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What can we do?

Des Moines City Councilman Matt Pina visited with us at our community open house June 13th.  Gwen Koch asked him a great question, “What can we do?”  Too often I think we expect our elected leaders can solve our wide ranging list of problems all by themselves.  Leaders like Matt commonly are asked what they are [...]

Rental Group Highlight – SCA

The SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism) meets at the club house on the 2nd and 4th Fridays starting at 6pm.  This is an international organization of people who enjoy recreating life as it was before the 17th century.  Feel free to drop by.  I am certain they would be thrilled to show you what they are [...]

Club House Cleaning

The club house is getting a deep cleaning today and tomorrow.  If you would like to help, you can stop by to lend a hand.  Everyone is welcome.  Donna will be at the club house until 6pm today and from 10am to 8pm tomorrow.  Every little bit helps so please stop by, even [...]

Reptile Man Returns

Friday June 25th @ 10am there will be a free reptile show for kids at the club house.  It will only last an hour, so don’t be late!  If you bring a picnic lunch, you can enjoy it on the [...]

Another Successful Gathering

Thank you everyone and the weather for making this year’s open house as successful as last year!  It would not have been possible without the skillful coordination of Amy Bergstrom and the support of Scott Eliason, Becky Huntsman, Donna Crawford, and yours truly.  It was good to see a lot of new faces.  Many people came [...]

Annual Open House BBQ is this Sunday

Plan to stop by for lunch this Sunday June 13th between noon and 4pm!  There will be crafts, food, and networking with your neighbors.  Come out to see what we have been doing lately.  A lot is going on!

Last year’s event was very successful.  Bring the kids!  You won’t [...]

April Meeting Topic

This month’s presentation will be made by Christie Thomas, co-founder and Executive Director of The Genesis Project.  Her organization offers hope for a new life to young women between the ages of 11 to 24 involved in domestic minor sex trafficking so close to us [...]

April Meeting Topic

This month’s presentation will be made by Leslie Newman on the city’s Economic Development Plan and the new Downtown Design Guidelines.  Stay informed with this important presentation on plans that are shaping the future of [...]

Off leash pet letter

I would say that over half of the club meetings I have been to have brought up the issue of off leash dogs.  Even our community service officer called it out as the #2 reported problem by North Hill residents.  People have also told me that they don’t want to call the police on their neighbors, [...]

March Meeting Topic

This month the Des Moines Historical Society will spend time sharing the history of our city.  You can learn more here http://www.dmhs.org/ They have some [...]