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CALENDAR OF EVENTS MARCH 4 BURGER BASKET NIGHT American Legion Post 37 will host a $5 burger basket night from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 4, at 225 Main St., in Ames. Open to the public. Enjoy a flamebroiled 1/3 burger with the freshest garden fare and fries, and add cheese for just a little bit more. Proceeds support Legion-sponsored children and youth programs. Stay and enjoy an evening of bingo after your meal.
BINGO American Legion Post 37 will offer bingo at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 4, 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.
BLOOD DRIVE Nevada American Legion Auxiliary Unit 48 will sponsor a community blood drive from 12:30 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, March 4, at Gates Hall, 825 Fifth St., in Nevada. Appointments can be made at www.lifeservebloodcenter.org or by contacting Mary McLaughlin at (515) 291-3150. Walk-ins are welcome.
MARCH 5 THE MCGILL/MCHALE TRIO CONCERT Ames Town & Gown will present a concert at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 5, at Martha-Ellen Tye Recital Hall at Iowa State University. The program will feature Anthony McGill, clarinet; Demarre McGill, flute; and Michael McHale, piano. Tickets are available at www.amestownandgown.org.
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The Cyclone Country AKTION Club, a division of Kiwanis International, presents a $2,000 check to Sheila Lundt (back row, middle) in support of Ames’ Miracle League Field and all-inclusive playground.CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Cyclone Country AKTION Club donates $2,000 to support Miracle League Field The Cyclone Country AKTION Club, a division of Kiwanis International, presents a $2,000 check to Sheila Lundt in support of Ames’ Miracle League Field and allinclusive playground.
The playground, located at Inis Grove Park, 24th Street and Duff Avenue, is scheduled to open in the summer of 2020. Part two of the project, the completion of the Miracle League
playing field, will follow. More than 500 children and 300 adults living in Story County with special needs will be able to join their families and friends at this all- inclusive
The Story County Amateur Radio Club will meet at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 5, in the North Conference Room A/B on the first fl oor of Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames. Dr. Gerald N. Johnson, K0CQ, will discuss “10 GHz Operations.” The meeting is free and open to the public.
World Friendship Day to be celebrated March 15
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Friendship Force of Central Iowa (FFCI), in partnership with the Ames Public Library, invites the public to join in its World Friendship Day Celebration from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, March 15, at the APL Auditorium, 515 Douglas Ave. in Ames. Lori Woodcock, of Ames, will share stories and photos of her journey to Eastern Tanzania. Last summer, Lori and her group of seven Ames High School youth visited two very different villages and had unforgettable experiences. As with Friendship Force journeys, they did not travel as tourists. The purpose of their visit was to live alongside the people, facilitate cultural exchange and strengthen personal relationships. Guests will be able to visit with FFCI members regarding their recent outgoing journey to the countries of Ukraine and Georgia and their upcoming journey to Taiwan and Japan. Light refreshments will be served following
Reservations for the March Sons of Norway Kong Sverre Lodge’s event should be made by Thursday, March 5, by calling Shirley Frandson at (515) 733-4482 or Ingrid Place at (515) 292-7513. The program, “One Heart Equestrian Therapy,” presented by Kris Lager, co-founder and executive director of One Heart Equestrian Therapy, will be on Monday, March 9, at the Community Center, 503 Elm Ave., in Story City. Social time is 6 p.m. with a catered dinner at 6:30 p.m. Cost is $7 for members and $12 for guests. The evening event is open to all interested in learning more about Scandinavian heritage and culture and guests are always welcome.
MARCH 6 LENTEN FISH SUPPERS The Knights of Columbus at St. Cecilia will serve Lenten fish suppers from 5 to 7 p.m. on Fridays, March 6, March 13 and March 27, at St. Cecilia’s Social Hall, 2900 Hoover Ave., in Ames. Cost is $9 for adults, $5 for children ages 5 to 15, and free for children 4 and younger. Proceeds help support people with intellectual disabilities and other charities.
MARCH 7 STEAK DINNER The American Legion Post 37 will offer a steak dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 7, 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 Legionsponsored child welfare programs in the Ames area. For more events, see page 7
the program. Middle and high school students are encouraged to attend. Friendship Force International has 15,000 active members in more than 60 countries on six continents. The local Iowa club recently celebrated its 35th year anniversary.
For information to join Friendship Force of Central Iowa to travel outbound and host inbound international or national members coming to Iowa, contact co-presidents, Bob Strahan and Kueier Chung at (515) 292-1609 or visit thefriendshipforce.org.
outdoor recreation facility. Lundt is the Ames Foundation liaison of the project. Donations are being accepted at the Ames Foundation, 304 Main St., Ames.
Lori Woodcock, of Ames, will share stories and photos of her journey to Eastern Tanzania at Friendship Force of Central Iowa’s World Friendship Day Celebration on Sunday, March 15, at Ames Public Library. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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Heartland Senior Services 205 S. Walnut Ave., Ames (515) 233-2906 Wednesday, March 4: Pork tips with chutney, baked sweet potatoes, buttered cooked cabbage, applesauce, cut banana. Thursday, March 5: Macaroni and cheese, sliced carrots, green beans, mandarin oranges. Friday, March 6: Sloppy Joe on bun, hashbrown cubes, Bermuda vegetable
medley, tropical fruit cup, peanut butter cookie. Monday, March 9: Sweet and sour chicken, long grain rice, broccoli cuts, mixed fruit cup. Tuesday, March 10: Goulash, peas, garden lettuce salad with tomato, applesauce. Wednesday, March 11: Key West Cod (alternate) grilled
chicken breast, whipped potatoes, coleslaw, stewed tomatoes, chocolate chip cookie. 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, March 4 9 a.m., Video exercise 9:45 a.m., Polka exercise 1 p.m., Rummikub 3 p.m., Life choices exercise class Thursday, March 5 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, March 6
8 a.m., Gentle yoga 9 a.m., Video exercise 1 p.m., Friday afternoon cards 1 p.m., Canasta Saturday, March 7 5:30 p.m., Cribbage Sunday, March 8 1:30 p.m., Duplicate bridge Monday, March 9 8 a.m., Gentle yoga 9 a.m., Video exercise 12:30 p.m., Senior Band practice Tuesday, March 10
8:15 a.m., Tai Chi II 9 a.m., Tai Chi I 9:45 a.m., Songbirds 12:30 p.m., Canasta 6 p.m. Monthly dance at Moose Lodge Wednesday, March 11 9 a.m., Video exercise 9:45 a.m., Polka exercise 1 p.m. Coloring workshop 3 p.m., Lifechoices exercise class 7 p.m., Jazz and Oldies Jam
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Kids Run for Kids to add 5K Kids Run for Kids will offer a 5K run for the fi rst time in 2020. For the past five years the fundraiser, sponsored by Ames Morning Rotary, has offered course options from 1K to 4K. “There are lots of 11 and 12-year olds
who can run a 5K,” said Steve Kirts, this year’s race chairperson. “We wanted to expand the event for kids wanting to run a longer race. For a kid who comes back year after year, this lets them grow up with the race.”
Family-friendly activities such as crafts, mini-golf and the Bookmobile are part of the event held annually in Brookside Park in Ames. This year’s race will be on Saturday, April 25. Online registration is available.
Barb Neal, director of transit, and Rich Learns, assistant director for fleet and facilities of the Ames Transit Agency (CyRide) recently visited the Town and Country Kiwanis Club describing bus transportation in Ames to the members and guests of the club.
Town and Country Kiwanis learns about bus transportation in Ames Barb Neal, director of Transit and Rich Learns, assistant director for fleet and facilities of the Ames Transit Agency (CyRide) recently visited the Town and Country Kiwanis Club describing bus transportation in Ames, Iowa to the members and guests of the club. The fi rst bus service in the Ames area was a horse-drawn bus prior to 1890 where the town of Ames was linked to surrounding communities and the
College. Since then, major changes have occurred with mass transportation to meet the transportation challenges of Iowa State University, city of Ames, Story County and the needs of their citizens. CyRide in Ames is currently third in the nation behind New York City and San Francisco in rides per capita making our system unique for cities the size of Ames. The use of technology including automated vehicle loca-
tion is available on “NEXT BUS”, where telephone, mobile device, or web enabled computer keeps riders informed of expected bus arrival at their stop. Riders should acquire the CyRide brochure “CyRide ROUTE MAPS, TIMETABLES AND RIDING INFORMATION” to understand and use the available transportation services. Call (515)292-1100 or www.cyride.com for service questions.
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Ames FFA participates in fi rst sub-district event
The Ames FFA Chapter participated in its first sub-district competition on Feb. 19 in Fort Dodge, taking five events. Will Hanson received a gold rating and placed first in ag broadcasting. He will move on to district competition in March. Hannah Van Dyke received a silver rating in creed speaking. Katie Barnes received a gold rating and will be an alternate to districts for extemporaneous speaking. Alli Rogers received a silver rating in job interview. The parliamentary procedure team consisting of Hailey Sibbel, Jordon Kloth, Mikayla Kloth, Allison Galaudet and Maab Salim received a bronze rating and will be an alternate to districts. Congratulations to all participants. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Dawson Pedersen and Aiden Webb prepare to race their horses down the track. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Students in the Roland-Story ag shop class have been working this semester with hand and power tools to create various projects. In their most recent activity, students were charged
with the fabrication of “roller horses.” The project involved the students designing, cutting out and finishing a horse outline as well as creating wheels by using a circle hole cutter.
Nevada High School students, from left, Nora Engstrom, Chloe Peterson, Lillian Goos and Kylee Beving inspect the banana plants for pests. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Nevada High School: ‘Iowa’s Largest Banana Plantation’ Nevada High School agriculture education and FFA has added bananas and pineapples to the greenhouse crops. In fact, Nevada High School now has more banana plants in production than anyone else in Iowa. Mark Hoffman, an ethno botanist who lives in Nevada, donated the plants in October. The plants have an
interesting growth, but are susceptible to mealy bugs and spider mites. A product called Avid was purchased to prevent spider mite reproduction, and malthion has been used to control the mealy bugs. “The leaves are quite large and absolutely magnificent,” said Kevin Cooper, Nevada High School agriculture education instructor and FFA advisor.
RolandStory ag shop class works with horses
Missy Wierson, president of the Cyclone Country AKTION Club, presents a $100 check to Wendy Olinger, director of athlete initiatives with Special Olympics. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
AKTION Club presents check to Special Olympics Wendy Olinger, director of athlete initiatives with Special Olympics. spoke to the AKTION Club about the value of inclusion and how everyone can be part
of that process. Many of the club members have been involved with Special Olympics through the years as athletes and some as ambassadors.
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Member Lisa Thorgeson, a current ambassador, shared the speech that she presents throughout the year on behalf of the Special Olympic program.
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From left, Dan Franklin, president, Town and Country Kiwanis Club; Sarah Song, vicepresident; Arunadee Fernando, treasurer; Eddie Wei, secretary; Erik Nelson, editor/historian; all members of Ames High School Key Club; and Randy Griffith, Key Club advisor and member of Town and Country Kiwanis Club. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Town and Country Kiwanis activities
Roland-Story students Tyler Thompson and Caleb Markwardt participate in a triangle test of chocolate chips. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
R-S food science students learn about triangle tests Students in the Roland-Story food science class recently learned about “tri-
angle tests,” otherwise known as difference testing. The process is used in the industry
during the creation of food products to compare a new product to an existing product.
Several Ames High School Key Club offi cers recently visited the Town and Country Kiwanis Club to describe and show this year’s Key Club activities and those planned for the remaining school year. This Key Club was rechartered at the Ames High School in February 1989, and has been a student led organization for 31 continuous years. It is sponsored to it’s International organization by the Town and Country Kiwanis Club. This years activities described were: United Way Day of Caring — Members of the Key Club, DECA, and NHS officers went to several elementary schools in Story County and read to the young students. Highway Cleanup — The Key Club members picked up trash on the US 69 south entrance to Ames in agreement with the Iowa DOT. Reiman Gardens Pumpkin Carving — Key Club members helped the gardens
with their annual Halloween festivities by stenciling and carving pumpkins. Gilbert Key Club Chartering — Several Key Club officers attended and assisted chartering the new Key Club in the Gilbert High School. Trick-Or-Treat for UNICEF — On Halloween night, Key Club members partnered with the Gilbert Key Club, DECA and NHS gathering donations for the benefit of UNICEF. $1,545.37 was raised. Key Leader — Key Club members participated in this weekend leadership program for Key Club leaders. It’s important lesson is help others succeed. Leaf Raking — Members raked and cleaned up a back yard of a person unable to do the work. Edwards Carnival — The Key Club assisted the Edwards School Carnival. YOF Grant Reading Corner — The Key Club secured a grant from the Key Club Youth Opportunities
Fund and is presently working with Raising Readers in Story County to establish a location for the planned Reading Corner. NE-IA District Board Representation — This Key Club is expanding it’s leadership role beyond the local club with three elected members of the thirteen member board of the Key Club NEIA District. They are: Hannah Huang, Governor: Eddie Wei, Lt Governor, Area 4; and Conner Schroeder, Lt. Governor, Area 6. The following events are planned to occur before the end of the school year: additional elementary carnivals; working with other Kiwanis Clubs at Kiwanis Pancake Days, Spring Highway trash cleanup and the District Key Club Convention. Key Club is a world wide organization of High School students whose members are “learning how to lead and stand for what is right through service and volunteerism.”
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Dale Henricks, SCFE board member, presents a 2019 award to Dr. Erin HoverstenMajewski, of the Bethany Life Physical Therapy department, for a new upright walker. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Members of the 2019 Story City Friends Endowment Board were sitting, from left, Karen Hermanson and Dwayne Fiihr, and standing, from left, Al Holm, Dale Henricks and Pete Tekippe. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Endowment to award $3,000 to organizations that make impact in Story City The Story City Friends Endowment will be awarding $3,000 to qualified 501.c.3 organizations that make an impact in Story City. This marks the sixth year
of awarding funding to local organizations and the largest amount to date. Past recipients include the Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry, Boy Scouts, Senior
Citizen Center, Historical Society, LTS 4-H Club, Fire Department and First Responders. SCFE was recognized as the 2019 outstanding Group Philanthropist by the
Story County Alliance for Philanthrophy for their continued growth and support of the community. Any nonprofit wishing to request funds is asked to submit a
plea letter by March 15th, 2020 indicating organization name, contact person, amount requested and what the funds are to be used for. Plea letters may be mailed
or emailed to Dwayne Fiihr, SCFE president, 339 Lafayette Ave. Story City, IA 50248 dfiihr@gmail.com. For further information, contact Dwayne at (515) 733-4486.
Nevada FFA participates in officer interviews, state degree approvals Wyatt Lewis of Nevada FFA was interviewed by the North Central District FFA nomination committee on Wednesday, Feb. 5, at West Fork High School in Sheffield. The application included a written test, submitting updated SAE records in detail and being interviewed by the committee. The committee was made up of FFA members and state officers. Mr. Cooper, Nevada FFA advisor and current North Central District advisor, supervised the officer selection committee. Lewis did not make the ballot for 2020, but since he is a sophomore, he can reapply next year. Nevada FFA members Macey Backoff
and William Carsrud accompanied Wyatt and Mr.Cooper to the district event. Three Nevada FFA members were approved by the Iowa FFA Degree review committee on Wednesday, Feb. 5 at West Fork High School. Macey Backoff, Anna Brown and Kennedy Steffes were approved to receive the Iowa FFA degree in April at the state FFA convention. Minimum requirements for the state FFA degree include SAE earnings exceeding $1,500, participation in five above local FFA activities, 25 community service hours, involvement in local FFA activities, demonstration of 10 parliamentary procedure abilities, a six-minute speech and
a complete set of SAE records with completed agreements. In addition, the students had to provide narratives reflecting on their learning within their SAE programs, and cite five efficiency factors. The students used the online Iowa FFA degree application which can be completed by utilizing the Ag Experience Tracker record system, which all Nevada High School agriculture students utilize for Supervised Ag Experience records.
North Central District FFA officer applicants with Nevada FFA members, including Wyatt Lewis, who applied to be on the ballot for election March 7 at district convention. Front row, from left, Pierce Woodruff Central Plains FFA Gowrie, Elly Louwagie, of Algona, Delaney Nichols, of West Marshall, Madison Stevenson, of Roland Story and Macey Backoff, Nevada FFA; back row, from left, William Carsrud Nevada FFA, Wyatt Lewis Nevada FFA, and Blake Peterson of Central Plains FFA Gowrie. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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Pictured with the check presentation, from the left, Golden K President Gina Spohnheimer, Golden K’s Bob Sperry, Food at First’s Patty Yoder, Bethesda Lutheran Food Pantry’s Donna Grooms, Golden K’s Norm Scott, MICA’s Josie Stahlin and Golden K’s Larry Trede. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
From the left, Golden K members Norm Scott, Ron Skrdla and Larry Trede display some of the food items. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Golden K Kiwanis helps local food pantries put food on table Recent data shows 15 percent of all Story County families are experiencing food insecurity. Many local food pantries indicate the need is great and many are having shortages to keep up with the demand. The Nebraska-Iowa
Kiwanis District has set “alleviating childhood hunger” as a 2019-20 priority goal. Kiwanis Clubs in the district are encouraged to develop service projects to help fulfi ll this goal. In response, Ames Golden K devised a month-long project
in January to collect food items and solicit cash from its members titled “Helping Put Food on the Table.” A competition between two teams, Red and Gold, was designed to see which team could collect the most food items plus
cash donations. A club goal of 500 food items and $500 cash was set. During the month of January, 575 cans, bottles, jars, boxes and packages of food items and $1,575 were donated by Golden K members, far exceeding the
club’s goal. Members of the Red Team donated the most cash and the Gold Team collected the most food items. A celebration of the project’s success was held at Golden K’s Feb. 20 meeting with a presentation of food
items and cash divided equally between the Food at First, Mid Iowa Community Action (MICA) and Ames Bethesda Lutheran Food Pantries. For more information about Ames Golden K, please visit www.amesgoldenk. org.
Gilbert’s Smith wins Iowa Elks essay contest
Savanna Smith, right, at left, won first place in the girls’ division at the local level and second place in district competition of the sixth-grade Essay Contest sponsored by the Iowa Elks Association. She is from Gilbert Middle School. Karla Kelly of Ames Elks Lodge 1626 made the presentation. Savanna entered a 300-word essay about “Our Flag — What it Means to Me.” For her effort, she received a $30 cash prize for the second-place finish at the district level. CONTRIB
Iowa Elks Association sixth-grade essay winners
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The winners of the sixth-grade Essay Contest, sponsored by the Iowa Elks Association, were, from left, Kooper Spalding, Robbie Larsen and Kaydence Reyes with Karla Kelly from Ames Elks Lodge 1626. All the students are from Colo-NESCO Middle School. The students entered a 300-word essay about “Our Flag — What it Means to Me.” Kooper Spalding received first place at the local level, Robbie Larsen received an award for the Best Tribute to a Military Veteran or Loved One and Kaydence Reyes a letter of recognition for her entry. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 2020 • STORY COUNTY SUN • PAGE 7 squares are available MARCH 9 for $6, $12 and $18. ‘ONE WOMAN, ONE continued from front Proceeds go to supVOTE’ port American LegionAmes Public Library will sponsored community gather for refreshments a chicken and fish fry show the PBS documenprograms. and small group confrom 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. tary “One Woman, One COMMUNITY MEDIversations to celebrate on Sunday, March 8, at Vote,” at 6:30 p.m. on personal achievements, the McCallsburg AmeriTATION Monday, March 9, in the challenge stereotypes, can Legion. Come and Josua Inacio, sound library auditorium. fight bias and support a enjoy fried fish, chicken and vibrational healer, AMES WOMAN’S CLUB gender equal world. strips, baked beans, returns to Unity of Ames Ames Woman’s Club for the Sunday Service LEGISLATIVE WAKE- coleslaw, dinner rolls, will hold its general applesauce and beverat 10:30 a.m. on March UP meeting at 1:30 p.m. ages. Free-will donation 8, at , 226 Ninth St., Meet your local legon Monday, March 9, at with all of the proceeds in Ames. He will lead a islators at the Ames its clubhouse, 106 S. going to McCallsburg community-wide “Medi& Story County LWV Dakota Ave., in Ames. American Legion. tation for Serenity and Legislative Wake-up The program will be Stillness” at 1 p.m., and “Lions KidSight,” with BINGO from 8:30 to 10 a.m. present a “Sound Alon Saturday, March 7, at American Legion Post speakers Nathan and chemy and Your Divine 37 will offer bingo at 6 the Ames City Council Neta Tosten. For more, Blueprint” workshop p.m. on Sunday, March Chambers, 515 Clark call (515) 292-4259. from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. 8, at 225 Main St., in Ave., in Ames. You will MARCH 10 with a suggested $25 Ames. Event is open to hear from local legislalove offering. No one HEARTLAND DANCE tors and will have an op- the public. Play sheets turned away. Heartland Senior of three, six or nine portunity to give them feedback and ask questions about issues that concern you. Invited legislators include Sens. Jerry Behn (R), Annette Sweeney (R) and Herman Quirbach (D); and Reps. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D), Ross Wilburn (D), Dave Deyoe (R) and Rob Bacon (R).
CALENDAR OF EVENTS SWINGING MILITARY CANTEEN PARTY Ames American Legion will host a “Swinging Military Canteen Party” from 8 p.m. to midnight on Saturday, March 7, at 225 Main St., in Ames. Join us as we honor and celebrate Women Veterans and Women’s History Month. Open to the public, the event will include a silent auction that will benefit the Bombshell Patriots. Wear your uniform – prizes for the best World War II era outfit.
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY Ames Public Library will host the International Women’s Day annual celebration from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 7, in the library auditorium. This year’s theme, “#EachforEqual.” Iowa State University Theater will perform Heroic Stories featuring scenes from the 2019-20 “HERoic” season, which advocates for gender equality in the arts. After the performance, we will
MARCH 8 FISH AND CHICKEN DINNER The McCallsburg American Legion is having
Services will host its monthly dance from 6 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, March 10, at Moose Lodge in Ames. Come for great live music and an evening of dancing for $6 per person.
MARCH 11 BINGO American Legion Post 37 will offer bingo at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, March 11, 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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Kolleen Taylor, library director of Story City’s Bertha Bartlett Public Library, presented the program “How the Library Has Become a People Business: Collaborations at Bertha Bartlett Public Library,” at the Sons of Norway Kong Sverre Lodge’s February Eevent in Story City. From left, Helen Olson, presenter Kolleen Taylor, Carolyn Yorgensen and Carolyn Ahlstrom. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Sons of Norway February event Sons of Norway Kong Sverre Lodge held its February Event in Story City with the program “How the Library Has Become a People Business: Collaborations at Bertha Bartlett Public Library,” presented by Kolleen Taylor, library director of Story
City’s Bertha Bartlett Public Library. Kolleen spoke how public libraries positively benefit the viability of local communities. She also spoke about “The Sons of Norway Collection” which is housed in the library in Story City. The collection of
Norwegian heritage books of various genres was donated to the library by Kong Sverre Lodge. Sons of Norway Events are open to all interested in learning more about Scandinavian heritage and culture and guests are always welcome.
Town and Country Kiwanis Club members visited the Golden K Club of Ames. Front row: Gina Spohnheiner, president; back row, from left, Joe Taylor, webmaster, both of the Golden K Club; Ray Callahan, Stan Carpenter, Don Beitz, Ken Kruempel, and Leo Timms, all member of the Town and Country Kiwanis Club. Club member Gerri Bugg, not shown, also participated.
Town and Country Kiwanis visits Golden K Club Members of the Town and Country Kiwanis Club recently made an Inter-Club visit to a meeting of
the Ames Golden K Club. The featured program was “Teen Maze 2020” provided by the Youth and Shelter Services. Teen Maze is a lifeexperiencing program for middle school students. It is scheduled between Monday, March 30, through Friday, April 3, 2020 at the Boone County Fairgrounds.
About 1,500 students from schools in Boone, Story, Polk and Green counties are expected to participate. The purpose of the Kiwanis InterClub meetings is to promote more opportunities for member fellowship, education. encouraging greater service and social interaction between the members of the Kiwanis clubs.
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