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Local provides ‘splash’ for Goldfield economy

June 28, 2009

GOLDFIELD — A lifetime resident of the Goldfield area, Sandi Gangstead has her hands and heart in two businesses and the Goldfield Commercial Club. For 40 years, she has been in the hair care business and currently works three days a week at Sandi’s Country Clipper. In her spare time for a number of years, Gangstead provided her homemade cookies for the Goldfield Cheesemart, located on Iowa Highway 3 in west Goldfield. It was four years ago that she became the owner of the popular cheese and gift shop. “The Cheese Mart began in 1968 when the creamery here made and marketed the cheeses,” she said. Besides cheese, the store now handles specialty foods, wines, gifts and the popular homemade cookies. “We are open six days a week from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.,” Gangstead said. “We have a coffee area for coffee drinkers and I have a lunch special daily which is well-received by the community.” She said in June the shop began staying open on Sunday afternoons for the summer season.

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Town & Country Insurance to expand

June 28, 2009

WEBSTER CITY — Town & Country Insurance will extend its operations into Fort Dodge by September.

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Statewide program graduates local leaders from area

June 28, 2009

Three area graduates The Iowa Association of Business and Industry Foundation announces the graduating class of Leadership Iowa 2008-200.

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Iowa Central BPA students collect national contest medals

June 28, 2009

Iowa Central’s Business Professionals of America students took part in the National Leadership Conference held in Dallas, Tex. last week and returned with seven top 10 contest place winners.

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Iowa’s soil condition faltering

June 28, 2009

Iowa is known for its rich, dark soils, but studies are showing that although our topsoil is still prevalent, it’s not as high in quality, and is more compacted, as it was a half a century ago.

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Ag secretary to visit Clarion Monday

June 28, 2009

DES MOINES — Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey has scheduled a town meeting in Wright County on Monday as part of his effort to visit each of Iowa’s 99 counties in 2009.

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