Chris Hagenow – State Representative – Iowa House District 59
My wife Amanda and my son Owen went out for a walk today, and ended up at Colby Park here in Windsor Heights. Amanda sent me a picture message from her phone of a new sign in front of the job site for the new community center:
I suspect that the Culver Administration thinks that this [...]
Last week, I had the privilege of attending the 11th annual Iowa Christian Academy Celebration. A very special thank you to Charles Croyle and his wife Lisa, who invited me to attend as their guest. The evening featured several wonderful presentations by ICA students, a dramatic presentation by Mr. Michael Ernst as Charles Carroll (the [...]
This Sunday, October 11th from 5:00 to 7:30 p.m. is the Windsor Heights Lions Club Chili Supper. The dinner will be at the Windsor Heights Hy-Vee on University, who is gracious to let us use their store. The Lions Club puts on the chili supper each year as it’s main fundraiser. Not [...]
I just got back from the social media/blogger sneak preview of the first Smashburger location in the greater Des Moines area. The folks at Smashburger generously provided free lunch for those who heard about it through Twitter and other social media outlets. I hadn’t heard about the event until I logged into Twitter [...]
Last night, I had the honor of attending a dinner here at Dos Rios in Des Moines with a delegation from the Republic of China (Taiwan). This delegation was arranged through he American Council of Young Political Leaders (ACYPL), which is supported by the U.S. State Department, and facilitates these sorts of exchange programs [...]
Last night, Amanda, Owen and I attended a celebration party at Colby Park* in Windsor Heights to celebrate the City of Windsor Heights’ new Zip Code: 50324. This is the result of many years work by city officials to make life a little easier for the folks here in town. The event in [...]
Last night, I had the opportunity to attend the Clive YMCA Healthy Living Center Grand Opening reception. This is an amazing facility that is going to be a tremendous addition to our community. The YMCA Healthy Living Center is a partnership between the YMCA of Greater Des Moines and Mercy Medical Center is [...]
Saturday morning was the Windsor Heights Fire Department’s annual pancake breakfast. Amanda and I look forward to this every year because we like to visit with our neighbors and eat pancakes. Owen likes it because the fire trucks are really cool. I was impressed by the number of people that attended, it [...]
Amanda, Owen and I are excited to be participating tomorrow morning in the Walk for Life to support Ruth Harbor.
From their website:
Ruth Harbor is a 6-8 resident home located in Des Moines. It provides young women who are alone and facing unplanned pregnancies a truly viable option — a safe harbor — by providing housing, [...]
From the Windsor Heights Police Department:
The Windsor Heights Police Department is currently gathering contact information for area residents who may be interested in participating in a women’s education and self defense course called Rape Aggression Defense (R.A.D.). Dates of the course have not been determined yet as we are still measuring interest, but prospective students [...]
