Week in Review: The Free Clinic, the Food Pantry and a Season of Giving and Shopping

1) On Monday, writer Dave Dolmage profiled . The car dealership has been in Waukee since 2008 and credits its success to excellent customer service and good Midwestern values.

2) Also Monday, we told you about the . The Clinic sees patients once a week, every Monday, and recently underwent a complete remodel in the basement of the Westview Church helping them accommodate the increasing number of patients in need.

3) Tuesday, we showed you the as they handed out their annual Thanksgiving dinner boxes.

4) Also Tuesday, writer TJ Rushing previewed the as they kicked off their season against Marshalltown.

5) Wednesday, we told you about out on for his family by the owners of Mickey's Irish Pub. Hayden has a neuro-degenerative disease that will eventually render the 3 year-old disabled.

6) Also Wednesday, we asked notable residents and city leaders about .

7) Friday, freelance writer Dana Boone braved the crowds out and about on for Waukee Patch. She gave readers a glimpse of the craziness of the biggest shopping day of the year.

8) Also Friday, we previewed , a promotion sponsored by American Express that encouraged shoppers to shop small and shop local this holiday.

9) Saturday, we stopped in to the Family Christian Store in West Des Moines to see presidential hopeful as she held a book signing for her latest novel, "Core of Conviction."