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Gifts for Those that Love Cooking

Heartland Acres Agribition Center is pleased to announce that TWO new cook books, “Favorite Recipes from Across Iowa” and “The Christmas Cookie Walk” are now available in the Heartland Gift Shoppe. “The Christmas Cookie Walk” would be an excellent stocking stuffer or a gift for a dear friend that loves to bake cookies. (some of […]

Simply Marvelous

By JOSH NELSON, Courier Staff Writer INDEPENDENCE — Thick green and yellow paint covers the old wooden wagon’s sides and wheels. The entire wagon isn’t much bigger than the back of a modern pickup, but in the early 1900s, it carried the ancestors of the Seamans family and their belongings across the rolling prairie to […]

New Resturant to Open by Heartland Acres Agribition Center

Independence, Iowa – December 04, 2006 – Tom and Kay King, owners of the Country Junction Restaurant in Dyersville, officially announced plans to expand their operations by building a new restaurant in Independence. The new restaurant, called “The Homestead”, will feature a warm, family dining setting complete with a large field stone fireplace, three dining […]

Programs Manager Hired for Heartland Acres Agribition Center

By Patricia Husmann, Editor-Independence Bulletin-Journal Construction continues at the Heartland Agribition Center — a new event center is scheduled to open in early April of 2007, and the completion of the interior of the “Barn” remains an on-going process, although several events have taken place. With the progress comes the announcement of the hiring of […]