in a text
34) “Night” author Wiesel
35) “Mod Squad” member
36) Flower part made up of sepals
38) Up and quit
39) ___ Day multivitamins
40) Ending for spat
41) Directed (toward)
42) Recent small, furry president
in a cage?
46) Resort type
47) Victorian or Edwardian, e.g.
48) Leading pot-bellied pig
president?
55) Underwater naval habitat
57) Picture of pandemonium
58) Actress Hemingway
59) Brian who released “Ambient
4: On Land”
60) ___ Romeo (Italian car
company)
61) Elastic
62) WSJ rival
63) Each
DOWN
1) Like molasses
2) Turner of note
3) Formicary dwellers
4) “Hell ___!”
5) Key of Brahms’s Symphony No. 4
6) Dire
7) Grammar class faux pas
8) Zenith competitor, once
9) Porto ___, Brazil
10) You, long ago
11) Radial, e.g.
12) Rowing machine unit
13) Delivery path, for short
18) Decide not to go green?
21) “I ___ soul to the company
store” (“Sixteen Tons” lyric)
24) Queen, in Quebec
25) “For Sale by ___”
26) Words from the teacher?
27) Pale purple
28) Aboveboard, slangily
29) Texas Revolution site
30) “Separate Tables” Oscar winner David
31) Monopoly holding
32) Go through mud
36) Deserving of blame
37) Koran focus
41) “Delta of Venus” author Nin
43) Jordan’s neighbor
44) Like some furniture polishes
45) 1950 sci-fi short story collection
by Isaac Asimov
48) Modern Maturity publisher
49) Radar reading
50) “I totally agree!”
51) Elite Eight org.
52) Iodine-rich seaweed
53) Lowdown
54) Certain tide
55) Texting protocol initials
56) Evian or Perrier
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SPOTLIGHT
Dos Equis
W
e also don’t always spotlight Mexican beers, but when we do, we spotlight Dos
Equis. Known for its often-quoted commercials, Dos Equis is a big brand with a
small product line. For a Mexican brewing company to make it big with only two
iconic beers to its name, that says something about its taste and quality.
The upcoming Cinco-de-Mayo holiday couldn’t be a more fitting tie-in with this popular brew. The Mexican victory over the French served as a morale boost to the Mexican army
and citizens in general, because the Mexican army was half the size of the French and had
much weaker equipment. Nonetheless, the Mexican army pulled through, much like how
Dos Equis has conquered a beer market with just two beers. Both had a small number of
forces but dominated with strength.
Here’s to knocking back a few cold ones and celebrating a day of victory.
Dos Equis Ambar
This beer pulls inspiration from all over the world. Although
it’s brewed in Germany, it gets its style and taste from Mexico,
while still having hints of North American roasted malts. It’s
described as a classic Vienna-style lager, while still representing
a full and flavorful body. Dos Equis Ambar was the first born of
the Dos Equis name.
ABV: 4.7 percent.
Availability: Year-round
Dos Equis Lager Especial
Perhaps the counterpart to Ambar, Dos Equis Lager presents a
light and crisp body. It’s made from pure spring water and very
specific hops to give it the clean and balanced finish. A summertime signature, Dos Equis Lager Especial was the second coming
to the Dos Equis name and is featured in many of the Dos Equis
cocktails.
ABV: 4.3 percent.
Availability: Year-round
Dos Equis Dos-A-Rita
The newest addition to the Dos Equis family is the Dos-A-Rita.
This concoction is a blend of classic lime and agave margarita
flavors mixed with Dos Equis Lager Especial. It combines your
favorite classic Mexican beverage with your favorite Mexican
beer in one glass, with added hints of orange and tequila.
ABV: 7.2 percent.
Availability: Year-round, currently only sold in Texas, California, New Mexico, Arizona, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina,
South Carolina and Alabama. More availability coming soon.
Stay up to date on Dos Equis availability by visiting www.dosequis.com.
Dos Equis Ambar and Lager can be found at most bars, restaurants, grocery stores and gas
stations around the metro. CV
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EVENTS
May 14 – Nitro Tap Takeover, 6 p.m., The
Lift, 222 Fourth St., Des Moines, 288-3777,
www.dmlift.com
May 30 – Cityview’s Summer Brewfest,
2-4 p.m., Principal Park, Des Moines,
brewfest.dmcityview.com.
May 30 – Fat Tire Fun Ride, at noon, from
Thunderhead in Ankeny to Founder’s Irish
Pub in Bondurant, http://bikeiowa.com
Wednesdays – W.A.C. Off Wednesdays
(Waukee-Adel Cycling), 6-10 p.m., starts at
Mickey’s Waukee, 50 S.E. Laurel St., Waukee,
http://bikeiowa.com
Thursdays – Yankee Clipper to Founder’s
Irish Pub Weekly Rides, starts at either
location every Thursday evening
Thursdays – Slow Ride Thursdays to
Orlando’s, Mullets or Cumming Tap, 6 p.m.
Sundays – Sunday Funday Rides, High
Trestle Trail, specials at Whistlin Donkey, Flat
Tire Lounge and Nite Hawk
BEER PAIRINGS
W
hat better way to celebrate
Cinco de Mayo than with a
fiesta of tacos, salsa, guacamole and a tall glass of Dos Equis? A
staple at any Cinco party will include
your best family recipe for spicy salsa,
which pairs nicely with the bold undertones and strong flavor of Dos Equis
Ambar. The roasted malts also make
a great complement to beef tacos with
cilantro.
For a different, but equally satisfying flavor combination, try a salsa verde for a fresh — and, of course,
spicy — taste. Add a draw of Dos Equis Lager to
round it out.
For dinner, try something a bit heavier with a pork
carnitas taco and a Dos Equis Lager. The lightness of
the beer will combat the heaviness of the pork to create the perfect balance.
DEFINE
Ambar
Ambar refers to the type of copper- or red-colored beer that uses American hops and
usually has a heavy body. It originated in the West Coast and is an American style of
beer. Ambar beers tend to have a caramel malt flavor. CV
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CenterStage
Chuckle-worthy gadgetry
By John Domini
FilmReview
Who took Johnny?
By Chad Taylor
W
“Around the World in 80 Days.” Des Moines Community Playhouse. Wed. - Sat. April 2225, 7:30 p.m. Sun. April 26, 2 p.m.
J
ohn Viars, in his director’s notes for
“Around the World in 80 Days,” says
he’s sorry his show doesn’t have a balloon. The balloon was a feature of the 1956
movie, and the Playhouse actually uses one
in its ads. Still, I don’t think Viars has to
apologize. His choreography keeps things
buoyant and busy and allows us a few eyepopping vistas.
The show travels light. As conceived by
Marc Brown, an actor as well as a writer, it
sets everyone loose in the wardrobe room.
Just five people — four men and one woman — take on 39 roles. The way they pop
in and out, they might be airborne after all.
The player called “Actor 5,” however, confines himself to just one part, that of Phileas
Fogg — the man who travels so far, so fast.
At the Playhouse, Eric Olson handled the
role. New to Des Moines, but with stage experience, he gets the look right. He’s a bulldog, all chest and jaw. He delivers a number
of sight gags — especially with his bottomless
wallet — yet even as he pays, Olson maintains propriety: veddy British. Better still, in
a couple later scenes with the Parsi woman
Aouda, he softens. Naturally, Olson gets help
from Kate Fitzgerald, as the love interest. She
switches off well between demurely dropping
her head and boldly meeting his look.
In the early going, though, Olson and
the others take a while to settle into farcical rhythm. The central gimmick may be all
about quick changes, but the right feel has
more to do with bounce than speed. Jason
Rainwater, as Fogg’s servant Passepartout (a
rough translation would be “slips in everywhere”), handles his opening material mechanically. The same stiffness afflicts Olson
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when Fogg places his momentous wager, the
reason for the runaround.
The fellow-gentlemen of London’s Reformers Club refuse to believe a man can circle the globe so quickly. Yes, these are modern times — 1872. Yes, the last few years
have seen technological breakthroughs, like
unsinkable steamships and intercontinental railways. Such gadgetry was inspiration
enough for Jules Verne, the author of the
novel. He didn’t need a balloon.
Still, at the Playhouse what matters more
is the human lubrication, the chuckle-worthy
timing of the give and take. The first jokes
to really land are the physical business, such
as when Kate Fitzgerald, in a turn as a man,
silently mouths obscenities. Then Rainwater
hits his stride. Working in Frenchified English, Passepartout gets off nifty puns. When
he wins over the Apaches, he boasts: “They
made me a chef!”
In the later going, too, we get the best
visual effects. The company worked with a
New York designer, Caite Kemp, and she
pulled off some marvelous shape-shifting.
The elephant, fallback transportation across
India, proves part carpet shop, part Tin
Man. Then there’s the bit where a train leaps
the Mississippi....
Overheard in the Lobby: Des Moines Performing Arts has added extra shows of “Sex
Tips for Straight Women from a Gay Man,”
at the Temple. CV
John Domini is a published local author who has lived on both coasts and
abroad and enjoyed theater everywhere. See www.johndomini.com.
hen you start talking about the
disappearance of Johnny Gosch,
it can be difficult not to start
sounding like a conspiracy theorist. The
fact that a young boy could be taken from
a street in the middle of West Des Moines
and disappear so completely is odd enough.
Add in claims of police indifference, Omaha-based pedophile trafficking rings and
mysteriously delivered photographs, and
you’ve got the makings of a work of fiction.
“Who Took Johnny,” the documentary
from Suki Hawley, David Beilinson and Michael Galinsky, sets out to tackle the story
of the 1982 kidnapping of Gosch, taken in
the wee hours of Sept. 5 while delivering
newspapers in his West Des Moines neighborhood. Gosch’s disappearance gripped the
nation, thanks in no small part to the persistence and relentless visibility of Johnny’s
parents, Noreen and John. As the years have
gone by, Noreen, in particular, has remained
a tireless advocate for reform in how police
departments treat missing children cases.
“Who Took Johnny” is, above all else,
the story of Noreen Gosch. At the time the
documentary was being filmed, Iowa was in
the thick of the search for Elizabeth Collins and Lyric Cook, who were taken from
Evansdale in July 2012. As the film opens,
Noreen — whom the past 30 years has been
positioned as a kind of Patron Saint of Taken Children — visits with Elizabeth’s parents, Drew and Heather, both clearly reeling. Noreen councils them on dealing with
press requests, keeping on their daughter’s
case and just making it through the next
day. The scenes with Noreen and the Collinses make for heart-rending cinema, because we know how the Collins’ case ends,
and we know where Noreen has been.
Noreen is far and away the most heavily
interviewed person in the film, though the
filmmakers took great pains to reach out to
as many of the players as possible, including John Gosch Sr., representatives from the
West Des Moines “Who Took Johnny”
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being the most gripping portion, if only because it is the last part of the documentary
that anyone is 100 percent certain about.
The first 40 minutes of the film’s
80-minute run time is tightly told, remarkably well paced and manages to be sensitive
without sensationalist. It is in the last half,
as Noreen’s story gets more unusual, that the
film starts to feel off-kilter. A large chunk of
time and scrutiny is given to Paul Bonacci,
a convict who claimed to have multiple personalities and to have taken part in Johnny’s
kidnapping, but whom the FBI and West
Des Moines police deemed uncredible.
The film leads from Bonacci giving a brief
rundown of the Franklin child prostitution
ring allegations, touches on the photographs
that Noreen says are of a bound and gagged
Johnny and that turned up mysteriously on
her doorstep, and ultimately hits on Noreen’s claim that Johnny himself visited her
in 1997, 15 years after the disappearance.
“Who Took Johnny” has been well received everywhere it has played, and with
good reason; it is a lovingly produced and
created film. But I fear it may ultimately
have a lesser impact during its run here in
Des Moines, thanks in large part to our
proximity to the case. There is nothing in
“Who Took Johnny” that offers new or
groundbreaking information. It will act as a
great primer for anyone unfamiliar with the
details, but, as ultimately must be the case,
the film leaves all of its questions — especially the one in the title — unanswered. CV
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hefs complain
that
Des
Moines
diners are resistant to change.
If a restaurant replaces a dish or alters a recipe, someone will complain. In
this environment, any change of ownership
at traditional establishments comes with customer anxiety. In the last year-and-a-half, La
Pena, Chuck’s, Tally’s, The Radish and the
Des Moines Art Center Café all changed
hands. Regulars who drink from half-empty
glasses predicted the end of life as they knew
it. I try to soothe them with stories about
changes that made places even better, like
when Bob and Amy Tursi bought the Latin
King or when Zach Mannheimer and Sean
Wilson bought Proof.
La Peña has been a one-of-a-kind place
here since Luis and Carmen de Avila opened
it at the beginning of the millennium. It was
our first birrieria, a place that specializes in
goat. Birria is to Guadalajara as pork tenderloins are to Des Moines. It’s ubiquitous in
the city, popular in some central states surrounding Jalisco, but rarely found elsewhere
in Mexico. It’s also become popular in Los
Angeles and Chicago. The dish comes in two
styles: slow roasted goat, usually whole goat;
and braised goat, usually boneless chunks. It
is accompanied by two styles of consommé:
goat stock with or without tomatoes. Cumin
and oregano usually dominate its mild spices.
At La Peña, it’s served a la carte ($11.50)
By Jim Duncan
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Birria revocada with fresh made tortillas at La Pena.
with bowls of consommé available as sides
for $3 and also “revolcados” ($13), meaning
with beans and rice and smothered in consommé, which is always of the tomato-style
here. Onions, cilantro and two kinds of salsas
are as essential to this dish as basil, cilantro
and bean sprouts are to pho. The salsas here
are anything but mild. La Peña makes them
with chilies de arbol, the legendary chili that
Columbus first noticed in the New World.
They produce a unique tannic, smoky flavor. Their high heat makes them rare in culinary applications, but La Peña mixes them
with enough fresh tomatillos and tomatoes
to cut their heat and perfectly complement
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their homemade chips from homemade tortillas.
Other specialties of the house include:
barbacoa ($13), a bowl of braised beef in
consommé; and menudo ($9). Like birria,
they are served daily, not just on weekends.
The three specialties are all considered cures
for hangovers. I have ordered menudo here
with a calf’s foot. Tortas, tacos, gorditas,
sopes and tostadas are available with your
choice of cheese, barbacoa, birria, adoba
(pork), steak, sausage or chicken. All are
made with homemade corn flour starches.
Artisan breads of Central Mexico are also
sold and used in sandwich specials. These
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are wheat breads of different styles.
Tamales were made from scratch in savory and sweet styles. Chilies rellenos were
made with stem-on poblanos and Mexican
cheeses. Even the creamy beans and rice
were distinctive. Steak, chicken and a breakfast menu are also offered. Flan was made
from scratch in a swimming pool of caramel
sauce. It is my favorite version in town. Jarritos and Mexican Coke are available, but
the latter was made with high fructose corn
syrup, the sad end product of Mexico having
elected a Coke executive as president.
Bottom line: In 2002, I wrote “La Peña
is our happiest discovery since we started
writing about food in this state a dozen years
ago.” That holds up a year after Luis and
Carmen fled Iowa winters. If anything, the
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American
B-Bops: We have the best burgers in town!
For 21 years we’ve won Cityview’s “Best of Des
Moines” readers’ poll and are proud to serve
these burgers at more than seven locations
throughout the metro. Multiple locations in Des
Moines, Ankeny, Altoona, Urbandale and Ames.
www.b-bops.com.
The Club Car: While great food and service may
be the “primary products” of The Club Car, the
casual atmosphere also elicits captivation from
the moment you walk in the front door. Railroad
memorabilia, original framed posters, model train
cars and signs from “way back” always draw attention. 13435 University Ave., #200. Clive. 2261729. www.clubcardining.com.
Granite City Food & Brewery: A polished
casual American restaurant featuring fresh, highquality menu items prepared from made-fromscratch recipes. Granite City is passionate about
creating fresh menu items from scratch and uses
its patented brewing process to deliver the best
brews. 12801 University Ave., Clive. 224-1300.
www.gcfb.net
Lynn’s on Merle Hay: For a friendly atmosphere at one of the metro’s favorite neighborhood bars, visit Lynn’s on Merle Hay. The log cabin interior gives the bar a welcoming feel, perfect
for fun times with good friends. Lynn’s has the
best oven-baked potato in the city, steak night on
Wednesdays from 6-9 p.m., and hamburger night
from 6-9 p.m. on Fridays. 6014 N.W. 59th Court,
Johnston. 270-9806.
Quinton’s: Located at 506 E. Grand in the East
Village, Quinton’s is open seven days a week
from 11 a.m.-2 a.m. and serves food until midnight. Our unbeatable all-day drink specials are
supplemented with a daily happy hour from 3-7
p.m. featuring $3 23-oz. domestic Big Girl beers,
$4 premium Big Girls, $5 Big Girl mixed drinks
and half-price chips and salsa, C.C.Q. and spinach artichoke dip. We can accommodate groups
of up to 60 people. Visit us at www.quintonsdm.
com to check our menu of unique sandwiches,
breadbowl soups, giant loaded spuds, fresh salads and gourmet burgers, with take-out always
available.
Trostel’s Greenbriar: Trostel’s Greenbriar is offering a new menu featuring five seasonal specialties, cracker-crust pizzas, and of course, your favorite entrees. Not just for special occasions but for
every occasion when you want… Simply the best!
Reservations accepted. 5810 Merle Hay Road,
Johnston. 253-0124. greenbriartrostels.com.
Twin Peaks West Des Moines: The ultimate
Sports Lodge with mouth-watering, made-fromscratch, comfort food; 29 degree teeth chattering ice cold draft beer; every sporting event you’d
ever want to watch on 42 HD Big Screen TVs and
it’s all served up by our beautiful Twin Peaks
Girls. 4570 University Ave., West Des Moines.
528-8294.
BBQ
Jethro’s BBQ: If you’re looking for some of
the best BBQ in town, this Drake neighborhood
sports bar is the place to go. Jethro’s racked
up the awards in Cityview’s 2011 “Best Of Des
Moines” readers poll, winning Best BBQ and runner-up for Best American Food and Best Nachos.
Serving ribs, pork, beef brisket, whole chickens
and turkey that is smoked daily in our 750-lb. ca-
pacity smoker. Stop by and see why we are the
best. 3100 Forest Ave., Des Moines; 2601 Adventureland Drive, Altoona; 9350 University Ave.,
Waukee; 1425 S.W. Vintage, Ankeny, and 5950
56th St., Johnston. www.jethrosdesmoines.com.
Jethro’s BBQ Pork Chop Grill: The State Fair
Pork Chop, Pork Chop on a Stick, The Shake and
Bake Pork Chop, a Stuffed Pork Chop, a double
cut Smoked Pork Chop — you will find them all
here as Jethro pays homage to the 21 million
pigs in Iowa. This brand new Johnston Jethro’s
features 29, huge 60- and 70-inch TVs that will
bring you all the sports. Twin 900-lb. smokers
cook all of Jethro’s award-winning “Amazing
Slow Smoked Meats.” Jethro’s Pork Chop Grill,
Your Johnston Neighborhood Sports Bar. 5950
N.W. 86th St., Johnston. 421-4848. www.jethrosdesmoines.com.
Woody’s Smoke Shack: Woody’s has championship BBQ and offers catering, dine-in or carry
out options. Home to the best corn bread in Iowa.
Come early, call ahead or even fax your order!
2511 Cottage Grove Ave. Phone: 277-0005. Fax:
277-0022. www.woodyssmokeshack.com.
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Cajun
Jethro’s BBQ Jambalaya: What a concept! Barbeque and Cajun Creole Creations all served in Your
Waukee Neighborhood Sports Bar. It doesn’t get any
better than this made-from-scratch cooking. Serving all of Jethro’s “ Amazing Slow Smoked Meats”
plus Cajun food favorites like Jambalaya, Red Beans
‘n’ Rice, Crawfish Etouffe and Spicy Gumbo. Try the
Alligator or the BBQ Shrimp; the blackened Mahi is
as close as you will come to the Big Easy in Iowa.
The Cajun sampler platter will tickle your tummy.
Jethro is hooping and hollering excited for you to
come visit. 9350 University Ave., West Des Moines.
987-8686. www.jethrosdesmoines.com.
Jethro’s BBQ Lakehouse: Jethro has built his
very own LAKEHOUSE in the booming city of
Ankeny. Two patios overlook the serene water
of Prairie Trail Lake as a giant moose and trophy elk gaze. 22 big screen TVs bring you all the
sports action. Twin, 750-lb. hickory fired smokers cook all of Jethro’s award-winning “Amazing
Slow Smoked Meats.” The Cajun Creole Creations made famous at Jambalaya are proudly
served. Imagine how good the taste of Walleye
served fresh from the lake is at Jethro’s LAKE-
HOUSE, Your Ankeny Neighborhood Sports Bar.
1425 S.W. Vintage Parkway, Ankeny. 289-4444.
www.jethrosdesmoines.com.
Coffeehouse
Smokey Row: Open Monday through Thursday
6 a.m. - 10 p.m., Friday 6 a.m. - 11 p.m., Saturday
7 a.m. - 11 p.m. and Sunday 7:30 a.m. - 10 p.m.
1910 Cottage Grove, Des Moines. 244-2611.
Deli
Palmer’s Deli & Market: At Palmer’s, we believe in “Great Food. Great Health. Great Life.”
Palmer’s Deli is about community, family, and
quality food — quality products and quality ingredients. We offer many delicious choices to eat
right and live healthy. We use fresh products when
preparing our sandwiches, soups and salads. Our
breads and desserts are baked from scratch everyday. Classic favorites… irresistible tastes!
4949 Westown Parkway #180, West Des Moines.
223-0123. 7509 Douglas Ave. #1, Urbandale.
270-6561. 655 Walnut St. #219, Des Moines.
288-4466. 110 N. Ankeny Blvd. #200, Ankeny.
963-4500. 2843 Ingersoll Ave., Des Moines. 2744004. www.palmersdeliandmarket.com
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Crouse Cafe: Crouse Café is located off Indianola’s Town Square – just a short drive from
Des Moines’ south side. The third-generation,
family-run eatery is proud to offer the best in
homemade. Whether stopping by for breakfast,
lunch or dinner, Crouse Café is serving up all
your favorites including biscuits and gravy, hot
beef sandwiches and pork tenderloins. Or stop
by for just a piece of homemade pie – you won’t
be disappointed. 115 E. Salem Ave., Indianola.
961-3362.
Fine Dining
Bistro Montage: Your everyday French bistro.
We offer a fine-dining experience that is cozy
and intimate, with a romantic atmosphere. 2724
Ingersoll Ave., Des Moines. 557-1924. www.bistromontage.com
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Products
Bolton & Hay: Established in 1920, Bolton &
Hay Inc. is a locally owned and family operated
foodservice equipment business based in Des
Moines. Bolton & Hay’s mission is to provide
quality foodservice equipment and supply products at discounted factory direct prices to our
valued customers. Bolton & Hay is your leading
source of commercial kitchen equipment and
supplies to the foodservice industry. 2701 Delaware Ave. 265-2554. www.boltonhay.com .
Graziano’s: Graziano Brothers is proud to offer the best in homemade Italian sausage. Established in 1912 by brothers Frank and Louis
Graziano, our sausage is made from fresh, topquality pork and Italian seasonings without any
preservatives and is available in link, bulk and
patty forms. We also feature a variety of cheese,
meat, pasta, bread, tomato products and dolces.
Come visit us… it’s worth the trip!
Hockenberg’s: Since 1908, Hockenberg’s has
provided its customers with quality food-service
products at top value. Our philosophy of integrity
and personal attention has fueled our growth as
an industry leader with a full range of solutions
— from equipment, supplies and disposables to
consulting and design services, if it benefits food
service, Hockenberg’s has it. 6000 Aurora Ave.,
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and full-service bar. 5010 Mills Civic Parkway,
West Des Moines. 223-6319.
Indian
Tasty Tacos: A family-owned Des Moines-based
Mexican restaurant serving family recipes for 50
years! Most everything is made daily. Six convenient locations throughout the Des Moines metro.
1418 E. Grand Ave., 2900 Euclid Ave., 5847 S.E.
14th St., in Des Moines, 8549 Hickman Road, Urbandale, 2401 S.E. Delaware Ave., in Ankeny, and
6326 Mills Civic Parkway in West Des Moines. Go
to www.tastytacos.com for more information or
join them on Facebook.
India Star: Welcome to India Star, offering the
best Indian cuisine in Des Moines. Here you delight in the finest variety of authentic North Indian
dishes. Come and enjoy an exceptional and memorable dining experience! Dinner reservations
accepted. We also offer take-out and catering
services. Lunch buffet is Monday-Saturday 11:15
a.m. - 2:15 p.m. Dinner is Monday-Saturday 5
p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Closed on Sundays. 5514 Douglas Ave., Des Moines. 279-2118.
Italian
Biaggi’s Ristorante Italiano: Biaggi’s is a fun,
casual, white-tablecloth restaurant that offers
an extensive menu featuring a full selection of
house-made and imported pasta, soups, salads,
pizza, seafood, fresh fish, chicken, veal, steaks
and desserts. Fresh. Affordable. Italian. 5990
University Ave., West Des Moines. 221-9900.
www.biaggis.com.
Cosi Cucina: Since 1993, Cosi Cucina has been
a local favorite for eclectic Italian cuisine. Featuring pizzas from Des Moines’ first wood fired
pizza oven, specialty pastas, fresh salads, classic
entrees, and house made desserts, including our
famous cheesecake! Our exciting new cocktail
menu features classic Italian cocktails with a
modern twist. 1975 N.W. 86th St., Clive. 2788148.
Noah’s Ark Ristorante: Noah’s Ark Ristorante
has been a well-known Ingersoll tradition for decades. It offers a comfortable, relaxed, inviting
atmosphere combined with a friendly and helpful
staff. Serving up a full menu of delicious Italian
cuisine, you are sure to find something you love.
2400 Ingersoll Ave. 288-2246.
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Gusto Pizza Co: Perennially voted Des Moines’
Best Pizza, features contemporary and classic
pizzas, sandwiches, salads and desserts with a
unique wine and craft beer list. Also voted Des
Moines’ Best Gluten Free Menu! 1905 Ingersoll
Ave. in Des Moines, 8950 University Ave. in West
Des Moines, and NEWLY opened 8705 Chambery
Blvd. in Johnston. www.gustopizzaco.com.
Orlondo’s: At Orlondo’s we make everything
from scratch, often utilizing fresh veggies from
our onsite garden. We have daily lunch and dinner
specials available, along with pizza by the slice.
Tuesdays are $11 large, one-topping pizza. Also,
try one of our delicious appetizer items. 4337
Park Ave., 244-3637.
Sam & Louie’s: Sam & Louie’s is a family
owned, casual, New York-style pizzeria and Italian restaurant. Specializing in hand tossed pizza,
pasta, burgers, chicken sandwiches, calzones,
stromboli, salads, gluten free options and more!
They are experts in catering for all types of corporate and family events. Party room available at
no charge. 8561 Hickman Road, Urbandale in the
Cobblestone Market. 515.537.8361. samandlouiespizza.com.
Mediterranean
Seafood
Fresh Mediterranean Express: Fresh meets
Waukee. When you enter our doors you will be
greeted by the sights, sounds, scents of the Mediterranean. Send your taste buds on a journey of
discovery with our fresh menu items. Now open
at 15 N.E. Carefree Lane, Waukee. 987-6870.
www.freshmediterraneanexpress.com.
Splash Seafood Bar and Grill: Splash Seafood Bar and Grill is a great place to enjoy
fresh fish, oysters and hand-cut steaks all in a
fun and vibrant surrounding right in downtown
Des Moines. Visit our oyster bar for some of the
freshest original menu items or our famous clam
chowder. 303 Locust St., #100. 244-5686. www.
splash-seafood.com.
Mexican
Cabo Sol: Cabo Sol is a great place to eat —
combining a family-friendly atmosphere with
great tasting, authentic food that will make your
taste buds have a fiesta. Come in to enjoy our
daily specials. Inside dining, carry-outs, catering
Waterfront Seafood Market: We are a family
owned, casual seafood restaurant, market, sushi
and oyster bar. Undefeated as the metro’s best
seafood for the past 23 years. Most of our fish
and seafood is bought directly from the docks
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and seafood arrive via airfreight and are handcut by our full-time fish cutter. Visit our West Des
Moines location at 2900 University Ave. in Clocktower Square. 223-5106. Or our Ankeny location
at 2414 S.E. Tones Drive, 963- 1940. For hours,
specials and much more information visit www.
waterfrontseafoodmarket.com.
Small Plates
Trostel’s Dish: You’ll love the unique dining experience at our restaurant. We offer small dishes
with fresh flavor from around the world and new
seasonal selections every three months. Enjoy
wine flights and cheese flights. Private dining
area for business meetings or intimate gatherings. Bar opens at 4 p.m. Monday–Saturday. Dinner starts at 5 p.m. 12851 University Ave., Suite
400, Clive. 221-DISH. www.dishtrostels.com.
Steakhouse
Chicago Speakeasy: For more than 37 years,
locally owned Chicago Speakeasy has been serving succulent prime rib, hand cut steaks, seafood,
pasta, chicken, ribs, chops and sandwiches. Our
award winning salad bar features over 40 homemade items and comes with all entrees’. In 2012
Cityview readers voted us the “Ultimate Place for
Steak”, and in 2015 were voted Best Steakhouse,
Best Salad Bar and Best Power Lunch! Our cozy
and casual atmosphere and legendary food and
service make the Speakeasy a destination you›ll
bring family and friends again and again. Party
Room seats 70. 1520 Euclid Ave., Des Moines.
243-3141
Jethro’s ‘n Jake’s Smokehouse Steaks:
Now in Altoona. Still at Drake. No Australian or
Texan spoken here. These steaks are corn-fed,
Iowa-raised, USDA Choice meat, hickory smoked
over a campfire and broiled to perfection in our
1,600 degree Jethro’s ‘n Jake’s fire machine. This
seals in the juices and flavors. All our steaks are
seasoned with black pepper and salt and finished with a touch of smoked garlic butter. Your
Altoona Neighborhood Sports Bar. 2601 Adventureland Drive, Altoona. 957-9727. www.jethrosdesmoines.com.
John and Nick’s: After 30 years, John Jaeger
left his family business and opened John and
Nick’s Steak and Prime Rib in Clive. Enjoy his famous salad bar — bigger and better with more
than 60 fresh homemade items, including homemade shrimp and crab salads, a wide selection of
olives and too many more to list. The best part is
the salad bar comes with your meal. Enjoy handcut black angus, USDA choice steaks, aged 21
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days for maximum taste and tenderness, including Shot gun Blackened Rib-eye, New York strip,
filet mignon, Steak De Burgo, and many others.
Try the amazing selection of incredible seafood,
such as Parmesan crusted Mahi Mahi, Salmon
Florentine, Yellow Fin Ahi Tuna, Bacon Wrapped
Scallops, and many others. The offerings continue with chops, pasta and John’s house specialty,
Prime Rib, USDA choice ribeye slow roasted and
carved to order, plus many other tasty menu
items. The cozy atmosphere and delicious food
will make your dining experience unforgettable.
15970 Hickman Road, Clive. 987-1151. www.
johnandnicks.com.
Johnny’s Italian Steakhouse: Features
steaks, chops, seafood and Italian specialties. Enjoy the vintage cool atmosphere with the sounds
of Frank, Dean and Sammy Davis, Jr. as well as
contemporary crooners like Michael Buble and
Harry Connick Jr. Enjoy classic martinis, specialty
cocktails or our extensive wine list at the Blue Bar.
Private dining, banquet and meeting space make
it perfect for any occasion. 6800 Fleur Drive, Des
Moines, 287-0848; Mills Civic Parkway, West Des
Moines 333-5665 and Bass Pro Drive, Altoona
957-9600.
Tapas
Stuffed Olive: The Stuffed Olive is all about
the entire “Martini Experience.” From your favorite classics to new and exciting blends you’ve
never seen before, you’re sure to find a cocktail
to love on our vast martini menu. Add a warm,
comfortable atmosphere, great wines, beers and
top-shelf spirits, and The Stuffed Olive will become your favorite place to start, end or spend
your evening. Our tapas menu offers appetizersized portions of globally influenced entrees, for
a sampling and sharing dining experience. 208
Third St., Des Moines. 243-4456.
Winery
Summerset Winery: We invite you come out
and be part of the tradition of excellent wines.
Whether you are experienced with the world of
wine or a novice and afraid to look foolish, you’ll
find our expert tasting room staff friendly and
knowledgeable, ready to help you find wines
you’ll appreciate and enjoy. Our list of awards is
long, but we are more proud of our consumers’
love of our legendary Caba Moch, and our other
flavorful wines. Come out for Sunday Tunes, enjoy
the music and wine, bring your friends and family,
and join our family at the place where it all began
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Hull Avenue Tavern: the new oldest bar in town
C
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booming arms
of Des Moines,
Snusville is a homey
town where everyone knows everyone.
It’s like when you call
a friend to tell him or her
about your new promotion on the way home
from work, and by the time you arrive, people are already celebrating your big news. In
times like this, everyone ends up at the same
central place: Boggs’ Hull Avenue Tavern.
The Tavern reopened just a few months
ago after undergoing some renovations. The
makeover included beige walls, improved
electrical and plumbing, new flooring, rebuilding the bar into an L-shape, new tables
and chairs and two high-definition televisions. One of the coolest additions was the
new bar top made of lane 36 from Fairlanes
AMF — yes, you read that right: the bar top
is a transformed bowling lane.
“When I reimagined the Hull, I saw it as
a ’50s blue collar, neighborhood bar,” said
Jason Boggs, the owner and genius behind
the renovations at Hull Avenue Tavern.
Aside from the much-needed and attractive improvements, the Tavern has kept its
“neighborhood bar” character and added
even more opportunities for its guests to
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Happy Hour: Mon. Open to close,
Tues.–Fri. 4-7 p.m.
834 Hull Ave., Des Moines
266-9338
Jason Boggs renovated and reopened Hull Avenue Tavern with a focus on people and
music.
have a great time. The bar serves up a house
rendition of a Tom Collins — called a Snusville Collins — featuring gin, sweet and
sour, and orange juice with a soda fill.
“It’s a salute to the era when the Hull Avenue opened its doors; it’s a perfect drink for
summer,” explained Boggs.
The Tavern’s house shot is Fireball,
which can be purchased for $3. Happy hour
includes 50 cents off all calls, wells and bottles, and $1 off pitchers. There is also a new
popcorn machine to keep those drinking
munchies at bay throughout the night.
Not only does the Tavern bar serve up
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By Ashley Buckowing
some great drinks, it also offers exciting entertainment. First, no bar is complete without pool tables, which they have. Second,
with some other live music venues closing
in the metro, it’s nice to find a new place to
enjoy live, local music.
Hull Avenue Tavern books a variety of
musical genres — from country to heavy
metal — with weekend shows starting at 9
p.m. Bar goers also look forward to the jam
sessions. For now, the only session is held on
Sundays. It’s called the Sunday Blues Jam
(7-11 p.m.) and is run by Tom Gary and features local blues musicians. But Boggs says
people should expect a new session to begin
on Wednesdays in the coming weeks.
“I believe musical diversity brings in different people who might not have ever come
into the bar before,” said Boggs when describing the bands that he hosts. And one
more piece of exciting news: There is never
a cover charge.
The Hull Avenue Tavern is a unique
place that holds a big spot in the hearts of
locals. Boggs is from the Snusville area himself, and growing up the Tavern was always
a part of his life, just like many others from
the area.
“I looked around at all the remodeling
that I had done, and I truly felt it was my
own spin on the oldest bar in town,” explained Boggs. “I wanted to put something
back into it, and I am proud to hang my
name on it. This bar is like an elder grandparent to me, and it deserves to be treated
well.” CV
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of public art in Iowa, 9 a.m. State Historical Museum
of Iowa.
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interactive exhibit display uses a large projection to
show images and biographical information of nearly 30
Iowans – from Peggy Whitson and Meredith Willson to
Carrie Chapman Catt and Alexander Clark – who made
important contributions to our state, nation, world
or respective fields of work. 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. State
Historical Museum of Iowa.
s"ATTLE&LAG(ALL-USEUM%XHIBIT Explore the
stories behind more than a dozen battle flags from the
Museum’s collection, including national and regimental
flags from the Civil War (including a Confederate flag),
Spanish-American War and World War I. These battle
flags have been fully stabilized and preserved, and will
be on display through summer 2015, 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
State Historical Museum of Iowa.
s #HRIS 6ANCE PLUS 3CULPTURE %XHIBIT One of
the region’s most prolific artists returns for his annual
exhibit with new works that are reminiscent of his past
while hinting at a future style and new direction. A back
gallery installation focused on sculpture will accompany
the exhibit. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Moberg Gallery.
s 4RUNK 3HOW Meet with a Sticks designer and
watch them draw your new piece using your imagery,
ideas, and inspirations! Up to 15 percent upcharge
waived for this exclusive event! Seats are limited - call
today to make your appointment! 282-0844. 10 a.m. 6 p.m., Sticks East.
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available from MidWesTix. 8 p.m. First Unitarian
Church.
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3T*UDEA Toast to St. Jude is a celebration of support
benefiting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Guests will enjoy a social hour, premier silent auction,
giving tree, and an inspiring dinner program featuring
the courageous stories of local St. Jude patient families,
5-10 p.m. Embassy Club West.
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called “Super Glide” is easy for beginner skaters, 1 p.m.
The Ice Ridge.
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Greenwood Lounge.
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p.m., Confluence Brewing Co.
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bidding, play and defense. Join the fun at these weekly
classes. $40 for an eight-week course (plus bonus
lesson); or $5 per week as a refresher course. Course
book price = $15. Contact Mike Smith, 991-3193, 6
p.m. Greater Des Moines Bridge Center.
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Spiritual/Metaphysical studies, 10:30 a.m. 414 31st St.
in basement of Unity Church.
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Friends House Conference Room. 4211 Grand Ave.
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East Court. 419 East Court Ave. Des Moines.
s+ARAOKE9 p.m. - 1:30 a.m. Beaver Tap.
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required. 6:30 - 8:30 p.m., Des Moines Art Center,
Levitt Auditorium.
s(ISTORY3ERIESFeaturing David Gellman, professor
of history at DePauw University and his book discussion
of “Emancipating New York: The Politics of Slavery and
Freedom, 1777-1927.” Doors open at 6:45 p.m. $15.
Salisbury House and Gardens.
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hiking through beautiful display of spring woodland
wildflowers and learn how to identify them. A Warren
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your seats for the original amazing race! Join fearless
adventurer Phileas Fogg and his faithful manservant,
Passepartout, as they race to beat the clock. Danger,
romance, and comic surprises abound in a whirlwind
show in which five actors portray 39 characters as they
traverse the globe. Des Moines Community Playhouse.
sh4HE$IARYOF!NNE&RANKv$15-$30. 7:30 p.m.
Des Moines Social Club Kum and Go Theater.
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s4RUNK3HOWMeet with a Sticks designer and watch
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and inspirations! Up to 15 percent upcharge waived
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make your appointment! 282-0844. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.,
Sticks East.
s!RTINTHE(EIGHTSBring your friends and enjoy an
evening of great art from several area artists. 4-9 p.m.
Windsor Heights Community Center.
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available from MidWesTix. 8 p.m. First Unitarian Church.
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Famous Work Release Party with guitar-driven blues,
R&B, funk and classic rock. Always a blast! 4:30-7:30
p.m., Gas Lamp.
s *AZZ (APPY (OUR The best in local and regional
jazz in a funky basement club reminiscent of Greenwich
Village circa 1960. Catered food. All Ages. See the
website for band schedule www.synergyjazz.org. 5:307:30 p.m., The Basement at Des Moines Social Club.
s"E*AE&LEMING Folk Rock, 10 p.m. - 1 a.m. Finish
Line Show Lounge.
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Greenwood Lounge.
s&INAL-IX5:30-8:30 p.m. Drake Alumni Tent Party.
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s&IRESIDE-USICWITH"RYAN"AKER7-10 p.m. The
Hotel Pattee.
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LUNCH WITH A VIEW Tuesday – Saturday / 11 am – 2 pm
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Court. 419 East Court Ave. Des Moines.
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Sports Bar. 1101 Army Post Road.
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stage, 7:30-9 p.m. and 9:30-11 p.m. The Last Laugh
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Community Theatre.
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s-EETTHE!UTHOR4HERESA!RTS Ms. Arts felt
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11 a.m. - noon. Get interesting facts and a closer look
at artifacts on display with a museum guide. Free for
visitors of all ages. State Historical Museum of Iowa.
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p.m. Eagles Club, Grinnell.
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& Crazy Karl Winterhalter! Come listen as he sings the
Blues Brothers songs! Also performing is The Beautiful,
Deb Malsom, along with The Story Teller, Tom Richards,
The Ever Smooth, Jesse Lopez, The Professor, Laura
Dolley, and the “Wildman” Larry Sloan! Come out and
welcome our newest Talent Factory Regular, Danielle
Kraehling! Tickets $7; seniors $5. 7-9 p.m. The Talent
Factory, Nevada.
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Brewery.
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East Village.
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p.m. The Hotel Pattee.
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sets or turn it up with some ’90s alternative rock! 9
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served up by the Urbandale Lions Club with assistance
from members of the Raccoon Valley Little League
Board. All proceeds go to benefit Raccoon Valley
Little League now in its 60th year of providing Little
League baseball to residents of Des Moines and West
Des Moines. 7:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. Roosevelt High School
cafeteria.
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the ARL’s largest event of the year - the 23rd Annual
Raise Your Paw Auction presented by Adventureland
- to benefit the animals the ARL cares for, 5-10 p.m.
Prairie Meadows-The Meadows Conference Center.
timeless love between Dracula and Marie. Two acts of
ghoulish fun for the young and seasoned performer!
Including pointe, tap, tumbling, ballroom dance and
creative collaboration. 3:30 p.m. - Registration Cost:
$15 to Iowa Dance Theatre. 4-5 p.m. - Audition Ballet
Class for 8 years to 12 years. 5:30-6:15 p.m. - Jazz
and Tap for all ages. 6:30-7:30 p.m. - Ballet Audition
class for 13 years plus. 7:30-8 p.m. - Pointe Work and
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[email protected] for more info. 2 p.m. Lutheran
Hospital.
Day with activities at and between three downtown
attractions: the Science Center of Iowa, the Greater
Des Moines Botanical Garden and the World Food Prize
Hall of Laureates! 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Science Center of
Iowa.
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Laugh Comedy Theater’s signature show. We perform
using their suggestions and even getting them up on
stage, 7:30-9 p.m. and 9:30-11 p.m. The Last Laugh
Comedy Theater.
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Community Theatre.
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7:30 p.m. Des Moines Social Club Kum and Go Theater.
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can find on Youtube.com. 7-9 p.m. Java Joes DART Bus
Station.
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than ever. Ages: 21-plus, Tickets: $15 pre-sale general
admission, $20 at the door, $25 VIP available at www.
TicketLeap.com. Doors at 6:30 p.m., performance at 7
p.m., The Garden Nightclub.
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note regarding computers: Towers and laptops only.
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Legacy Financial Group.
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be for personal use only, 6:30-9:30 a.m. Living History
Farms.
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history of public art in Iowa, 9 a.m. State Historical
Museum of Iowa.
exhibit with new works that are reminiscent of his
past while hinting at a future style and new direction.
A back gallery installation focused on sculpture will
accompany the exhibit. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Moberg
Gallery.
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- 6 p.m., Sticks East.
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Mittens” is a series of text message conversations
between a snappy, self-absorbed house cat named
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who works away from home during the day. 1-2 p.m.
Beaverdale Books.
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Free. Anonymous meeting. 11:15 a.m. Central
Presbyterian Church.
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mental health conditions. Peer oriented. 2 p.m.
Plymouth Church. 42nd and Ingersoll, Burling Room.
Des Moines.
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8 p.m. - 12 a.m. Yo Yo’s Bar and Grill.
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Mickey Finn’s.
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