DES MOINES — Two individuals with strong area ties and roots — La Carreta Mexican Grill owner Alfonso Medina and Johnston High School Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) teacher Claire Anderson, a Conrad native and BCLUW graduate, were recently honored with special recognitions at the annual Iowa Hospitality Showcase & Celebrating Excellence Awards Ceremony on Monday in Des Moines. Medina, who graduated from Marshalltown High School in 2008, was born into the restaurant business as his father opened Mexican eateries around Iowa during his childhood before eventually settling in ...