Barn restoration group helps save a 24 sided Iowa barn
Dale Spencer’s 1917 hand hewn barn near Villisca faces deterioration. A new Iowa Barn Foundation grant program funds repairs, with Spencer awaiting further funding to begin work. The project reflects a broader effort to preserve agricultural history and craftsmanship in Iowa and the United States.
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Vitusca
Iowa
Dale Spencer
Spencer
Historical Society
Villisca
Iowa Barn Foundation
Iowa Barn Foundation pushes to save historic barns
A national drive to preserve old barns grows from Iowa led by Jacqueline Schmeal and the Iowa Barn Foundation. The effort, backed by donations and grants, cites barns as the heart of farming and aims to guide restoration through Barn Again! programs and literature.
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Iowa
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Schmeal
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Neil Hart
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West Point
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Ohio
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Bruhn
Powell Gardens Fall Events in Kingsville Missouri
Powell Gardens schedules a series of fall activities from Parade of Mums displays through Nov. 29 with tulips for sale and a lecture on unique spring bulbs by Alan Branchagen. Halloween trick or treat and pansy pumpkin potting events take place this weekend, plus “Questions Answered” sessions and Lunch and Learn talks on flowering trees, perennials, magnolias. Prices vary, registration via (B16) 697-2600 extension 225.
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U.5
Kingsville
Terrace Gardens
Alan Branhagen
Kansas City
Magnolias
Friends of Powell Gardens
Plastic surgery popularity by region in survey findings
A survey by the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons shows the Northeast residents most likely to seek cosmetic procedures. Seventeen percent have had or expect to have surgery, with 24 percent wanting thigh changes, 15 percent facial wrinkles, 12 percent buttocks, 11 percent breasts, and 9 percent nose adjustments.
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California
Northeast
American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
Teen birth rate ranks by state
National Center for Health Statistics data cited in American Demographics place Mississippi Arkansas Arizona Texas and New Mexico as the top five states for birth rates per thousand girls aged 15 to 19. The article notes teen births are concentrated in southern and western states with Mississippi leading.
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Arkansas
Arizona
Texas
New Mexico
National Center For Health Statistics
American 4 Demographics
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