AMANA, Iowa- Dust off your Dirndl and Lederhosen and join us to celebrate the 52nd anniversary of Oktoberfest in the historic Amana Colonies. There’s an authentic experience waiting for all ages during this traditional German Celebration. German Food, Music and FUN!

DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 13, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Smithfield Foods’ Helping Hungry Homes® initiative, a program focused on alleviating hunger and helping Americans become more food secure, joined forces with Hy-Vee Inc. to donate nearly 40,000 pounds of protein to the Food Bank of Iowa. The donation, equivalent to nearly 160,000 servings, will help those fighting hunger across Des Moines and surrounding communities, where one in 175,000 Iowans are food insecure.

 The Greater QUAD CITIES RENAISSANCE FAIRE is being revived for a return to the QC metro area. It will take place at the Illiniwek Forest Preserve campgrounds, just north of Hampton, IL., on October 7th & 8th from 11am to 6pm.