We believe that all community efforts to nurture participation in the arts improve the quality of life for all members of our community.

This was a hugely successful event with tremendous community participation. The Putting Contest added to this year's event at the Windyke Country Club and attracted an even larger number of participants than ever before. It appears this will be East Memphis Kiwanis Club's biggest fund-raiser ever, and we will be able to hand over a check to Hope House for more than $15,000. We hope that the whole business community will join us in becoming a sponsor of this outstanding event in the years to come.

I understand where he's coming from. But participation and input from the entire community is also important.

Basically, it's just to thank the sign sponsors and thank the community for their participation in the light project.

Anytime you've got activities going on in your community that are going to result in quality-of-life offerings, it can't be anything but an added benefit.

They are providing significant impact to the quality of life to not just this community but really the state. They embody what we're trying to sell Iowa as: creative, cool, high-tech.