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POLICE WEEK: DMPD Open House

Submitted by Sam Hoyle, Multimedia Producer
Friday, May 17th, 2013, 3:35am
POLICE WEEK: DMPD Open House

In observance of National Police Week, the Des Moines Police Department will be hosting an Open House on Saturday from 8:00 a.m. until noon which will include tours of the Des Moines Police Station and the Hall of History.

In addition to the Open House there will be several Displays and Demonstrations on the Court Avenue Bridge adjacent to the Downtown Farmers Market. These displays will include equipment and vehicles from different units of the Des Moines Police Department and other local Law Enforcement Agencies and medical helicopters.

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HEALTHY CHOICES: Art Used to Encourage Patients

Submitted by Sam Hoyle, Multimedia Producer
Sunday, May 12th, 2013, 6:59pm
HEALTHY CHOICES: Art Used to Encourage Patients

Art is being used to encourage people visiting the Polk County Health Department to choose healthier lifestyles.

The first of six paintings to be completed over the next two years will be unveiled May 17th from 5-8 p.m.

“Bike Club” is a 6' x 11', oil on canvas painting by local artist, Dick Shook, of a group of cyclists making their way along a rural bike path. 

Shook said that the project was conceived following a visit with his wife to the clinic for a flu shot. He told his wife, “this place needs artwork.” Then he began to work through what kind of art that would be. “We spend an enormous amount of time waiting and it seemed to me we could improve on that time by using art to do more than merely decorate the walls.”

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NEW LEADERS: Program Hopes To Inspire Lantinas

Submitted by Sam Hoyle, Multimedia Producer
Friday, May 10th, 2013, 5:32pm
NEW LEADERS: Program Hopes To Inspire Lantinas

A new initiative hopes to empower young Latina women to become the next generation of leaders in Iowa.

The Latina Leadership Initiative of Greater Des Moines (LLI) will launch its first class in the fall of 2013 with graduation in spring 2014. The program has a unique curriculum that is designed to advise Latina women on how to grow personally and professionally within their own community, as well as the mainstream community.

“Its creation is necessary to the future of the Latino community in that it fills a gap where there is a lack of culturally appropriate leadership support for promising Latina women,” said Sonia Parras Konrad, chairwoman of the 12-member steering committee that oversees the program. “The women will receive the encouragement necessary to be who they are and who they want to be while helping them realize their potential.”

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NATIONAL WINNERS: Students ACE Design In D.C.

Submitted by Sam Hoyle, Multimedia Producer
Thursday, May 9th, 2013, 12:32am
NATIONAL WINNERS: Students ACE Design In D.C.

Several metro students became nation winners in a ceremony in Washington, D.C. this week. 

Eight students from the ACE Mentor Program of Central Iowa claimed the top prize of $5,000 in the Construction Industry Round Table ACE Mentor Program National Design Competition.

Between September, 2012 and March 2013, the students met once a week to discuss ideas, propose solutions and create the award-winning project to redesign portable classrooms.

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WATER QUALITY: Polk Gets Bi-Annual Testing

Submitted by Sam Hoyle, Multimedia Producer
Friday, May 3rd, 2013, 9:00pm
WATER QUALITY: Polk Gets Bi-Annual Testing

Local volunteers will check for water quality in Polk County this Wednesday, May 8th.  The bi-annual event is run by IOWATER, the DNR’s volunteer water quality monitoring program.

Once trained, volunteers will fan out to sites all over Polk County to complete around 6 basic water quality tests at a wide range of sites. 

They’ll be on the lookout of nitrogen and phosphorous levels; both of which are the targets of Iowa’s Nutrient Reduction Strategy.

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SPRING CLEANING: Drug Take Back Events

Submitted by Sam Hoyle, Multimedia Producer
Wednesday, April 24th, 2013, 11:11pm
SPRING CLEANING: Drug Take Back Events

The Drug Enforcement Administration wants to help folks with their spring cleaning this weekend.

The Iowa Office of Drug Control Policy is hosting a drug take-back program across the state to collect and safely dispose of expired or unused medications.

According to the ODCP overdose deaths in Iowa involving prescription pain relievers reached an all-time high of 62 last year. Officials believe cleaning out medicine cabinets of unused and unwanted medications is a good step in combating drug misuse and abuse.

All drugs will be accepted, no questions asked.

According to the DEA take-back events in Iowa have accounted for more than 10 tons of safely disposed medications.

Several drop-off locations will be open on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m:

Iowa Department of Public Safety Headquarters Bldg., 215 East 7th Street, Des Moines

Des Moines Police Department, Walgreens, 3030 University

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STUDENT FIRST: Metro Team In Robotics Championship

Submitted by Sam Hoyle, Multimedia Producer
Saturday, April 20th, 2013, 4:34am

Des Moines metro students will compete in FIRST Robotics Championship in St. Louis, MO next week.

Team ASAP 4646 ( As Sketchy As Possible) will be joining 400 other team in a science and technology challenge throwing Frisbees at a target and climbing monkey bars.

The organizers liken it to a NCAA competition over a traditional science fair. It runs from April 24th to 27th.

The seven students are from six different metro school districts and started up this year.

As rookies, they’ve focused their design on a robot that can climb well. In the regional in March, the team was awarded the Highest Rookie Award. Now, they’ll be back for the Championship.

The competition is designed in part by inventor Dean Kamen and MIT Professor Emeritus Dr. Woodie Flowers.

For more information on the competition, click here.

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