YOUR COMMUNITY WEEKLY
STORY COUNTY
INSIDE: REAL ESTATE WEEKLY • COMMUNITY NEWS VOLUME 9, ISSUE 49 • WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 2017
Gilbert ag business students learn record keeping Proper record keeping for sound decision-making can be challenging, even for those who have experience. At Gilbert High School, students in the agricultural business class are applying their skills with the goal of profitability. The Farming Game introduces students to the variability of revenue in production ag from year to year. The game simulates the hardships of operating a farm, as well as the rewards for careful business management.
Students keep cash flow summaries, net worth statements in order to calculate comparative analysis and ratios based on liquidity and solvency. Financial analysis is used by students to evaluate their simulated farming enterprises. Adjustments then can be made on choice inputs and capital acquisitions. Students will use this game to replicate many facets of business management that will transfer to success in their personal and entrepreneurial future endeavors.
Gilbert ag business students play The Farming Game during class.CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR
March 8
E.S.L class registration: DMACC E.S.L. (non-credit) registration will be from 9 to 11 a.m. or 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, March 8, at DMACC Hunziker, 1420 S. Bell Ave., Ames. Four noncredit ESL classes will be offered starting March 20, with daytime and evening classes available. Classes are free. There is a $37 textbook fee. For more information, contact Anneke at (515) 2904775 or amundel@dmacc. edu. Toastmasters International: Come and listen to the best public speakers in the Ames area from Toastmasters International at the District 19 Area 74 Table Topics and International Speech Contest form 5 to 9 p.m. on
Friday, March 9, in the Ames Public Library Auditorium. The contest is open to public. Refreshments will be provided.
March 9
Compassionate Friends group: Compassionate Friends-People of Lost Friends is a grief support group for those who have lost a child. The group will meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Friday, March 9, at Story County Medical Center, 630 Sixth St., Nevada. It is open to all. For more information, contact Nancy Knutson at (515) 292-1204.
March 9
Golden K meeting: The
Ames Golden K Kiwanis will meet at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 9, at First United Methodist Church, 516 Kellogg Ave., Ames. Kim Alleman will present “Building Bottle Schools in Guatemala.” For more information about Ames Kiwanis Golden K, check the website at amesgoldenk. org. Visitors are welcome.
March 10
Lenten fish supper: The Knights of Columbus at St. Cecilia will serve Lenten fish suppers from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, March 10, at St. Cecilia’s Social Hall, 2900 Hoover Ave. Cost is $9 for adults, $5 for children ages 5 to 15, and free for children 4 and younger (family pricing is also available). Proceeds help support people with intellectual disabilities and other charities. Gospel Jam: The Nevada Gospel Jam will be from 7 to 9:30 p.m. on Friday, March 10, at the
Senior Center, 1231 Sixth St., in Nevada. For those who like to play, sing or listen to gospel music. Popcorn and drinks will be furnished. Admission is $3.
March 13
Ames Woman’s Club: The Ames Woman’s Club March meeting will be at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, March 13, at the clubhouse 106 S. Dakota Ave. Program will be “Wild Birds Unlimited” with Linda and Tom Thomas as speakers. For more information call (515) 292-4259.
March 15
Exhibit opening: Ames Historical Society’s newest exhibit, German Iowa and the Global Midwest, will open on Wednesday, March 15, in the Ames Public Library Galley. This traveling exhibit examines the lasting influence of German culture in Iowa.
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PEOPLE
Randy Griffith, far right, representing the Ames Town and Country Kiwanis Club receives the Club’s Certificate of Charter Sponsorship from Unit Commissioner Rod Wheeler, second from right, at a recent Cub Scout Pack 196 Blue & Gold Banquet. Others participating and observing are Pack Leader Dan Devine, left and Cubmaster Chris Anderson. Also observing are two members of Pack 196. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Kade Faga, Wyatt Origer and Malachi Harestad with their finished projects. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Agricultural wood shop class creates flag stands Students in the RolandStory Agriculture Shop classes have been working the past few class periods on their latest challenge — to create miniature flag stands. The premise of the challenge is to allow students to problem-solve how
to arrive at solutions to common problems faced in the wood shop classes. According to Brad Taylor, high school agriculture instructor, “This activity was designed to challenge students to be able to safely and accurately drill precise angles into
hardwood in order to properly display miniature U.S. flags. “In addition, the students then had to figure out the best way of protecting the wood from drying out while retaining the natural wood appearance of the oak lumber.”
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Ames district IMTA Pre-College Piano Auditions winners Naomi Biela Level F Winner
Emma Cai Level F 2nd Alternate
Raychie Chen Level C 2nd Alternate
Ne Dassanayake Level E Winner
Lizzie Deng Level D Winner
Tanya Fan Level E Winner
Hannah Huang Level E 1st Alternate
Helen Mao Level C Winner
Gretchen Mizerak Level B Winner
Vienna Rossmanith Level B 2nd Alternate
Claire Smith Level C 1st Alternate
Sandeep Stanley Level F 1st Alternate
Sherry Wang Level A Winner
Eddie Wei Level D 2nd Alternate
Maia Westort Level A Winner
James Xing Level A 2nd Alternate
Ashley Xu Level D 1st Alternate
Ana Yam Level F Winner
Ani Yam Level E 2nd Alternate
Sarah Yao Level A 1st Alternate
Danielle Yoon Level C Winner
Emma Zheng Level B 1st Alternate
Adam Zhu Level B Winner
Yuer Zhu Level D Winner
For the results, see page 6
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Roland-Story FFA members compete in leadership contests Matthew Hougland, Taryn Perry and Brendan Taylor were three of the Roland-Story FFA members who recently participated in sub-district leadership contests held in Iowa Falls. Matthew competed in the Job Interview Contest, Taryn in Extemperaneous Speaking contest and Brendan in Creed Speaking. According to Brad Taylor, high school agriculture instructor, “This was a great learning activity for all of them. Being able to utilize communication skills, problem-solving, decision-making all while
Sarah Phelan
Taylor Blyth
participating in contests presents them with reallife situations.” In addition, Sarah Phelan competed in
the Agricultural Broadcast contest and Taylor Blythe competed in the Agricultural Sales contest.
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Matthew Hougland, Taryn Perry and Brendan Taylor and other Roland-Story FFA members participated in the recent sub-district leadership contests in Iowa Falls. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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Ames district IMTA Pre-College Piano Auditions results One hundred fourteen talented and highly committed piano students from 13 central Iowa piano studios performed in the annual Ames District Iowa Music Teachers Association (IMTA) Pre-College Piano Auditions on Saturday, Jan. 28, in the Iowa State University Music Hall. Students performed three to four pieces of varying musical styles and took written and aural theory exams to receive a written evaluation and I-to-IV rating from a certified IMTA adjudicator. One hundred ten students received I (top) ratings; 52 students also received further honors. Sixty-two students received a combined Music Theory and Ear Training score of 90 percent or above and were named to the IMTA Theory Honor Roll. Twelve performers were chosen as winners and 12 more as alternates. The winners will advance to the IMTA State Auditions at Wartburg College in Waverly on Saturday, March 11. The IMTA State Auditions are free and open to the public. The following teachers organized and entered students in the event: Janci Bronson, Mindy DeVries, Paula Forrest (Co-chair), Sewon Han, Mei-Hsuan Huang, Patricia Izbicki, Larisa Kanevski (co-chair), Nai-Ying Liao, Donita McCoy, Michiyo Nakatani, Pam Sibbel (co-chair), and Ann Wong, all of Ames; and John Devlin, Marshalltown. Winners, with their teacher’s name in parentheses, are as follows. Level A: Sherry Wang (Wong) and Maia Westort (Kanevski); Level B: Gretchen
Mizerak (Bronson) and Adam Zhu (Kanevski); Level C: Danielle Yoon (Kanevski) and Helen Mao (Kanevski); Level D: Yuer Zhu (Kanevski) and Lizzie Deng (Kanevski); Level E: Tanya Fan (Kanevski) and Ne Dassanayake (Kanevski); Level F: Ana Yam(Kanevski) and Naomi Biela (Forrest). Twelve performers were named as Alternates and will advance to IMTA State Auditions if a winner cannot attend. Alternates are as follows: Level A: Sarah Yao (Wong) and James Xing (Kanevski); Level B: Emma Zheng (Kanevski) Vienna Rossmanith (Han) and; Level C: Claire Smith (Kanevski) and Raychie Chen (Liao); Level D: Ashley Xu (Huang) and Eddie Wei (Kanevski); Level E: Hannah Huang (Kanevski) and Ani Yam (Kanevski); Level F: Sandeep Stanley (Kanevski) and Emma Cai (Kanevski). Twenty-eight students received Honorable Mention ratings, indicating highly competent, musical performances. These students are as follows: Level A: Nico Wen, Anneka Singh, Leanna Kim, Raylene Chen, Alyssa Zheng, Mick Wu, Annie Gao; Level B: Clara Fields, Sevilin Gul, Amelia Gogerty, Tylor Xu, Shreya Srinath, Amaya Dassanayake; Level C: Kolya Silkin, Hannah Jeong, Claire Scheibe, Sanjay Stanley, Angelina Chen, Katie Gu; Level D: Catherine
Merchant, Anyang Yu, Amy Zhang, Ezekiel DeBoest; Level E: Oliver Chen, Philip Ma, Amy Guan; Level F: Maya Chen, Lawrence Deng. The following students also participated: Level A: Jacob Helfer, Clare Wang, Claire Lu, Thy Lilly Hoang, Qimeng Li, Sailesh Srinath, Sarah Higgins, Millie Heitmann, Spandhana Venkat, Tayler Dolezal, Aubery Dolezal, Lynda Sun, Ann Mussig, Emily Carnahan, Oliver Fields; Level B: Akshay Sarda, Laurel Mizerak, Fyona Shi, Edmund Lin, Tharun Raju, John Higgins, Sara Weitzell, Jenna White, Chris Kim, Tiffany Fang, Tomas Hernandez-Mowen, Sahanna Venkat, Diana Zhang, Siqi Li, Laura Chen, Susan Li, Grace Wu, Chloe Berns-Schweingruber, Alice Zhang; Level C: Preksha Sarda, Tejas Tirthapura, Genevieve Helfer, Sivani Manimaran, Lindy Chen, Arunadee Fernando, Gina Weitzell, Seojin Lee, McKenzie Flemming, Mengze Li, Emily Poag, Jacob Xing, Lukkas Vander Woude, Wenjun Liu; Level D: Petr Karpov, Steven Tian, Henry Tang, William Zheng, Louis Higgins, Emily Scott; Level E: Deeksha Sarda, Kristina Korhonen, Lydia Berns-Schweingruber, Aubree Litster, Melissa Liu; Level F: Jeremy Wessels, Channing Che, Leon Deng. The adjudicators for the event were Iowa Music Teachers Association Master Teachers Jeannie Vande Zande, of Webster City, Tina Chapman, of North Liberty, Marian Lee, of Davenport, and Charles Schmidt, of Rock Island, Ill.
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Roland-Story ag shop class ‘sails’ by challenges Students in Brad Taylor’s agricultural shop class at Roland-Story High School were recently challenged to use a 6-inch piece of a 2x4 to develop a “sail boat” that would meet the criteria of not sinking, staying upright and have a propulsion system that would move it forward.
According to Taylor, high school agriculture instructor, “This activity was designed to make students problem solve and make decisions in order to solve a problem. Just about each student was able to eventually figure out what needed to be done in order to solve the problem.”
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Jacob Cook with his successful sail boat project.
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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VOLUNTEER CENTER OF STORY COUNTY NATURE CAMP ALL ABOUT THEATER AND ARTS
STORY COUNTY CONSERVATION we’re looking for two volunteers who are interested in arts and the environment, are comfortable working with youth, and don’t mind demonstrating skits and being silly. Completely different from all the other nature camps we offer, this one will focus on exploring and interacting with woodland habitat through nature journaling, sketching, storytelling, and theatre games. It’s for
youth completing fourth grade or fifth grade this spring.
STASH THE TRASH
bags and gloves in the morning. A free lunch (noon to 1 p.m.) and free admission to Reiman Gardens will also be offered to all volunteers.
VOLUNTEER STEP INTO STORYBOOKS CENTER OF STORY COUNTY AMES PUBLIC LIBRARY Help clean up Ames after the winter to make Ames a more beautiful place to live and work. Volunteers have the option to clean-up a neighborhood, park, or campus. On April 1, all volunteers will check-in at Reiman Gardens to collect trash
Step Into Storybooks is an annual event held for families. This free event provides fun literacy-rich experiences to inspire families to use reading and related activities at home with their babies, toddlers and preschoolers.
Activities are set up throughout the library and all children will receive a free book to take home for attending! Parents will get ideas on how they can make reading come alive at home with their children.
MENTORS
BUTTERFLY FREEDOM HOUSE Mentors for program participants are needed. Training and support is provided.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY CHILDCARE men’s
women’s
women’s women’s
Mon. - Fri. 9:30 - 5:30 Thurs. 9:30 - 8:00 Sat. 9:30 - 5:00 215 Main St. • Ames, IA
If you are looking for an opportunity to volunteer in the community and have experience in fund raising, graphic design,
and finance, please consider volunteering to serve on the board. However, no special skills are required to serve on the Board beyond a desire to support human services in your community. As a private, a board of directors governs nonprofit corporation, University Community Childcare with membership consisting of parents with children attending the center, the program advisor from the Iowa State University Department of Residence and members of the community at-large.
SALES ASSISTANTS
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OF CENTRAL IOWA Volunteers assist at our sales at 402 E. Lincoln Way. The sales are from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Help is needed in arranging furniture and
appliances in the showroom area and many numerous items to form a display. This could also involve help in picking up donated items from people who cannot drop them off.
AMBASSADOR
STORY COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER To welcome and escort guest throughout the medical center. May also help deliver flowers and mail. You should have a friendly, welcoming attitude and the desire to help in a variety of ways. This is a great way to stay healthy and on your feet! This opportunity requires walking much of the shift and the ability to push a wheelchair. A variety of shifts are available from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Typically, the shifts are every two hours but adjustments can be made.
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SCIENCE, SCIENCE!
COMMUNITY HOUSING INITIATIVES Science, Science! Is an enrichment activity for preschool and school age children at Eastwood of Ames. We explore the various areas of science by helping the children conduct fun experiments. This activity engages all participants to be active learners. Science, Science is the first and third Thursdays of the month.
MARKETING SPECIALIST
WORLDLY GOODS Worldly Goods is looking for someone to assist the store manager in helping to market our fair trade store. We need someone with creative ideas and useful tried and true techniques. Social media interest is a plus.
EXCHANGE STUDENT HOST FAMILIES
IOWA RESOURCE FOR INTERNATIONAL SERVICE IRIS works with the U.S. Department of State to implement the Youth Exchange & Study (YES) Program
in Iowa. Host families are needed for one semester or full school year commitments. Students live as a member of your family - chores, meals, church, activities, and other family expectations. Families receive a small stipend to offset school and activity registration and fees, and students are provided with monthly stipends to cover some of their personal costs.
PUBLIC POLICY VOLUNTEER
YSS Each year the YSS Board endorses legislative initiatives as proposed by the YSS Public Policy Committee. In order to develop that agenda and supporting documentation, research is needed to present a clear picture of need, potential outcomes and suggested legislative action. Legislative initiatives in the past have included issues of public health; child welfare and education; substance abuse and mental health; homelessness and hunger; youth development and diversity; and organizational governance.
FOOD PANTRY PICK UP VOLUNTEER
MID IOWA COMMUNITY ACTION, FAMILY DEVELOPMENT CENTER MICA is currently looking for a volunteer to pick up
food orders from the Food Bank of Iowa in Des Moines and deliver to the MICA Family Development Center in Ames. This would be an as needed basis depending on how often MICA needs to place an order. MICA will coordinate pick up times to accommodate both the volunteer’s and MICA’s schedule. Volunteer would need to be someone who has a large enough vehicle, such as a truck, to pick up the food. MICA would reimburse for mileage with as a copy of license and car insurance provided.
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STORY COUNTY LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE
STORY COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT The Story County LEPC is in need of a volunteer to assist the LEPC with improving their ability to plan for emergencies. The volunteer will contact businesses in Story County that work with hazardous chemicals to verify emergency contact information and to encourage participation in the LEPC organization. Hours are flexible but would need to be during office business hours of 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
MAKING BLANKETS
CENTRAL IOWA PROJECT LINUS
PEOPLE Area students named to the dean’s list at University of Minnesota-Twin Cities are:
AMES
Max Chu, Hope Mills, Adelaide Rohrssen, Macy Vollbrecht, Sarah Wohlsdorf
CAMBRIDGE
Abigail Kohut-Jackson
KELLEY
Melissa Jones To be named to the dean’s list, honorees must have a 3.66 GPA while taking 12 or more credits. Danielle Bohnert, of Ames, earned a Bachelor of Science in nursing from Western Governors University.
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Volunteers of almost any age and skill level can make simple fleece tied blankets. This activity can be done anywhere and with almost any number of people. If you are interested in volunteering with Project Linus for Day of Giving but do not have the funds to purchase your own material, please contact the county coordinator.
GRAPHICS DESIGNER
ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION Lend your talents to organize one of our largest events. Committee meets once a month April through August and twice a month September and October. Members get the opportunity to work on sponsorships, recruitment, silent auction, fundraising, team retention, marketing and outreach, logistics, and mission. Event will be in October in Ames.
KHOI FM HEART OF IOWA BLOOD DONORS COMMUNITY LIFESERVE RADIO BLOOD CENTER KHOI is seeking volunteers to create graphics for flyers, website and other visual projects.
2017 AMES WALK PLANNING COMMITTEE
Giving blood is one of the easiest ways to give back to your community. You can help someone fight cancer, make a surgery happen or a transplant operation possible. Donating blood only
takes about an hour of your time and each donation may save up to three lives.
CHILDCARE ASSISTANT
LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES IN IOWA People Place offer support for parents of young children. Help care for children while their parents participate in parent education support groups and classes. Help provide a warm, caring and positive atmosphere modeling patience, encouragement and respect. We are seeking volunteers who are available from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
THRIFT STORE Volunteers are needed to help pick up furniture and deliver to the store for our February furniture drive. Customers will sign up to have furniture picked up between 5 to 7 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday, Feb 27 and 28. Bonus for volunteers who have access to trucks.
GEOCACHE EGG HUNT IN THE WOODS
STORY COUNTY CONSERVATION
FURNITURE DRIVE VOLUNTEER
This day combines a popular outdoor recreation activity with the fun of hunting for eggs. Volunteers will arrive at 8:15 a.m. and can expect to be done by 1 p.m. GPS knowledge a plus but not required.
OVERFLOW
For more volunteer listings, visit www.amestrib.com.
MALE MENTORS
YSS The YSS school-based mentoring program (formerly GRIP mentoring) is actively recruiting volunteers to serve as mentors for youth, ages kindergarten through eighth grade, in the public schools in Boone and Story counties. This program promotes student achievement and well-being through one-to-one mentoring relationships. Mentors meet with their mentees for one hour per week during the school day. YSS is currently looking for male willing to mentor in our after school program. Opportunities available at the Ames Middle School. Please contact Carla Roberts at carla.roberts@ ames.k12.ia.us for additional information. All mentors will need to go through the volunteer process.
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CENTRAL IOWA RSVP RSVP offers adult volunteers aged 55+ quality opportunities to share their skills, interests and life experiences in response to a wide variety of community needs.
Iowa Senior Medicare Patrol Is in need of volunteers to work with Story County seniors to prevent Medicare fraud, errors and abuse. Volunteers will increase public awareness about both the economic and healthrelated consequences, teaching beneficiaries how to prevent, detect and report fraud. Complete training provided. For more information, call Tom at (515) 292-8890.
Reiman Gardens The Christina Reiman Butterfly Wing is a 2,500square feet free flight butterfly exhibit. Volunteers are needed to help with monitoring the space to ensure that regulations are followed and the butterflies are contained within the exhibit. Butterfly Wing Docents will interact directly with the public answering questions about the butterflies and plants in the exhibit. Two-hour shifts, available between 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays and weekends, year-round. Full training provided. For more information, call Tom at (515) 292-8890.
Habitat for Humanity of Central Iowa Story County Sheriff’s Offi ce Do you have a knack for computers and a desire to assist local law enforcement? The sheriff’s office has a major project in which they need volunteers’ help to scan confidential files. Morning and afternoon shifts are available during the week. Training is provided. Volunteers can expect to have a background clearance check completed. To learn more, call Teal at (515) 292-8890.
Story County Medical Center Volunteers needed to welcome and escort patients and visitors to various areas in the hospital. (South Campus) This opportunity does require walking much of the shift and the ability to push a wheelchair. Variety of shifts available, between 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information, call Tom at (515) 292-8890.
Volunteers needed to assist in the Habitat store. Duties will include moving furniture, pick-ups and deliveries. Volunteers with construction or project management background to supervise other volunteers on builds also needed. For more information, call Tom at (515) 292-8890.
Volunteer Management for Emergencies (VME) Does being a part of a response team in the event of a disaster, public health emergency, or even in the case of a missing person sound intriguing? RSVP is responsible for organizing volunteers in any of these events by staffing a volunteer registration center and non-emergency phone bank. There are response teams in Ames, Story City, Nevada, and soon-to-be, Huxley. Volunteers can also pre-register to assist with field operations. To attend an upcoming training, call Teal at (515) 292-8890.