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CALENDAR OF EVENTS FEB. 12 BURGER BASKET NIGHT The American Legion Post 37 will host a $5 burger basket night from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 12, at 225 Main St., in Ames. Open to the public. Enjoy a great fl ame-broiled 1/3-pound burger with the freshest garden fare and fries for just $5. Add cheese for just a little bit more. Proceeds support Legion-sponsored children and youth programs in the community. Stay and enjoy an evening of bingo after your meal.
BINGO
‘Ames Has Talent’ contest Feb. 23
American Legion Post 37 will offer bingo at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 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. Proceeds go to support American Legion-sponsored community programs in the Ames area.
Come showcase your talent at “Ames Has Talent!” This contest for youth is patterned after “America’s Got Talent” and is open to Iowa performers in grades
K-12. Win trophies and prizes. The event will be at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 23, at Northminster Presbyterian Church, 1416 20th St., in Ames.
Judges will provide written comments and select winners in multiple age divisions. The entry fee is $20 per act. Register by Feb. 18 at www.ameschildrenschoirs.org or
call (515) 290-1422. The public is welcome! Free audience admission; donations accepted. Ames Has Talent is sponsored by Ames Children’s Choirs.
FEB. 13 SENIOR VARIETY SHOW A Senior Variety Show informational meeting and social will be from 3:30 to 5 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 13, at Northminster Presbyterian Church, 1416 20th St.. in Ames. Show directors Kat Norris, Julie Minot and Ronnie Lindeman will be on hand to talk about their creative vision for the upcoming show. If you can’t attend the social, please email Julie at Julie.minot@prairieinet. net or Ronnie at (515) 292-9394 to answer questions.
FEB. 14 FREE GAME ADMISSION All Ames elementary students wearing their school shirt, or an orange or black shirt, will be admitted free to see Ames High against Ankeny Centennial basketball games. Parents pay a reduced fee of $3. Students will also get a free popcorn, get to make a tunnel with the cheerleaders at halftimes and have a chance to win several prize packages. Students must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian and arrive at Ames High between 5:30 to 8 p.m.
FEB. 15 TOWN & GOWN MUSICALE The 31st-annual Ames Town & Gown Musicale will be at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 15, at St. John’s by the Campus Episcopal Church, 2338 Lincoln Way in Ames. This fundraiser concert and buffet will feature outstanding musicians of central Iowa. Tickets can be purchased online or at the door, $50 for adults and $15 for students. For more information, visit www.amestownandgown.org, email town.gown@gmail.com or call (515) 2923891. SCHOOLHOUSE FOR SEWERS Central Iowa Sewing Guild will hold Schoolhouse for Sewers from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Feb. 15, Trinity United Methodist Church, 102 Lynwood Drive in Huxley. Schoolhouse for Sewers will feature multiple mini-lessons on sewing topics, a show and tell and a free table. For more information, visit www.centraliowaasg.org.
FEB. 16 BINGO American Legion Post 37 will offer bingo at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 16, 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. Proceeds go to support American Legionsponsored community programs in the Ames area. For more events, see page 2
Ames businesses earn Sustainability Awards Ames Mayor John Haila awarded three Ames businesses with the Smart Business Challenge Platinum Achievement Award for achieving the highest level of participation in the sustainability program. Barilla America, the Renewable Energy Group, and 3M Ames were honored at the annual Small Business Challenge luncheon held recently at Reiman Gardens. The Smart Business Challenge is sponsored by Ames Electric Services to promote not only reduced consumption of electricity, but also to encourage Ames businesses to look comprehensively at reducing their carbon footprint and opportunities to support the city’s sustainability vision. Challenge participants complete a checklist that encompasses environmental, economic, and social sustainability components such as community engagement and volunteerism. Businesses that join the Smart Business Challenge work their way through green, bronze, silver and gold stages before achieving platinum status by implementing innovative processes and initiatives that have not already been addressed and recognized. “We are excited that our local business community is increasingly aware of and involved in sustainability issues,” said Merry Rankin,
Ames Mayor John Haila presents the Smart Business Challenge Platinum Achievement Award to Barilla America. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Ames Mayor John Haila presents the Smart Business Challenge Platinum Achievement Award to the Renewable Energy Group. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Ames Mayor John Haila presents the Smart Business Challenge Platinum Achievement Award to 3M Ames. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Ames sustainability coordinator. “Through the Challenge, we connect businesses with resources to make changes that can have a significant positive impact on carbon re-
duction. These changes can have a positive impact on a business’ bottom line, as well, and the future we leave for the generations that follow us.” The Smart Business Challenge began with
the citywide sesquicentennial celebration in 2014 and continues to enroll new participants each year. For more information, go to www.CityOfAmes.org/SmartBusinessChallenge.