Southwest Iowa residents can pay a tribute to former President Jimmy Carter on Saturday at the Council Bluffs Habitat for Humanity ReStore.
The ReStore will have a doorway set up at 1228 S. Main St. from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. along with 2-by-4 blocks of wood for people to sign.
The 2-by-4s will eventually be installed in one of the new construction houses that the nonprofit organizations builds. The opportunity is also being offered at Omaha’s ReStores.
Photos of the exhibits as well as copies of the notes will be sent by the ReStores to the Carter Center in Atlanta.
Meaghan Cox, an employee at the Council Bluffs Habitat for Humanity ReStore, pens a message on a 2-by-4 in honor of the late former President Jimmy Carter inside the store on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. The studs will be used in a future Habitat house build.
Separately, Iowa PBS is exploring the legacy of Carter in Iowa with its weekly “Iowa Press” show.
Michael Mauro, former Iowa secretary of state and a volunteer for Carter’s 1976 presidential campaign, and David Yepsen, former journalist at the Des Moines Register, discussed Carter’s legacy, his ties to Iowa and his impact on the Iowa caucuses on the show, according to a news release.
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Viewers can catch the show Sunday at noon or online at iowapbs.org.
Messages written to honor the late former President Jimmy Carter adorn 2-by-4 studs inside the Council Bluffs Habitat for Humanity ReStore on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025.
Messages written to honor the late former President Jimmy Carter adorn 2-by-4 studs.
Messages written to honor the late former President Jimmy Carter adorn 2-by-4 studs inside the Council Bluffs Habitat for Humanity ReStore on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025.
Habitat for Humanity ReStore locations in the metropolitan area will offer a unique tribute to former President Jimmy Carter.
