Patrick Whitesell - Iowan Jerry Mcquire

Remember the line "show me the money" in Tom Cruise's Jerry Mcguire?  Well lots of famous folks have been showing Iowa Falls native Patrick Whitesell, a real life Jerry Mcquire, buckets of cash.  Representing the likes of  Ben Affleck, Jessica Alba, Christian Bale, Matt Damon, Jennifer Garner, Jake Gyllenhaal, Hugh Jackman, John Krasinski, Jude Law, Sienna Miller, Ellen Page, Joaquin Phoenix, Denzel Washington and Eddie Vedder Whitesell is one of the top agents in the biz.  In fact, the co-CEO of WME is one of the most powerful individuals in the city of Angels.  So you have to love the fact that Whitesell has proven to have not forgotten his roots when he and his father ponied up over 500k recently to buy and refurbish Iowa Falls's historic movie theater.  

Ackley

From Wikipedia: Mills were built on the Iowa River south of the community and in 1856 a stage line was built from Cedar Falls to Fort Dodge. The Dubuque and Pacific Railroad Company received a charter from the State of Iowa in the 1850s to build a railroad. Surveying teams were sent out. One of the members was J. William Ackley. He decided Etna Township was a good place for a railroad station. The land was owned by Parriott and his wife, who had purchased it for speculation. William Ackley purchased the land for the railroad and discussed founding a town. Ackley and three other land developers purchased the land which is now the town for $25.00 an acre. They then sold sites for developing the town. In 1857 the town of Ackley was staked out. The plan was signed December 12, 1857. Even though Ackley never lived here, he gave the town his name.