A beloved fall tradition gets underway in the metro Friday. The Beaverdale Fall Festival kicks off in Des Moines with a car show along Beaver Avenue at 5:00 p.m.
Joel Hicks, aka Gandalf the Gravy, from Leicester, fell in love with wacky events nearly 20 years ago, prompting him to start his own charity Always With a Smile, in 2006. He raises money for local ...