http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/iowa/zwingle/ Zwingle, IA News http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/iowa/zwingle/content/4e530983906dbd5aa6a58aab87076bfd.html Associated Press November 21 2008 10:44 PM ET CEDAR FALLS Iowa AP With a ballhogging offense West Des Moines Valley never gave Cedar Falls a chance http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/iowa/zwingle/content/a7fd4f11bfb074f9847a84bdf08e234a.html The Marshalltown City Plan Zoning Commission voted to take the next step in allowing US Cellular to install a cell phone tower at the Marshalltown High School football field in its meeting ThursdayThe commission voted 30 with one abstention to recommend approval of the project which now will go to the Board of Adjustment meeting at 5 pm Dec 2 which is the last step needed http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/iowa/zwingle/content/61be821e3733af29e0c0a595193a18e1.html Historically the average temperature in Minneapolis on Nov 22 has been freezingSo before you join the masses bidding the Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome good riddance for college football games know that the alternative will require winter coats caps hand warmers and a Saint BernardFor those who say football is meant to be played outdoors enjoy trying to maintain circulation in your fingers and toes in November 2010 when Iowa plays Minnesota for the first time in the Gophers' oncampus TCF Stadium If you're lucky that game won't start at 6 pm like today'sThe Metrodome has always been a soulless place for college football Onequarter of the fault is because it's a domeAnother quarter of the fault is the stadium's location which is downtown instead of on campus If you don't have a campus stadium you don't have a complete football program Tailgating in parking ramps is a little lackingEven if many of the fans have never stepped foot in a classroom of the team that claims their hearts they still like to see a library here a dormitory there Just for aesthetic purposesThe other 50 percent of the fault: The Gophers haven't been any goodThe Metrodome still could have been a rockin' stompin' snake pit of a stadium for the Gophers had they been a consistent winner over 27 years as a Dome denizen Minnesota never went to a New Year's bowl in that entire timeThe university has never had the right head coach for a long enough stretch nor has it fully wrapped itself around football Whether that's commendable or not isn't the point In a pro market like the Twin Cities you better be proactive as a college program or you'll find the silence from local indifference to be deafeningLittle feels weirder in sports than when a visiting team has as much crowd support as the home side Yet we've seen that time after time every two years when the Hawkeyes and their loyalists have made the trek north on I35 to the stadium with the Teflon topMinnesota tried gimmicks to keep tickets in the hands of Gopher supporters instead of Iowans but never really succeeded Kinnick North has remained Kinnick North When Minnesota plays at Iowa however the Gophers get the visiting team's usual small block of seats in the lower southeast corner of the stadium and no moreIt's all where you are and what you have Besides the NFL Vikings the Twin Cities have this that and the other thing You think winning consistently at Iowa is hard How about in a place where you have to be really good just to top a Saturday evening sportscast or earn the biggest headline in a Sunday morning sports sectionEveryone loves new stadiums but they don't stay new all that long Tim Brewster better get his recruits up to the new stadium in September instead of midNovemberUpper Midwest boys won't blink at the windchill Star Gopher receiver Eric Decker is from a town in Minnesota called Cold Spring so he probably won't get jittery about playing his senior season in the great wide open next yearBut threefourths of the Gophers' starting secondary are from warmweather states Starting running back DeLeon Eskridge is from California How would you like to have sold those kids on the great football experience of playing in 30degree weatherBut that's Minnesota's problem Today is the Iowa fans' last chance to watch a HawkeyesGophers game in short sleeves under a Teflon sky It hasn't been all badn Mike Hlas' The Hlog is at gazetteonlinecom To contact Mike: 319 3688840 or mikehlasgazcommcom http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/iowa/zwingle/content/b10e491874058b43b4d7634585d6138a.html There is still a logjam atop the NFC North standings and the Minnesota Vikings are right in the thick of the race Minnesota will have to put its road woes aside this Sunday however when it pays a visit to Jacksonville to take on the Jaguars http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/iowa/zwingle/content/bda147529bbc3cbe566d940052bd6baa.html William Penn's football team garners plenty of awards as the allMSFA Midwest League teams are announced http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/iowa/zwingle/content/657fac6a9365c79ef3b91a386356bb78.html Topranked West Des Moines Valley dominates sixthranked Cedar Falls in a 278 victory tonight http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/iowa/zwingle/content/b58c64573a587e585788a7d27b3f3f02.html MAQUOKETA Iowa The same five people who sought to be appointed to Maquoketas 1st Ward City Council seat have filed nomination papers to have their names on the ballot for a special election Dec 16 http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/iowa/zwingle/content/aa8ef9b417a9b9d7d1b5e0fb185b5728.html Since 1986 the Boone Educational Endowment Foundation has aimed to provide an alternative source of funding to support the educational enrichment initiatives of the Boone Community School District