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Oh, Christmas TreeB ack in 1995 when Jolene and I became married, we scraped together

enough money to buy our first Christmas tree. It was a four-foot, arti-ficial tree that was skimpy on branches. Years later we still joke about

how it looked like something from a Charlie Brown Christmas special. We eventually gave that tree away, and we were able to buy a larger and fuller tree that we continue to adorn with family ornaments

today. But as each holiday season arrives, our family tosses around the idea of buying a real Christmas tree. The discussion this year led me to do a little research, and I learned that despite the election season being over, this debate is another political hot potato. Those preaching the benefits of real trees will tell you how growing them provides habitat for wildlife and how they remove dust and pollen from the air. They share how one acre of Christmas trees provides the daily oxygen requirement of 18 people. They will remind you that the

Christmas tree growing industry employs more than 100,000 people, while 85 percent of the artificial trees in the U.S. are imported from China. And they will cringe when sharing how artificial trees will last for six years in your home but centuries in a landfill. Those opting for the artificial version will tell you that it takes between seven and 10 years to grow the 30 million or so Christmas trees that are sold each year, and that more than one million acres of land is needed to plant them. They will ask you what becomes of all the Christmas trees on Jan. 1 and point to the various dumping grounds some people create. And they will even question where all the cut but unsold trees go. If you are curious, about 20 percent of United States households buy real trees, 50 percent or so buy artificial and the remaining 30 per-cent have no tree at all. As for the Goodman household, sometimes the best decision is no decision. Thanks for reading, and Happy Holidays!

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Dear Santa...

9 Insurance advice

Reduce the risk of fire

10 Calendar

A comprehensive list

13 Education

Meet Shelly McCarthy

13 Recipe

Pumpkin cheesecake

14 Health Q & A

Advice from professionals

14 Faith

Lessons and carols

16 Library

Christmas fun

16 Garage

The old spikes

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T here’s nothing quite like the anticipa-tion of Christmastime for kids. Mysterious packages, festooned in

sparkly paper and bright ribbon, sit, silently taunting. Time slows down to a crawl. Christmas can’t get here quickly enough. Then, a jumble of emotions come to a head: Anticipation. Anxiety. Excitement. Surprise! Giddiness! Relief. And, sometimes, disappointment. We asked Clive residents to revisit the past and share their favorite childhood Christmas gifts they received. Some still have them today. Some lost track of their gifts over time. But the intangible memories remain, for some, as vividly as if they’d received the items just yesterday. There’s a gleam in their eye, and their voices are tinged with excitement and nos-talgia as they recall the times they spent rid-ing that bike, playing with that long-awaited doll or circling a roller skating rink in new skates. And just as special, they say, are the holiday memories of family, and their love and generosity. Teri Nelson and her son, Max, 10, play with Legos that include pieces she received as a child at Christmas. Nelson

loved the Legos she got as a kid so much she held onto them for when she had her own children. She plans to keep them for when she has grandkids.


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The gift of time with a parentLori Nicolet still has the book about stamps her dad gave her for Christmas when she was about 12. “It was one of his interests that he wanted to share,” Nicolet says. But it was what he wrote in the book, and what was associated with it, that make it her favorite Christmas gift of all time. The note was giving her 20 hours to spend with her dad, just the two of them. It was a precious present to have one-on-one time with him in a family with five siblings, Nicolet says. “We went running and bike-riding.” Her father’s heartfelt gesture helped shape how she celebrates Christmas with her own children. “We try to make Christmas more of a personal experience, not so much a gift experi-ence,” she says.

That 10-speed HuffyIt was the last present. Brian Nelson was prob-ably 10 when his parents surprised him by roll-ing the 10-speed Huffy bicycle into the room, he reminisces. “I was really excited. I went out Christmas

Day and rode it,” says Nelson. He rode it everywhere — to the pool, school and his relatives’ homes. “I pretty much wore it out,” Nelson says. While that Huffy may be long gone, Nelson’s childhood love of bike-riding still remains.

Heirloom toysIt’s been about 35 years since Teri Nelson received her Legos at Christmastime. They were one of her favorite presents as a kid. And now her own children are getting the chance to enjoy them. “They’ve held up; they’re classic,” says Nelson, who has a 10-year-old son, Max, and a 13-year-old daughter, Ava. They’ve since added more pieces to her original collection, she says, and Max still has fun creating things out of the Lego bricks. Before Nelson had kids, she decided to

keep the Legos, thinking they would be great toys to pass along to her future children. “I thought that they were that good — and quiet,” she smiles. As her children grow up and have their own families, Nelson hopes they’ll build their own memories of playing with the Legos with their kids. “We’ll keep them for the grandkids,” she says.

The gift of familyJennifer Durick had given up on getting the Cabbage Patch Kid she’d been asking for for a couple of years. Then came that special Christmas. She was 9 or 10 when she finally got her wish. Being older didn’t dampen her enthusiasm for the doll, Durick says. “It was wrapped up in a black garbage bag with a big bow,” she remembers. “And I



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opened it, and I was so excited because I had waited so long for it. I knew it was an extrava-gant gift for our family, so I appreciated it.” The doll was a constant companion. “I carried it all the time. It went with me everywhere I went,” says Durick. But, she adds, she really has two favorite childhood Christmas presents — the other is her family. Her memories of Christmases growing up in Illinois are filled with spending time with her large, extended family at her grandparents’ homes, the scent of pies baking and playing dice games. “When you’re older, you don’t even remember the gifts,” Durick says. “It’s the people.”

A pair of skates, and an outfit, tooBarbara Hendrickson brings out the roller skates she’s held onto for years. They are hefty, grayish-white with age, and the stopper on the right skate is gone. The story behind them is one of her favor-ite Christmas memories, Hendrickson says. Originally from the Bronx in New York, Hendrickson was a young girl who went to the roller skating rink a lot with her friends. When

she was 12, her parents gave her a set of skates for Christmas, along with an outfit. The skating skirt had black velvet on top, she recalls, with red, satin-like lining underneath. A pullover sweater completed the ensemble. “I was totally overwhelmed with the excite-ment of it,” Hendrickson says.

But here’s the irony, she says. Not long after getting the skates, the skating rink closed. There weren’t many opportunities to wear them after that. The last time she put them on was in the late 1970s. As their three kids grew up, she tried to instill in them an appreciation and enjoyment for skating, and went to Skate West in West Des Moines quite a bit, Hendrickson says. Though the use of her skates was unex-pectedly cut short, the memories associated with them remain strong after all these years: The organ music playing at the skating rink, and the lighted sign letting skaters know when it was a couple, all-girl or all-skate. And she’ll never forget the love and generosity behind her parents’ gesture. Finally getting that BB gunThe photographs from the Christmas Gordon Hendrickson was 12 are ones he particularly remembers. That was the year he got a BB gun. His brother got an electric train. There they were, the seven kids in his family, sitting in the living room, around the Christmas tree, Hendrickson recalls — he, hold-ing his BB gun, and his brother with his train.



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“It (the BB gun) was always on the wish list for kids on the farm,” says Hendrickson, Barbara Hendrickson’s husband, Gordon, who grew up in western Wisconsin, used the gun to shoot sparrows around the farm and for target practice. He had the BB gun for about four or five years, then lost track of it after that, he says. Just as memorable as the gift was the childhood anticipation of Christmas every year, and the large, traditional meal that accompanied the holiday, Hendrickson says. He also fondly recalls awaiting the big box of treats from his father’s sister, who lived in Milwaukee. It was typically one of the last presents they would open, he says, and would include

Pfeffernusse, a spice cookie covered in pow-dered sugar.

A request for a special doll, grantedDawn Scott had been wanting a Cabbage Patch Kid for months, and finally got one at Christmas when she was about 3 or 4. “Even though I wanted it, it was still a sur-prise to finally have one,” Scott says. Her memory is a little fuzzy when it comes to some of the doll’s details, but she knows she spent much time with it. “The doll had blonde hair and blue eyes, and wore a dress, I think,” she says. “If it had a name, I do not remember it. I remember think-ing it was funny that there was the maker’s signature on the doll.”

S o m e t i m e s she’d pretend it was her baby. Other times it was her friend. “I know I played with it a lot,” she says. Scott doesn’t have the doll with her at her home in Clive. But, Scott says, it may be sit-ting in her parents’ home in a storage tote. From all of us at Clive Living, Merry Christmas!


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D uring the holidays and throughout winter, the use of fireplaces, candles,

furnaces and decorative lights goes up. So does the risk of a home fire, says Lorraine Carli, vice president of communications for the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). Residential fires during the winter are respon-sible for more than 900 deaths and 3,800 injuries each year. Keep your home safe with these precautions: hardwood in your fireplace. Never toss trash, gift wrap or branches from your old Christmas tree into the flames. if you’re feeling drowsy. According to the NFPA, 36 per-cent of residential candle fires start in the bedroom. Blow out candles before you fall asleep to prevent curtains or bedding from catching on fire. tree watered. Water it daily to prevent it from drying out and becoming a fire hazard. When needles begin to fall off or break rather than bend, it’s time to dis-pose of the tree. for damage. Frayed cords and exposed wires are a major fire hazard, especially when they rest on Christmas tree branches and other flammable materials. When decorating outdoors, prevent cord damage by using clips to hang lights — don’t use nails or staples. -fessionally cleaned. According to the NFPA, creosote buildup is responsible for 22 percent of

home heating fires. Avoid the dan-ger with an annual chimney inspec-tion and cleaning. with battery backup. Winter storms can knock out the power and prevent electric smoke alarms from functioning. Make sure your alarms have a battery in place to keep them functioning no matter what. cord. If you need an extension cord for items such as space heat-ers, make sure the cord is the same size or larger than the cord being plugged into it and that it can handle the amp load. Keep Christmas trees, decora-tions, furniture and other items from blocking from your home’s exits. If a fire breaks out, this will help everyone get out safely. “Make sure that there are two ways out of every room,” Carli says. As an extra safety pre-caution, Carli recommends that families practice their fire escape plans in the winter as well as in the summer to account for seasonal changes such as ice and snow.

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Board of Adjustment Meeting,

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Wednesday, Dec. 19 Toddler Time, ages 3 and under,

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DHS JV/V Wrestling Meet, 5:30 p.m.

VHS JV/V Boys Swimming vs.

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VHS JV/V Wrestling, 6 p.m.

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Council meeting, 7 p.m.

Reindeer Games, registration

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Tuesday, Dec. 25 Christmas Day

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Wednesday, Dec. 26 Kwanzaa

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Winter Break Movies, free pop-

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Friday, Dec. 14 Toddler Time, ages 3 and under,



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Saturday, Dec.15 DHS JV Wrestling at West

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VHS JV Boys Basketball vs. Ames,

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VHS V Wrestling at Waterloo,

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Monday, Dec. 17 Toddler Time, ages 3 and under,

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Baby Lap Time, 0-18 months,

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DHS 9/JV Boys Basketball at

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VHS 8 Girls Basketball at SEP,

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VHS 8 Wrestling at Indianola,

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VHS JV Boys Basketball at Johnston, 7

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VHS 9 Boys Basketball vs.

Johnston, 7 p.m.

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WHS JV/V Girls/Boys Bowling at

Mason City, 3:30 p.m.

WHS 9 Boys Basketball at Ankeny

Centennial, 6:30 p.m.

WHS JV Boys Basketball vs. DM

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Town Hall Meeting #2 - Strategic

Plan, 6 p.m., YMCA.

Library Board Meeting, 6 p.m.,

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Tuesday, Dec. 18 Toddler Time, ages 3 and under,

9:30, 10 and 10:30 a.m., 1 and 6 p.m.,

Clive Public Library.

Story Time, 1:30 p.m., Clive

Public Library.

Baby Lap Time, 0-18 months,

11 a.m., Clive Public Library.

VHS 8 Girls Basketball at

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VHS 9/JV/V Girls Basketball vs.

Ames, 4:45/6:15 p.m.

VHS 9/10/V Boys Basketball vs.

Ames, 4:45/6/7:45 p.m.


Waukee, 5:30 p.m.

WHS 8 Girls Basketball vs. DCG,

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Urbandale, 4:45/6:15/7:45 p.m.


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Thursday, Dec. 27 Kwanzaa

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Friday, Dec. 28 Kwanzaa

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Tuesday, Jan. 1 New Year’s Day

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Chamber Office closed

City Hall closed

Wednesday, Jan. 2 No School - Dowling

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DHS JV/V Boys Swimming at

Valley, 5:30 p.m.

DHS JV/V Wrestling at

Marshalltown, 5:30/6:30 p.m.


Dowling, 5:30 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 4 Classes Resume- Dowling

First Notes At Faith music class,

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Church, 10395 University Ave.

DHS Madrigal Dinner, $30, con-

tact Kari Rohwer at 222-1061, 7 p.m.,

St. Francis Parish Hall.

DHS 9/JV/V Girls Basketball at

Indianola, 4:45/6:15/7:45 p.m.

DHS 9/10/V Boys Basketball at

Indianola, 4:45/6:15/7:45 p.m.

VHS 9/JV Girls/Boys Basketball at

DM Hoover, 6:15/7:45 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 5 DHS Madrigal Dinner

DHS V Girls Basketball at Loras

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DHS V Boys Swimming Invitational

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DHS JV Wrestling at North, 9 a.m.

DHS V Wrestling at Ames, 9 a.m.

DHS JV Boys Basketball vs. SEP,

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VHS JV Wrestling at DM North,

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VHS JV Wrestling at Ankeny, 10 a.m.

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WHS V Boys Swimming at

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WHS JV/V Girls Basketball at

Cedar Rapids Kennedy, 5/6 p.m.

Monday, Jan. 7 Winter II Registration for Clive

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VHS JV Boys Basketball vs. SEP, 7 p.m.

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WHS JV Boys at DCG, 7 p.m.

Park Board Meeting

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DHS 9 Girls/Boys Basketball at

Ames, 6:30/7:45 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 8 VHS 9/10/V Boys Basketball vs.

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Planning & Zoning Commission

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DHS JV/V Boys Swimming at SEP,

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Clive Chamber Board of Directors

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Clive Chamber Executive Board

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Wednesday, Jan. 9 VHS Semester Finals

Thursday, Jan. 10 VHS Semester Finals

VHS HS Bowling at DM East,

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VHS JV/V Boys Swimming at

Johnston, 5:30 p.m.

VHS 9/10/V Boys Basketball at

Ankeny Centennial, 6:30/7:45 p.m.

VHS 9/JV/ Girls Basketball at

Ankeny Centennial, 6:30 p.m.

VHS JV/V Wrestling vs. Dowling,

6:30/7:30 p.m.

WHS HS Bowling vs. Ottumwa,

3:30 p.m.

WHS JV/V Boys Swimming, 5 p.m.

WHS JV/V Wrestling at DM

North, 5:30 p.m.

DHS HS Bowling vs. DM North,

3:30 p.m.

DHS V Boys Swimming vs.

Ankeny, 5:30 p.m.

DHS JV/V Wrestling at Valley,

6:30/7:30 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 11 VHS Semester Finals


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DHS 9/10/V Boys Basketball vs.

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What do you like best about your teacher’s class?

Gabi Lack: “Reading time and getting to put your feet on your desk. She’s a good teacher.”

Kelsey Hoey: “When she teaches. it’s fun. It’s not very bor-ing. I like math.”

Alex Traynor: “I like reading and how she jokes around sometimes.”

Grant Mullenbach:“I like science. We get to do experiments and test stuff. It’s fun.”

S helly McCarthy has spent 11 of the 15 years in which she has worked as a teacher

educating fourth grade students at Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic School, and it suits her quite well. “I love fourth graders because they are wonderful and so inde-pendent, but they don’t quite have the middle school attitude. It’s still cool for them to interact with their teacher,” she says. The age of her 26 students is not the only thing that appeals to her about teaching fourth grade. She also enjoys the curriculum. This month, for example, she will teach students about regions, states and capitals, as well as les-sons about rocks and minerals and daily core curriculum subjects such as reading and math. “The curriculum is so interest-ing to me, and I enjoy seeing stu-dents share in that excitement,” she says. Unlike her peers in public schools, however, McCarthy is allowed to incorporate religion in her daily lessons. “That’s a huge part of why I am here at Saint Francis,” McCarthy says. “Being able to share my faith is important. We pray every

morning as a building and before lunch. We have 30 minutes of allotted religion time and Mass on Wednesdays. During December we will have a special Advent series that starts after Christmas. There isn’t a subject that I don’t feel that I don’t incorporate my faith into it.” Being afforded that opportu-nity, McCarthy notes, is just one of the many things that makes teaching at Saint Francis of Assisi so special to her. “It’s a very safe, pleasant and positive environment. We have great kids, great parents, a great administration and a PTA that is very supportive. We are pro-active in using technology, but we utilize our faith,” she says. “We teach kids to go out and make a difference in the world.”

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Shelly McCarthy teaches fourth grade at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School.

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Beth McDonald is a wife and mother and works full time in Des Moines.

T he holidays are here, and if you are looking for a twist on pumpkin pie, I have it for

you: pumpkin cheesecake. This cheesecake is a proven crowd pleaser with my family, friends and co-workers. Recently at work, we started a monthly baking competition just for fun, and this last month was “Battle Cheesecake.” There were four of us who took time out of our busy schedules to make cheesecake for our coworkers to judge and determine the winner. The only rule we had was that the cheesecake had to be homemade. So in the competition, we had a turtle cheesecake, traditional New York style, double chocolate cheesecake bars and pumpkin cheesecake. We have some serious bakers on our team, so this was a stiff competition. When I tasted all four, it was even hard for me to make a decision. I eventually went with the pumpkin, and at the end of the day it was the overall winner. A couple of tips for making a successful cheesecake: Make sure the cream cheese and your eggs are at room temperature. This helps to make sure you don’t overbeat the batter, which causes the top of your cheese-cake to crack. You can also bake your cheesecake in a water bath. In order to do this, prep your spring form pan as expected, but then place it in a larger baking dish, and fill the outer pan with water until it comes up about half-way up the spring form pan. Enjoy!

Pumpkin cheesecakeBy Beth McDonald

PumpkincheesecakeCrust:1 ¾ cups of graham cracker crumbs3 tablespoons of brown sugar½ teaspoon of cinnamon1 stick melted butter

Filling:3 8-oz. packages cream cheese 1 15-oz. can of pureed pumpkin1 ½ cup of sugar3 eggs plus 1 egg yolk¼ cup of sour cream½ teaspoon of cinnamon1/8 teaspoon of ground nutmeg1/8 teaspoon of cloves2 tablespoons of flour1 teaspoon of vanilla extract

Directions:1. Pre heat the oven to 350 degrees2. For the crust combine the crumbs, brown sugar and cinnamon. Then add melted butter. Press into the spring form pan. 3. For the filling beat the cream cheese until smooth, then add pumpkin, eggs and egg yolk, sour cream, sugar and spices. Beat together until well combined. Pour into spring form pan and ensure it is evenly distributed. Place in the oven for an hour. Remove from the oven and let sit for 15 minutes. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours.

A twist on a familiar holiday dessert


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O f all the signs marking the advent of the Christmas season like shopping

sales, festive lights and a refrigera-tor packed with leftovers, there is one that happens first, and that, of course, is the holiday music. It’s been playing on light rock radio stations since before Thanksgiving, before most of us had our pumpkins and corns stalk decorations removed from the front porch, and now it’s in full swing in the form of a concert at Faith Lutheran Church. On Sunday, Dec. 16, at the 8:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. worship ser-vices, the music ministry of Faith Lutheran Church will be doing a Festival of Lessons and Carols. All are welcome to attend and join the congregation in “a journey home” through music, scripture, poems and carols, say church leaders and event organizers. “This event has meant so much to the family here at Faith Lutheran Church for 28 years, so make it your holiday tradition as well,” reads the online invite at www.faithlc.org. The night will include an array of musical acts performed by The Cherub Choir, The Alleluia Choir, The Messiah Choir, The Confirmation Ringers, The Jubilate Handbell Choir, The Brass Consort, The Winds of Faith Flute

Choir, The Chancel Choir and Senior Organist Bev Duffy. Faith Lutheran also welcomes members new and old to a spe-cial, family-friendly Christmas Eve worship service at 3 p.m. led by children and their families using bells and flashlight candles and including communion. Guests are encouraged to invite friends to this worship service.

Living Faith Church will not have a Christmas Day ser-vice, but there will be a Christmas Eve service at 5:30 p.m. They will have an Advent service called ‘ADVENTure” on the Wednesday evening before Christmas, Dec. 19, starting at 6:15 for kids ages 3 through sixth grade. Worship will follow at 7 p.m. On the 19th, Santa will come to visit during worship and hand out gifts that parents have pre-purchased, wrapped and tagged. (For those participating, make sure the child’s name is clearly marked.) Presents should spend no more than $10 per gift which can be dropped off at the church starting Monday, Dec. 17.

Lessons and carolsBy David Rowley

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Faith Lutheran presents festival on Dec. 16

The Festival of Lessons and Carols comes to Faith Lutheran Church, including an array of choral and handbell musical acts and much more on Dec. 16.

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A: A study of young gamers suggests that those who spend substantial time at the screen are more than twice as likely to develop tooth decay as youngsters with more active lifestyles. Though computer games have long been identi-fied as contributing to childhood obesity, keep-ing youngsters from more active pursuits, this study of youngsters between the ages of 12 and 16, is the first to identify the dental danger. The study, carried out by researchers at the University of Iowa, found that teenagers are more likely to snack on sugary foods while absorbed for hours in computer games. The study also found that young-sters whose parents set rules for screen time were at less risk. Sugar reacts with the bacteria in plaque, which is the sticky coating we all have on our teeth. The bacteria in plaque produce acids that cause tooth decay. When we eat or drink something sugary, our teeth can be under siege for up to an hour. This is why it is better to keep intake of sugary foods to regular meal times, after which a person may be able to brush, or at least rinse, their teeth. Talk with your dentist about ways to protect your and your children’s teeth.

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library news By Clive Public Library

By Dave Mable

Brown can’t pair with his old Adidas shoes

The old spikes

Contact Darren at 953-4822 ext. 304 or [email protected] to recom-mend someone for an upcoming issue of “What’s In Your Garage?”

B rad Brown of Clive was once quite a runner. “I still hold the East High

record in the mile,” says Brown. “I think I still hold the high school record for the indoor mile on the Drake indoor track, too.” Brown’s record, a 4:16, at East High earned him a scholarship on the track team at the University of Iowa, where his specialty was the mile, but he also ran the 1,000 and 800-meter dash. “I tried to run cross country my first year at Iowa,” he says. “I didn’t need to, as my scholar-ship was in track, but I thought it would be good for me. It actually did more harm than good, though, as I messed up a tendon in my foot that fall and missed my freshmen year in track.” His foot healed. He decided against cross country the following fall and was able to compete on the track his sophomore year. “I ran a 4:09 in college, and I still have the old spikes that I wore,” says Brown. “I just can’t get rid of them. The school gave us spikes to wear, and I had sev-eral pairs, but I found these and bought them. I just liked how they felt and looked. They were pretty cool — bright blue with bright green Adidas stripes on the side. They made me feel fast.” While Brown continued to run while at Iowa, it began to feel like a job. “I got pretty burnt out of run-ning,” he says. “I ran a little bit after college, but mostly picked up basketball. It was there that I tore my ACL, and now I’m missing half the cartilage in my left knee.” After several surgeries, he is now able to run, but chooses

to ride his bike to stay in shape instead. “I just love to ride my bike. I’ve made some great friends, and it’s easy on my knees. No pound-ing,” says Brown. “I enjoy doing RAGBRAI as much as I can, but I don’t get into the competitive nature of the bike.” Brown has channelled his competitive nature into his work as a financial advisor with Principal. “I still have the same competi-tive drive that I had in high school and college,” he says. “But I just use it to build my business now.” Though he does not run like he did before the surgeries, he was able to run a 5K several years ago, wanting to finish in 21 minutes. “I just made my goal, so I haven’t run since,” he says. “My knees just don’t need the pound-ing.” He will, however, continue to keep those old Adidas track spikes as a reminder of the days when he could challenge the best in the state on a quarter-mile-long oval.

Brad Brown still has his Adidas spikes from his sophomore year in college.

what’s in your garage?

J oin Rudolph and all his friends at the library Thursday, Dec. 20, for a fun night of stories,

craft and games before they head back to the North Pole. Rudolph won’t miss out on these rein-deer games. Community Room, 6 - 6:45 p.m. Register online at www.cityofclive.com/departments/library or in person at the library.

Winter Break Movies Dec. 26, 27, 28 and 31 Come to the library during win-ter break to watch some fun movies on the big screen in the Community Room. Free popcorn will be provided. Bring your own drink. No registration required. All movies begin at 2 p.m. Call the library at 453-2221 for information on the movies being shown.

Holiday partySaturday, Dec. 15, 2 - 3 p.m.Come listen to holiday stories and songs with the whole family and make a special craft. Santa himself will make an appearance. Register

online at www.cityofclive.com/departments/library or in person at the library.

Holiday closings The Clive Public Library will close at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 22 and remain closed through Tuesday, Dec. 25. The library will re-open on Wednesday, Dec. 26 at 9 a.m. The library will close at 5 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 31 and remain closed Tuesday, Jan. 1, reopening on Wednesday, Jan. 2, at 9 a.m. All online services will remain available with the exception of Tutor.com and the virtual refer-ence service. The after hours mate-rials drop will remain available.

Christmas fun at the Clive LibraryBy Clive Public Library

Reindeer games, holiday movies and more

Clive Public Library1900 N.W. 114th St.453-2221Hours:Mon. - Thur. 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.Friday 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.Saturday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.Sunday 1 - 5 p.m.

On Nov. 29, the Clive City Council approved a resolution indicating its interest to fill the current City Council vacancy through an appointment process. The vacancy occurred with the resignation of Council Member Phil Tuning effective on Nov. 23. Any Clive resident can submit a letter of interest to fill the Council vacancy by 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 14. The letter can be sent to Clive City Clerk Pam Blessman at 1900 N.W. 114th St., Clive, IA 50325 or via email at [email protected] or via fax at 515-457-3091. An interview process for all of the candidates will be held during the Dec. 20 City Council meeting with appointment to follow. The candidate who is selected to fill the vacancy will serve a term until the next City election in November 2013.

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Jackie Hollar and Mary Horstman at the Woodlands Creek Active Retirement Community

social hour in Clive on Nov. 30.

Marie Sonermeyer and Eric Kraling at the Woodlands Creek Active Retirement Community


Chantelle Matham and Kay Rader at the Woodlands Creek Active Retirement Community


Trisha Flaherty and Staci Fjelland at the Woodlands Creek Active Retirement Community


Kara Bernsee at the Woodlands Creek Active Retirement Community social hour in Clive on

Nov. 30.

Pam Clearwater-Lovell and LuAnne Gafford at the Ribbon cutting ceremony at NexGen CFO

on Nov. 29.

LuAnne Gafford and Jon Lovell at the ribbon cutting ceremony for Insuring Iowa in Clive

on Nov. 29. The Clive Chamber held a ribbon cutting ceremony for Insuring Iowa on Nov. 29.

The Clive Chamber held a ribbon cutting ceremony for NexGen CFO of Clive on Nov. 29.

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Wendy Wyatt, Emma Derr, Nancy Deering, Regina Pace, Pam Anderson, Lori Nicolet and Joan Peterson had an afternoon of pie baking at Healther Derr’s home on Nov. 11.

Lori Nicolet, Regina Pace and Nancy Deering roll out crusts during an afternoon of pie baking at Heather Derr’s home on Nov. 11.

Krista Youngdale, Kim Youngdale, Ashlyn Derr, Emma Derr and Marilyn Clauss during an afternoon of pie baking at Heather Derr’s home on Nov. 11.

T he real estate market has suffered through a rather tumultuous period these

last few years, and yet it’s impor-tant to put our recent doldrums — along with this past year’s “gains” — into some level of his-torical context. The early to mid-2000s were an unprecedented time of growth in the Des Moines real estate market. A typical growth rate for the metro is probably between 1 to 3 percent annually. Thus, dur-ing a period of a decade, a steady pace of growth will afford a typical seller with somewhere between 10 and 15 percent total apprecia-tion (dependent upon numerous other factors as well, of course). But during the early to mid 2000s the metro experienced about a 4 - 5 percent annual sales growth and price appreciation rate — both unsustainable over the long term. This pace of growth can be attributed to an unlikely conflu-ence of events: a strong economy, numerous growing suburbs with plenty of acres to build upon, an oversupply of opportunistic builders, and lax lending standards leading to mortgages for virtually anyone who applied. Times have obviously changed. While most observers cor-rectly identify 2008 as the year “the bottom fell out,” a closer analysis can actually find the initial vestiges of a slow-down in 2007 when new construction home sales declined 37 percent. And while this had yet to fully reverber-ate throughout the market, it was a clear harbinger of events to fol-

low. By 2008 overall sales dropped 26 percent in one year — less than many markets around the coun-try but nonetheless the largest single year drop for Des Moines in recent memory. Prices, however, continued to hover at or around previous levels as sellers were holding out for their desired sales price. The fact that prices remained stable had many industry observers believing the market would bounce back. This hope was fleeting, though, as prices dropped 7 percent in 2009 — a decline we’ve still not fully recovered from. The year 2009 saw a variety of market forces contribute to the down-ward pressure on prices: a contin-ued sluggish economy; substantial increases in foreclosures and short sales that mostly sold below mar-ket value; a first time homebuyer credit that helped individual buyers but artificially supported a down market thereby further extending it; and increasingly desperate sell-ers willing to sell below market value just to get out of their cur-rent situation. This past year, however, we have seen a bounce back. Sales are up more than 20 percent from 2011 to their highest levels in four years, and pricing is likewise up to levels not seen since 2008 — not yet above the 7 percent lost but at least about two-thirds of the way back. So the news is virtually all positive as we slowly claw our way out of the hole created during some difficult times. The challenge will be for 2013 to build upon the promis-ing momentum created in 2012.

real estate By Ted Weaver

By Ted Weaver

The recent market in contextLooking at real estate performance over time

Information provided by Ted Weaver, ReMax Real Estate Group, 271-8281, [email protected].

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