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Former Vice President Joe Biden will campaign in Manning Tuesday. He's pictured here with former President Barack Obama.Democratic presidential frontrunner Joe Biden, a former vice president who continues to lead most major primary polls in a crowded nominating field, is campaigning in Carroll County Tuesday.

Doors will open for the Biden event 10:45 a.m. at the Leet-Hassler Farmstead, 130 Heritage Dr. in Manning. The event starts at 11:15 a.m.
The campaign stop is open to the public and free to attend. Click here on this link to RSVP.
Biden served as vice president from 2009 to 2017 during the administration of President Barack Obama.
A former U.S. senator from Delaware, Biden campaigned twice before for the presidency — in 1988 and 2008. He made stops in Carroll County during both of those campaigns, appearing at the Carrollton and the Moose Lodge.
Biden led a national NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released this week with 26 percent support.
The closest contenders to Biden among likely Democratic voters, according to the poll, are: Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts at 19 percent; Sens. Kamala Harris of California and Bernie Sanders of Vermont, who are tied at 13 percent; and South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg at 7 percent.

By Lauren Kollauf on Wednesday, July 10, 2019

It's back to the drawing board for Manning. One year after receiving grant funding from the Iowa Department of Public Health to support the 5-2-1-0 Healthy Choices Count! campaign, the community says it has completed all of its goal projects and is ready for more.
"Most of the things we came up with are done," said Lauren Subler, who assisted the city with implementing its 5-2-1-0 efforts, including increased water access and a focus on walkability. "We want to get everyone back to the table and see what ideas have come from completing these projects and see what we want to do going forward."
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Manning, located in Carroll County in northwest Iowa, is home to 1,500 people. Each month representatives from nearly a dozen organizations — including public education, city government, non-profits and health care — would come together to discuss which projects in the community they wanted to support with the $22,000 state grant. 
"They knew it would be a collaboration so they were excited to get different entities working together working towards healthy initiatives," Subler said. They were very open to new ideas and excited to see things happen."
MORE 5-2-1-0 SUCCESS STORIES: West Union | Malvern |Dubuque | Mt. Pleasant

Here are some of the projects Manning completed in their first year of funding:
Water, water — everywhere!One of the primary strategies that 5-2-1-0 promotes is increasing access to drinking water through policy, systems and environmental changes. Manning did this by installing water filling stations at the city park and near the city’s bike trail and providing funding for local child care sites and an elementary school to replace old water fountains with water filling stations.

"The Manning Child Care Center had previously been working towards increasing water consumption. They wanted to do it but didn’t have the funding," Subler said. The 5-2-1-0 funds also helped them purchase water bottles and carriers so that the bottles could more easily be taken with the children on outings to reduce costs and provide healthier options.
The city also purchased nearly 400 water bottles with the 5-2-1-0 logo to distribute at community events rather than candy or other prizes. The city also started a “Busted for Doing Something Healthy" campaign where city workers/officials can hand out water bottles to children caught doing something healthy.
Adding wayfinding to increase walkability Manning is working on increasing trail connectivity but discovered that some community members or visitors were not aware of just how walkable their community already is.
"They realized that once you get to a certain part in town, you don’t know where the trail will take you so many people will just turn around. However, they could walk through on other trails or sidewalks," Subler said. So the city added wayfinding signage to help people realize "they could go from the campground all the way to downtown on foot."  

The city also had four large walkability maps printed to display 15, 30, and 45 minute loops around town which utilize both trails and sidewalks. Additional wayfinding signage is planned to direct community members and visitors to other amenities in town. These walkability efforts support the 5-2-1-0 strategies related to increasing physical activity and active living.
Making health the focus of KinderfestKinderfest is an annual community event in Manning. This year the Manning Regional Healthcare Center brought the 5-2-1-0 message into their activities. "This year they really made (Kinderfest) about health," said Subler.
The hospital hosted healthy challenges, including a trail selfie contest, scavenger hunt and city park challenge. The MRHC booth also offered education to kids and families on how 5-2-1-0 could be incorporated it into their lives.  

Learn more about 5-2-1-0 Healthy Choices Count! 

Healthy Choices Count! is a health-focused movement for kids that’s under the nationally recognized program, 5-2-1-0. It all starts by encouraging them to eat and play the right way.
This proven, scientific method helps keep kids healthy by focusing on the importance of four habits:

• 5 or more servings of fruits and vegetables
• 2 hours or less of screen time (television, computer, video games, phones, etc.)
• 1 hour or more of physical activity
• 0 (or reduce) sugar-sweetened beverages - drink more water!

To learn more about how you can get your community, workplace, school, health care clinic or child care site involved in 5-2-1-0, click here.

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Everyone is invited to break out a blanket or a lawn chair and head out to a free movie. Manning Municipal Utilities will be showing Disney’s Moana at the Manning Rec Center football field beginning at dusk on Friday, July 12. There is no charge to attend and they will be providing free popcorn and cotton candy during the show.

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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds visited Manning Monday morning to meet with local business owners and hear about the city’s economic-development accomplishments.
Reynolds started her visit with a tour of The Market Place, a popular home décor and coffee shop located on Manning’s Main Street and owned by Jaime England.
Reynolds then sat with business owners, who shared their stories, concerns and how they have made Manning’s Main Street, and overall community, successful.
“You guys should feel so, so proud of what you’re doing here,” Reynolds said. “I can see it, and I feel it.”
Local business owners who are less than 40 years old also also highlighted. Reynolds said she was impressed with the number of young people living in the Manning community.
“The Main Street is amazing,” Reynolds said. “Do you know how many communities would kill for a Main Street that looks like that?”
Reynolds said that Manning has a great foundation but noted that housing, workforce and day care all are issues she is looking to improve in Manning and other rural Iowa communities.
“I lift Manning up as an example (to) other communities,” Reynolds said. “(I say that) if you’re looking for a place to start, it’d be worth it to go over there and just talk to them.”
Following the discussion, Reynolds joined business owners for photos at the Iowa sculpture at Manning’s Trestle Park. Kids stepped up beside Reynolds inside the letters to pose. As cameras flashed, Reynolds and community members raised their hands, yelling, “This is Iowa!”

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There is a lot of giving going around in the Manning area as of late as Manning Regional Healthcare Center (MRHC) makes life-saving donations and receives equipment for radiology and the lab. The healthcare facility recently made a donation of five medical manikins to the Manning Rec Center to aid in training. These models help lifeguards learn effective compression and rescue breathing techniques by actively practicing CPR. The Manning Regional Healthcare Center Auxiliary has also made two donations, these to the radiology and laboratory departments at the hospital. For radiology, they have gifted a shield on wheels that provides additional protection to patients from unnecessary radiation exposure while x-rays are being performed. The shield can be rolled into position behind the patient and adjusted to the correct height. It can also be used to protect staff members who may be assisting a patient. The auxiliary also presented a new freezer to the lab for additional storage capacity.

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MANNING, Iowa -- Community leaders in Manning met with Governor Kim Reynolds when she came to visit the Manning Market. This business will turn four years old next weekend. It was started by Jaime England when she and her husband wanted to move back home from Des Moines.
The Market Place has gotten great reviews for offering a wide variety as a home decor boutique and women’s boutique as well as a coffee shop. The store features wide open spaces in place of a the former variety store located there.
“What would be fun to open? What would be something new to do? It turned into what could Manning use, what would we miss about the Des Moines area if we move back,” said England. “I wanted something fresh and creative and constantly changing because that’s fun.”
Reynolds took a brief tour of the Market Place, prior to meeting with community leaders. At the start of the gathering they asked those under 40 years old who owned businesses to raise their hand, and hands went up across the room.
“I didn’t really have a background in business,” said England. “I’m a physical therapist, no business classes, I had to Google how to start a coffee shop, what's the difference between a latte and mocha.”
Reynolds also had her photo taken by the huge "IOWA" sign on the end of Main Street.
“A Main Street that’s just second to none to bringing young people back to their community,” said Reynolds. “They’re addressing elderly housing, they're addressing child care, there’s new business startups.”
The governor said she wants to go help more Iowa towns do what Manning has done.
Manning leaders have worked on a number of projects to make the community better. That includes the new park with the IOWA sign, a large Coca-Cola mural, working to help keep the doors open on a long-time business that was planning to close and working to help the schools be the best they possibly can.
“The can-do attitude, also the way the community has come together, is just remarkable,” said Reynolds. “It’s a story we need to tell, and I think that other communities could emulate across the state.”
The governor also interviewed a number of young business owners with her cell phone camera about why they moved to Manning. She said she plans to use the comments in "This is Iowa" promotional videos.
“We believe now we’re in a position to market ourselves as a place to live, work, play, etc.,” said Ron Reischl, former board president of Main Street Manning.
Reischl added that they have worked to involve many of the under-40 business leaders in helping to chart the future course for the town.
For more information on the Manning Marketplace click here.
whotv.com/2019/07/01/governor-reynolds-learns-why-manning-is-attracting-under-40-back-home/
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Gov. Kim Reynolds and Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg have released their public schedules for the coming week and will be making several stops in the region tomorrow (Monday). Reynolds begins her visit at 8:45 a.m. with a tour of the Market Place, a popular boutique in Manning. Once finished in there, Reynolds will travel to Rockwell City to meet with Gregg for a tour of the North Central Correctional Facility at 10:30 a.m. The prison houses approximately 500 minimum custody offenders and utilizes a wide variety of educational program opportunities to prepare inmates for life after incarceration. Reynolds and Gregg then travel south to Audubon to talk with staff members and administrators at the Children’s Nest, a non-profit child care center. The Children’s Nest opened in 2015 and provides early-education opportunities to approximately 25 children.

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A proposed expansion to the Manning Municipal Utilities natural gas pipeline is inching closer to completion, but has been held up by some permitting issues from the Iowa Utilities Board (IUB). City Administrator, Dawn Meyer, says they have been working towards the construction of 24 miles of pipeline for nearly a decade, and when finished, it will allow the utility to expand their offerings to customers.On June 19, the IUB held a public hearing on the project, and city officials are hoping to hear back on the board’s decision in the near future. Earlier in June, Meyer traveled to our nation’s capital as part of the Carroll Area Development Corporation’s (CADC) annual Access Washington trip, which brings local issues to the region’s federal representatives. She says they were not able to assist in moving the permitting process along, but they may be able to help in other ways.

Meyer says they are optimistic the IUB will approve their permit request, and the expansion can finally be completed. She adds that it is nice to know the elected officials have pledged their support, and that was made possible through Access Washington.
There is currently no estimated completion date at this time. However, Meyer says they will be actively working to finish the expansion as soon as possible, due in large part to the increased demand from their extended client base.

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Following the release of an economic impact study by the Iowa Hospital Association, Chief Executive Officer of Manning Regional Healthcare Center (MRHC), John O’Brien, says he and his entire staff take pride in the role they play within an industry that strongly supports local communities, ensuring they are vibrant and prosperous. “Every year this report provided by the Iowa Hospital Association serves as a great reminder for how our hospital not only provides great care for our patients, but also positively impacts the health of our area’s economy,” O’Brien says. The healthcare organization in Manning includes a critical access hospital, physician clinic and substance abuse recovery center and employed 182 individuals in the past year. The more than $8.5 million payroll has created over $12.6 million in overall economic impact to the Manning area. Employees spent an estimated $3.88 million on retail sales in that year and contributed nearly $233,000 in state sales tax revenue. The study examined jobs, income, retail sales and sales tax produced by hospitals and the rest of the state’s health care sector. This includes physicians, dentists and other health practitioners, nursing homes and residential care facilities, other medical health services and pharmacies who contribute $18 billion to Iowa’s economy while directly and indirectly providing almost 343,000 jobs.

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An annual parade of “Old Iron” in Manning this year will include a bright blue, custom-built Winnebago that is filled with pieces of Iowa’s history. From Friday, June 28 through Sunday, June 30, the State Historical Society’s mobile museum will be open to the public for free self-guided tours. The 300-square-foot exhibition is called “Iowa History 101” and features Olympic medals, artifacts from Iowa astronaut, Peggy Whitson, a 1917 prototype of the state flag, the voice of Mike Wolf from American Pickers on select multimedia elements and much more. “This exhibition shares some of the essential stories that every Iowan should know about who we are and what we’ve achieved since Iowa became a state more than 170 years ago,” says Susan Kloewer, administrator of the State Historical Society of Iowa. “We’re delighted to bring this traveling exhibition to Manning, and we encourage all Iowans to learn about our state’s rich heritage.” The mobile museum will be parked near the Highway 141 and Main Street intersection. The hours of operation are: Friday, June 28 from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.; Saturday, June 29 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.; and Sunday, June 30, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.