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The Barbie act from last year’s Senior Variety Show featured, back row, from left, Pat Crawford as Barbara Bush, Rose Arrasmith as Barbara Stanwyck, Barbara Yungclas, Nancy Hart as Barbara Eden, Phyllis Schrag as Barbra Streisand; and front row, from left, Barbara Rusk, Marilyn Johnson as Barbara Walters, and Barbara Gauger. Not pictured were Ronnie Lindeman and Skip Walter as Barbie and Ken. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
About 30 performers recently gathered to kick off the August senior show while celebrating past successes. Pictured here is composer/singer Paul Miles, middle, explaining why he can’t make people laugh, while the other performers don’t agree. Also pictured, from the left, are tapper Carol Barrick, chorus director Joe Traylor, comedian Roman Lynch and assistant director Ronnie Lindeman. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Senior Variety Show sets May 9 as new audition date The Senior Variety Show auditions have been postponed and will be from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, May 9, at Northinster Presbyterian Church, 1416 20th St., Ames. “We are going to eliminate the April audition dates while we assess the medical situation in our community,” said Julie Mi-
not, show co-director. Plans for the 26thannual Senior Variety Show, “Antics Roadshow,” have been under way for several months. The official season kicked off with a Performers’ Social in February as interested seniors gathered to celebrate the success of last year’s show and
make plans for their August performance. “Already some wonderfully creative acts are emerging,” says Kat Norris, the show’s second director. “This is my first time to share the director’s seat for the senior show, so I am really excited to experience this process.” Spring auditions
are a chance for performers to bring a specific act before the directors for suggestions and timing. Acts should be no more than three minutes and creatively related to this year’s theme of antics, roads, streets, or travel. Various forms might include musical numbers, skits, or stories.
“We encourage all seniors over 60 in the area to keep thinking of acts,” Minot said. “If nothing else, use this time to learn new songs, use your creative writing skills for skits, or practice an instrument. “These are great activities to do while being cautious about being around other
people. Meanwhile, you can also bounce ideas off other folks on the phone, by email or Skype.” The Senior Variety Show crew entreats the community to stay healthy, stay creative, and stay in touch at storycountysvs@ gmail.com, SeniorVarietyShow.org, or call (515) 292-9394.
Kylie Tjernagel and Juliann Clark sample their product, a space shake. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Maddy Stevenson, a Roland-Story junior, was recently elected as an officer (reporter) of the North Central FFA District. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
R-S food science students Roland-Story’s Stevenson elected as district officer develop space shakes Roland-Story food science students recently completed a project in which they received instruction on foods for astronauts. As part of the lesson, the students created “space shakes”
made out of powdered milk, instant puddings that served as thickeners and various flavors. According to Brad Taylor, food science instructor, “This activity exposed the students to the concepts
of food product development in an entirely new environment for its usage.” The students developed problem-solving and decision-making skills as they developed and sampled their products.
Maddy Stevenson, a Roland-Story junior, was recently elected as an officer (reporter) of the North Central FFA District. Maddy interviewed in early February and was elected at the district convention in early March at Nevada.
According to Brad Taylor, high school agriculture instructor and FFA advisor, “Maddy is an excellent student and will represent Roland-Story and the entire North Central district well. Maddy has been very active in her FFA career, most re-
cently being a member of the Iowa State Fair Grandstand ushers and a member of the National FFA Band. In addition, Maddy is the R-S vice-president and will be awarded her State FFA Degree next month at the State FFA Convention.”
Editor’s Note: With how rapidly everything is changing related to COVID-19, please visit the Ames Tribune website, www.amestrib.com, for more information as it becomes available. Follow the Ames Tribune on Facebook as well. Community calendar suspended: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended that no gatherings with 50 people or more take place for the next eight weeks to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. Due to this, and the constantly-changing environment surrounding COVID-19 throughout the county and state, the Ames Tribune will suspend its community calendar until further notice. Thank you for your understanding.