Lots going on these next few days. I’ll have an open thread for discussing tonight’s debate up later.
Wednesday, October 15:
The final presidential debate will be on tv starting at 8 pm. The Obama campaign in Iowa has organized 10 debate-watching parties around the state:
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15TH, 2008
Cedar Falls
8:00 PM
Obama Iowa Campaign for Change office
2512 Whitetail Dr.
Cedar Falls, IowaCedar Rapids
8:00 PM
Irish Democrat
3207 1st Ave SE
Cedar Rapids, IowaCouncil Bluffs
8:00 PM
Barley’s
114 W Broadway
Council Bluffs, IowaDes Moines
8:00 PM
Obama Iowa Campaign for Change office
1408 Locust St.
Des Moines, IowaDubuque
8:00 PM
Obama Iowa Campaign for Change office
2600 Dodge St Ste B4
Dubuque, IowaMason City Area
7:30 PM
The Home of Mike and Diane Glynn
1008 1st Ave S
Clear Lake, IowaOttumwa
8:00 PM
Tom Tom Tap (in The Hotel Ottumwa)
101 E. Second
Ottumwa, IowaQuad Cities
6:30 PM
Home of Jim Mika & Vicki Felger
843 Stagecoach Trail
Le Claire, IowaSioux City
7:00 PM
Debate Watch Party with supporters of Barack Obama and Rob Hubler
The Home of Terri O’Brien
3444 Jackson St.
Sioux City, IowaWaterloo
7:00 PM
Obama Iowa Campaign for Change office
1015 East 4th Street
Waterloo, Iowa
John Kerry will be campaigning around Iowa on behalf of Obama, and Congressional candidate Becky Greenwald will also appear at the Kerry events in Marshalltown, Ames and Waukee:
9:00 AM
Senator John Kerry to officially open the 50th Obama Iowa Campaign for Change Office
1015 East 4th Street
Waterloo, Iowa11:30 AM
Senator John Kerry to Talk to Veterans about the Obama-Biden Plan to Support our Veterans (Becky Greenwald will also speak)
Iowa Veterans Home
Malloy Leisure Resource Center
1301 Summit Street
Marshalltown, Iowa1:15 PM
Senator John Kerry and Becky Greenwald to hold a “Vote Now for Change” Rally
Iowa State University
Memorial Union – Sun Room
2229 Lincoln Way
Ames, Iowa3:00 PM
Senator John Kerry to Kick Off a “Vets to Vets” Phone Bank
Obama Iowa Campaign for Change Office
1408 Locust St.
Des Moines, Iowa4:45 PM
Senator John Kerry and Becky Greenwald to Hold a Meet and Greet with Voters
Mickey’s Irish Pub and Grill
50 East Laurel Street
Waukee, Iowa
Congressional candidate Rob Hubler will be in Afton at 11:30 am, will hold a Creston Main Street Tour at 12:30 pm, and will appear at 2:00 pm in the Creston Nursing and Allied Science Auditorium of Southwestern Community College. (Please call 712 258-9069 for details.)
At 7:00 pm, Hubler will attend a pre-debate reception at the home of Terri Obrien in Sioux City (details above along with other debate parties).
Congressman Bruce Braley will hold an “economy listening roundtable” at 12:00 pm at the NICC Town Clock Center, 680 Main Street in Dubuque.
Braley will conduct a “Main Street Listening Tour” at 3:00 pm at the Fidelity Bank and Trust, 208 2nd St SE in Dyersville.
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Please join us on Wednesday, October 15th, for a meet and greet with State Representative Candidate Gretchen Lawyer at the Mars Cafe (2318 University Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa), from 5:30-7:30pm. Gretchen will be there to answer questions about her vision for Iowa and what she plans to do when elected. Coffee will be served. There is a suggested donation of $30.
Gretchen Lawyer is running for State Representative in Iowa District 36. Gretchen Lawyer, a stay-at home-mother of two and a former teacher, is running for office because she believes we need the values of education, community, and hard work represented in the State Legislature, and that by working together we can put those values into action.
Please RSVP to Brad Clark at 515-783-5950.
Thursday, October 16:
Rob Hubler has a busy schedule; please call 712 258-9069 for details about the following events:
9 a.m. Sheldon
10 a.m. Sanborn
11 a.m. Hartley
1 p.m. Marcus
3 p.m.Aurelia
4:30 p.m. Cherokee
7 p.m. Cherokee Dems Office Open House
Dead Zone in the Gulf of Mexico: Implications and Strategies for Iowa
This day-long conference begins at 8 a.m. at the Gateway Center in Ames, and will look at new and emerging research findings and pressing needs related to hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico. Among the speakers will be Darrell Brown, chief of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Coastal Management Branch who coordinates the EPA’s efforts to reduce the size of the hypoxic zone in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Officials from various state agencies, NGOs and Iowa State researchers will present and participate in panel discussions. Registration begins September 8. Contacts: Cathy Kling, conference coordinator/research, ckling@iastate.edu, (515) 294-5767; or Sandy Clarke, communications/meeting planning, sclarke@iastate.edu, (515) 294-6257. See conference web site: http://www.card.iastate.edu/hy… This conference is a project of the Leopold Center Policy Initiative with support from the Center for Agricultural and Rural Development at Iowa State University.
Friday, October 17:
Iowa Environmental Council Annual Conference and Meeting–Waters that Unite Us is this year’s annual conference theme. Please mark your calendars and plan to join us for a day of learning and networking. The conference will be held at the Botanical Center in Des Moines, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with a members meeting following shortly after close of the conference. At the conference we will explore where and how humans are having positive and negative impacts on Iowa waters and some of the ways individuals and communities can participate in solutions. Registration will begin in August. Speakers include Cornelia F. Mutel author of “The Emerald Horizon – The History of Nature in Iowa,” and Cornelia Butler Flora, Director of North Central Regional Center for Rural Development. Visit www.iaenvironment.org for more information in late July.
WILD, WILD Aquatic, & Learning Tree Facilitator Training, October 17-18, Guthrie Center. The Iowa DNR is offering a Projects WILD, WILD Aquatic, and Learning Tree facilitator training workshop on Friday, October 17th and Saturday, October 18th at the Springbrook Conservation Education Center near Guthrie Center. Anyone who trains teachers, naturalists, youth leaders, or others involved in teaching about the environment in Iowa is invited to attend. Training is FREE (a $50 refundable deposit is required to reserve your space). Stipends for attending and mileage reimbursement are available. Lodging and meals will be provided. For more information, contact the Aquatic Education Program: 641/747-2200; AquaticEd_Info@dnr.iowa.gov