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The grass
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Lessons learned
in lawn care
T
o say that my mother wanted the grass in the lawn of my childhood home mowed short would be like saying Telly Savalas asked
for haircuts with just a little off the top. This 12-year-old kid felt
he was often mowing dirt, but that’s the way Mom wanted it, and that’s
the way it was done. If that grass grew a quarter-inch, I was out there
mowing again. I think it was Mom’s way of keeping me busy in the summers, and gas was a lot cheaper back then.
Years later when my wife and I purchased
our first home, I had the pleasure of taking
care of our lawn. In a rebellion against my
mother’s mowing demands, I wanted a plush
lawn of long, yet well-manicured, green grass.
I researched options and bought the necessary weed killer, fertilizer and a push spreader. I proudly made passes up and down our
lawn, making sure every inch was covered.
As the days went by, I patiently waited to see
the fruits of my labor. To my disappointment,
I learned how potent those chemicals can be
when used improperly, as my lawn had dead
grass streaks in it resembling hash marks on football turf. Not desiring
my lawn to look like Lambeau Field, I resorted to Mom’s low-cut option
for the remainder of the year. I gave the spreader to my sister-in-law and
signed up for a lawn service from that point forward.
Knowing that fertilizer application was not my thing, I still enjoyed
mowing the lawn. I recall the day I purchased my first mower. I studied
the inserts in the Sunday paper for the best deal, and I strolled into
the store knowing exactly what I wanted — a 140cc rear bagging push
mower. I passed on the self-propelled and bigger engine options, telling myself that I needed the exercise involved in pushing. What I didn’t
realize was how heavy a mower would become with a bag full of thick
and often wet grass. Years later when we moved to a home with a
45-degree-angle backyard, I quickly sold that manual unit and opted for
the self-propelled option. Mowing has never been the same.
Yes, I have learned a great deal about lawn care, and although my
lawn today is far from perfect, I have come to appreciate those who
have mastered their grass. We interviewed a few of them in this month’s
cover story and share tips and ideas to make your grass greener, too.
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On the cover: Dee and Jerry Warren. Photo by Kenzie Stroud.
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The grass
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RESIDENTS REVEAL
THEIR SECRETS FOR A
PLUSH, GREEN LAWN
By Kenzie Stroud
s American as baseball and
the 4th of July, the tradition of mowing and growing lush green lawns personifies
the American dream for many.
Scientists actually suggest that
humans may be genetically encoded to surround themselves with
low-growing turf grass. Thousands
of years ago, our ancestors spent
their days being chased and chasing animals in the low grasses of
Africa.
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Historians speculate that our
modern lawns evolved from the
royal/wealthy families of Europe,
who first created green space to
flaunt their wealth. A lawn told
neighbors that this family is so rich
that they can afford to turn their
land into a playground instead of
space to grow food.
While not everyone agrees
that the American landscape
should be devoted to turf, the
majority of lawns are still covered
in it. Americans spend more than
$25 billion each year on the lawn
care industry. We also use around
50 percent of our urban fresh
water on our lawns.
Clive residents are no differ-
Dee and Jerry Warren estimate they have 2,000 or more hostas on their Clive property.
ent. Here are some examples of
people who have mastered making
the grass greener.
Devoted
Jerry Warren is devoted to his
lawn. Warren and his wife Dee
have a gorgeously laid out Clive
lawn that is picture-perfect nearly
any time of the year. Jerry spends
hours each week happily engaged
in the rituals of the growing season, meticulously mowing, weeding, fertilizing, watering, pruning
and edging. Each March, as his
lawn reawakens, he begins his
duties and continues until the fluffy
white stuff returns in November.
“I have a routine that I do
every year. I start by cleaning the
beds, pruning trees and the grass.
For me, having a process simplifies
things. I just have to stay with it so
I stay ahead of issues,” he explains.
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For Jerry, lawn care isn’t
something he feels he has to do,
though. Instead, it’s an opportunity
to forget the troubles of the day.
“I love to work in my yard, but
I don’t like it when my yard works
me,” he laughs. “Honestly, its good
therapy for me. I can get my hands
dirty, and feel I’ve really accomplished something at the end of the
day.”
With the help of a yard company, Jerry chemically treats his
lawn.
“I get some help, but I do
add some soil additives,” he says.
“We have terrible dirt, so I have
to add a lot of lime myself. We
have evergreen trees, so the lime
really helps the soil a ton. My usual
schedule for the lawn is to mow
once a week, fertilize twice a year,
water when needed, edge once a
month and trim every second or
third mow depending on growth.”
According to the National
Mums, lilies and hostas abound at the home of Jerry and Dee Warren.
Gardening Association, more than
half of the nation’s households
engage in some form of gardening or lawn care; 26 million more
spend a combined $17 billion a
year hiring professionals to take
care of their lawns for them. A
self-taught lawn care afficionado,
Jerry takes time to do things right.
“You just need to keep after
it, do little improvements as you
have time for or can afford,” he
says. “But you need to keep the
basic yard up to a certain level at
all times.”
While the lawn and tree work
belongs to Jerry, Dee enjoys working in the flower beds.
“Every year, we transplant
hostas to help fill the beds,” she
says. “I trade them with friends
to get some new varieties. This
has been a labor of love for years
and years. I adore hostas and lilies,
equally. I would guess we have
over 2,000 hostas in our yard.”
The couple plans on adding a
few replacement bushes as well as
a few trees this season.
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the last three years,” she adds. “I
would like to add some maples in
certain spots because they are my
favorite tree.”
Labor of love
Further west, another Clive couple struggles with a challenging
plot of land.
It wasn’t what Danette and
Mike Kuehn expected when they
built their home in Clive. The city
mandated that residents were not
to mow the portion of the land
that connected their lots to the
nearby Greenbelt Trail. The patch
of land became bushy and wild and
would grow into their backyard.
Frustrated, the couple put up
a fence to allow more privacy and
separation from the wild terrain
beyond. They also discovered that
heavy rain causes the street to
drain in a path through the edge of
their yard down toward the bike
path.
“When we get a lot of rain, it
runs like a river through our yard,
washing all our mulch and hard
work with it,” explains Danette.
“We’ve learned to plant things
that can stand up to the water, but
we still end up hauling mulch in
after a strong storm.”
Recent storms caused a mess
for the couple.
“We had about a 3-foot
waterfall through our backyard. It
completely washed out one of our
gardens,” says Mike. “We spent
the weekend after the storm putting mulch and rocks back into
place. We were picking up rocks
one at a time. We felt like we
were living by the Fall River in
Estes Park Saturday night when the
water was running down between
our house and the next door
neighbor’s. Water is a powerful
thing.”
Their lawn has been a labor of
love. Danette helped haul tons of
rock when they initially graded the
lawn, and Mike built a shed made
to look like a barn with the help of
his father.
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A recently repaired corner of the Mike and Danette Kuehn’s backyard.
“It started as a kit, and now
it’s a focal point in our backyard,”
laughs Mike. “We really enjoy sitting
in our backyard because it’s almost
like we created our own world.”
The couple adheres to a similar schedule as the Warrens.
“We mow once a week. It is a
great workout, better than going to
the gym,” he says. “We water twice
a week — unless Mother Nature
helps us out — and we trim once
a week. Edging is about two times a
year task, spring and fall.”
The Kuehns opt to use a four
step program.
“We do use chemicals,” Mike
says. “We fertilize and use weed
control and bug control products. We have to fight grubs and
Japanese beetles on a yearly basis.”
“We think it is because our
yard is so yummy that they keep
coming back,” chuckles Danette.
This spring, Mike and Danette
continue to restore the damage
that was inflicted by the outbreak of
grubs and Japanese beetles last year.
“The beetles have been terrible. We almost lost our entire
backyard last year,” says Mike.
“This year we have had to interseed new grass seed for the first
time in 12 years. They really did
a number on our lawn. We wish
people would treat for them. They
really destroy the trees and the
lawns and are overtaking us.
“Most people think lawn care
is really hard, but it is the easiest
thing to do. We always laugh at
people who pay so much money
for lawn care because it is so easy.
A tool that I couldn’t do without
would have to be my John Deere
lawn mower of course — with the
Rain King sprinkler system coming
in a close second.”
Coming from a long line of
yard enthusiasts, the couple knew
from an early age how to care for
their green space.
“We both learned from our
parents,” Danette says. “My mom
loves to garden, and Mike did yard
work as a kid with his dad. He also
worked landscaping to put himself
through college. Talk about a lost
art. I love to see kids out taking
care of the lawn and mowing. It is
definitely fun. I wish more people
found the benefit of exercise by
working outside.”
Mike recommends that home
owners take the time to really
learn about lawn care.
“It is super easy to do. The
easiest thing you can do is fertilize.
Many of the four-step programs
have weed and bug control ingredients in them. We have found
ours to be safe and easy to apply.
Be a good neighbor and spruce up
your lawn. You would be amazed
at what you could do in just a day,
plus you get a good workout and
get to spend the day outside.”
The couple says the proof of
their hard work is in the grass.
“I love walking through it barefoot. The grass is so soft, and it
makes me feel like a kid again,”
says Danette. “When was the last
time you took off your shoes and
walked through your grass? Take
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Sugar Creek, 3:30 p.m.
Q Mother’s Day
Q Alcoholics Anonymous/Al-Anon/
Al-Ateen/Al-Akid meetings, Lutheran
Church of Hope, 5 - 6 p.m.
Q Clive City Council meeting, City
Hall, 7 p.m.
Q EMS Week Free Blood Pressure
Checks, Fareway, 1151 University
Ave., no appointment necessary,
2 - 4 p.m.
Q Farmers Market/Music in the
Junction, Valley Junction, free,
4 - 8 p.m.
Q Franklin Toastmasters meeting,
Northwest Community Center,
5110 Franklin Ave., http://franklinclub.
freetoasthost.com, 6 p.m.
Q Iowa Cubs vs. Salt Lake City at
Principal Park, 6:35 p.m.
Q Valley Voices meeting, 6:15 p.m.
Q VHS Big Spring Fling Wing Ding,
7 p.m.
Q DHS 9/JV/V girls soccer vs.
Urbandale, 3:45 p.m.
Q WHS JV/V girls soccer at Mason
City, 4:45 p.m.
Saturday, May 12
Q Tales with Tails, Clive Public
Library, 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Q Ben Hagen Trio performs,
Trostel’s Dish, 8 - 11 p.m.
Q Iowa Barnstormers vs. Kansas
City, Wells Fargo Arena, 7:05 p.m.
Q DHS Prom
Q DHS 9 boys soccer vs. Ankeny,
noon
Monday, May 14
Q VHS JV/V boys soccer vs. Mason
City, 6 p.m.
Q VHS JV/V girls soccer at Mason
City, 6:15 p.m.
Q DHS 9/JV/V boys and girls soccer
at Johnston, 4 p.m.
Q WHS 9/JV/V boys soccer vs.
Marshalltown, 4:45 p.m.
Q WHS 9/JV/V girls soccer at
Tuesday, May 15
Q Peace Officer Memorial Service,
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 8301
Aurora Ave., Urbandale, 5 - 7 p.m.
Q Clive Board of Adjustment meeting, City Hall, 6:30 p.m.
Q Bookin with Judy, ages 6 - 10,
Clive Public Library, 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Q Al-Anon meeting, St. Marks
Lutheran Church, 1115 Grand Ave.,
Room 104A, 8 p.m.
Wednesday, May 16
Q Lego Club, Clive Public Library,
3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Q Al-Anon meeting, 939 Office Park
Road, #113, noon
Friday, May 18
Q Café V: Pizza, VHS Room 321,
call 633-4122 for reservations, 11:45
a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Q State track tournament at Drake
Q DHS seniors last day of classes
Q VHS varsity girls soccer tournament at Valley, 5:30 p.m.
Q VHS Improv Show, VHS
Auditorium, 7 p.m.
Q Armed Forces Day
Q EMS Week Carnival, Clive
Aquatics Center, noon - 5 p.m.
Q Follow the Herd! Raccoon River
Dog Park Group Series, 9 - 11 a.m.
Q State track tournament at Drake
Q VHS varsity girls soccer tournament at Valley, 5:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 20
Q Spring Art Market, Valley
Junction, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Monday, May 21
Q Lions of Clive Business meeting
Q Iowa Cubs vs. Tacoma at
Q VHS JV/V softball vs. Pella,
6:30 p.m.
Q VHS JV/V girls soccer at Hoover,
6 p.m.
Q VHS 9 girls soccer at Urbandale,
6 p.m.
Q DHS 9/10 baseball at Hoover,
5:30 p.m.
Q DHS varsity baseball vs. Hoover,
5:30 p.m.
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Tuesday, May 22
Q Clive Planning & Zoning
Commission meeting, City Hall,
5:30 p.m.
Q 100 Men on a Mission, Johnny’s at
Holiday Inn, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Room 104A, 8 p.m.
Q VHS JV/V softball vs. Hoover,
4:15 p.m.
Q VHS 9/10 baseball at Dowling
Catholic, 5:30 p.m.
Q VHS JV/V baseball vs. Dowling
Catholic, 5:30 p.m.
Q WHS 9/JV/V girls softball at
Winterset, 4:30 p.m.
Q WHS 9/JV/V girls soccer at
Ankeny, 4:45 p.m.
Wednesday, May 23
Q EMS Week Free Blood Pressure
Checks, Fareway, 1151 University
Ave., no appointment necessary,
2 - 4 p.m., HeartReach mobile lab at
Fareway 7 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Road, #113, noon
Q VHS Honors Evening, 7 p.m.
Thursday, May 24
Q Last day for VHS seniors
4 - 8 p.m.
Q Greater Des Moines Garden
Club, Tour the World Food Prize
Building and Garden, Second Ave.,
between Locust and Walnut,
1:30 p.m.
Q VHS varsity baseball vs. Ottumwa,
5:30 p.m.
Q DHS 9/10 baseball vs. Ames,
5:30 p.m.
Q WHS JV/V softball vs. SEP,
4:15 p.m.
Q WHS 9/JV/V girls soccer vs.
Roosevelt, 4:45 p.m.
Q WHS 10 baseball at SEP,
5:30 p.m.
Q WHS varsity baseball vs. SEP,
5:30 p.m.
Friday, May 25
9:30 - 10 a.m.
Q Iowa Barnstormers vs. Spokane,
Wells Fargo Arena, 7:05 p.m.
Q DHS Commencement, Knapp
Center
Q VHS 9 baseball at Dowling
Catholic, 5:30 p.m.
Q VHS 10 baseball vs. Johnston,
5:30 p.m.
Q VHS JV/V baseball at Johnston,
5:30 p.m.
Q DHS 9 baseball vs. Valley,
5:30 p.m.
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Saturday, May 26
Q Smokin’ in the Junction, Valley
Junction, noon - 10 p.m.
Q VHS varsity baseball at Cedar
Rapids Washington, noon
Sunday, May 27
Q VHS Commencement, Knapp
Center, 1 p.m.
Q Smokin’ in the Junction, Valley
Junction, noon - 9 p.m.
Monday, May 28
Q
Memorial Day
Tuesday, May 29
Q Clive Book Club, “Cross
Currents,” Clive Public Library,
6:30 p.m.
Room 104A, 8 p.m.
Q VHS JV/V softball at Ankeny,
4:15 p.m.
Q VHS 9 softball and 10 baseball vs.
Ankeny, 4:30 p.m.
Q WHS 9/10 baseball vs. Lincoln,
5:30 p.m.
Q WHS JV/V softball at Lincoln,
4:15 p.m.
Wednesday, May 30
Road, #113, noon
Q DHS 9/JV/V softball at Ames,
1 p.m.
Q WHS varsity baseball at
Roosevelt, 3:30 p.m.
Q WHS 9 softball at Lincoln, 4 p.m.
Q WHS 9 baseball at Ankeny,
5:30 p.m.
Q WHS 10 baseball vs. Ankeny,
5:30 p.m.
4 - 8 p.m.
Q VHS JV/V softball vs. Dowling
Catholic, 4:15 p.m.
Q DHS 10 baseball vs. Ankeny,
noon
Q WHS 9/JV/V softball at
Marshalltown, 1 p.m.
Friday, June 1
Q Last day classes WDM Schools
Q Annual Landscape Show Opening
Reception, Olson-Larsen Galleries,
Valley Junction, 5 - 7 p.m.
Q Iowa Barnstormers vs. Cleveland,
Wells Fargo Arena, 7:05 p.m.
Q VHS JV/V baseball vs. Urbandale,
5:30 p.m.
Q VHS 9/10 baseball at Urbandale,
5 p.m.
Q DHS 9/10 baseball vs. Lincoln,
noon
Q DHS 9/JV/V softball vs. Hoover,
1 p.m.
Q WHS 9 baseball at SEP, noon
Q WHS 10 baseball at Ankeny,
noon
Q WHS 9 softball vs. SEP, 1 p.m.
Saturday, June 2
Q 13th Annual Cops n’ Bobbers
Fishing Derby, Raccoon River Park
Nature Lodge, 8:45 - 11:30 a.m.
Q Terrier A-Go-Go! Raccoon River
Dog Park Group Series, 9 - 11 a.m.
Q Varsity softball tournament at
DM Softball Complex
Sunday, June 3
Q Mustang Club Car Show & Swap
Meet, Valley Junction, all day
Monday, June 4
Thursday, May 31
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Q Summer registration begins for
Clive residents, Clive Public Library,
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calendar
Q VHS 9/10 baseball vs. Fort
Dodge, noon
Q VHS 9/JV/V softball at Fort
Dodge, 1 p.m.
Q VHS varsity baseball at Fort
Dodge, 4 p.m.
Q DHS 9/JV/V softball vs. Urbandale,
1 p.m.
Q DHS varsity baseball vs.
Urbandale, 5:30 p.m.
Q WHS 9 softball at Mason City,
4 p.m.
Q WHS JV/V softball vs. Mason
City, 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, June 5
Room 104A, 8 p.m.
Q VHS 9 baseball vs. Ankeny, noon
Q VHS JV baseball at Waukee, noon
Q VHS 9 softball vs. Dowling, 1 p.m.
Q DHS 9/10 baseball vs. Waukee,
noon
Q WHS 9/10 baseball at Dowling
Catholic, noon
Q WHS JV baseball vs. Valley, noon
Q WHS varsity baseball vs. Ankeny
at Principal Park, noon
Wednesday, June 6
Road, #113, noon
Q VHS JV baseball at Roosevelt,
9 a.m.
Q VHS 9 baseball at Ames, noon
Q VHS 9/JV/V softball at
Marshalltown, 1 p.m.
Q VHS varsity baseball vs. Lewis
Central, 3 p.m.
Q DHS JV baseball vs. Urbandale,
noon
Q DHS 9/JV/V softball at Johnston,
1 p.m.
Q WHS 9/10 baseball at Mason
City, noon
Q WHS varsity baseball vs. Mason
City, 5:30 p.m.
Thursday, June 7
Q Franklin Toastmasters meeting,
Northwest Community Center,
5110 Franklin Ave., http://franklinclub.
freetoasthost.com, 6 p.m.
Q Iowa Cubs vs. Nashville at
Q VHS 9/10 baseball vs.
Marshalltown, noon
Q VHS varsity baseball at
Q DHS 9/10 baseball vs. Indianola,
noon
Q DHS 9/JV/V softball at Indianola,
1 p.m.
Q DHS varsity baseball at Indianola,
5:30 p.m.
Q WHS 9/10 baseball vs. Ames,
noon
Q WHS 9/JV/V softball at Ames,
1 p.m.
Q WHS varsity baseball at Ames,
5:30 p.m.
Friday, June 8
9:30 - 10 a.m.
Q VHS 9/10 baseball vs. East, noon
Q VHS 9/JV/V softball at Dowling
Catholic, 1 p.m.
Q DHS 9 softball vs. Valley, 1 p.m.
Q WHS 9 softball vs. Johnston,
1 p.m.
Q WHS varsity baseball vs.
Johnston, 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 9
Q Varsity softball tournament at
Muscatine
Sunday, June 10
Q Clive City Council meeting, City
Hall, 7 p.m.
Q Summer Antique Jamboree, Valley
Junction, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
4 - 8 p.m.
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Q VHS Debate at NFL Nationals
Q DHS JV baseball vs. East,
5:30 p.m.
Q VHS 9 softball vs. Urbandale,
1 p.m.
Q DHS 9 baseball vs. Ankeny,
5:30 p.m.
Q WHS JV baseball vs. Fort Dodge,
noon
Monday, June 11
Thursday, June 14
Q Lions of Clive Business meeting
Q Summer registration begins for
non-residents, Clive Public Library,
9 a.m.
Q Iowa Cubs vs. Omaha at Principal
Park, 7:05 p.m.
Q VHS 9/JV/V softball vs. Ames,
1 p.m.
Q VHS varsity baseball vs. Ames,
5:30 p.m.
Q VHS 9/10 baseball at Ames,
5:30 p.m.
Q DHS 9/JV/V softball vs. Ankeny,
1 p.m.
Q DHS varsity baseball vs. Ankeny,
5:30 p.m.
Q WHS 9/10 baseball vs. Fort
Dodge, noon
Q Flag Day
Q Geo-caching, ages 10 - 15, Clive
Public Library, 2:45 - 3:45 p.m.
4 - 8 p.m.
Q Iowa Cubs vs. Albuquerque at
Q VHS 9/10 baseball vs. Waukee,
noon
Q VHS 9/JV/V softball at Waukee,
1 p.m.
Q VHS varsity baseball at Waukee,
5:30 p.m.
Q DHS 9/10 baseball vs. SEP, noon
Q DHS 9/JV/V softball at SEP, 1 p.m.
Q DHS varsity baseball at SEP,
5:30 p.m.
Tuesday, June 12
Friday, June 15
Q Clive Planning & Zoning
Commission meeting, City Hall,
5:30 p.m.
Park, 12:05 p.m.
Room 104A, 8 p.m.
Q VHS 9 baseball vs. Dowling
Catholic, noon
Q VHS 9 softball vs. East, 1 p.m.
Q VHS JV/V baseball at Roosevelt,
3:30 p.m.
Q DHS varsity baseball at Ames,
5:30 p.m.
Q WHS JV/V baseball vs. DC-G,
5:30 p.m.
Q WHS JV/V softball vs. DC-G,
6 p.m.
Q Iowa Cubs vs. Albuquerque at
Q VHS 9/10 baseball vs. SEP, noon
Q VHS 9 softball at DC-G, noon
Q VHS JV/V baseball at SEP,
5:30 p.m.
Q DHS 9/10 baseball at
Marshalltown, noon
Q DHS varsity baseball vs.
Q WHS 9/10 baseball vs Hoover,
noon
Q WHS 9/JV/V softball vs.
Glenwood, 3:30 p.m.
Q WHS varsity baseball at Hoover,
5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, June 13
Park, 12:05 p.m.
Road, #113, noon
Q VHS JV baseball vs. Roosevelt,
9 a.m.
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Dr. Robert Adams and Mayor Scott Cirksena at
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Clive Chamber ribbon cutting Ceremony for Spirit
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Clive Chamber ribbon cutting ceremony at Shogun
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faith
Faith Lutheran Church, 10395 University Ave., gears up for a an enlightening and
active summer for youths young and old.
Call now – sale ends 5/31/12!
Summer events
Faith Lutheran Church schedules Bible camps
By Amber Williams
Call now – sale ends 5/31/12: (515) 979-4815
embers of The Faith
Lutheran Church are
excited and ready for summer with many events coming up.
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Summer is sure to be packed
with adventure as kids take part
in Vacation Bible Camp 2012,
Adventures on Promise Island,
Vacation Bible Camp, Sunday, June
10 through Thursday, June 14 from
5:30 - 8 p.m.
Kids will learn about promises
that God made to people in both
the Old and the New Testaments,
and will see how those promises
are made to them, too. Through
music, Bible stories, crafts and
games, campers will come to
understand those promises are
actually for all people.
This year’s VBC also offers
a new fun and interactive appeal
to pre-teens who wish to help
with VBC programming while still
maintaining fellowship and Bible
study with those their own age.
(This new camp option replaces
Backyard Bible Camp, which was
hosted separately from VBC in
previous years.) The pre-teen VBC
camp includes blocks of time for
leading campers in songs and assisting with crafts, but it also involves
age-appropriate Bible studies.
Camp cost is $20 on or before
May 13, and $30 beginning May
14. Pre-teen camp participants will
receive an adult leader T-shirt,
open to those entering sixth grade
or older. Adult study participants
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will pay $10 to register and reserve
a book. T-shirts can only be guaranteed for campers registered by
the May 13 deadline. The registration fee goes up after that.
Registration information and
payment can be done online this
year at http://faithlc.org.
Spread the Word
Have an upcoming event or
church news you would like to
announce? Send information to
[email protected].
Contact the VBC codirectors for more information: Kate Boonstra, 987-9739
or [email protected]; or
Renee Wood, 987-0582 or [email protected]
Also, spots are still available for
the 2012 National Youth Gathering
in New Orleans for high schoolers,
July 16 - 23. This event happens
only once every three years and
is attended by more than 36,000
Lutherans from across the U.S. to
encounter Jesus in each other and
to respond to God’s call to make a
difference in the world. It includes
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Should I sell my
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Situations are limited, but they do exist
By Ted Weaver, ReMax Real Estate
ost readers might assume
my natural reaction to
the headline of this article
would be, “Absolutely not!”
But not so fast. There are
actually times when one should
consider — and times when I have
recommended sellers attempt —
to sell by owner.
The situations are admittedly
limited, but they are real. When a
seller has no timeline constraints
and can wait as long as necessary
to sell and there is an anticipated
financial loss based on the most
likely sale price (even without realtor commissions involved).
In such a circumstance, the time
required for a by owner sale actually becomes an asset because
it facilitates further pay-down of
mortgage debt as each month
passes. If a sale occurs, an attorney
can be hired to handle the legal
particulars (title work, purchase
contract, etc.). However, if, like
more than 80 percent of by owner
situations, no sale occurs, after a
year or two, the seller has at least
reduced his or her mortgage debt
(and hopefully the market has sufficiently rebounded), changing the
financial situation and allowing for
the hiring of a qualified realtor.
Even in the best situations,
selling by owner comes with a
number of risks and challenges.
s ,ACK OF EXPOSURE
Numerous websites focus specifically on by owner sellers; their
effectiveness, however, is questionable. The vast majority of buyers utilize a Realtor and thus rarely
traffic these sites.
s &LAT FEE ERROR Some sellers resort to flat fee agencies
who list homes on the MLS. But
for many sellers, the combination
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of the up-front “flat” fee plus the
cost of paying the buyer’s agent
commission (required on the MLS)
effectively leaves them in the same
financial position. Plus, despite
paying costs in advance without
a guaranteed sale, these listings
are notorious for being so poorly
done with inaccurate data, terrible pictures and ineffective pricing strategy that they actually push
potential buyers away — proving
that not all exposure is the same.
The MLS is replete with sub-par
listings that don’t sell because of
poor exposure.
s )NCONVENIENCE Selling by
owner is not convenient. No one
wants strangers traipsing through
their home unattended, thus the
owner typically must be on site
for all showings. Leaving work
to unlock the home, rescheduling
prior commitments around showings and hosting open houses can
all be intrusive and, over time,
exhausting.
s %XPERTISE Most sellers do
not work in the real estate industry
and cannot be expected to expertly navigate all of the legal, contractual, administrative and professional obligations required of selling a
home — coordinating everything
from title work, abstract updates,
home inspections, appraisals and
the like can be overwhelming.
Again, in some instances, selling by owner is the only reasonable
option for select sellers, and I have,
and continue to, recommend this
route for some sellers where their
personal circumstances dictate few
alternatives. For most sellers, however, a qualified professional is the
most logical approach to selling a
home at its maximum market value
in a reasonable time frame. Q
Information provided by Ted Weaver, ReMax Real Estate Group, 271-8281,
[email protected].
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finance
By Steve Forrest and Pete Deacon
Talk to your parents about their money
By Steve Forrest, MBA, CPA/PFS, CFP® and Pete Deacon, MBA, CPA, CFP®
any adult children are
taking a greater role in
their aging parents’ financial lives.
Increased longevity as well
as rising rates of dementia and
Alzheimer’s disease in the senior
population sometimes forces adult
children to engage in the financial
affairs of their elderly parents.
Getting involved in your parents’ financial affairs isn’t easy or
natural for children. Adult children
are often scared too talk to a parent for one of two reasons: One,
they’re uncomfortable contemplating their parent’s mortality and want
to avoid discussing it; or two, they
think Mom or Dad have no interest
in talking about the topic. Some day
this problem may drop into your lap
if your parent dies or becomes incapacitated. You or someone in your
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family will have to deal with bills,
account statements, insurance policies, retirement accounts, pensions
and what to do with assets like the
house or the car.
It’s better to go into that eventuality with some level of preparation and knowledge. The only way
to get that knowledge is to realize
that the only person who can help
you is your mom or dad. Many
parents actually want to have this
conversation but may think you
don’t want to talk. They want
someone whom they can trust but
don’t want to feel they’re imposing
on you. Adult children may need
to assist with financial planning,
Medicare insurance, identifying
and warding against financial fraud,
selecting a nursing home, reverse
mortgages and retirement communities, all with an eye toward
making sure your parents have
the highest quality of life they can
possibly have during retirement
without outliving their nest eggs.
Pay attention to what’s going
on with your parents or grandparents. Look and listen for signs of
financial duress/stress in your parent’s life. Perhaps there will be an
event that prompts you to discuss
finances. Ask how you might help
avoid unnecessary costs while living on a fixed income.
You will find Mom or Dad will
not give you all of the information
immediately, but you have begun
the process. Parents will open up
eventually. Next you can ask about
wills and any other estate-planning
documents. Make sure to get legal
documents up to date and consider adding a power of attorney,
and health care proxy.
Finally, you can consider conversations such as how to prepare
surrogates for the responsibilities
that parents would like them to
undertake and explain to the other
siblings what plans they have made.
A CPA or CFP can provide
competent and ethical financial
advice. Select a few planners or
advisors to interview. Call them
in advance, tell them what you’re
trying to accomplish, and arrange
a time to go meet the planner
with your parent. If you decide to
hire someone, both you and your
parents should feel comfortable. Q
Information provided by Steve Forrest,
MBA, CPA/PFS, CFP® and Pete
Deacon MBA, CPA, CFP®, Forrest
Financial Services, L.L.C., Windsor
Heights, www.forrestfinancialservices.
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parenting
By Eric Parrish
Finding a leg
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suspect things went bad long
before she pulled the trigger. The
message shot across my computer screen and came to rest at
my inbox. A tiny chime broke my
concentration just long enough to
catch the first few lines of my wife’s
email fading out of view.
The words I recall seeing
couldn’t have been clearer: “Our
marriage is over. I’m filing for
divorce. I will be staying with my
parents until I can find a place to
rent on my own.”
My wife came home that day,
but she and the kids moved out a
short time later. I remained behind
with my 14-year-old son from my
first marriage. Except for one day
during the week and a night on the
weekends, he lived with his mother, too. It has been nine months
since she left with our kids and
moved to Ankeny. During this time,
I filed for divorce.
From time to time, I consider
the fights I avoided on that first goaround. Looking ahead, I wonder
whether I will be able to contain
my desire to be right this time —
to look good at the cost of tearing
someone else down. From every
angle, I consider the cost of settling scores against the backdrop of
possible reconciliation. This is the
nature of divorce.
On Nov. 19, 1863, Abraham
Lincoln delivered his famous
Gettysburg Address. In this speech,
he posed a question about a young
nation and the union its bloody
civil war threatened to undo. He
also set out a challenge to those
who remained, urging them, in the
aftermath, to act in the spirit of the
original founders. He warned those
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within earshot not to lose sight of
those guiding principles and aspirations so critical to the fledgling democracy in its early years.
Regardless of horrific losses suffered on both sides, Lincoln set his
sights beyond the field of battle and
towards reconciliation.
As history often teaches, it is
possible to rebuild after a war. It is
possible and desirable to reconcile
differences and mend fences even
after bitter splits and ugly feuds.
This remains just as true for former spouses as it did for North
and South. I’m not entirely sure
Lincoln expected the Union he
fought so desperately to preserve
would survive. In many ways, the
nation emerged from that conflict something entirely different. In
other ways, it retained nuggets of
its former self, buried underneath
layers of heartache and betrayal.
In the midst of a divorce or in
its aftermath, parenthood retains its
familiar contours even when specific roles undergo drastic changes.
No doubt it becomes easy to get
caught up in the pain of a broken
union like marriage. What began
with so much promise and commitment; what gave birth to young
lives — children that cling naturally
to the idea of their parents as a
single, indivisible unit — now sits in
ruins. And our children, stretched
between warring spouses, still seek
our attention, our reassurances and
our love. As parents, we have obligations to honor what came before
and what still lies ahead in the form
of our children. That obligation and
binding trust transcends the immediacy of a conflict that wore down
the love two people once shared. Q
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health Q&A
Q: How can I prepare for
disaster, but still enjoy life?
A: I’m not a native Midwesterner. Where I grew up, we practiced school
drills for natural disasters like earthquakes, floods, tsunami and volcano
eruption. After the most recent bout of tornado devastation, my oldest
child sat down with me to review what we needed to do in the event of
a tornado. He was concerned that since I am not a native Midwesterner,
I might not have all the information I needed. As he reviewed the plans
with me, it struck me how knowledgeable he was about what we needed
to do, and how we need to prepare.
As an adult, I know that we can’t plan for all the variables that might
occur in any disaster, or even a normal day. A tornado siren might not
sound, or I might not see that person who is texting while driving that
doesn’t stop at the red light. What I can do is prepare and plan but also
stay grounded in the day-to-day beauty of the normalcy of life. I can
practice gratitude when I load the dishwasher, being thankful that my
house wasn’t hit by a tornado. And I can practice kindness by showing up
to help clean up after a natural disaster, or maybe I can make a financial
donation. All these things are tangible acts that can help each of us deal
with the uncertainty of life so that we can enjoy our lives more fully and
still be prepared. Q
Information provided by Jenny Rainey-Gibson, LMFT, 6600 Westown Parkway
#240, West Des Moines, 515-401-1016.
Q: Can chiropractic care be
stress reducing?
A: If we’re alive, we have stress.
That much is a given. In fact, we are
well-designed to cope with stress, but
these ancient mechanisms can often
go awry. Just as allergies and other
hypersensitivity reactions represent
extreme responses of normal physiological processes, the high levels of
stress many of us experience on a
daily basis represent abnormal responses of our built-in fight-or-flight
mechanisms.
Stress is normal, but daily ongoing internal stress is abnormal.
Chiropractic care can often provide substantial help, by reducing or
eliminating extra sources of stress in our bodies. For example, restricted
spinal joint mobility can lead to high levels of physiologic stress in muscles, ligaments, and tendons that support the joints. Stress in these soft
tissues causes build-up of metabolic toxins and drains resources, such
as oxygen and nutrients that are needed elsewhere. These physiologic
stresses create a vicious cycle of increasing stress in many areas of the
body. Mechanical stress leads to mental stress, and mental stress leads
to more muscle tension and even pain.
Chiropractic care directly addresses the spinal source of much physiologic stress. The result is a body that works more efficiently and more
effectively. The result is increased health, happiness and well-being. Q
Information provided by Vander Sluis Chiropractic, 8521 Hickman Road,
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By Jared Curtis
uying a brand-new car is an
exciting time in anyone’s life.
Purchasing a near-new car
can be exhilarating, too.
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Keith Sales recently purchased
his first near-new car, a 2009
Chrysler 300.
“I’ve driven a lot of used vehicles in my time, but after getting a
good job last year, I knew it was
time to upgrade,” he says. “I looked
for at least three months, checking
out every car I liked. I probably test
drove 20 different cars.”
Although he was looking for a
brand new car, a near-new Chrysler
300 caught Sales’ attention.
“I had my mind set I was buying new,” he says. “I really liked
the Chrysler, but they had a 2009
one that only had a few thousand
miles on it. It had pretty much
everything I was looking for.”
Even though it wasn’t new,
Sales couldn’t pass up the opportunity.
“It was such a good deal, I
couldn’t pass it up,” he says. “It
might not be brand new, but it
feels that way to me.”
Sales added a chemical ele-
ment to create a new car.
“I bought some new car air
freshener and sprayed it down,”
he laughs. “I like to keep it clean,
so I’ve been cleaning it about once
a month. The funny thing is that
before I would never clean the
vehicles I was driving, but I want
to keep this Chrysler in the best
shape possible.”
Sales is looking forward to
hitting the road this summer in his
car.
“Normally I would be riding in
a car with friends because I didn’t
trust my last vehicle on the road,”
he says. “But I already told them
I was driving at least one getaway
this summer, hopefully more.”
Only owning the car for about
four months, Sales is still in the
new ownership phase, but he’s
already pleased with the vehicle.
“It rides smooth, and it’s surprisingly more fuel efficient than I
thought, which is an added bonus,”
he says. “It’s a great car, and I’m
really happy with it. Hopefully it
runs for a long time, because I have
no plans to get rid of it any time
soon.” Q
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education
recipe
Meet Jeff Worsham
Photos by Michael Swanger
ICA teacher leads
Bible, P.E. classes
By Michael Swanger
eff Worsham says the key to
teaching students in his Bible
and physical education classes
at Iowa Christian Academy (ICA)
in West Des Moines is building
relationships with students and
helping them build a relationship
with God.
“It’s one thing to study the
Bible; it’s another to live it. We
try to get students to understand
the difference,” says Worsham,
45, now in his 17th year of teaching and sixth year at ICA. “We
recently completed a service project in which we took students to
the Bethel Mission in Des Moines
to work with people there. It was
important for them to see the
reality of it and how they had an
opportunity to give and to live out
their faith.”
Worsham says his senior students are preparing for their yearend project in which they write a
philosophy paper based on what
they have learned about the Bible
and how it relates to life. He says
students in the past have explored
topics ranging from music, to alcoholism to divorce.
“It’s an opportunity for them to
put their ideas on paper and share
them with others,” he says. “It has
a real impact. As Christians, we
tend to compartmentalize our faith,
J
Jeff Worsham teaches Bible and physical education classes at Iowa Christian
Academy.
but we believe that faith touches
all aspects of our lives and it’s our
calling to communicate with others
what the Bible teaches us.”
When Worsham isn’t teaching
Bible classes, he teaches students
physical education.
“For us, it’s about lifestyle
activities. I’m not looking for
great athletes. We want students
to understand that exercising is
something they can do the rest of
their lives,” he says.
In doing so, Worsham says he
enjoys the camaraderie that he has
developed with students and staff
at ICA over the years.
“There is a real sense of family
and closeness here,” he says. Q
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Austin Grimm:
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and there’s never
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He’s a good
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T.J. Rude:
“He makes the
lessons relatable
for us and easy
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Ashley Delpesce:
“We have a lot
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Oatmeal cookies
Experiment results in tasty new treats
By Beth McDonald
week or so ago I was having the normal “How was
your day?” conversation
with my daughter when she said
“Oh, by the way, I need to take
treats tomorrow.”
I thought to myself “What do
we have that I can make for her?”
I am sure you have been in this
same situation. You can just go buy
something, or you can take advantage of the challenge this presents
for you and see what you can come up with, which is what I did.
Once we arrived at home I looked to see if I could make cupcakes
since they are easy, but I didn’t have enough powdered sugar for frosting. So I try again… how about monster cookies? Nope, I don’t have
any M&M’s or raisins. The monster cookie idea got me thinking, and we
ended up with Oatmeal White Chocolate Chip Cookies.
This is a challenge I really like, a short amount of time. and you have
to use what you have in your home and come up with something great.
It is like my own version of Food Network’s “Chopped.” In my kitchen
that evening I did have butter, oatmeal, peanut butter, brown sugar,
vanilla, flour and white chocolate chips, so that is what we used. This
experiment was a success, and my daughter was thrilled with something
new to share with her friends. Q
A
Oatmeal white
chocolate chip
COOKIES
Ingredients
1 cup butter
1 cup peanut butter
1 cup sugar
2/3 cup brown sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
2 eggs
2 cups flour
1 cup of rolled oats
2 tsp. baking soda
½ tsp. of salt
12 oz. of white chocolate chips
Directions
Cream the butter, peanut butter
and sugars.
Add the eggs, one at a time, beating mixture well after each egg. Add
the vanilla.
In a separate bowl mix the dry
ingredients, and then add to the
creamed mixture. Once all mixed,
add the chips.
Drop in tablespoon size onto
ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake at 350 for 10 - 12 minutes.
Beth McDonald is a wife and mother and works full time in Des Moines.
out & about
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Shannon Wilkins, Shelly Hochhalte, Tom Moreland, Anne Cox and Bruce Teague at the
Clive Chamber Ribbon Cutting ceremony at Spirit Home Care in Clive on April 13.
The Clive Good Idea Club presented a monetary gift to Indian Hills School during
its open house held April 22. Kathy Schramm, Tawni Plath, Denise Connor, Allison
Goughnour and Megan Svoboda, former Indian Hills student.
Louise Huston, Bonnie Sullivan and Margene O’Leary at the Good Idea Club open
house at the Clive Aquatic Center on April 22.
Mayor Scott Cirksena reads the proclamation of the Clive Good Idea Club 100th anniversary on April 22. From left: Leona Knorr, Karen Leibold, Mayor Cirksena and April Blake.
Shirley Conner and Eva Day at the Good Idea Club open house at the Clive Aquatic
Center on April 22.
Maddie Korver, Debbie Korver and Marilyn Daniel at the Clive Good Idea’s Club 100th
anniversary open house held at the Clive Aquatic Center on April 22. The mannequins
are wearing actual wedding attire of Marilyn’s grandparents, Emma and William Howe,
1898. Emma was a founding member of the Clive Good Idea Club.
Angie Kuhlman, Shirley Conner, April Blake, Margene O’Leary, Bev Plath, Megan
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library news
By Clive Public Library
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uthor John Shors will join
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via conference call on
Tuesday, May 29, at 6:30 p.m., as
he joins the Clive Book Club in
discussing his new book, “Cross
Currents.”
A
Thailand's pristine Ko Phi Phi
island attracts tourists from around
the world. Small-resort owners
Lek and Sarai are happy to give an
American named Patch room and
board in exchange for his help. But
when Patch’s brother, who is running from the law, arrives it puts
Lek's family at risk. The two brothers, once inseparable, clash over a
choice that could alter their lives.
These two families are swept up in
an approaching cataclysm that will
require all their strength of heart
and soul to survive.
After
graduating
from
Colorado College, Shors lived
for several years in Kyoto, Japan,
where he taught English. After
returning to the United States, he
became a newspaper reporter in
his hometown of Des Moines, winning several awards in journalism.
The Clive Book Club meets
on the last Tuesday of each month
at 6:30 p.m. Adults are invited to
join this reading discussion group
and to share their impressions
and opinions on the chosen novel.
There is no cost to participate and
new members are always welcome.
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PROPERTY,
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Monday, June 4
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Monday, June 4. Registration for
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a.m. on Monday, June 11. Programs
begin the week of June 18 with no
programs on Wednesday, July 4.
Summer programs and children’s
reading journals end Saturday, July
28. Teen reading logs end Friday,
July 27. Registration will be available on-line at www.cityofclive.
com/departments/library, and in
person at the library.
*Medical, *Business, *Criminal Justice, *Hospitality.
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Interior/Exterior
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YOUR LIFE,
OUR PASSION
Your life inspires us at Iowa Health – Des Moines. For all you do, for those
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Whether attending to the specialized needs of children and cancer patients
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