STORYCOUNTYSUN.COM • INSIDE: REAL ESTATE WEEKLY • VOL. 12, IS. 46 • WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2020
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“Trifles and How The Vote Was Won,” from left, Alyssa Speck as Agatha, Bethany VanDyk as Ethel, Gwen Stewart as Maudie Spark/Lily and (seated) Zander Reed as Horace Cole.
FEB. 19 BINGO American Legion Post 37 will offer bingo at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 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.
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LOW VISION SUPPORT GROUP Low Vision Support Group will meet at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 19, in the Northcrest Rose Room, 1901 Northcrest Drive, in Ames. Topics to be discussed will include descriptive audio movies and television programs. Anyone who is dealing with vision loss is welcome. For more information, contact Don Wirth at (515) 451-3779 or don.wirth@gmail.com.
FEB. 20 ST. CECILIA PRESCHOOL ROUNDUP St. Cecilia preschool roundup for the 2020-21 school year will be at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 20, in St. Cecilia School’s multipurpose room, 2900 Hoover Ave., in Ames, in the building marked St. Cecilia Education Center. This is a registration session for parents only. The topics covered will include the philosophy and mission of the preschool, general classroom schedules, and preschool admission requirements. Contact the school office at (515) 232-5290 with questions.
AMES GOLDEN K KIWANIS The Ames Golden K Kiwanis will meet at 9:25 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 20, at First United Methodist Church, 516 Kellogg Ave., in Ames. Randy Griffith, Division 11 Lt. Gov., and Johnathon Savage, CEO of The Cybersecurity Company, will present “Cyber Security.” For more information visit amesgoldenk.org. Visitors are welcome.
IMPORTANCE OF THE CENSUS The League of Women Voters invites the community for a piece of pie and a program about the importance of the upcoming 2020 census at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 20, at Northminster Presbytarian Church, 1416 20th St.m in Ames. Individual participation in the census impacts our community’s share of federal funding, our piece of the pie, so joins us as Susan Gwiasda, city of Ames information officer, presents information on the importance of the 2020 census. Free and open to the public.
ALZHEIMER’S/DEMENTIA SUPPORT GROUP The monthly meeting of Alzheimer’s Association’s support group for persons with early stage Alzheimer’s Disease/Dementia along with their spouses or other care partners will be at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 20. This group meets every third Thursday of the month at the Fireside Room, Northcrest Community, 1801 20th St., in Ames. The meetings are free of charge and open to the public. For more information, call Deb Russell at (515) 290-1732.
FEB. 21 ST. CECILIA KINDERGARTEN ROUNDUP St. Cecilia Kindergarten roundup will be from 9 to 11:30 a.m. on Friday, Feb, 21, at 2900 Hoover Ave. in Ames, in the building marked St. Cecilia Education Center. Children will meet in the St. Cecilia Education Center Kindergarten classrooms to enjoy a variety of fun activities. Meanwhile, parents are invited to the north social hall to learn about the kindergarten curriculum, general school information, Q&A time and to tour the Education Center. For more events, see page 9
Story Theater Company presents ‘Trifles and How The Vote Was Won’ Story Theater Company (STC) is excited to announce its winter black box production, “Trifles and How The Vote Was Won,” directed by Hannah Rublaitus. The show is a double feature of two one-acts: a dramatic
Ames Golden K donates $1,000 to TEEN MAZE Ames Golden K Kiwanis donated $1,000 to support the YSS 10th-annual TEEN MAZE experiential learning program, which will involve 1,200 seventhgrade students in Story, Boone, Jefferson and Greene counties. TEEN MAZE will be March 30-April 3 at the Boone County Fairgrounds. Pictured, from left, Kalli Kennel, YSS specialized prevention services coordinator; Golden K’s Larry Trede; Ryan Doyle, YSS prevention specialist; Gerri Bugg, YSS community, youth and family development director and member of Golden K and Town and Country Kiwanis; Feleecia Watkins, YSS mentoring program coordinator and logistics and volunteer organizer for TEEN MAZE; Marv Scott, Golden K; Clair Gilmore, YSS intern; Cherie Swanson, YSS prevention specialist.
mystery and a farcical comedy. The two plays were chosen in acknowledgement and celebration of the 100th anniversary of women’s right to vote, and include a cast and crew of 14 young people from the central Iowa area.
They will present four performances at STC’s Black Box Theater, 615 S. Dayton Ave. Evening performances will be at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 27, 28 and 29, and an afternoon performance will be at 2 p.m. on March 1. “Trifles” explores a
murder case out on the farm of Mr. and Mrs. John Wright, where three men search for clues to the murder and two women make a surprising discovery inside the house. STC, see page 2