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BLOOD DRIVE: Give life at the Nevada High School & Community Blood Drive from noon to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 2, at Gates Hall, 825 15th St., in Nevada
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MULTICULTURAL NIGHT: Gilbert will have a Multicultural Night from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 3, in the elementary school gymnasium. There will be booths from different countries which are represented in the Gilbert district, with crafts, games and dancing.
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SCARC MEETING: The Story County Amateur Radio Club (SCARC) will meet at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 3, in North Conference Room A on the first fl oor of Mary Greeley Medical Center. Parking is available near the MGMC northeast entrance. The meeting is free and open to the public.
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MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT GROUP: The NAMI Connections peer support group will be from 2 to 3:30 p.m on Thursday, May 3, at the NAMI of Central Iowa Wellness Center, 416 Douglas Ave., Suite 205. Come hear from others who are also learning how to live in recovery with a mental illness. Call (515) 292-9400 for more information.
MAY 4
EDWARDS PLANT SALE: Edwards Elementary School fourth-graders will have a plant sale fundraiser from 3 to 6 p.m. on Friday, May 4, at Edwards Elementary School, and from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 5, in the Scharnweber (Kinetico) Water Conditioning parking lot at the corner of 13th Street and Grand Avenue in Ames. Plant items for sale will include hanging baskets, patio planter boxes, annuals and garden herbs. Funds raised will go toward the students’ fifthgrade class trip in May 2019.
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‘STAR WARS’ NIGHT: Friday, May 4 is Star Wars Day, and what better way to celebrate than having a program at the library. “Star Wars” fans can come to Roland Public Library to do “Star Wars” activities, crafts, games and more from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, May 4. This program is for all ages and all people who love the “Star Wars” universe. Costumes are encouraged but not required. Please contact Roland Public Library at (515) 388-4086 for more information about this program.
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Roland Public Library is partnering with Mayhem Comics to present Free Comic Book Day. Free Comic Book Day is an annual event founded on the belief that for every person out there, there’s a comic book that they’ll love. Every first Saturday in May, the industry comes together to give away free comics and encourage fans, both old and new, to flock to the best place in the comic book community. Stop in at the library and pick up the hottest comics around. Comics will be available in the back of the library from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more events, see page 5
Director Steve Hoifeldt, pianist Barb Evenson and members of the Good Company choral group rehearse for their spring concert, which will be on Sunday, May 13, at St. Andrews Lutheran Church in Ames. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Good Company spring concert ‘May the Circle be Unbroken’ Ames-based women’s choral group Good Company will present its annual spring concert at 7 p.m. on Sunday, May 13, at St. Andrews Lutheran Church in Ames. Tickets are $12 in advance from Good Company members or $15 at the door. The spring theme this year is “May the Circle be Unbroken.” The concert will include works for a variety of musical tastes — with pieces including “Salve Regina (Dialogues of the Carmelites)” by Francis Poulenc, “The Pelican,” by Randall Thompson, a setting of the traditional English song “Savory, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme,” by Donald Patriquin and “For Good,” from the Broadway show “Wicked,” by Stephen Schwartz. This season, Good Company marks its 25th anniversary. To celebrate this milestone, the
group has invited past members — and some new guests — to join them for three surprise numbers. The evening will feature photos and memorabilia from previous seasons and highlight the many people who have participated in or contributed to the group over the years, including audience members. Director Steven Hoifeldt has led the company since its beginning in 1993. “What makes Good Company stand out is its unique focus on women’s choral music and the talent and maturity of its membership,” Hoifeldt said. “We stay fresh by challenging ourselves with new material and inviting new members into the group — yet we maintain consistency through the quality and musicality of our performances.” Good Company — an audi-
tioned group of skilled singers who take time from their professional lives to learn and perform challenging music — is one of few adult women’s choral groups in Iowa. Its programs enable the audience to experience the wide and varied repertoire available for women’s choirs. Members are experienced vocalists who enjoy making music in the company of friends. They are excited to share in the beauty of choral music while continuing to learn and grow as individual artists. Learn more at GoodCompanyEnsemble.org and follow us at www.facebook.com/GoodCompanyAWomensChoralEnsemble. For more information, contact Betsy Hickok, (515) 4506787 or betsy.hickok@yahoo. com.
ISU Women’s Club names scholarship recipients The ISU Women’s Club Awards Committee recognized the 2018-19 award/scholarship recipients at a dinner at The Iowa Stater Restaurant on Sunday, April 15. The awards are funded by interest earned on an endowment established by the club, as well as scholarship funds established by former ISUWC members. Members and interest groups contribute to the Award Funds as they are able. Recipients, Iowa State University women students, are selected annually and recognized for their academic, personal and community ac-
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ISU Women’s Club scholarship winners are, from left, Abigail Ruane, Holly Salzbrenner, Tammie Melton, Courtney Beringer, Aimee Schulz and LaNae Maxson. Not pictured: Andrea Fuentes-Boyer. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
complishments. The ISUWC Award winners are: Holly Salzbrenner , Mount Vernon; LaNae Maxson, Ames; Abigail Ruane,
Southbury, Conn.; Aimee Schulz, Becker, Minn.; Courtney Beringer, Dubuque. The Patricia Miller Scholarship winner
is Tammie Melton, Manhattan, Kan., and the Mrs. Glenn Murphy Scholarship winner is Andrea Fuentes-Boyer, Ankeny.
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Heartland Senior Services • 205 S. Walnut Ave., Ames • (515) 233-2906 Calendar of Events Wednesday, May 2 9 a.m., Video exercise 1 p.m., Rummikub Thursday, May 3 8:15 a.m., Tai Chi II 9 a.m., Tai Chi I 9:30 to noon, Health Care 1 p.m., Bingo 6:30 p.m., Duplicate bridge Friday, May 4 9 a.m., Video exercise Noon, Friday afternoon cards 7 p.m., Jazz Jam Saturday, May 5 5:30 p.m., Cribbage Sunday, May 6 1:30 p.m., Duplicate
bridge Monday, May 7 9 a.m., Video exercise 1 p.m., Coloring Book workshop Tuesday, May 8 8:15 a.m., Tai Chi II 9 a.m., Tai Chi I 9:45 a.m., Songbirds 6:30 p.m., Duplicate bridge 7 p.m., Monthly Dance Wednesday, May 9 9 a.m., Video exercise 1 p.m., BUNCO Thursday, May 10 8:15 a.m., Tai Chi II 9 a.m., Tai Chi I 9:30 to noon, Health care 1 p.m., Bingo
6:30 p.m., Duplicate bridge Friday, May 11 9 a.m., Video exercise Noon, Friday afternoon cards Sunday, May 13 1:30 p.m., Duplicate bridge Monday, May 14 9 a.m., Video exercise 12:30 p.m., Movie — “Murder on Orient Express” Tuesday, May 15 8:15 a.m., Tai Chi II 9 a.m., Tai Chi I 9:45 a.m., Songbirds 12:30 p.m., Canasta 6:30 p.m., Duplicate bridge
Wednesday, May 16 9 a.m., Video exercise 1 p.m., Rummikub 7 p.m., Jazz Jam Thursday, May 17 8:15 a.m., Tai Chi II 9 a.m., Tai Chi I 9:30 to noon, Health care 1 p.m., Bingo 6:30 p.m., Duplicate bridge Friday, May 18 9 a.m., Video exercise Noon, Friday afternoon cards 7 p.m., Country Jam Sunday, May 20 1:30 p.m., Duplicate bridge Monday, May 21
9 a.m., Video exercise 1 p.m., Rummikub Tuesday, May 22 8:15 a.m., Tai Chi II 9 a.m., Tai Chi I 9:45 a.m., Songbirds 6:30 p.m., Duplicate bridge Wednesday, May 23 9 a.m., Video exercise 1 p.m., Coloring book workshop Thursday, May 24 8:15 a.m., Tai Chi II 9 a.m., Tai Chi I 9:30 to noon, Health Care 1 p.m., Bingo 6:30 p.m., Duplicate bridge Friday, May 25
9 a.m., Video exercise Noon, Friday afternoon cards Sunday, May 27 1:30 p.m., Duplicate bridge Monday, May 28 Heartland Senior Services closed for Memorial Day holiday Tuesday, May 29 8:15 a.m., Tai Chi II 9 a.m., Tai Chi I 9:45 a.m., Songbirds 12:30 p.m., Canasta 6:30 p.m., Duplicate bridge Wednesday, May 30 9 a.m., Video exercise 1 p.m., Rummikub
Lunch menus Wednesday, May 2: Seasoned pork loin, whipped potatoes, Brussels spouts, garden lettuce salad, pineapple tidbits. Thursday, May 3: Macaroni and cheese, sliced carrots, green beans, tropical fruit cup.
Friday, May 4: Sloppy Joe on bun, cut sweet potatoes, Oregon bean medley, mandarin oranges, peanut butter cookie. Monday, May 7: Sweet and sour chicken, long grain rice, garden lettuce salad with tomato, applesauce. Tuesday, May 8: Gou-
lash, peas, sliced carrots, peach fruit cup. Wednesday, May 9: Chicken with Dijon sauce, diced potatoes, sliced carrots, garden lettuce salad, mandarin Thursday, May 10: Salisbury steak, whipped potatoes, California blend veg-
etables, pear fruit cup, raisins. Friday, May 11: Key West cod (alternative: grilled chicken breast), mashed potatoes, stewed tomatoes, coleslaw, chocolate chip cookie. Monday, May 14: Baked tilapia with Dijon glaze (alternative: seasoned chicken breast), whipped potatoes, California blend vegetables, fresh carrot sticks, pear fruit cup. Tuesday, May 15: Beef pot roast, diced potatoes, Brussels sprouts, garden lettuce salad, peanut butter cookie. Wednesday, May 16: Chicken with Dijon sauce, cut sweet potatoes, green beans, garden lettuce salad,
mandarin oranges. Thursday, May 17: Hamburger on bun with tomato, lettuce and onion, mixed vegetable blend, deli potato salad, mixed fruit cup. Friday, May 18: Chicken and noodles, broccoli cuts, garden lettuce and salad, cut banana, tapioca pudding. Monday, May 21: Roast beef, whipped potatoes with gravy, sliced carrots, applesauce, fresh orange. Tuesday, May 22: Sweet and sour chicken, long grain rice, corn, garden lettuce salad, peaches. Wednesday, May 23: Macaroni and cheese, lima beans, garden lettuce salad, cut banana, birthday treat.
Thursday, May 24: Peppered beef tips, whipped potatoes, California blend vegetables, carrot and celery sticks, applesauce. Friday, May 25: Peppered pork loin with chutney, country sweet potatoes, mixed vegetable blend, mandarin oranges, peanut butter cookie. Monday, May 28: Heartland Senior Services closed for Memorial Day. Tuesday, May 29: Southwestern chicken, au gratin potatoes, cooked spinach, mandarin oranges, vanilla pudding. Wednesday, May 30: Beef pot roast, baked sweet potato, cauliflower, carrot sticks, raisins.
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The Ames Children’s Choirs will present its annual Spring Concert at 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 13, at Collegiate United Methodist Church, 2622 Lincoln Way, in Ames. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Ames Children’s Choirs Spring Concert May 3 The Ames Children’s Choirs will present its annual Spring Concert a 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 13, at Collegiate United Methodist Church, 2622 Lincoln Way, in Ames. The program will feature a variety of music accompanied by piano, cello and
percussion. The concert will be followed by a reception. The Ames Children’s Choirs program consists of three choirs of boys and girls, ages 7 to 18, from the following communities: Ames, Boone, Colo, Huxley, Kelley, Nevada, Og-
den, Slater, State Center and Story City. Tickets are on sale at Rieman Music in Ames or at the door: $8 for adults and $5 for students/seniors. For more information, contact info@ ameschildrenschoirs. org or (515) 2901422.
A vocal ensemble performs at the first audition for the 2018 Senior Variety Show. The third and final audition for the 2018 Senior Variety Show is coming up soon. Seniors, 60 years of age or older, are welcome to audition for the show from 3 to 5 p.m. on Friday, May 11, at Northminster Presbyterian Church, at 1416 20th St., in Ames. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Third and final audition for 2018 Senior Variety Show will be May 11
Nevada FFA Farm business management team earned a bronze award at the state FFA farm business management contest. From left, Hunter Anderson, Chance Steffes, Grace Francis and Nicole Swanson. Not pictured: Nevada FFA advisor Kevin Cooper. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Nevada FFA participates in state farm business management event A Nevada FFA farm business management team participated in the farm business management contest and earned a bronze award. FFA teams from 83 chapters participated in this year’s Career Development Event designed to provide the students an opportunity to display their agricultural knowledge and skills in the area of farm management. The 317 individuals who participated in the event each completed an objective test which had three sections: economic principles,
records and analysis, and risk management. All team members worked together to solve a problem related to break-even analysis. The Iowa FFA Farm Business Management Career Development Event was made possible with support from NextEra Energy and the Iowa Farm Business Association through the Iowa FFA Foundation. Ron Deiter, professor of economics at Iowa State University, was the career development event coordinator and prepared the
test with assistance from Georgeane Artz, assistant professor of economics.
The third and final audition for the 2018 Senior Variety Show is coming up soon. Seniors, 60 years of age or older, are welcome to audition for the show from 3 to 5 p.m. on Friday, May 11, at Northminster Presbyterian Church, at 1416 20th St., in Ames. Each act must be
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3 minutes or less and around the theme of this year’s show, “Simply Stellar.” If you sing, dance, play an instrument, tell jokes, etc., you are welcome to audition, as long as it relates to the moon, stars, sun, rainbows, sky, space … anything celestial. It is not necessary to pre-
register to audition. The Senior Variety Show performance will be at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 17, and at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 18, at Ames City Auditorium. For more information please call (515) 292-9394 or visit us on Facebook and at www.seniorvarietyshow.org.
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ALMACO in Nevada has reached an important milestone: employees at this engineering and manufacturing company have completed onemillion hours of work without a lost-time injury. For ALMACO’s 150 employees, this means that they’ve worked 2 1/2 years without a work-related injury or illness that ha s required time away from work. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
ALMACO hits 1 million hours with no lost time injuries ALMACO in Nevada has reached an important milestone: employees at this engineering and manufacturing company have completed one million hours of work without a losttime injury. For ALMACO’s 150 employees, this means that they’ve
worked 2 1/2 years without a work-related injury or illness that has required time away from work. Sometimes, it takes a serious injury to instigate a change in culture, but that isn’t the case for ALMACO it was the vision of
Mark Smith, director of manufacturing, that set ALMACO in the direction of a strong safety culture. “Our approach is to look at safety management from all angles and take incremental steps to improve in all areas,” he said. “No single item stands on its
own as the one that made a difference.” Employees at ALMACO have contributed to their safe working habits through peer recognition and a shared sense of responsibility for their work space and co-workers. The mind-set that
safety is everyone’s job is crucial to ALMACO’s continued safe working record. Employees have embraced safety as a value, not just a priority. ALMACO is the leading innovator of custom equipment for seed research. You’ll see their
research combines and planters all over the world, yet each piece of equipment is designed and manufactured in Nevada. Recently, ALMACO opened service and sales offices in Brazil and Argentina. For more information, visit www. almaco.com.
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Golden K members help Stash the Trash
Members of Grace Evangelical Free Church in Huxley recently completed a training for their Rapid Action Teams for Shelters (RATS) project. Front row, from left, Vicki Oler, Richard DeMuynck and Peggi Knight; back row, from left, Mike Whitney and Dave Oler. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Shelter team trained in Huxley One of the first things needed during or after a disaster is sheltering for those who can’t stay in their homes. Whether it’s a tornado that has destroyed their home or a hazardous materials leak that forces an evacuation of residents, communities are coming together to take care of their neighbors by forming Rapid Action Teams for Shelters (RATS). These RATS are usually associated with a shelter within the community and they are on-call to help get their neighbors out of harm’s way. Keith Morgan, Story County emergency management coordinator, said, “We have had to evacuate residents from their homes multiple times for events like large apartment fires or natural gas leaks. In these situations, it may be late at night or cold outside and having a designated shelter and RATS to staff the shelter is a phenomenal resource that allows first responders to focus on the incident and ensure the survivors’ needs are met.” Members of Grace Evangelical Free Church in Huxley recently completed a training for their RATS project, the third such team in Story County. While the American Red Cross helps to
provide disaster sheltering services, it may take hours to mobilize their resources so an initiative is underway in Story County to ensure that if a shelter is needed, it will be set up as soon as possible. When the shelter needs to be activated, the RATS will unlock the building, turn on the lights, turn on the heat or AC, start the coffee, receive and set up lightweight cots, welcome and register people who need the shelter, and then handoff full operation of the shelter to Red Cross when it arrives. While this seems like a simple task, there are a lot of tasks that must be completed to ensure the shelter is well organized and safe. Screening shelter residents to determine if they have special needs, having full accountability of who is in the shelter, and setting up the cots in a safe and organized manner are but a few of the issues RATS are trained on. Keith Morgan said, “We get a lot of spontaneous volunteers during disaster and we appreciate their assistance, but the people that really make a difference during an emergency response are the volunteers that have taken the time to learn some specialized skills. These RATS allows us to assign them this mis-
sion and know it will be done correctly in a safe manner. Sheltering is a task we couldn’t just give to spontaneous volunteers who have not been trained.” The Story County Coalition for Disaster Recovery (CDR)* and the American Red Cross are partnering in the new RATS program to train local citizens to learn how to set-up and open the emergency shelters. Also, RATS will receive annual training and exercise. In addition to Huxley’s latest team, the cities of Nevada and Story City also have trained RATS teams. This program is the first of its kind in the State of Iowa. Betty Boccella, the Coalition for Disaster Recovery Coordinator, said, “This is just one example of how volunteer organizations within communities can come together to be able to meet residents needs before, during, and after disasters. While this is some great progress, we have other projects the Coalitions for Disaster Recovery would like to tackle when we get more agencies onboard like pet sheltering or debris clean-up.” For more information about RATS, contact the Coalition for Disaster Recovery at storycountyiowacdr@ gmail.com
Twelve Golden K Kiwanis members participated in Ames annual Stash The Trash event on April 7. The Brookside Park area was their primary focus. Pictured from left, Team Leader Gene Pollmann, Bob Sperry, Craig Fulton, Dennis Senne, Dick Wilson, Tom Baas, John Abrams and Pete Peterson. Not pictured: Tom Peter, Don Muff, Jerry Chase and Roger Anderson. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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MAY 5
WOODCARVING SHOW: The Mid-Iowa Woodcarvers return for a one-day show from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 5, at Reiman Gardens in Ames. Guests will have the opportunity to view carving contest entries, watch carving demonstrations and participate in a hands-on lesson in whittling. Reiman Gardens admission is $9 adults, $8 for seniors ages 65 and up, $4.50 for youth ages 2 to 12, free for youth under 2, members and ISU students.
MAY 7
DAR MEETING: Sun Dial Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will meet at noon on Monday, May 7, at Green Hills Retirement Community, 2200 Hamilton Drive. A luncheon will be served, followed by a business meeting at 1 p.m. The speaker will be from the Slater Iowa Historical Society on the topic of “History of World War I.” the society developed a collection of World War I information and artifacts at the Slater location. All are welcome to attend. For luncheon reservations or more information, call Sharon Boen at (515) 231-3316.
MAY 7
DMACC ESL REGISTRATION: DMACC English As A Second Language (non-credit) Program registration will be at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Monday, May 7, at DMACC Hunziker Center, 1420 S. Bell Avenue, Ames. Summer classes are from May 14 to June 21, 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. For more information, contact Anneke at (515) 290-4775 or amundel@dmacc. edu.
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BLOOD DRIVE: LifeServe Blood Center will conduct a blood drive from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 10, at Story City Community Center, 503 Elm St.
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SONS OF NORWAY: The May Sons of Norway Kong Sverre Lodge’s event will be at 6 p.m. on Monday, May 14, at the Community Center, 503 Elm Ave., in Story City. The program will be “North Sea to South Seas: the Norwegian Sugar Cane Story” presented by Kate Martinson, retired Luther College professor and a Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum volunteer and trustee, and Karla Brown, Vesterheim development events coordinator. Guests can sample Norwegian delights such as gjetost, flatbrød, herring, and the “Syttende Mai” dessert table after the dinner. Cost is $7 for members and $12 for guests. Dinner is free for those who join that evening. It open to all interested in learning more about Scandinavian heritage and culture and guests are always welcome. For reservations, phone Shirley Frandson (515) 733-4482 or Ingrid Place (515) 292-7513 by Thursday, May 10.
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Fifth- and sixth-grade students from Ames Christian School delivered items collected during a food drive at the school. The project was a Thrivent Financial Action Team Event. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Ames Christian School students support local food pantry Students at Ames Christian School (ACS) gave back to the community recently by participating in a food drive to collect donations for a local food
pantry during the week of April 16 to 20. Students and families at ACS brought food donations to the school during the week and the fifthand sixth-grade class helped deliver the food items to Bethesda Community Food Pantry. The students also helped sort the donations at the pantry as part of the project. In addition to helping sort the food donations, students had an opportunity to learn about who the food pantry serves and participate in a simulated shopping activity. The students wrote down which items they
would choose based on a pretend family and according to the pantry rules. The Food Drive was a Thrivent Financial Action Team event. Thrivent makes seed funding available to Thrivent members to help leverage the time, energy, funds and connections within local communities and benefit the places where Thrivent members live and work. Action Team seed funds were used to promote the food drive with reusable bags. The fifth- and sixthgrade class wanted to encourage families to be ecologically friendly as part of the project in addition to making food donations. Food pantry volunteers estimated the food collected by the students would be the equivalent of a few days worth.
Above: The fifth- and sixth-grade students from Ames Christian School assume simulated families and pretend to pick out food according to the food pantry guidelines. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Left: Food is sorted by the fifth- and sixthgrade students from Ames Christian School at Bethesda Community Food Pantry in Ames. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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Nevada High School agriculture education students and FFA members invested many hours studying poultry carcasses, diseases and management protocols after school, in the evenings and on weekends in the classroom. Clockwise, from left, Rylee Stevenson, Noah Nusbaum, Catelynn Adelmund and Averie Dobson. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Nevada FFA poultry evaluation students were, from left, Noah Nusbaum, Catelynn Adelmund, Rylee Stevenson and Averie Dobson. Not pictured: Kevin Cooper, Nevada FFA advisor. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Nevada FFA earns silver award at State FFA Poultry Evaluation A Nevada FFA team earned a silver award in the Iowa FFA Poultry Evaluation event held at the Hanson Center on Tuesday, April 23. The FFA Poultry Evaluation Evaluation Career Development
Event provides an opportunity for FFA members to display their agricultural knowledge and skills in the area of Poultry Evaluation. Activities included: placing classes of live poultry;
placing and grading classes of ready to cook poultry; grading classes of egg interiors and exteriors; identifying and grading further process poultry products, and a poultry production
examination. There were 338 members participating from 88 chapters. The Poultry Evaluation and Technology Career Development Event was coordinated and conducted by
Cameron Hall and the Poultry Science Staff of the Animal Science Department at Iowa State University. The Iowa FFA Poultry Evaluation Career Development Event was made possible
with support from the Iowa Poultry Association through the Iowa FFA Foundation. Newly Weds Foods, U.S. Poultry and Egg Association, and Tyson Foods, Inc.
Ames Woman’s Club essay winners selected Ames Woman’s Club held its annual essay contest for eighth-grade students at the Ames Middle School. The theme was “Life as a Middle School Student.” The prizes were $125 for first place, $100 for second place and $75 for third place. From left, Ames Middle School teacher Joe Doolittle, first-place winner Ava Chopskie, second-place winner Faag Nian, thirdplace winner Tanya Fan and Ames Woman’s Club member Nilam Engstrom. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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Members of Beta Sigma Psi.
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Fraternity moves habitat store Photo courtesy of Eugenia Hartsook, Story County Extension.
Free Fishing Day at Dakins Lake June 1 Story County, Story County Conservation and the Threshold Learning Center have teamed up to offer a family fun free afternoon of fishing at Dakins Lake, 70613 130th St., Zearing. From 1 to 4 p.m. on Friday, June 1, participants can learn fishing basics, including tying knots and casting,
play miniature golf to learn about fish types found in Dakins Lake, participate in a pond study and even race minnows. This is a free family event hosted during the Iowa DNR’s Free Family Fishing Weekend, where all family members are able to fi sh without a license. Fishing poles, tack-
le box and bait will be provided. Families are welcome to picnic before the event. The campground is open for families that decide to extend their time at Dakins Lake. For more information, contact Mary Wilkins, Story County Extension, at (515) 3826551 or at mwilkins@ iastate.edu.
It was a Monday evening in March when 30 young men from Iowa State University met Dan Thomsen, Ames Habitat for Humanity Store manager. The goal that evening was to move everything from the store’s 1,200-squarefoot annex to the store’s new location. Six truckloads and four hours later, the annex was essentially bare. Beta Sigma Psi, a fraternity at Iowa State, has as its national philanthropy Habitat for Humanity. Each year, the fraternity hosts a fundraising event to benefit Habitat. Two years ago, the chapter decided it wanted to do more than fundraise for Habitat. President
Ethan Laughery says the chapter decided to direct its community service hours to Habitat, with special focus on the Ames Habitat Store. Each week, one or two members come to the Habitat Store to help with pickups, deliveries and organization of inventory. The men have also assisted in getting the new store set up. Formerly the home of Heartland Baptist Church, the new Habitat Store needed to convert the worship space to house building materials, hardware and appliances. That conversion meant putting together more than 50 shelving units, much easier with help from the fraternity and other ISU volunteers.
Manager Dan Thomsen praised their involvement. “Many of our regular volunteers are retirement age; and they welcome young, strong, energetic people. It is great to see the enthusiasm … and it saves a lot of backs!” Two of the men agreed this service to Habitat has created a very special connection with the community for the fraternity members who are involved. It is a way to get away from laptops and assignments and to make a difference that is more than working for a high GPA. But staff and volunteers at the Habitat Store would certainly give the group a 4.0 and a lot of gratitude.