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Old 07-08-2006, 09:14 PM
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My husband and I may be moving to Denison for his job. Can anyone tell me about the town of Denison...housing, people, things to do, closest cities, etc.
We'd appreciate it!Thanks!

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Old 07-26-2006, 09:11 AM
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Most of family is from Denison and still live there. I spent most of my summers there with my Grandparents. It's a town that has changed over the years. The Hispanic population has boomed over the years. Downtown has been renovated and has a 'It's a Wonderful Life' theme. The Donna Reed part is a little overkill. The closet city is Omaha, Nebraska which is a short drive. Des Moines is only an hour and half away. I was there over the Christmas Holiday and it appears there's a good share of new homes going in, so the town appears to be thriving.

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Old 07-28-2006, 07:28 PM
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Denison is truly "in the middle of nowhere". The meatpacking industry is huge there, as is farming, so it's a pretty down to Earth, meat & potatoes kind of place. There are a lot of huge older homes in the area that have been converted into bed & breakfasts, and they play heavily off the annual Donna Reed festival (late June).

There's a book out about Denison you may want to look for - it's called "Denison Iowa - Searching for the Soul of America Through the Secrets of a Midwest Town", by Dale Maharidge. It was published in Sept 2005.

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Old 12-10-2006, 01:25 PM
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I have lived in Denison for over 40 years. If you are looking for a great school for your children Denison is the place to be. If you are looking for jobs and opportunity Denison is not the place to be. True about the hispanic population and everyone has their opinion on whether it was positive or negative. Our plants have brought some negative to the community and it is not the community that it once was when I was a child. I am still hopeful that things will improve!

We don't play off the Donna Reed but there is one week out of the year that is nothing but Donna Reed. You will see "It's a Wonderful Life" as we have adopted that theme into the community and try best to make it so!

I love the schools here and for that reason I stay in Denison.

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Old 02-15-2008, 10:04 AM
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My husband and I may be moving to Denison for his job. Can anyone tell me about the town of Denison...housing, people, things to do, closest cities, etc.
We'd appreciate it!Thanks!

the denison schools are ok, but not the best. with the growth of the mexican population has also come racial problems. it's simply impossible for a young person to find a good job. the only good things about denison is that it is a small town that is comfortable. you're safe and you know everyone.

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