In April 2022, the Coralville Community Food Pantry (CCFP) broke ground on a new building, on a site donated by the Coralville United Methodist Church. At 5,000 square feet, the pantry’s new home next to the church was twice the size of the building it was then located in. At the groundbreaking ceremony, CCFP Executive […]
Matchstick Marvels
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The million-matchstick masterpieces of Iowan Pat Acton
If you’re visiting Gladbrook in Tama County, it’s probably for Matchstick Marvels. And the nice people of Gladbrook know it — they’ve put “Home of Matchstick Marvels” on both of the city’s welcome signs. Matchstick Marvels is the hometown museum of one of Iowa’s most prominent folk artists, Pat Acton, who works primarily with wooden […]
