INSIDE: REAL ESTATE WEEKLY • COMMUNITY NEWS VOLUME 11, ISSUE 5 • WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 2018
CALENDAR OF EVENTS MAY 2
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.
MAY 4
‘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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FREE COMIC BOOK DAY:
AMES, IA 50010 PERMIT NO. 22
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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.