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Milwaukee auction to feature zoo animals' art - Sep 13, 2008 Chicago Tribune,The artists include two Milwaukee County Zoo penguins, a lion from the Blank Park Zoo in Iowa, and a porcupine from Pueblo Zoo in Colorado. Family donates $1 million to Des Moines zoo - Sep 11, 2008 Chicago Tribune,AP DES MOINES, Iowa - Des Moines lawyer Elizabeth Kruidenier and her family foundation have given $1 million to the Blank Park Zoo Foundation. Family donates $1 million to Des Moines zoo - Sep 11, 2008 DesMoinesRegister.com,By KAREN MRACEK • kmracek@dmreg.com • September 11, 2008 The Blank Park Zoo Foundation has received a $1 million gift from Des Moines attorney Elizabeth Postville raids may affect Latino presence at festival - Sep 19, 2008 DesMoinesRegister.com,Iowa's sixth annual Latino Heritage Festival will be Saturday and Sunday at the Blank Park Zoo. The event includes a rich variety of traditional food, Join zoo, museums and get bonuses - Sep 15, 2008 DesMoinesRegister.com,A Blank Park Zoo membership in Des Moines provides free or reduced-rate admission to more than 160 zoos and aquariums around the country. Latino American Idol contest big draw at Des Moines festival - Sep 22, 2008 DesMoinesRegister.com,An event organizer said one of the biggest accomplishments of the two-day festival, held at Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines, is dispelling the notion that Marriott opens Fairfield Inn & Suites Hotel in Des Moines, Iowa - Sep 11, 2008 Hotel & Motel Management Magazine,...convenient access to Johnny's Italian Steakhouse, the Science Center of Iowa & Blank IMAX Dome Theater, the Blank Park Zoo and the Iowa Events Center. Metro Communities - Sep 13, 2008 DesMoinesRegister.com,Blank Park Zoo will host a family day of celebration for Iowans in treatment for, or are in recovery from, alcohol or other drug addictions, and those who Music notes: Rick Cicalo, Young Dubliners, Billy Currington - Sep 11, 2008 DesMoinesRegister.com,...who had to pull out of the 2007 Big Country Bash due to illness, will make it up to fans with a free concert Sept. 27 at Blank Park Zoo. Every School Every Thursday – West Des Moines - Sep 18, 2008 DesMoinesRegister.com,Students enjoyed the Blank Park Zoo, the Science Center of Iowa, picnics, bowling, swimming, going to the library and much more. The purpose of the summer Iowa's Flood Victims Gain Free Admission To See Blank Park Zoo's ... - Aug 8, 2008 Zoo and Aquarium Visitor News,The Blank Park Zoo has decided to open its doors for a week this Saturday, August 9th through Friday, August 15th to any Iowan who had flood damage this Blank Park Zoo's New Chief is Quite Tall - Aug 5, 2008 Zoo and Aquarium Visitor News,Meet the newest member of the Blank Park Zoo- a reticulated giraffe, born early Saturday morning at 3:22am on the south side of Des Moines. BLANK PARK FUN - Aug 8, 2008 WMT Radio,Flooding turned life into a ZOO around here…so if you and your family were affected by the floods, the Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines wants to give you a Baby Alligator Surfaces After Flood - Aug 11, 2008 KCRG,Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines plans to give it a home. Also, Blank Park Zoo is offering free admission to tornado and flood victims this week (August Unexpected Find in Webster City Flood Waters - Aug 13, 2008 WHO-TV,We'll use him for educational purposes for on site programs and off site and teach people about American alligator," says Blank Park Zoo keeper Jim Graff. It's no tall tale: Giraffe named after retired CEO - Aug 5, 2008 DesMoinesRegister.com,By MEGAN HAWKINS • mehawkins@dmreg.com • August 5, 2008 Mkuu, the newest member of the Blank Park Zoo, sat in a corner of the barn, legs neatly folded under Kids & family: 'The grandest of 'em all' State Fair parade is ... - Jul 31, 2008 DesMoinesRegister.com,5-8 pm Friday, Blank Park Zoo, 7401 SW Ninth St. Take your children on a date and experience the Blank Park Zoo with Family Friday Night. Kids and family events - Jul 24, 2008 DesMoinesRegister.com,5-8 pm Friday, Blank Park Zoo, 7401 SW. Ninth St. Take your children on a date and experience the Blank Park Zoo with Family Friday Night. Metro Communities - Aug 12, 2008 DesMoinesRegister.com,The Blank Park Zoo will be open free of charge for Iowa flood victims through Friday. Those affected by flooding just need to say so at the entrance, DM zoo welcomes 6-foot baby - Jul 31, 2008 DesMoinesRegister.com,Mkuu the giraffe, the newest resident of Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines, was born Saturday. Mkuu is a Swahili name meaning chief or principal. EVENTS: What's happening across North Iowa and beyond - Jul 30, 2008 Mason City Globe Gazette,Blank Park Zoo: Sixth annual Latino Heritage Festival will be Sept. 20-21. For information, visit www.latinoheritagefestival.org Wells Fargo Arena: Program proves to be entertaining - Jul 24, 2008 Herald Index,Session four featured a visit to the Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines, where the students picked up trash and then browsed through the animal displays before The best of August - Aug 1, 2008 DesMoinesRegister.com,Blank Park Zoo, 7401 SW Ninth St. 323-8383, blankparkzoo.com. info@blankparkzoo.org. Admission for nonmembers: $9.95 adults, $6.95 ages 65-older, EVENTS: What's happening across North Iowa and beyond - Jul 17, 2008 Mason City Globe Gazette,Blank Park Zoo: Sixth annual Latino Heritage Festival will be Sept. 20-21. A Latino Idol Contest will be held, with first round auditions at 6 pm July 29 at Datebook Best Bets - Jul 17, 2008 DesMoinesRegister.com,5:30 pm Wednesday, Blank Park Zoo, 7401 SW Ninth St. Wednesday’s installment of Zoo Brew, the fourth of five such events in July, features “The Great Brew State Sen. Matt McCoy: State needs to build on successes with outdoors - Jul 22, 2008 DesMoinesRegister.com,...more than $16000 for conservation education at Blank Park Zoo in 2007, and almost $1.5 million for parks and trails in Des Moines over the years. Save a buck! Tips and tactics for tough times - Jul 28, 2008 DesMoinesRegister.com,That includes being able to take Wesley to the Blank Park Zoo and Science Center of Iowa, putting money into his college fund and driving to visit family in District 60: Koslow sees a need for medical perspective - Aug 5, 2008 DesMoinesRegister.com,COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: Served on more than 30 local boards and committees, including for the Blank Park Zoo, Civic Music Association, Art Center of Greater Critters in our midst - Aug 2, 2008 DesMoinesRegister.com,As director of animal care and conservation at Blank Park Zoo, Kevin Drees does not deal directly with small-scale conflicts between local wildlife and Science gets a lift - Jul 29, 2008 Fort Dodge Messenger,Parents who had seen a presentation at Blank Park Zoo had been impressed. "And no one knows better what kids like than parents," Hotz said. Art, culture group Bravo regains city's involvement - Jul 24, 2008 DesMoinesRegister.com,Bravo spends the majority of its money on large organizations such as the Science Center of Iowa, the Civic Center and Blank Park Zoo, but it also supports Latino American Idol invites anyone to audition - Jul 24, 2008 DesMoinesRegister.com,20- 21 at Blank Park Zoo. There are no language or ethnicity requirements to participate, although last year's winners were both of Mexican descent. South-side school, park, library campus at least 5 years away - 25 Apr 2008 DesMoinesRegister.com,Projects such as the south-side "superblock" and Blank Park Zoo expansion have become upper-tier priorities in recent months, which could limit resources South Side 'Superblock' Project Moving Forward - Apr 22, 2008 WHO-TV,The plans call for the Blank Park Zoo to quadruple in size in the coming years. Monday night's vote means zoo officials can get started immediately to make Every School Every Thursday -- Ankeny - Apr 24, 2008 DesMoinesRegister.com,Linda Gehling's students were fascinated to hear about Dr. Riordan's veterinary experiences at the Blank Park Zoo. Dr. Riordan showed the students slides of Simpson has a sight to see - Apr 23, 2008 DesMoinesRegister.com,He was born at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs and lived all but 8 months of his life at Blank Park Zoo. Jeff Parmelee, associate professor of Calendar -- Des Moines - Apr 24, 2008 DesMoinesRegister.com,Mike Swesey, Greater Des Moines Partnership; Terry Rich, Blank Park Zoo; Roy Criss and Craig Smith, Des Moines International Airport. Zoo's saved wallaby now one of the 'mob' - Apr 21, 2008 DesMoinesRegister.com,By JASON PULLIAM • REGISTER STAFF WRITER • April 21, 2008 Blank Park Zoo's Sheila the wallaby doesn't bother much with humans these days. Panel OKs plan for zoo expansion - Apr 4, 2008 DesMoinesRegister.com,By JASON PULLIAM • REGISTER STAFF WRITER • April 4, 2008 A blueprint that aims to expand Blank Park Zoo and invigorate the surrounding area won a unanimous Taxis, south side on council agenda - Apr 21, 2008 DesMoinesRegister.com,SUPERBLOCK: A master plan for part of the city's south side, which includes an expansion of Blank Park Zoo and development projects, will be up for approval Every School Every Thursday -- Des Moines West - Apr 24, 2008 DesMoinesRegister.com,Students will utilize resources available through Des Moines' Blank Park Zoo to learn about biomes. The zoo in Omaha is built based on different biomes and Democrats take credit for zoo arrival - Apr 3, 2008 NECN,...(NECN: Des Moines) - There is an addition at the Blank Park Zoo, and the Democrats are taking credit for it. Both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama's 'Dabbing here and there' earns Dumont woman volunteerism award - Apr 20, 2008 Mason City Globe Gazette,She established a worm composting farm at Des Moines’ Blank Park Zoo. The worms eat manure, bedding and food scraps, producing rich fertilizer which can be Pandas at the Olympics: - Apr 4, 2008 WDEF News 12,The icon of the Democrats is the donkey and an awfully cute little donkey was born at the Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines. Zoo officials even say the little Zoo: Donkey conceived during caucus campaign - Apr 3, 2008 DesMoinesRegister.com,Blank Park Zoo officials said a Democratic love child was born at the zoo this past weekend. New York Sen. Hillary Clinton and Illinois Sen. WHAT: Plan and zoning meeting - Apr 3, 2008 DesMoinesRegister.com,Staffers from the city's Parks and Recreation Department will present details on the master plan for Blank Park Zoo and the south-side "superblock. Calendar -- Des Moines - Apr 17, 2008 DesMoinesRegister.com,Blank Park Zoo, 7401 SW Ninth St. Regular admission: $9.95 adults ages 13-64, $6.95 senior citizens ages 65 and older, $4.95 children ages 3-12, DM council approves plan to overhaul zoo - Apr 21, 2008 DesMoinesRegister.com,By JASON PULLIAM • REGISTER STAFF WRITER • April 21, 2008 A $62.5 million conceptual plan to overhaul the Blank Park Zoo and transform the south-side Metro Communities - Apr 1, 2008 DesMoinesRegister.com,City Council members on Monday met in a workshop to discuss the planned expansion of Blank Park Zoo, as well as potential guidelines for vehicle display inPlay Announces One Year Anniversary Celebration and Charity ... - Apr 16, 2008 PR Newswire (press release),...$10 of which will be donated to 15 local charities including the ALS Association, Blank Park Zoo, Boys' and Girls' Clubs, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Variety, The Children's Charity - Apr 10, 2008 KCAU,Funds also help to support special events for children such as "Bikes for Kids", "Movie Day at Carmike Theaters", "Zoo Day at Blank Park Zoo" and "Breakfast Every School Every Thursday -- Waukee - Apr 3, 2008 DesMoinesRegister.com,On March 13, Phenix students took an all-day, all-school field trip to the Blank Park Zoo. The students, teachers, associates, many other adult helpers, Some fear animosity will linger in DM-suburb issues - Apr 2, 2008 DesMoinesRegister.com,In 2003, two suburbs withheld contributions to the Botanical Center, Blank Park Zoo and other attractions when Des Moines leaders decided to charge noncity Volunteers needed in DM area - Apr 1, 2008 DesMoinesRegister.com,Blank Park Zoo is looking for volunteers for a variety of duties such as stocking merchandise in the gift shop, answering questions, light cleaning, Tourists see it, then believe it - Mar 30, 2008 DesMoinesRegister.com,...and the Des Moines area has more than enough attractions to keep grandparents and grandchildren busy - the Science Center of Iowa, the Blank Park Zoo, Every School Every Thursday -- Des Moines South - Mar 27, 2008 DesMoinesRegister.com,The culmination of this unit will be a visit to Blank Park Zoo where each student hopes to see the animal that he or she has so diligently researched. Every School Every Thursday -- Urbandale - Apr 3, 2008 DesMoinesRegister.com,Students go on educational field trips, such as monthly swimming at the YMCA and going to Blank Park Zoo, the Science Center of Iowa and IMAX theater, New DM space for 150 inmates sought - Apr 8, 2008 DesMoinesRegister.com,...said she has ruled out an expansion at Fort Des Moines, which is near the Blank Park Zoo and a site proposed for an entertainment development. [an error occurred while processing this directive] archives | news | XML / RSS feed | featured
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