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FREETAKE ONE!

July/Aug/Sept 2016

Button Making Continues

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Biking for the Brain

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Famous Melons and More

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Greater Muscatine Chamber of Commerce & Industry

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Kids First Fund Pancake Breakfast in First National Bank’s Walnut Room (corner of 2nd St & Walnut).

Kids Parade from FNB Walnut Room to the Musser Public Library.

Soapbox Derby 3rd st. hill to Sycamore

Parade starts at Iowa Ave. and 4th St.

Reading: Declaration of Independence Honor Guard and Presentation of Colors

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Muscatine Magazine • Summer 2016 1

Editor’s CornerKnow Your Neighbor . . . . . . . 2

Mississippi Harvest . . . . . . . . 4

Business Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Biking for the Brain . . . . . . . . 8

Cross-Country Route . . . . . . . 9

Art Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Musser Library . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Butterfly Garden . . . . . . . . . .14

Made in Muscatine . . . . . . . .16

On the coverMuscatine is evolving into a bike-friendly cityand on July 30, thousands of bicyclists will roll into our riverfront to celebrate the end of their 420 journey. Photo by Mike Shield

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This summer is going to be fantastic! From the full day of family-friendly 4th of July activities, Muscatine County Fair, and Great River Days to 15,000 cyclists visiting on July 30th to the National Hover Rally taking place on our riverfront Labor Day weekend, there is so much to look forward to .

GMCCI puts on a fabulous 4th of July parade . Last year it is was longer than ever . And I love what the Chamber committee has added the last two years: pancake breakfast, kids dress-up parade, and the Brew Block Party . This year is going to be especially entertaining with the 50 year resurrection of the Soapbox Derby down Third Street .

And then there’s RAGBRAI . I like to think of it as a slow moving scaled-down version of the Iowa State Fair: everyone’s there to see the sights (yes, a lot of people get excited to see cows and kiss a pig); everyone eats the fat-laden foods they normally wouldn’t eat (pie is EVERYWHERE); it’s hot; there are lines for everything, even to the Kybos (RAGBRAI porta potties); and the pork chops are out of this world .

To book-end our summer, David Moritz is back with another watercraft enthusiast’s event: the National Hover Rally 2016!

You can find more information about all these events on Facebook . Start with the Greater Muscatine Chamber of Commerce & Industry page .

If you love summer and our beautiful riverfront, these events are sure to blow you out of the water!

— Janet Morrow Editor

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Know Your Neighbors!

By Moriah Roeth

Dave Cooney has been a RAGBRAI participant for 18 years and a RAGBRAI tree-planter for 11 . During this year’s ride, he will plant his 100th tree right here in Muscatine in honor of veterans .

Dave was a soccer player who found that soccer was harming his knees . He found out about RAGBRAI through an IPTV documentary in 1998 and thought that biking might be less damaging . It was then that he decided to ride RAGBRAI and switch to biking .

The tree planting began in 2005 when he realized just how much time and effort went into planning RAGBRAI every year . After talking to a friend who was involved in organizing Coralville as an overnight town, Dave saw how exhausting and time-consuming the planning was . Dave wanted to show his appreciation for the overnight and ending towns and leave a better legacy than empty pie tins .

At first, the tree planting was an insignif-icant event . Dave explains, “When I first started out, sometimes it would just be a park worker and me, the first couple of years, and then all of a sudden, I get people from the club coming out

and helping and then sometimes the news media would come find me…” Dave has been interviewed for several media stories . One interviewer was National Public Radio; Dave says that on RAGBRAI, “NPR stands for No Pie Refused” .

The DNR sponsored Dave for the first two years . He would have been on his own after that, were it not for the Melon City Bike Club and Trees Forever stepping in during the fourth year . Since then, they have been his sponsors, and sometimes the city in which Dave is planting donates a tree or two .

Each year, Dave begins the tree-planting process early by contacting the over-night towns to ask them if he can plant in their town and if they will provide the supplies . He also leaves the location of the tree up to them . As RAGBRAI approaches, he makes sure that every-thing is in order, from shovels to water to people . Usually, he plants in the late afternoon; quite a feat when you consider that he has been riding all day .

Riding the complete RAGBRAI route ev-ery year for eighteen years is bound to be exhausting, but Dave says he keeps coming back because he is “so proud of

our state . We get people from all over the world that come… and everybody wants the same goal and everybody wants everybody to make it all the way across safely and have a good time” . He is amazed at the hospitality and com-munity of Iowans, year after year .

Besides tree-planting and RAGBRAI, Dave also loves the community of Muscatine . He is involved in several local organizations, including Community Gardens, Melon City bike club, the Arboretum, Writers on the Avenue, and Friends of the Pine Creek Grist Mill . He says, “We keep plugging away as a river town and we keep making improvements and I think some of those improvements are going to be very positive” . n

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By Jessica Hubbard

Once heralded as the Pearl Button Capital of the World, the bustling burg of Muscatine has been synonymous with the pearl button industry for over one hundred years . Standing tall on the Muscatine riverfront, celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, the Mississippi Harvest statue -- also known as “The Clammer” -- has come to represent a time long ago when people from all socioeconomic backgrounds came together to make Muscatine the “Pearl City” .

In 1891, German immigrant John Frederick Boepple came to the United States seeking his fortune in the button industry . Due to changes in tariffs in his home country, Boepple’s button business overseas was failing . Having seen the quality and the ample supply of mussels in America, Boepple made the long journey across the ocean in hopes of replenishing his dwindling fortune . He was searching for that continuous supply of mussels, something he found to be somewhat elusive in the salty waters of the Atlantic .

According to Terry Eagle, Assistant Director of the Muscatine History and Industry Center, Boepple, found the Mississippi River to be full of mussels and chose a bend of the river that ran from east to west . That spot was a prime location for mussels to latch on and settle in . It also happened to be the town of Muscatine . The Mississippi’s freshwater mussels’ shells were thick and well suited for cutting blanks to create pearl buttons, exactly what Boepple had been searching for .

The pearl button industry was an all-inclusive business venture . “People from all walks of life were involved in this thriving industry,” says Eagle . Men, women and children alike profited from the mining of mussel shells . From clamming -- the actual collection of the shells, to cutting blanks, to finishing factories where buttons were shaped and polished, every person played some role big or small in the production of the pearl button industry .

In 1900, the Barry brothers of Muscatine, seeing a need for a more efficient method to mass produce pearl buttons, created an automatic button machine that increased product output and by 1905 Muscatine was producing 1 .5 billion pearl buttons annually, almost 40 percent of the world’s pearl button supply .

With the ever-increasing demand for pearl buttons, proponents of the industry urged Congress to intervene in order to maintain the supply of mussels

readily available and keep the industry alive . In 1910 Congress responded and created the Fairport Biological Station located in what is now the Fairport Fish Hatchery, a space intended to replenish the diminishing mussel supply . Thus, Muscatine became known as the Pearl Button Capital of the World and maintained this status for nearly 75 years .

The story of the pearl button industry is an integral part of Muscatine’s history . Created in the image of a photograph taken in 1920 of a clammer holding a pair of scissor forks, the Mississippi Harvest statue is an accurate representation of the everyday person of that era . The industry knew no bounds . Whether it was an individual’s livelihood or supplemental income, the pearl button industry provided ample opportunity for anyone who wished to grab hold and reap its benefits .

To learn more of our pearl button history, see www.muscatinehistory.org. n

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By Tina Roth

In some ways, very little has changed over the last 100 years at McKee Button Company . It is still a hometown, hands-on family business -- a fourth generation of the McKee family holds the reins . Home is still in the stately, river front brick building constructed for the business in 1907 . They still make buttons . . .

But in the opportunist spirit of founder James McKee, they don’t hesitate to take a chance on trying something new .

“Our business has changed a lot over the years,” stated Jay McKee, vice president and James Mckee’s great grandson, who is joined in the business by his brothers, Jim and Mark; sisters, Madeleine Eagle and Margo Hamsher; and his father, Ted . “It was do that or close our doors .”

As a result of that open-minded ap-proach, McKee is now the exclusive manufacturer of decorative, acrylic tiles for use in Allsteel’s Abound® Workstations .

“Allsteel and HON are masters at manufacturing,” McKee said . “We are so fortunate to be in the same community . The business relationships in Muscatine are unique .”

The Button BeginningIn 1895, James McKee and his partner W .E . Bliven were two of the first to jump into the emerging pearl button business in Muscatine . The “woodshed” business recorded a dismal $35 deficit that first year, but outlasted the multitude of

Buttons and More McKee Faces Future With Innovative New Product

Since 1907, McKee button has called 1000

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Photo courtesy of Musser Public Library.

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competitors . By 1900, McKee Button Company had become the largest manufacturer of pearl buttons in the world . In 1907, they moved operations to the stately red brick building at 1000 Hershey Avenue on the banks of the Mississippi River, which has been their home ever since .

Pearl buttons ruled until 1945, when the introduction of plastic buttons changed the business . McKee weathered the change throughout the 1950s by revamping their production process to focus on the polyester product . Sales of their patented button feeders also fu-eled the business through the next few decades . Then, the company faced yet another hurdle in the 1990s when the Clinton administration signed the trade bill with China, permanently opening trade with that country .

The competition from overseas coupled with the growing shift toward more casual dress attire in the workplace meant McKee Button Company had to evolve again .

“We are a niche market . Most of our buttons are used on men’s dress shirts,” McKee said . “People just don’t dress up like that as much anymore . We had to find new opportunities .”

A New BeginningThey started by looking for new uses for buttons . One example, they contracted with several large companies to make buttons for their adult diaper lines . But it was 14 years ago when Allsteel, another homegrown Muscatine business, came knocking that the future of McKee became clear .

Bolstered by the Allsteel product line, McKee Surfaces was born; specializing in hand-crafted, solid-surface materials and products for use in residential, commercial and retail applications . Their custom-made plastic panels are used in everything from backsplashes and countertops to decorative display panels, cabinet door inserts and much more . They continue to expand their markets through their website and industry trade shows .

“We work with one-time, small clients, as well as large companies,” stressed McKee .

The new product required some retro-fitting of equipment, but uses basically the same techniques as producing plastic buttons . A liquid resin is mixed with a hardening agent and then poured into a spinning drum where

centrifugal force creates a pliable panel . The panel is then cured between heated plates . It is in the final steps that the two products diverge . Whereas buttons are cut out of the sheets and then placed in a drum and tumbled for polishing, the panels must be finished by a different method . Instead, they are coated with a clear finish that both protects and provides a smooth, polished look . Then, the product is cut based on customer specifications .

“Polishing buttons versus a large sheet is completely different,” pointed out McKee . “We experimented with a lot of techniques to polish the actual sheet, but nothing worked . It was the only piece of new equipment that we had to purchase, but it has more than paid for itself . “

They continually experiment with different product designs -- colors, translucence, textured patterns, engrav-ings and particulate materials, such as pearlescent flakes, crushed corncobs and, even, buttons . The results are one-of-a-kind products meeting their client’s specific aesthetic needs .

“We just come up with ideas and try it out . We also will work with any suggestions a client may have,” McKee explained of their R&D process . “Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t .”

It is just that kind of innovative and daring approach that has kept the doors open from the beginning at McKee, and the kind of thinking that keeps the promise of success in the future .

“I think my great grandfather would be surprised . . . but he was very innovative back in the day,” concluded McKee . “I think he would have expected us to grow and change .” n


Buttons, buttons and more buttons. McKee still produces a multitude of the product that built the business — men’s dress shirt buttons.

Boxes of colored buttons — many of which are used on sports’ team jerseys. World Series time is a busy time of year for McKee!

Jay McKee with two examples of the decorative, acrylic panels that are a mainstay of their business today.


There are several different ways to enhance our lives and one of those is through biking. This might seem like an obvious comment, but many do not fully understand to what degree biking can positively affect a person’s life. Many people see biking as commonly known for its effects in regards to physical well-being, but mentally and emotionally, it is a very powerful method. It has the ability to strengthen the mind. In addition, biking releases endorphins, which are chemicals in the body that act as antidepressants and affect our stress levels. Overall, biking benefits our emotional and cognitive health.

One area in which biking can assist our lives is that of stress relief. Stress is a complex reaction to a stimulus that disturbs the physical or mental equilibrium. When the body experiences stress, it releases adrenaline and cortisol. Some people are clinically diagnosed with stress, while some experience it in flashes. Stress contributes to high blood pressure, heart disease, and poor habits such as the inability to focus. Many people are not fully aware of how harmful stress can be to one’s mind and body. Neil Shah, member of Stress Management Society, explains, “All too often people look for a cure to stress once the horse has already bolted,” although it is much healthier to develop ways to deal with stress on a

Biking for the BrainBy Alexis Whitsel and Joe Williams Intro by Janet Morrow

Two summers ago I wrote an article introducing Team MCSA, the RAGBRAI team put together by Chris Steinbach to raise awareness and money for our local homeless shelter (Muscatine Magazine Summer 2014 issue issuu.com/muscatinemag/docs/mmsum2014finallr). We all know of creative ways fundraisers are developing to marry the way people have fun with a way to raise money for a social cause while doing it.

I do enjoy riding a bike – always have. It’s my favorite form of exercise that doesn’t always feel like exercise. Joining Team MCSA was a no-brainer for me. What I didn’t realize at the time was all the additional benefits I received from joining a cycling group. And a diverse group it is: a couple community leaders, a couple executives, a couple doctors, a lawyer, a nurse, a handful of teachers and nine high school students, four of which were enrolled at East Campus, five from MHS. Our biking experience created a bond—this group

of individuals has become some of my family’s closest friends. When you’re on a bike out on the trails, city streets and country roads, you’re taken away from screen fixation – it’s just you, your bike and the road. And the person riding next to you. Conversation happens. Friendships are made.

In last month’s issue (Spring 2016 issuu.com/muscatinemag/docs/mm_spring2016_final_lowres) I interviewed Holly Hanna, East Campus Co-Lead teacher, whose students were partnering with eighth grade students in a new program they started at Central Middle School involving finding purpose through repairing bikes.

During their preliminary research for this and other bike-related project ideas, they discovered biking offers more benefits to the human body than just physical fitness.

The following is a class paper detailing their research findings titled “Biking For The Brain” written by Alexis Whitsel and Joe Williams.

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By Chris Steinbach

George Cuddy chartered his own course on a 2010 bicycle trip that started in Boston, ended in Portland, Oregon, and stopped for several days in Muscatine .

“I did everything wrong,” he says about the trip . “I went east to west, in the summer, by myself, into the wind, into the sun on a circuitous route .”

Cuddy, a former Marine who now works as a real estate developer in Austin, Texas, rode 50 of the 69 days he needed to make the 4,200-mile trip while taking extended breaks in communities such as Muscatine .

His circuitous route was intentional .

“I wanted to see the Baseball Hall of Fame, Niagara Falls and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame,” he said . And he rode that year in RAGBRAI XXXVIII, which started in Sioux City and ended in Dubuque . He then rode a shuttle back to Sioux City and continued his west-ward solo ride .

Along the way, he discovered plenty of myths about the Midwest . “Nebraska’s not just a flat state,” he said . “And that wind is really the factor I didn’t include into the equation . It is debilitating . It’s ridiculous .”

But not everyone rides alone against that wind . It’s difficult to determine how many cyclists complete cross-country rides in the United States . Rather than

charting their own routes, many cyclists turn to Adventure Cycling Association, a 40-year-old Missoula, Montana-based nonprofit member organization focused on bicycle travel . Muscatine is at the mid-point of two of Adventure Cycling’s most-popular routes, the:

• Mississippi River Trail, which follows the mighty river’s 2,500-mile journey from Itasca State Park in Minnesota to the southernmost point in Louisiana on the Gulf of Mexico .

• Northern Tier, a 4,239-mile ride from Anacortes, Washington, to Bar Harbor, Maine .

Charles Harper, 80, who has owned Harper’s Cycling & Fitness for 50 years, says two to three dozen cross-country riders stop in at his Muscatine shop in any given summer . Many of them are riding on one of the Adventure Cycling routes . They come to Muscatine because the Norbert F . Beckey Bridge is consid-ered one of the safer bridges over which to cross the Mississippi River by bicycle . And riders who are in need of supplies and repairs often stop in Muscatine be-cause of the local bike shop’s reputation .

“We know what they need,” said Harper, who joined three other riders on a

Cross-Country Bike Routes go through Muscatine

2,760-mile ride from San Diego to St . Augustine, Florida, in 1994 .

His oldest son, Greg Harper, 57, grew up working at the family’s shop and has raced bikes most of his life . He is also an experienced and RAGBRAI-sanctioned bike mechanic .

Cuddy says he will never forget the time he spent in Muscatine and the rides he shared in those few days with Greg Harper . “I thought I was in great shape,” he said . “That guy left me in the dust . He destroyed me .”

It was one of the many ways Cuddy found riding cross country to be a humbling experience .

“You think you’re doing this amazing thing, but everywhere along the way you find these stories,” he said of cyclists who are in their 80s and 90s, or who are riding on unicycles or going from Alaska to South America .

“As much as the road humbles you itself,” he said . “Hearing the stories of other cyclists that are much more impressive than what I did, it’s really something that’s a meaningful aspect of riding cross country .” n

The Muscatine Art Center is open Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. Admission is FREE.

Caring for a Hidden Gem: The Historic Japanese GardenIn 1929, Laura Musser McColm had a Japanese Garden installed in the side yard at 1314 Mulberry Avenue .

In April 2016, a Leadership Muscatine team unveiled a newly built pergola, new plantings, and other improve-ments . Project team members were John Wiegle, Herman So, Omer Vejzovic, and Lance Longstreth . The team recruited 20 additional volunteers and secured project funding from the Kent Foundation and individual donors . Over 350 hours of volunteer time made the project possible .

The Muscatine Art Center is currently completing its nomination for listing the Japanese Garden, Musser-McColm Home, and historic Carriage House to the National Register of Historic Places .

Those interested in renting the garden or volunteering are encouraged to contact the Muscatine Art Center at 563-263-8282 . n

100 Years of Service: The Muscatine Fire DepartmentOn View May 21st through August 7th, 2016

Significant local fires in the mid-1800s were combated by Muscatine citizens who filled countless buckets of water to suppress the flames . A single fire in June of 1865 destroyed fifteen buildings in Muscatine . The high school burned down in 1868 followed by a grain elevator in 1869 . On January 7, 1875,

forty-eight men led by Gustav Schmidt formed Muscatine’s first volunteer fire company, taking the name, Champion Chemical Fire Co . Some other well-known volunteer departments were Rescue Hose Co ., Relief Hose Co ., Excelsior Hose Co ., and the Hershey Hose Co .

The city of Muscatine replaced 500 volunteers with a chief and 12 men be-ginning January 3, 1916 . The professional crew was soon tested . On January 15th, a fire broke out at the corner of Second Street and Iowa Avenue . Although the building was lost, the professionals fought heroically to prevent the blaze from spreading to the rest of the block . In the 100 years since the fire on that cold day in January, the Muscatine Fire Department has experienced changes large and small such as the addition (and eventual closing) of the “Central Fire Station” at 308 Sycamore Street and the introduction of many technologies . n


SUMMER READING PROGRAM 2016

On Your Mark, Get Set, READ!

May 31 - August 13, 2016Free Snack, from 3 to 3:30 pm, Monday through Friday,

facilitated through the United Way, begins May 31 and ends August 12

MAY 31 - Dodgeball at 5:30 pm: Librarians vs. Athletes, at Saints Mary and Mathias Gymnasium. Gym opens at 5 and closes at 7 pm. Meet the Sign-Up Challenge

and be our guest for fun & snacks.

START

AUGUST 13 - Family Sports Festival at MHS track, 10 am to 2 pm. Bring the family to celebrate reading, Olympics-style, and earn

school supplies as prizes!

FINISH


Weekend Warriors?Can’t make programs during typical work-week hours? Please note the starred (*) events which take place during evening or weekend hours, including O Baby Lapsit and Play and Learn on most Saturday mornings. Also, visit the Musser Library booth at the Muscatine Farmer’s market on Saturdays, as well.

For Gold Medal Readers:A few special activity sessions, noted below, require pre-

registration and must be earned by reading. Please call the Musser Library at 263-3065 to register and set a reading goal for admission. These are not included in the general calendar.

JULY 12 1:30 and 3:30 pm - Glowing Volcanoes

JULY 14 1:30, 3:30 and 6:30 pm - Dissection with Andi Martinez*

JULY 19 1:30 and 3:30 pm - Bristlebots

JULY 26 1:30 and 3:30 pm - Squishy Circuits

JULY 28 1:30 and 3:30 pm - Horticulture with Meredith from ISU Extension, grades 4 and up

AUGUST 2 1:30 and 3:30 pm - Craft Stick Catapults

Events for All Ages:JULY 4 Children’s Parade, 9 am at First National Bank Plaza, please pick up participation forms at Musser Library

JULY 6 5 pm, Sing-a-long with Anita Zahniser, Pianist

JULY 13 5 pm, Drum Circle with Dewayne Hopkins

JULY 27 5 pm, Sing-a-long with Anita Zahniser, pianist

AUGUST 3 5 pm, Sing-a-long with Anita Zahniser, pianist

Summer Reading at Musser Public Library is co-sponsored by Friends of Musser Library and CBI Bank & Trust.

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For Elementary-Age Children, Kindergarten Through Grade 5:Each week, Monday through Thursday, the library holds hands-on learning sessions at 1:30 and 3:30 pm. Please remember that children under 9 must be accompanied by an adult in the library while class is not in session. Children may attend one or both afternoon sessions. Several of these hands-on activities will also be held at 6:30 pm.

Thanks to United Way, a free snack will be served at 3 pm Monday through Thursday. Children 9 and older may be dropped off for the snack and activities and picked up afterwards; younger children may participate with an adult. Don’t forget to bring your library card to check out books and join the summer reading program, On Your Mark, Get Set, Read, for fun and prizes. Summer Reading sign-ups may be done online at http://tinyurl.com/jz54984

JULY 4 - Children’s Parade, 9 am at First National Bank Plaza*JULY 5 - 1:30 and 3:30 pm, Construction with Everblocks and Legos

JULY 6 - 1:30 and 3:30 pm, Trinity Muscatine Public Health Character Session: Emotions; 5 pm, Sing-a-long with Anita Zahniser, Pianist*JULY 7 - 1:30 and 3:30 pm, Animals with Muscatine County Conservation and Topper the Turtle

JULY 11 - 1:30 pm, Boot Camp with Amy Hessel from the Muscatine Y; 4 pm, Yoga with Allison Sara

JULY13 - 1:30 and 3:30 pm, Team Art: Stained Glass Pasta; 5 pm, Drum Circle with Dewayne Hopkins*JULY 18 - 1:30 and 3:30 pm, Making Healthy Snacks with United Way

JULY 20 - 1:30 and 3:30 pm, Trinity Muscatine Public Health Character Session: Stress/Coping skills

JULY 21 - 1:30 and 3:30 pm, Gardening with the Grow Tower

JULY 25 - 1:30 and 3:30 pm, Lego Construction

JULY 27 --1:30 and 3:30 pm, Team Art: Starry Night; 5 pm, Sing-a-long with Anita Zahniser, Pianist*AUGUST 1 - 1:30 and 3:30 pm, Mystery Senses AUGUST 3 - 1:30 and 3:30 - Trinity Muscatine Public Health Character Session: Decision Making; 5 pm, Sing-a-long with Anita Zahniser, pianist

AUGUST 4 - 1:30, 3:30, and 6:30 pm, Water Rocks with ISU Extension*AUGUST 8 - 1:30 to 3:30, Construction with Legos and Everblocks; 4 pm, Yoga with Allison Sara

AUGUST 9 - 1:30 and 3:30 pm, Construction with Legos and Everblocks

AUGUST 10 - 1:30 and 3:30 pm, Team Art: Kandinsky Egg Cartons

AUGUST 11 - 1:30 and 3:30 pm, Water Rocks with ISU Extension

For Children Ages 5 and Under:O Baby Lapsit, Mondays at 9:30 am, Thursdays at 10:30 am, and Saturdays at 10:30 am. The library opens for regular business at 10 am. On Mondays, please come to the front door of the library between 9:15 and 9:40 to be let in early for O Baby Lapsit.

Preschool Storytime, Mondays at 10:30 am

Play and Learn (unstructured hands on activity sessions), Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays from 11:15 to noon. Please wear play clothes as some sessions may be messy!

JULY 1 - 10:30, Lapsit; 11:15, Play and Learn with Beading

JULY 4 - Children’s Parade, 9 am at First National Bank Plaza*JULY 6 - 5 pm, Sing-a-long with Anita Zahniser, Pianist*JULY 7 - 10:30 am, Lapsit; 11:15, Play and Learn with Cars and Trucks

JULY 9 - 10:30 am, Lapsit*; 11:15, Play and Learn with Cars and Trucks*JULY 11 - 9:30 am, Lapsit; 10:30 am, Preschool Storytime; 11:15 am, Play and Learn with Grocery Shopping

JULY 13 - 5 pm, Drum Circle with Dewayne Hopkins*

JULY 14 - 10:30, Lapsit; 11:15, Play and Learn with Shopping

JULY 16 - 10:30, Lapsit*; 11:15 am, Play and Learn with Shopping*JULY 18 - 9:30 am, Lapsit; 10:30 am, Preschool Storytime; 11:15 Play and Learn with Sensory Bins

JULY 21 - 10:30 am, Lapsit, 11:15 am, Play and Learn with Sensory Bins

JULY 23 - 10:30 am, Lapsit*; 11:15, Play and Learn with Sensory Bins*

JULY 25 - 9:30 am, Lapsit; 10:30 am, Preschool Storytime; 11:15 am, Play and Learn with Handprint Art

JULY 27 - 5 pm, Sing-a-long with Anita Zahniser, pianist*JULY 28 - 10:30, Lapsit; 11:15, Play and Learn with Handprint Art

JULY 30 - 10:30 am, Lapsit*; 11:15 am, Play and Learn with Handprint Art*AUGUST 1 - 9:30 am, Lapsit; 10:30 am, Preschool Storytime; 11:15 am, Play and Learn with Beading

AUGUST 3 - 5 pm, Sing-a-long with Anita Zahniser, pianist*

AUGUST 4 - 10:30 am, Lapsit; 11:15, Play and Learn with Beading

AUGUST 6 - 10:30 am, Lapsit*; 11:15 am, Play and Learn with Beading*

AUGUST 8 - 9:30 am, Lapsit; 10:30 am, Preschool Storytime; 11:15 am, Play and Learn with Glitter

AUGUST 11 - 10:30 am, Lapsit; 11:15 am, Play and Learn with Glitter

On Your Mark, Get Set, READ!


Weekend Warriors?Can’t make programs during typical work-week hours? Please note the starred (*) events which take place during evening or weekend hours, including O Baby Lapsit and Play and Learn on most Saturday mornings. Also, visit the Musser Library booth at the Muscatine Farmer’s market on Saturdays, as well.

For Gold Medal Readers:A few special activity sessions, noted below, require pre-

registration and must be earned by reading. Please call the Musser Library at 263-3065 to register and set a reading goal for admission. These are not included in the general calendar.

JULY 12 1:30 and 3:30 pm - Glowing Volcanoes

JULY 14 1:30, 3:30 and 6:30 pm - Dissection with Andi Martinez*

JULY 19 1:30 and 3:30 pm - Bristlebots

JULY 26 1:30 and 3:30 pm - Squishy Circuits

JULY 28 1:30 and 3:30 pm - Horticulture with Meredith from ISU Extension, grades 4 and up

AUGUST 2 1:30 and 3:30 pm - Craft Stick Catapults

Events for All Ages:JULY 4 Children’s Parade, 9 am at First National Bank Plaza, please pick up participation forms at Musser Library

JULY 6 5 pm, Sing-a-long with Anita Zahniser, Pianist

JULY 13 5 pm, Drum Circle with Dewayne Hopkins

JULY 27 5 pm, Sing-a-long with Anita Zahniser, pianist

AUGUST 3 5 pm, Sing-a-long with Anita Zahniser, pianist

Summer Reading at Musser Public Library is co-sponsored by Friends of Musser Library and CBI Bank & Trust.

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14 Muscatine Magazine • Summer 201614 Muscatine Magazine • Summer 201614 Muscatine Magazine • Summer 2016

By Chris Steinbach

Nature and the prairie thrive in the shadow of industry at a Muscatine oasis filled with wildflowers and wildlife .

“This just seemed like the right place,” said Connie Veach, environmental coordinator for the past 35 years at Monsanto’s Muscatine plant at 2500 Wiggins Road .

“We knew of other Monsanto locations turning unused landscape into sustainable efforts,” Veach said . “We had plenty of area outside of (the plant’s)

fence that wasn’t being used .”

Armed with that knowledge and the approval of plant management, a group of about 30 Monsanto employees in Muscatine volunteered in 1993 to turn 65 acres of land into native grasses and wildflowers .

“That went so well that we have just slowly progressed and expanded,” Veach said . She said the one-acre Butterfly Garden was established in 1998 in an area with a few mature trees .

At one time, the entire preserve had grown to include 160 acres . It has since been scaled back to 125 acres of native grasses and wildflowers, the butterfly garden, 20 acres of habitat for bobwhite quail, a walking trail, fruit trees, beehives, vegetable gardens, patches of sweet corn and more . There is a gazebo and a small pond with a double waterfall . The sound of the falling water and the fragrance of the flowers help attract butterflies, Veach said .

On the horizon is Monsanto’s 55-year-old Muscatine operation . The company launched its Muscatine operations with an anhydrous ammonia storage terminal that was expanded in 1962 to include a manufacturing facility . Today, Monsanto’s Muscatine operations include the manufacturing of a variety of weed-control products, including Roundup . The company employs more than 400 full-time employees in Muscatine .

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day-to-day basis before it gets to that stage. Shah also states, “Cycling is one of the most effective treatments for stress and in many cases has been proven to be as effective as medication - if not more so. Over four times more doctors now prescribe exercise therapy as their most common treatment for stress and depression when compared to three years ago.” Physically fit people have less extreme physiological responses when under pressure than those who are not. They also are more able to handle the long-term effects of stress without suffering ill health or a burnout. A mental complication as stress could be resolved or diminished with cycling. When cycling, “happy” chemicals, serotonin and dopamine, are released which are both considered mood boosters, and help to alleviate symptoms of stress and even depression.

Depression is an illness that may not be easily understood. Little do people know, the remedy is as close as down the street at the local bike shop. One individual who saw the benefits of biking was Olatunji Oboi Reed, the creator of Slow Roll in Chicago, a social bike initiative to encourage people to ride together. He states, “I was experiencing a level of emotional pain so intense, an escape route was the only solution I could think about. However, during my crisis, I felt my only option was to try bicycling as a healthy escape from my pain.” Reed never knew how he could solve his issues, so he simply took his chances, hopped on a bike seat and cycled away. Reed explained, “Each ride gave me more energy to address my problems.” Depression is often misunderstood, although this illness affects over three-hundred and fifty million people around the world. Unfortunately, many individuals turn to just medication, as many do

not know that biking can serve as a powerful outlet.

In addition to the positive effects biking has on depression and anxiety, biking also enhances our cognitive skills and memory. Biking is a different way of refining the human mind, with significant results. Each time we pedal, the cells in our brain ignite, creating more proteins to feed our body. A compound that is known as “noggin” fertilizes the brain, creating more functional brain cells. When “noggin” becomes more developed, it promotes a better nervous system. The goal is to sustain our heart rate at 65 percent for 30 minutes and biking is just the way to do it. Biking, being an aerobic exercise, also enhances neuroplasticity; this gives the brain the ability to grow improved neural and blood flow pathways.

Furthermore, in the human brain we have two types of brain matter. They are referred to as white and grey matter. White matter affects the cognitive part of the brain, the part in control of comprehension and information processing. Grey matter affects the memory section of the brain. Both grey and white matter are dramatically affected by biking in the same fashion previously mentioned as cells ignite each time we pedal. As we pedal, our white and grey matter increases.

In conclusion, biking heavily impacts our emotional and mental health. The steps to biking are very simple with profound outcomes. Through an abundance of scientific studies conducted, evidence shows that biking is in fact a highly healthy alternative not only for our bodies but for our minds.

Hanna’s students also discovered how some cities, like Detroit, have used cycling for community rejuvenation. Their research and ideas continue. I’m looking forward to seeing what else this group of students is going to do with their findings. Learn more about East Campus at www.eastcampusmuscatine.org. n

Through the years, many of those employees have volunteered their time at the prairie restoration area . It has been successful, Veach said, because of its accessibility . It’s on Wiggins Road about five miles south of Muscatine and is mostly located outside of the plant’s fenced-off areas .

“We want families to enjoy it,” Veach said .

And the entire area has been used in many ways .

Mike Hagerty, a United Way of Muscatine volunteer, teaches beekeeping to students at the preserve . Fourth-graders in the Louisa-Muscatine Community School District annually make four trips to the preserve to study the four seasons of the prairie .

Also, the butterfly garden is a popular spot for graduation photo shoots, weddings and other celebrations . Vegetable gardens have been planted at the preserve for at least the past 10 years .

This year, Monsanto volunteers are planting large vegetable plots with the goal of harvesting produce that will be used to teach classes on canning and freezing food . Those classes will be taught later this year in the renovated community kitchen at Muscatine Center for Social Action, according to Chris Boar, the assistant to Muscatine Monsanto Plant Manager Shawn Schrader .

In addition to planting vegetable gardens, Monsanto employees will volunteer their time this year to spread mulch, plant annuals and stain the gazebo in the butterfly garden .

Eric Stewart, an industrial hygiene generalist for 20 years at the Muscatine plant, worked earlier this year with students as part of the United Way’s Kids Day of Caring to plant 20 fruit trees at the preserve . They planted apple, pear and persimmon trees .

“We’ll someday give away the fruit,” Stewart said .

All of it is meant to make the preserve as inviting as possible to as many people as possible .

“By mid-June, it’s very pretty when all of the flowers are in bloom,” Boar said . n

Biking for the BrainContinued from page 8 —

ReferencesBarbour, Matthew . Cycle Away From Stress . N .p .: Cycling Plus, 2014 . N . pag . Web . 12 May 2016 . www .bikeradar .com/us/gear/article/cycle-away-from-stress-22726 .

Andrews, Linda . Bicycling Can Sharpen Your Thinking and Improve Your Mood . N .p .: Sussex Publishers, LLC, 2915 . N . pag . Web . 12 May 2016 . www .psychologytoday .com/blog/minding-the-body/201505/bicycling-can-sharpen-your-thinking-and-improve-your-mood .

Yager, Selene . How Cycling Makes You Smarter and Happier . N .p .: n .p ., 2014 . N . pag . Web . 12 May 2016 . www .bicycling .com/training/fitness/your-brain-bicycling .

Suttie, Jill . How to Keep Your Brain Young (Even as You Grow Old) . N .p .: n .p ., 2009 . N . pag . Web . 12 May 2016 . greatergood .berkeley .edu/article/item/how_to_keep_your_brain_young_even_as_you_grow_old .


Made in Muscatine

By Chris Steinbach

Shane Mairet likes making changes at the business he has owned since graduating from Iowa State University in 2009 with a degree in horticulture and a minor in entrepreneurship .

Three years ago, he added an ice cream shop at Mairet’s Garden Center, 4707 S . U .S . Highway 61 in Muscatine . “It goes along with our busy time of the year, but it was something totally new to us,” he said .

This year, he is unveil-ing a new name for the business: Mairet Farms .

When he opened for business, Mairet, 29, said he started by selling trees, shrubs, annuals and perennials .

“Now, most of our business comes from the produce side of it,” he said . “We still do the annuals and flowers, but we haven’t done trees or shrubs in a few years . We’re trying to better reflect what we do now .”

And the changes won’t stop there . In July, Mairet and his wife of two months, Karin, who teaches Family and Consumer Science and Health in the Central DeWitt Community School District, will add a bakery to the busi-

ness . They will start by baking breads using zucchini and other produce grown on the farm .

“We want to build that up . She’s really interested in that kind of stuff,” Shane Mairet said . ‘She’s been testing recipes all winter .”

Being able to adapt has helped grow the business, which Mairet started in the middle of an economic recession .

“People weren’t building houses . People weren’t spending a lot on land-scaping,” he said . “The plants and trees weren’t selling as well as I had hoped, so we started looking for different things to do .”

The business, which previously had been known as Hoopes Melon Shed, had been operated for many years as a produce farm and Mairet started with a 50-foot-by-50-foot garden .

“Now we’re doing roughly 50 acres . That’s a lot of produce,” he said of the sweet corn, melons, tomatoes, peppers, onions, zucchini and cucumbers . “If you name it, if you can grow it in Iowa, we do some of it .”

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This year, Shane Mairet is changing the name of the business he has owned at 4707 S. U.S. Highway 61 in Muscatine since 2009 to Mairet Farms. Many of his family members, including his grandmother, Jill Beenblossom of Morning Sun, help with the business.

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Website: mairetsgardencenter.com

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Mairet grows both watermelon and cantaloupe, including some of the vari-ety commonly known as Muskmelons . Muskmelons are the cantaloupe that made Muscatine famous . It's the one that everyone on the island used to grow, including Hoopes, which was the business before he took it over . He also grows and sells a newer variety of can-taloupe that looks a bit different, but is similar to Muskmelons . "It's an updated version of a Muskmelon," he said . "It's still going to be amazingly good ."

A constantly changing team of high school students, adult crew leaders and family members help Mairet plant, pick and weed produce from early in the spring to late into the summer and early fall . Family members who help include his grandmother, Jill Beenblossom of Morning Sun, who runs the greenhouse and also works as a cashier .

“My whole family is amazing,” he said . “I couldn’t do it without them .”

With their help, Mairet can concentrate on important aspects of his business such as his growing base of Community Supported Agriculture customers in Letts, Wapello, Winfield, Columbus Junction and Muscatine . For a fee of $65 to $200, those customers receive weekly deliveries of fresh produce for eight weeks . The deliveries are made to a central location in each town and then picked up by his customers .

“It’s going well,” Mairet said . “Like any small business, we’re always struggling to find new markets . That’s the key .” n


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