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CALENDAR OF EVENTS MARCH 1
POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION TALK: Anna Zuidema, TLMCH, NCC will provide a free educational hour on postpartum sepression and adjusting to motherhood at 4 p.m. on Thursday, March 1, at the Ames Therapy and Consulting office. Please call to reserve at (515) 337-1380. For more information, visit amestherapy.com
MARCH 2
PANCAKE DAYS: The Ames area Kiwanis clubs will host the 59th-annual Kiwanis Pancake Days from 4 to 7 p.m. on Friday, March 2, and from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 3, at First United Methodist Church in Ames. It’s all-you-can-eat Kiwanis pancakes, plus sausage, scrambled eggs, milk and coffee. Tickets are $7 for adults and $3 for youth ages 6 to 10, and children under the age of 6 eat for free. Funds raised from Kiwanis Pancake Days go to support children and youth programs in Ames and Story County.
MARCH 2
LENTEN DINNER: The Knights of Columbus council will prepare Lenten fi sh and meatless pasta dinners from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, March 2, in the St. Thomas Aquinas Church’s Lower Lounge. The cost is $25 for families or a group of four, $8 for adults, $5 for ages 4 through 12, and free for 4 and younger. Proceeds will benefi t the church and local charities. All are welcome.
MARCH 3
LEGISLATIVE WAKE-UP: Want to hear about happenings in state government straight from your Story County legislators? Want to ask them questions and express your views on issues? Then join in the next Legislative Wake-Up, from 8:30 to 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 3, in Story City Hall, Viking Room (upstairs), 504 Broad St., in Story City. Invited are state senators Behn, Dix and Quirmbach, and representatives Bacon, Deyoe, Heddens and Wessel-Kroeschell. This forum is cosponsored by the League of Women Voters of Ames & Story County and Kiwanis Clubs of Story City and Roland. Info: DonnaElliott@live.com, mimpatter@gmail.com.
MARCH 4
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The Central Iowa Symphony’s Young Artists concert highlights exceptional young soloists selected from its annual Young Artists auditions. The program also includes Sibelius’s inspiring Fifth Symphony, described as having the “greatest fi nale of all time.” The concert will be from 3 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, March 5, at Ames City Auditorium, 520 Sixth St. The young artists featured will be Chris Kyurim Kim, 11, a fifthgrade student at Fellows Elementary School, and Joanna Kim (no relation to Chris), 16, is a junior at Ames High School. Cost is $20 for adults, free for children and students. For more events, see page 2
Members of the Ames Choral Society are ready for the curtain to rise on “Cabaret 2018: Curtain Up!” Performances will be at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 2, and at 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 4, at the Octagon Center for the Arts, 427 Douglas Ave., Ames. Tickets are $12 in advance from Choral Society members, the Octagon Gallery Shop and Rieman Music in downtown Ames. Tickets at the door are $15. Children under 12 are admitted free. For information, call (515) 232-5545 or look for the Ames Choral Society on Facebook. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Ames Choral Society to present ‘Cabaret 2018: Curtain Up!’ in March The Ames Choral Society, in its 53rd season as a community chorus, presents “Cabaret 2018: “Curtain Up!”, at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 2, and at 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 3 at the Octagon Center for the Arts, 427 Douglas Ave., in downtown Ames. Under the musical direction of Steve Hoifeldt, The Choral Society’s Cabaret 2018 is a variety show/revue featuring songs that have been performed in a theatrical, movie or cabaret setting. Members of the Ames Choral Society, individually, in small groups and as a chorus, will entertain the audience with “Welcome to the Renaissance” and “A Musical” from “Something Rotten!,” music from “West Side Story” by Leonard Bernstein, “Fly Me to the Moon,” “Show People,” “Seasons of Love” and
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many more songs covering a time span from Gilbert and Sullivan to “La La Land.” Laurie Hoifeldt, show coordinator, in describing the Cabaret, said, “This year’s Cabaret is all about those special people who are ‘show people.’ They go to jobs during the day, but light up and are energized when the curtain rises and they can perform. Our Choral Society members are those show people” Tickets for the Cabaret are $12 in advance for adults and may be purchased at the Octagon Gallery Shop, 427 Douglas Ave., Rieman Music, 327 Main St., both in downtown Ames, and from Choral Society members. Tickets will be $15 at the door. Children under 12 will be admitted free. For information contact: (515) 232-
5545, www.ameschoral.org or like the Choral Society on Facebook. The remainder of the Choral Society season includes a Messiah Sing-along in April, and the Spring Concert, on Sunday, April 29, “Best of All Possible Worlds,” at 7 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church, 209 Colorado Ave, Ames. The Ames Choral Society Summer Chorus will start rehearsing in early May for its patriotic summer concert. New members will be welcome to join at that time. The Ames Choral Society rehearses on Monday evenings at St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church and is composed of 50 singers, who represent a wide range of ages and occupations. Whether the singers are in high school, college or employed in the community, they are all
drawn to the enjoyment of community singing and the challenge of perfecting quality choral music. The Ames Choral Society appreciates the funding it receives from the City of Ames Commission on the Arts (COTA), but it is also reliant on membership dues and donations from the community for its operating costs. It is a member of the Ames Council on the Arts (ACAC). It has received grants from the Ames Golden K Kiwanis and the Ames Convention and Visitors Bureau to purchase songbooks used at community singalongs. For more information about the activities of the Ames Choral Society, please contact (515) 232-5545 or consult the website at www. ameschoral.org and find the Ames Choral Society on Facebook.
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MARCH 5
DMACC ESL REGISTRATION: DMACC English As A Second Language (non-credit) program registration will be at 9 a.m. or 6 p.m. on Monday, March 5, at DMACC Hunziker Center, 1420 S. Bell Ave., Ames. New classes run March 19 to May 2, with both daytime and evening classes available. For a current schedule, please stop by the DMACC front desk or go to www. dmacc.edu/esl. Free. $37 textbook fee. DMACC offers an intro class for very beginning English language learners from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., Mondays through Thursdays. For more information, contact Anneke at (515) 290-4775 or amundel@ dmacc.edu.
MARCH 5
DAR MEETING: Sun Dial Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will meet at noon on Monday, March 5, at Green Hills Retirement Community, 2200 Hamilton Drive. Luncheon will be served, followed by a business meeting at 1 p.m. The speaker
will be Hannah Frederick, collections manager for Ames Historical Society. The topic will be “About Us and Our Historical Collection.” Everyone is welcome to attend. For luncheon reservations, or more information, call Sharon Boen at (515) 231-3316
MARCH 6
DMACC HISET REGISTRATION: DMACC High-School Equivalency Program Registration will be at 9 a.m. on Friday, March 6, at DMACC Hunziker Center, 1420 S. Bell Ave., Ames. Classes run March 19 to May 3. For a current schedule, please stop by the DMACC front desk or go to www.dmacc.edu/hiset. Free. Scholarships available for textbooks and testing fees. For more information, please contact Anneke at (515) 290-4775 or amundel@dmacc.edu.
MARCH 7
donors earn online store points for each unit of blood donated. From T-shirts to hats, blankets and hoodies, LifeServers have plenty of gear to choose from in the online store. Points can also be donated back to LifeServe’s scholarship program.
MARCH 8
WATER ROCKS! DAY CAMP: Water Rocks! Day Camp will be from 9 a.m to 3 p.m. on Thursday, March 8, at McFarland Park for youth in third through sixth grades. Through activities, participants will learn about the amazing Mississippi Watershed. Participants will also explore careers and how they can help take care of the watershed at home and in their communities. Registration is due with a $25 payment by March 1 to ISU Extension and Outreach – Story County and can be found at www.extension. iastate.edu/story Questions may be directed to Mary Wilkins, youth outreach coordinator, at (515) 3826551 or mwilkins@iastate.edu.
BLOOD DRIVE:
MARCH 12
Give a pint to save a life at the next LifeServe blood drive from 12:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 7, at Gates Hall, 825 15th St., Nevada. Now, LifeServe Blood Center blood
Children in third and fourth grade can discover birds through activities, games and crafts during this spring break day camp, including
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owl pellets, a bird hike, and more from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Monday, March 12, at McFarland Park. Participants will need to bring a sack lunch along with full water bottle and dress to hike outside part of the day. Registration can be found at www.storycountyconservation.org and includes a $25 fee due by 4 pm on March 2. it is co-sponsored by ISU Extension and Outreach - Story County and Story County Conservation
MARCH 15
BABYSITTING BASICS CLASS: A Babysitting Basics class for youth in fifth and sixth grade will be offered by ISU Extension and Outreach from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 15. Participants will learn about the responsibilities of a babysitter, what employers expect and how to care for infants and toddlers with guest speakers talking about age appropriate toys and activities, safety and basic first aid and rescue breathing. All participants will receive a book filled with information about childcare as well as a certificate of completion of the course. Registration forms are available at www.extension.iastate. edu/story and are due with the $25 registration fee by Monday, March 5.
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Noon Kiwanis awards $500 to BooSt Program Ames Noon Kiwanis recently presented $500 to BooSt Together for Children (BooSt), a Story and Boone County effort that helps children from birth to five years old. Representing BooSt
was Marion Kresse, who spoke to Kiwanis about the importance of early childhood development. Local programs that benefi t from BooSt include Parents as Teachers, Healthy Futures, Storks Nest and
Crisis Care. Kresse stressed the need for programs such as BooSt because 70 percent of households have two people working, and 16 percent of Iowa children live below the poverty level. BooSt representative Marion Kresse, left, receives a check for $500 from Noon Kiwanis president Cynthia Gaunt, center, and board member Lynell Dougherty, right. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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Great Ames Adventure Race Ames American Legion members attend conference donates $1,800 to trail project
Seventeen Ames members of The American Legion, American Legion Auxiliary, Sons of The American Legion, and Legion Riders attended the Mid-Winter Conference in Des Moines held Feb. 8-11. Sitting, from left, Dana Thompson and Randy Freel; first row, from left, Devin Von Querner, Mike Monserud, Ann Rehbein, David. Rehbein, Michael Deacon, Patrick Phillips, Stan Elliott, Judy Demarest and Jim Demarest; second row, from left, Jennifer Monserud, Ann Crawford, Sandy Deacon, Jammie. Phillips, Joyce Elliott and Scott Moline. Patrick Phillips is the Ames post commander, Jammie Phillips is the auxiliary unit president and Michael Deacon is the Sons of the American Legion squadron commander. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Ames Evening Lions receives thanks from Puerto Rico
The Ames Evening Lions received a warm thank you from the elementary school, Amalia Lopze de Vila Elementary School in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico for the school supplies the Lions sent to them. The school was severely damaged in the two hurricanes this past fall and the school was left with no supplies for the students. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Proceeds from the 2017 11th-annual Great Ames Adventure Race sponsored by Skunk River Paddlers, Friends of Central Iowa Biking and Ames Area Running Club, have been donated to the Gilbert Trail Project (a recently constructed hard surface bicycle and pedestrian trail running from Ada Hayden Park to Gilbert) and The Friends of Ada Hayden Park. Presenting a check for $1,800 for the Gilbert Trail Project are, from left, Darren Johnson, Don Muff, Kirk Russell, Superintendent of Gilbert School District Lindsey Beecher, Dennis Jones, Gilbert Mayor Ron Popp, Galen Wilke, Jeri Saltzman and Art Barton. The Great Ames Adventure Race is an amateur athletic event combining paddling, biking and running which is held annually at Ada Hayden Park. For more information, please visit www.greatamesadventurerace.org. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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St. Cecilia kindergarten roundup
The future kindergarten class of St. Cecilia School met Feb. 16 to visit the classrooms, meet the kindergarten teachers and get a taste of what school has in store for them in the fall. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
St. Cecilia School welcomed its future kindergarten class, who will begin school in the fall of 2018, to kindergarten roundup on Feb. 16. The round up event began the previous evening on Feb. 15 with an informational meeting for parents of the upcoming kindergarten class. Parents were introduced to the kindergarten teachers and learned a little bit about the school and the curriculum. They also filled out registration information. The next day, the future kindergarten students arrived at 9:30 a.m. along with their parents to
spend a morning experiencing a little of what kindergarten has in store for them in the fall. The children were able to visit the classrooms, meet the teachers and play with new friends. They got a little glimpse of a school day. Their parents, meanwhile, met in the church social hall for coffee, donuts and fellowship. They got a tour of the school, talked with members of the Family School Association and the school board and visited with other parents. Children and parents met up at 11 a.m. for lunch in the school cafete-
ria to wrap up their morning and talk about what they look forward to when they start kindergarten in the fall. Openings are still available in the kindergarten class for the fall of 2018. It is not too late to enroll. Openings are also available in other grade levels, preschool through fifth grade. St. Cecilia School welcomes students of all faiths. To learn more about St. Cecilia School, including enrollment information, visit www.stceciliaparish.org/school-home/ or contact the offi ce at (515) 232-5290.
Ames Golden K Kiwanis donates to Ames’ preschools
Ames Golden K Kiwanis presented a $500 check on Feb. 15 to Kristin Edwards, principal, Northwood Preschool Center. The donation money will be used to purchase books and shelving for the school’s library. From left, Ames Golden K member Ron Juelfs, Kristin Edwards and Golden K’s Tom Baas. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Ames Golden K Kiwanis presented a $500 check on Feb. 1 to Elizabeth Miner, Executive Director for Ames Community Preschool Center to help support their efforts to provide care for approximately 450 Ames preschool and elementary age school children. Established in 1968, the ACPC continues to be an invaluable child care resource for the city of Ames. From left, Golden K member Janet Olson, ACPC’s Elizabeth Miner and Golden K member Linda Peterson. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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Friendship Force of Central Iowa Ambassadors journeyed to Brandon, Manitoba, for a week’s home stay with members of the Brandon Friendship Force in June 2017. After a warm welcome from the mayor of Brandon, the group enjoyed becoming acquainted with their hosts who had organized local events and touring sites to fill the week. FFCI ambassadors exchange gifts with the mayor of Brandon in city council chambers. Standing, from left, Ray Strah, Peggy Faden, Trish Strah, Dennis Dake, Dorothy Dake, Stu Huntington, Kueier Chung, Lynn VanValin, Lee Molgaard, Joan Mathews, Bob Strahan, Deanna Miller, Mary Brooks, Patrick Brooks and Roger Bertelsen, all of Ames. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Longtime members, and also travelers and hosts of Friendship Force of Central Iowa, Dennis and Dorothy Dake, pose for the traditional FF photo with their home hosts, Lori and Rodney McBeth, at the Welcome Party in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Celebrate World Friendship Day The Friendship Force of Central Iowa invites the Ames community to celebrate international friendship, sample food from around the world, and learn more about the Friendship Force of Central Iowa (FFCI) from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 2, at Ames Public Library. Displays will include information about the cities (in the U.S. and abroad) recently visited by local FFCI members. Presentations about the people, the sights and the many new understandings of life learned from sharing meals, from touring and also by explaining life in Iowa will be featured. Friendship Force International, headquartered in Atlanta, connects members in 400 clubs in more than 60 countries so that journeys can be made and guests can be welcomed into homes. The local celebration of World Friendship Day will also feature music, storytelling, and a presentation by two ISU students from Peru (FFCI’s outbound journey in November 2018), plus videos and membership information about joining FFCI. The event will
An excited group of 22 Friendship Force of Central Iowa ambassadors journeyed to the Isle of Wight on the southern coast of England in 2017 for an exciting week of touring and sharing many meals and much conversation with the gracious FF hosts. The first activity was riding the Hovercraft from Portsmouth, England across the Solent to the Isle of Wight. Shown enjoying the ride are Host Eric Johnson and FFCI leader Diane Oppedal, of Ames. The Hovercraft was invented on the Isle of Wight. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
conclude with foods from around the world prepared by members of the Culture Sharing Division of the ISU Women’s Club and FFCI members. The organization focuses on “friendship here and around the world” through small group journeys to member clubs. The cultural encounter begins when the hosting group greets the travelers—sometimes in a different language! The destination club arranges all details, including a one-week homestay
with local members. Strangers become friends and all come to appreciate and understand a different, or slightly different, culture. In addition to coordinating inbound and outbound journeys the local FFCI Club enjoys in-Club events throughout the year, always enjoying food together. The annual picnic includes members from the four Clubs in Iowa: Central Iowa, Des Moines, Cedar Rapids and Quad Cities, rotating from site to site. Recent outbound
journeys for FFCI (think Ames area) members include Fort Worth, Texas; Brandon, Manitoba, Canada; Isle of Wight, England (with an optional tour to Scotland, Wales and London); Recife, Costa Rica; and Horowherua, New Zealand. The November 2018 outbound journey is being organized now for Lima, Peru. Spaces are still available for non-FFCI members to apply for this journey. In addition to participating in club-to-club journeys, FFCI has happily hosted three themed journeys, “Crazy for Quilting”; “Ride the Rail Trails of the Heartland” (on bicycles, of course) and “Agriculture and Art in America’s Heartland” with members from many part of the U.S. and from other countries. Other inbound jour-
neys to FFCI include Bundaberg/Cairns, Australia; Cankaya, Turkey; and Dubuque. If you would like to be part of an organization that brings together travelers and local families in more than 60 countries, then please consider joining our local Club. Friendship Force of Central Iowa (FFCI) activities include traveling — both international and domestic — with homestays at our destinations; hosting visitors from around the world and the U.S.; and participating in activities that further the FFI mission of “being a friend to the people of the world.” For more information, please attend the March 3 celebration and/or contact Roger Bertelsen, co-president, FFCI, at rbames102@gmail. com for more details.
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PEOPLE Bayley Lyman with her “reebop.”
Dhruv Patel with his “reebop,” which was used to help explain animal genetics and inheritance of traits.
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Roland-Story veterinary students study genetics
Participants in the Babysitting Basics program discuss infant CPR with Ray Beatty from the Nevada Fire Department. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Girl Scouts participate in Babysitting Basics Thirteen Girl Scouts from Nevada recently completed the Babysitting Basics program provided by ISU Extension and Outreach — Story County. Participants learned about the business of babysitting, the ages and stages of youth from infants through age eight, how to be a safe babysitting and what to do in an emergency including CPR and first aid. Guest presenters included Ray Beaty, of the Nevada Fire Department, and Officer Henderson,of the
Nevada Police Department. The Girl Scouts completed the program to support their community service project plan to create babysitting bags for their Bronze award. The next Babysitting Basics program, available to fifth- and sixthgrade students in Story County, will be from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 15. at the ISU Extension and Outreach — Story County office in Nevada. Registration is available atwww.extension.iastate.edu/story/
The registration fee is $25. Deadline to register is March 5.
Roland-Story students in the veterinary sciences classes have been learning about animal genetics as a lesson of their latest unit of study involving animal cells. As part of the unit, students engaged in an activity called “reebops” in which they demonstrated their competency in recombinant genetics. According to Brad Taylor, agriculture education instructor and FFA advisor, “The activity is one which pushed the students to make decisions and solve problems all while demonstrating their knowledge about animal genetics and
the use of the punnett square.”
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