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Yahoo
09-02-2025
- Business
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Chocolate walk encourages shopping local ahead Valentine's Day
PERRY, Iowa — The annual Chocolate Walk brought together shops in Perry encouraging people to shop local ahead Valentine's Day. If you're wondering where to get your special someone that special something, Perry makes it a walk in the park. Held the second Saturday of February, this year the walk celebrated 22 years. 'We just appreciate everyone coming out and enjoying this. It's been going on for 22 years now, so it's a fun tradition for people to enjoy and explore what's new,' said Lynsi Pasutti, owner of Mary Rose Collective. Tradition is born; Paper Super Bowl kicks off weekend celebrations 20 shops took part in the walk offering boutiques, chocolate stores, and florists. Each year the walk grows with shops like Sips and TCG Planet joining the route this year. 'We have five new businesses on the chocolate walk this year, and so it's a great opportunity to get people in, see and explore new stores that they might not have known existed,' said Pasutti. The Farm Store and Bakery even gave shoppers a sneak peek into their store, which is due to open soon. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
09-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Tradition is born; Paper Super Bowl kicks off weekend celebrations
PLEASANT HILL, Iowa — A tradition was born Saturday with families coming out to participate in the first Paper Super Bowl during weekend festivities. This was the first year of the event and tournament founder, Roger Rench, says it brings back good memories and brings people together. 'When my boys were in middle school back in Florida years ago, we used to have a paper football tournament,' said Rench. 'Every Super Bowl Sunday before the game during all the pre-game stuff. And I always wanted to do it as a community event. The Paper Football Tournament was set up like the NFL, with players competing in five regular season games, working their way to the playoffs, and eventually the Super Bowl. During the 'half-time show', Grandview University Football Chaplain, Chris Barr, gave a motivational speech to pump up players. WATCH: Special Olympics Iowa players show their skills at Wells Fargo Rench said Grandview University Football has been supportive of the event, even providing a special grand prize and getting members of the team involved. 'Each winner of the division gets a trophy, and then we have a grand prize, which is a football signed by all the players of this year's Grandview University National Championship team,' said Rench. Rench says after the success of the Saturday's event he absolutely plans to bring it back again, for both kids and adults to enjoy. 'It's a lot of work to set it up and everything, but just to see the joy in the kids' players, some of these guys have never played before,' said Rench. 'So, they're having fun just learning how to play in the competition or mixing it up and just the camaraderie.' The festivities are set to continue Sunday when Ryan Saddler, center for the Grandview Vikings, will sit down for an interview sharing his experiences. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
