INSIDE: REAL ESTATE WEEKLY • COMMUNITY NEWS VOLUME 11, ISSUE 6 • WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 2018
CALENDAR OF EVENTS MAY 10
BLOOD DRIVE: Spend an hour donating blood and save three local lives at the Story City and Roland Communities Blood Drive from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 10, at Story City Community Center, 503 Elm St.
MAY 10
MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT GROUP: The NAMI Connections peer support group will be from 2 to 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 10, at the NAMI of Central Iowa Wellness Center, 416 Douglas Ave., Suite 205, Ames. 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 11
SVS AUDITIONS: All seniors in Story County are invited to audition for the 24th-annual Senior Variety Show, “Simply Stellar,” from 3 to 5 p.m. on Friday, May 11, at Northminster Presbyterian Church, 1416 20th St. Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 17, and at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 18. For more information, visit SeniorVarietyShow. org or call (515) 292-9394.
MAY 11
PUBLIC GARDENS DAY: For National Public Gardens Day, Reiman Gardens will offer free admission from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, May 11. It also will host “Meet-A-Scientist” from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., where you can meet local scientists who will share their research and knowledge with you through fun hands-on activities and conversation.
MAY 12
MOTHER’S DAY TEA: Nevada Community Historical Society is hosting a Mother’s Day Tea from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 12, at Dyer-Dowell House, 922 Fifth St., Nevada. Cost is $15 per person, and registration is required. To register, contact Maxine at (515) 3826703.
MAY 12
AMES BIKE RIDE: Join Ames Mayor John Haila and members of the Ames City Council on a bike ride at 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 12, at Ames City Hall. Bicyclists will leave City Hall and head toward Brookside Park. The bike ride will proceed to Furman Aquatic Center before continuing north to Ada Hayden Heritage Park. No registration necessary. The bike ride is free and open to all.
MAY 13
YOUTH WRITER’S WORKSHOP:
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Ames Public Library is seeking middle and high school writers for its “Play With Words” collaborative project. The workshop, facilitated by ISU English professor David Zimmerman, is sponsored by Ames Children’s Theater, Iowa State Center and the library, meets For more events, see page 3
David Miller, second from right, a member of the Rotary Club of Ames Morning, was honored with the Paul Hellwege Guardian of Integrity award on April 14. Fellow Rotarians on hand to honor Dave were, from left, Elizabeth Miner, Jerri Heid, Karen Kiel Rosser, Al Hermanson, Dave Miller and Carolyn Jons. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Local Rotarian honored with Paul Hellwege Guardian of Integrity Award David Miller, a member of the Rotary Club of Ames Morning, was honored with the Paul Hellwege Guardian of Integrity award on April 14. He was one of only 13 Rotarians in the Iowa District 6000 to receive the award this year.
Hellwege was a past governor of Rotary District 6000. The award was created to honor those whose life exemplifi es the attributes and passion for ethics and integrity in his or her vocation, business, and personal life that Paul Hellwege exemplified. The Rotary Club of Ames
Morning recognized Dave Miller for modeling these integrity traits. Nominators highlighted Dave’s positive impact as a Rotarian, as associate vice president for facilities, planning and management at Iowa State University, as a community volunteer, and as a father and grandfather.
Roland-Story ag shop students complete outdoor sign projects Roland-Story agriculture shop students have completed their fi rst long-term project of the semester which was called the “outdoor sign” project. The project took the students a month to complete in which they created designs that went on both sides of their plywood. The students then learned skill sets in squaring lumber, prepping plywood, use of routers, and then in the fi nishing aspect of painting and staining. Their final steps included fabricating frames for their signs and clear coating for extra protection. According to Brad
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The 15 Roland-Story ag shop students show off their outdoor signs.
Taylor, agriculture education instructor, “This was a project
that defi nitely kept the students busy with the detailed work to
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be done with painting and the other aspects of finishing.”