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Yahoo
31-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Des Moines car show featuring lowriders to benefit St. Jude Children's Hospital
DES MOINES, Iowa — A car show featuring lowriders at Water Works Park this weekend will benefit the St. Jude Children's Hospital. This is the fifth year of the Lowdown Roundup car show. The show features any vehicle that has a modified suspension, as well as muscle cars, imports, hot rods, and rat rods. The main requirement – no stock vehicles. Forecast: Heat builds, smoke lingers There will also be a number of different contests for the register show vehicles and attendees. One such contest includes the Lowest Limbo contest, where show vehicles will have to travel under a limbo stick with their own power. Event organizers say the car show is a family friendly event and hope to see many people attend. 'So, we are on the west side of Water Works, so we have this entire west loop so we have plenty of room to grow when it comes to the actual show. And then we have the entire loop, which is about two and a half miles where we can kind of cruise around and show off our cars,' Heidi Henckel, event director, said. 'We do a low limbo. So it's primarily a limbo for vehicles so we can see who sets the lowest. And all are welcome. Custom vehicles, lifted, trucks, imports, lowriders, mini trucks, classics, rat rods. It'll all be here.' Tickets to the car show are $5 for adults and free for kids. Event organizers say all proceeds made from the car show will go to the St. Jude Children's Hospital. The car show runs from Friday, May 30 to Sunday, June 1 at Water Works Park in Des Moines. For more information about the car show visit their website. Metro News: Local team set to compete in Red Bull Soapbox Race Iowa and raise money for charity Des Moines car show featuring lowriders to benefit St. Jude Children's Hospital Local tattoo artist arrested after Clive police say he sexually assaulted 2 at shop CIWW says treatment facilities working near capacity, requests voluntary use reduction Final defendant sentenced in 2022 fatal shooting outside East High Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
30-05-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
CIWW says treatment facilities working near capacity, requests voluntary use reduction
DES MOINES, Iowa — Central Iowa Water Works announced on Friday that treatment facilities are working near capacity and that it's requesting a voluntary reduction in lawn watering. According to CIWW, the current challenges facing treatment facilities are due to the water supply conditions from nitrate concentrations in both the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers. Despite the issue, all finished water meets state and federal regulations for drinking and other uses, CIWW said. Ernst responds to jeers on Medicaid cuts: 'Well, we're all going to die' Now, as we head into the summer months CIWW is asking residents to reduce how much they water their lawns, as CIWW says lawn watering is the greatest use of water in warm weather. 'If everyone cut their lawn watering by 25 percent it would help our water treatment plants meet the essential water needs of our community,' Tami Madsen, executive director of CIWW, said in a statement. 'By reducing watering and waiting for expected rain Tuesday, we can keep lawns looking nice while also being good stewards of our water supply.' CIWW provided the following tips for reducing lawn watering: If you normally run your sprinklers for an hour, water for 45 minutes. If you water for three days, only water one or two. Consider watering only your front lawn. Water in the early morning or late evening. Don't water on Monday. Metro News: CIWW says treatment facilities working near capacity, requests voluntary use reduction Final defendant sentenced in 2022 fatal shooting outside East High DMPD seeks help to find missing teen with medical condition Superheroes coming to Iowa for Des Moines Con Golf greats aim at record lows while Principal Charity Classic hopes for record high in giving Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
