Good News Cedar Falls, We Can Have Backyard Chickens!
My wife
really wants chickens in the backyard. She wants fresh eggs and as Cedar Falls residents, it was very easy to say, oh man, that s cool but it s so illegal . That is because it was illegal. Now it s not. That s right, Cedar Falls residents may now have backyard chickens. But there s some rules that must be followed.
The Courier reports that while the ordinance passed 5-1, it s not as easy as residents running out and scooping up chickens. First off, animal owners are required to get a land use permit from the city to set up their chicken coops. So before you run to Farm & Fleet, be sure you get that permit. Next, once you get a permit, your coop must be 25 feet from another residential dwelling and be restricted to the
As the COVID-19 pandemic wears on, there s an end or at least relief in sight: Vaccines. With reports Iowa will allow more groups to begin receiving their COVID vaccine Monday, March 8, there s a new push my state leaders to acquire a larger supply of the most recently approved Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Why? It s a single shot vax that leaders say will help the states more rural population.
A Radio Iowa report highlights comments made by Representative Ashley Hinson, Representative Randy Feenstra and Congresswoman Marianette Miller-Meeks who point out the new single dose vaccine, which requires less refrigeration, would be easier to get into the arms of Iowa s 1.1 million rural residents.
Need a Stress Release? Perform a Random Act of Kindness
Need a little pick me up? Feeling kinda down? Here s an idea: perform a random act of kindness. Sounds like an odd way to boost your mood, but according to a CNN article, random acts of kindness do just that - and the science behind it is actually pretty simple.
When you put the well-being of someone else in front of your own, it actually triggers what s called a helpers high and stimulates the reward centers of the brain. Pretty cool, right? If you re looking for some pretty simple ways to preform random acts of kindness, here s some ideas: