Today I finished a redesign for the Catholic Tuition Organization. The CTO provides scholarship money for students to attent Catholic schools, who otherwise wouldn't have the funds to attend.

Donations to the CTO are used to provide tuition assistance to families whose children attend Iowa accredited non-public schools and whose income falls at or below three hundred percent of the poverty rate. The Catholic Tuition Organization will give at least ninety percent of the money collected to eligible families.

A financial contribution to the Catholic Tuition Organization will give the donor an Iowa tax credit and the gift of knowing they helped to make a Catholic education available to many children who previously did not have the opportunity to attend the school of their choice.

To check out the website or to make a dontation, visit http://www.ctodsmdiocese.org/.

Well, It’s that time of the month again…Showbox Time that is or “Showboxin It” as I have lovingly termed it! Here at EDJE, I am the point person for the Showbox Magazine (Official Publication for the Texas Club Calf Association, Texas Club Pig Association, Texas Club Lamb Association, Texas Club Meat Goat Association, and the Georgia Club Calf Producers Association) so every month about this time, I have been known to not get up from my desk for days at a time (may be a dramatization), buzz Shari with questions until she is ready to take her phone off the hook, and yell out random things when certain fonts don’t match up or when I can’t find a picture that I know is somewhere on my computer but that stupid Paper Clip keeps telling me it can’t find it!!

In Grinnell, Iowa sits a building, formerly known as Union Station, where the Chicago Rock Island and the Central Railroad of Iowa intersected. Now this historical building is the home to Depot Crossing Restaurant, with a reputation of providing the highest quality food and drink served by friendly attentive staff. 

At the Depot Crossing Restaurant, you can stop in for lunch or dinner, and choose from a variety of appetizers, soups, salads, sandwiches and entrees. For lunch you might try Potato Skins with Cheese and Bacon, and Soup and a 1/2 Sandwich. If you are looking for an entree, you can try Fettuccini Alfredo with your choice of chicken, shrimp or salmon.

But if dinner is more you fare, stop in for a Depot Appetizer Platform that serves up a table pleasing two potato skins, four wings, four Mozzarella sticks, four breaded pickles and four poppers. If that doesn't fill you up, you can move on to a Grilled Portabella Mushroom, Roasted Red Peppers Sandwich or Grilled Pork Rib Chop, Cabernet Sauce.

Of course, you can't forget dessert, try a Tiramisu or Cheesecake. But if you really want to go all out for your meal ender, go for the Ice Cream Filled Crepe, Bananas Foster.

We wouldn't want to forget about the kids now, so they get their own Lil Riders Menu. They will get the choice of Twin Tootin Chicken Tenders, Chuggin Cheese Pita Pizza, Cheeseburgers and more, all served with Railroad Tie Fries.

If you are in the area, enjoy food or enjoy historical places, you HAVE to try Depot Crossing Restaurant. And after you have eaten there, leave a review on this blog and let others know what you think!

Apparently a Hawkeye threw up on Erin's Desk! Iowa plays Iowa State tomorrow, so the office is having a tailgate day! All I have heard about since starting work here at EDJE, is the rivalry between the two teams. Being a faithful Mississippi State graduate, I understand the rivalry and opted to cheer for the Land Grant University (Go Cyclones!) This would make me the sixth Iowa State fan in the whole office...maybe from now on, the hiring process should include a question concerning team affiliation!

It’s that time of year again!  The weather is changing; the leaves will soon be changing, and finally, its football season! 

Along with the fall season come many outstanding cattle sales, and what better way to promote these sales than to showcase the cattle and all of their information in an EDJE Online Sale Catalog.

At EDJE, we can take the PDF of your sale catalog and make some magic!  The designers at EDJE copy and paste all of the footnotes, EPDs and descriptions from your catalog and place them in an online database that generates our EDJE "Sort & Search" view.  In this view, prospective buyers can take a look at the cattle in your sale before they ever step foot in your sale barn!  The lots are searchable by sire name, EPDs, consignors and more. 

EDJE then takes that same PDF and creates our stunning "Dynamic" view.  By "dynamic" we simply mean that the pages actually flip just like you were holding the sale catalog in your hands.  With this view you get to see EXACTLY what the catalog looks like, and again, way before even going to the sale.  If you haven't seen this view, you should really check it out! 

You get both the "Sort & Search" and "Dynamic" views when you purchase an EDJE Online Catalog!  EDJE is revolutionizing the way catalogs are viewed online! 

If you are interested in EDJE Online Sale Catalogs, please click here or go to http://www.edjesales.com/ to view upcoming sales and catalogs we have completed. If you would like information of all of our EDJE products, please visit our website: www.edje.com.

Midwest Beef Producer is a key source of production information for the commercial beef industry in the upper Midwestern states. It is published eight times a year to coincide with important management decisions made by area producers. The Commercial Cow/Calf & Seedstock Directory in the fall and the Bull Buyers Guide in the winter are supplemental directories. Readers use these multi-breed directories for market information and the genetics available through specific sales of breeding stock. Because of the strong influence of Angus cattle, we also publish the Midwest Angus News as a breed specific newsletter to reach breeders and commercial calf/calf operators with Angus cattle. The Midwest Beef Producer is the publication of choice to track new trends and events in the beef industry or reach the commercial operator or breeder with a specific sales message or product announcement. The magazine offers a unique mix of production information, reference directories and an enhanced website presence to effectively and economically reach your target audience.

Congratulations to Fallon-Cortese Land for winning August's Design of the Month!

If you want to find your own peaceful plot of land in some of the most beautiful areas of the United States, you will find it listed at RanchSeller.com.

Fallon-Cortese Land has tens of millions of dollars in sales and hundreds of satisfied customers. They still do business the old fashioned way. Honesty and a thorough knowledge of New Mexico ranches and farms has brought success, but more importantly, many new friends and much repeat business. They rely on their reputation, repeat business and word of mouth advertising to keep going strong.

Fallon-Cortese specializes in Ranches and Farms, but you will also find residential and commercial properties listed on their newly redesigned and easy to use website.

If you are interested in getting some land of your own, or if you just want to see some beautiful ranch or farm land in New Mexico, be sure to check out RanchSeller.com.