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CALENDAR OF EVENTS JAN. 29 BINGO NIGHT American Legion Post 37 will offer Bingo at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 29, at 225 Main St., in Ames. Event is open to the public. Play sheets of three, six or nine squares are available for $6, $12 and $18.
‘SUFFRAGETTE’ Come to Ames Public Library for a free showing of “Suffragette” at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 29, in the library’s auditorium. The intense drama tracks the story of the foot soldiers of the early feminist movement in Britain. Wendie Schneider, Iowa State University adjunct associate professor of history, will present opening remarks and facilitate a discussion following the film.
JAN. 30 ‘LEADING LADIES’ OPENING NIGHT The Ames Community Theater (ACTORS) production of Ken Ludwig’s “Leading Ladies” opens at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 30, at 120 Abraham Drive. Complimentary opening night hors d’oeuvres will be provided starting at 6:45 p.m. Tickets are available at Alpha Copies, 3615 Lincoln Way, and online at actorsinc.org. The performance will also be at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 31; Saturday, Feb. 1; Friday, Feb. 7; and Saturday, Feb. 8; one matinee performance will be at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 9.
Availa Bank representatives stand with Nevada High School ag mechanics students and FFA members after providing $500 to Nevada High School ag education and FFA chapter for the purchase of a 72-compartment bolt bin as well as the the bolts, nuts, washers and a sizing index. Front row, kneeling, from left, Kennedy Steffes and Keegan Jones; back row, from left, Wyatt Lewis, Shelli Eatwell, of Availa, Brad Murty, of Availa, Ron Kemmer, of Availa, and Carson Mather. Not pictured: Kevin Cooper, Nevada High School agriculture education instructor and FFA advisor. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Availa Bank provides $500 to Nevada FFA Availa Bank, Nevada location, provided $500 to Nevada High School agriculture education and FFA chapter for the purchase of a 72-compartment bolt bin. The money also covered the cost of the bolts, nuts, washers and a sizing index. Kevin Cooper, Nevada High
The Ames Golden K Kiwanis will meet at 9:25 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 30, at First United Methodist Church, 516 Kellogg Ave., in Ames. Jody Melcher, Nevada Kiwanis Club, will present “Nevada Bottle/Can Redemption Program.” For more information, visit amesgoldenk. org. Visitors are welcome.
JAN. 31 FISH FRY FRIDAY
LIFT A LIFT event, presented by Living Information for Today for widows and widowers, will be from 9:45 to 11:45 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 31, at Fisher Theater, Scheman Building, 1805 Center Drive, in Ames. Glenna Bents, from Stevens Memorial Chapel, will meet you inside the lobby at Fisher to be seated together for HERoines-BARJCHE. The 2020 Barjche, Iowa State University dance concert since 1944, honors the 100th anniversary of women’s right to vote. You can bring a friend and/ or meet LIFT participants. RSVP for $5 by calling Glenna at (515) 290-9039 or Stevens Memorial Chapel at (515) 232-5473.
‘LEADING LADIES’ PERFORMANCE The Ames Community Theater (ACTORS) production of Ken Ludwig’s “Leading Ladies” will be at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 31, at 120 Abraham Drive. Tickets are available at Alpha Copies, 3615 Lincoln Way, and online at actorsinc.org. The performance also will be on Friday, Feb. 7, and Saturday, Feb. 8 at 7:30 p.m.; one matinee performance will be at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 9. For more events, see page 7
Beau Drake, of Ames Fastenal, worked up the inventory quote, which originally showed the bolt bin alone at $108, which Fastenal agreed to donate. Last year, Availa Bank provided funds for a stacked Craftsman tool box ensemble with a cordless tool charging shelf.
Ames Middle School Builders Club visits retirement community
GOLDEN K KIWANIS
American Legion Post 37 is hosting a Fish Fry Friday from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 31, at 225 Main St., in Ames. Enjoy a fried fish dinner basket with fries, coleslaw and hush puppies for just $8. Chicken plank meals will also be available. Proceeds go to support the Legion-sponsored children and youth programs in the Ames area.
School agriculture education instructor and FFA advisor stopped by the Availa Bank on Dec. 20, and Brad Murty asked if the school program could use $500 to purchase something it needed. “Certainly” Cooper said. “We need a bolt bin.”
Builders Club members sing Christmas carols at The Waterford at Ames retirement community. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Twenty-three members of the Ames Middle School Builders Club recently made their third-annual holiday visit to The Waterford at Ames retirement community, which is located within walking distance of the school. The school advisor and members of the sponsoring Kiwanis Club escorted them to the community. While there, the Builders Club members sang Christmas carols, shared holiday cookies and chatted with the community’s residents. Students and residents alike enjoyed the interaction of shared treats and conversation. The annual visit is one of the many public projects of the Builders Club. The Ames Middle School Builders Club is sponsored to Kiwanis International by the Town and Country Kiwanis Club.
A Builders Club member chats with a resident of The Waterford at Ames retirement community. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
PAGE 2 • STORY COUNTY SUN • WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2020 The Story County Sun is published weekly on Wednesdays by Gannett Co., Inc., at 317 Fifth St., Ames, IA, 50010. (515) 233-3299 Mary Beth Scott, sales manager, (515) 663-6951, MScott@amestrib.com. Ali Eernisse, RE Weekly, (515) 663-6956, AEernisse@amestrib.com. Kylee Mullen, content coordinator, (515) 663-6901, news@midiowasun.com. General Manager: Kim Fowler Advertising Director: Becky Bjork
Heartland Senior Services 205 S. Walnut Ave., Ames (515) 233-2906 Lunch menus Wednesday, Jan. 29: Key West cod (alternate: grilled chicken breast), whipped potatoes, coleslaw, chocolate chip cookie. Thursday, Jan. 30: Salisbury steak with gravy, whipped potatoes, California blend, pear fruit cup, raisins. Friday, Jan. 31: Barbecue pork on bun, O’Brien potatoes, cheesy cauliflower, garden lettuce salad, mandarin oranges.
Monday, Feb. 3: Baked tilapia with orange glaze (alternate: chicken breast), whipped potatoes, Lima beans, fresh carrot sticks, pear fruit cup. Tuesday, Feb. 4: Beef pot roast, diced potatoes, baked beans, garden lettuce salad, peanut butter cookie. Wednesday, Feb. 5: Chicken with dijon sauce, cut sweet potato, green beans, spinach lettuce salad, Mandarin oranges.
Thursday, Feb. 6: Hamburger on bun, tomato, lettuce, onion, mixed vegetable blend, cheesy potato casserole, mixed fruit cup. FRIENDLY LUNCH BUNCH: Enjoy a meal, shared in the company of others, served Monday through Friday at 205 S. Walnut Ave., in Ames. Please call (515) 233-2906 by 8:30 a.m. to make your reservation.
Calendar of events Wednesday, Jan. 29 9 a.m., Video exercise 1 p.m., Rummikub 3 p.m., Strength/balance exercise class Thursday, Jan. 30 8:15 a.m., Tai Chi II 9 a.m., Tai Chi I 9:30 a.m. to noon, Foot care 1 p.m., Bingo 6:30 p.m., Duplicate Bridge Friday, Jan. 31
8 a.m., Gentle Yoga 9 a.m., Video exercise 1 p.m., Friday afternoon cards Saturday, Feb. 1 5:30 p.m., Cribbage Sunday, Feb. 2 1:30 p.m., Duplicate Bridge Monday, Feb. 3 8 a.m., Gentle yoga 9 a.m., Video exercise 12:30 p.m., Senior band practice Tuesday, Feb. 4
8:15 a.m., Tai Chi II 9 a.m., Tai Chi I 9:45 a.m., Songbirds 1 p.m., Canasta Wednesday, Feb. 5 9 a.m., Video exercise 1 p.m., Rummikub 1 p.m., Craft 3 p.m. Life choices exercise class Thursday, Feb. 6 8:15 a.m., Tai Chi II 9 a.m., Tai Chi I 9:30 a.m. to noon, Foot care 1 p.m., Bingo 6:30 p.m. Duplicate bridge
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Students in both sections of agriculture shop class are learning about wood shop hand tools as they work on their first project in the first unit of the spring semester. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Roland-Story ag shop students learn about hand tools Students in both sections of the agriculture shop
class at Roland-Story High School are learning about wood shop hand tools in their first unit of the spring semester. In their first project, the students are creating a “hand tool board” in which they
are demonstrating how to safely and correctly use a series of hand tools such as crosscut saws, back saws, rip saws, hand chisels, wood braces, hand planes coping saws and keyhole saws.
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Nevada High School student Chloe Henry visually appraises a lamb for healthiness. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Nevada High School student Chloe Henry holds a lamb at her family’s sheep farm. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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Nevada student working with sheep operation Chloe Henry, Nevada High School agriculture education student and FFA member is working with her father, Mark
Henry, lambing sheep. This work is part of her Supervised Ag Experience program, in which students gain news skills and knowledge outside of the classroom. Kevin Cooper, Nevada High School agriculture education instructor visited the Henry Farm sheep operation on Sunday, Jan 4. Chloe was helping with vaccinating the lambs, docking tails, feeding and other animal husbandry duties. Cooper took several photos and notes to share with his animal science class students.
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Nevada High School student Marissa Lindemann appraises prairie phlox plants started in the high school greenhouse. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Bianca Sponseller, Nevada High School junior, has started to research and gather information for her research paper for the World Food Prize Iowa Youth Institute held at ISU in April. Sponseller has chosen the cholera
epidemic in Yemen. Since April 2017, the Yemen cholera outbreak has numbered 1.2 million cases, according to the BMC Public Health, BioMed Central. Marissa Lindemann, Nevada High School sophomore,
is studying improving and adapting plants responding to climate volatility by supporting ecosystems. Lindemann has been procuring indigenous prairie plant seeds for backyard urban prairies.
Roland-Story junior Maddy Stevenson is the January 2020 agriculture student of the month. She served as a grandstand usher during the length of the the Iowa State Fair. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Stevenson is Roland-Story ag student of the month Roland-Story junior Maddy Stevenson is the January 2020 agriculture student of the month. Maddy is the daughter of Scott and Shelley Stevenson, of Story City. Maddy is a junior this year at Roland-Story. According to Brad Taylor, agriculture education instructor and FFA advisor, “Maddy is an excellent student and a natural-born leader. She possesses lots of common sense
Nevada High School student Bianca Sponseller researching cholera in the high school ag classroom on a weekend evening. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
and is a student-member that all of us in our agriculture program look up to and respect.” Maddy has participated in many events and activities this past year, including being a member of the National FFA Band, being a member of the Agriculture Demonstrations team that won the state competition, and was a State Fair Grandstand usher. Maddy is applying
for Iowa FFA Degree and is running for a District FFA officer position. Maddy is currently serving her FFA chapter as vice president. Taylor said, “Maddy is an excellent representative of her chapter, school, community, and family. She demonstrates honesty, integrity, appropriate work ethic and dedication at all times. Her actions speak highly of her character.”
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Gilbert students visit Jack Trice Stadium The Gilbert High School landscape and turf management class visited with
Director of Facilities and Grounds Tim VanLoo to learn about turf manage-
ment practices. Students were able to have a first-hand experi-
ence analyzing the turf of the field at Iowa State’s Jack Trice Stadium.
Thanks to ISU and VanLoo for allowing students this great opportunity.
Roland-Story horticulture students Zach Magnuson, Elizabeth Danielson, Juli Dominguez Garcia, Lola Uriarte and Jacob McCabe work together discovering various plant industry careers. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Roland-Story hort students learn about careers Students in both sections of horticulture at Roland-Story have begun the new
semester by studying and learning about various careers within the industry. In
their first activity, the students researched plant industries and related careers.
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS continued from front
NEVADA AMERICAN LEGION The Nevada American Legion Auxiliary Unit 48 will host a dinner from 5 to 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 31, at the American Legion Hall, 1331 Sixth St., in Nevada. The menu will be meatloaf with mashed potatoes and gravy, sides, dessert and drinks. Proceeds support our veterans.
FEB. 1 STEAK DINNER The American Legion will offer a steak dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 1, at 225 Main St. in Ames. Dinner is open to the public. Enjoy an 8-ounce New York strip steak dinner or a 6-ounce sirloin steak dinner with potato, salad bar, soup and dinner roll. Add shrimp
and make it a combo for just a little more. Fried shrimp and ham steak dinners are also available. Proceeds benefit Legion-sponsored child welfare programs in the Ames area. ‘LEADING LADIES’ PERFORMANCE The Ames Community Theater (ACTORS) production of Ken Ludwig’s “Leading Ladies” will be at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 1, at 120 Abraham Drive. Tickets are available at Alpha Copies, 3615 Lincoln Way, and online at actorsinc.org. The performance will also be on Friday, Feb. 7, and Saturday, Feb. 8 at 7:30 p.m.; one matinee performance will be at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 9.
LEGISLATIVE
WAKE-UP Meet your local legislators at the Ames and Story County League of Women Voters Legislative Wake-up from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 1, at Iowa State University Memorial Union, room 3512. You will hear from your local legislators and will have an opportunity to give them feedback and ask questions about issues that concern you.
FEB. 2
BINGO NIGHT American Legion Post 37 will offer Bingo at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 2, at 225 Main St., in Ames. Event is open to the public. Play sheets of three, six or nine squares are available for $6, $12 and $18.
FEB. 3 ART EXHIBIT Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Ames Art Committee is sharing the art exhibit for Jamila Johnson from Feb. 3 to March 26 at the The Gallery in the Round, 1015 Hyland Ave., in Ames. Jamila is a graduate of Iowa State University, and specializes in illustration and printmaking. The Gallery hours are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday through Thursday.
FEB. 5 BINGO NIGHT American Legion Post 37 will offer Bingo at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 5, at 225 Main St., in Ames. Event is open to the public. Play sheets of three, six or nine squares are available for $6, $12 and $18.
U OF I FALL 2019 GRADUATES Jordan Brendeland, of Story City, Bachelor of Arts; Major: English Allison Chilton, of Ames, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Major: Nursing-RN Sophie Deam, of Ames, Bachelor of Science; Major: Physics Matthew Detweiler, of Ames, Master of Science; Major: Finance Zachary Hartzler, of Roland, Bachelor of Business Administration; Major: Economics Justin Huston, of Huxley, Master of Arts; Major: Library and Information Science Mariah Meier, of Nevada,
Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Major: Nursing-RN Seth Rogers, of Ames, Bachelor of Arts; Major: Enterprise Leadership Emma Stewart, of Ames, Bachelor of Arts; Major: Communication Studies Taylor Suntken, of Ames, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Major: Nursing Hailey Tebbutt, of Ames, Bachelor of Science in Engineering; Major: Electrical Engineering Ryan Wallen, of Ames, Master of Science; Major: Finance William Weber, of Ames, Bachelor of Business Administration; Major: Marketing
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