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Judge Story’s Theatrical Troupe invites you to meet ‘The Addams Family’ Judge Story’s Theatrical Troupe (JSTT) is proud to announce their Summer 2017 musical “The Addams Family.” This production is a musical comedy by Andrew Lippa, Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice. It is based on the characters created by Charles Addams single-panel cartoons. Set in present day New York City, “The Addams Family” is a delightful and ghoulish “mash-up” that examines love, loyalty and the binds that tie family. Wednesday Addams, eldest daughter of Gomez and Morticia Addams, is in love with Lucas. Lucas, however, isn’t exactly what her parents would call appropriate husband material. What will happen when Lucas and his parents come for dinner and are subsequently trapped at the Addams Family household? Old and new troupe members have been working together since the end of March to bring this play to life. JSTT will perform “The Addams Family” Thursday, June 1, through See ADDAMS on page 12
The cast of “The Addams Family.” CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR
May 17
North Grand farmers’ market: The North Grand farmers’ market has moved outside for the summer, with hours of 3 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday and 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the JCPenney parking lot.
May 18
Ames Chamber Artists auditions: Audition to sing for Ames Chamber Artists between 6 to 9 p.m. on May 18 and May 25 at Bethesda Lutheran Church. Auditions are 15 minutes and can be scheduled by contacting David Johnson at (515) 2258334, Ext. 12, or davejohnson @faithlc.org. Rehearsals are from 5:35 to 7:20 p.m. on Thursdays at Bethesda
Lutheran Church. Regular and reliable attendance is encouraged.
May 20
Democracy Ball: Sponsored by the Boone County Democrats, this will be an evening of food, drink, music (by Flashback), dancing, auctions and speakers, including current Iowa legislators candidates running for office in the next election. It will be from 6 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, May 20, at the Iowa Army National Guard Armory, 700 Corporal Roger Snedden Drive, Boone. Tickets are $20.20 per person, and all children 12 and under are admitted free. Tickets may be purchased at the door or at goo.gl/sotixk. Iowa Able Run: The Iowa Able Foundation will
host a benefit run at 8 a.m. on Saturday, May 20, at Ada Hayden Park. There will be a 2.5K, 5K, 10K and 400M Kids Fun Run to benefit the Iowa Able Foundation. Resister for the run at http://iowaable. org/iowa-able-run/
May 21
Open House at the Village Cooperative: Tour the Village Cooperative of Ames, a 55+ Independent Living Facility from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 21, at 2525 Bobcat Drive, off of Oakwood Road. Call (515) 292-4849 or visit villagecooperative.com for more information.
May 23
“Main Street Building Secrets”: Sharon Wirth and
Judy Gilger will present a program on the “secrets” of Main Street buildings from 7 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, May 23, at Ames Public Library. While researching for the recent downtown historical plaque project, Wirth and Gilger uncovered many intriguing facts about downtown Ames. Hear interesting tidbits that were discovered.
May 24
Mental health support group: A second weekly NAMI Connections peer support group will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Wednesdays at the NAMI-CI 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.
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Story County Genealogical Society conference held in Ames More than 50 family historians attended the Spring Conference, Genealogy Basics: Fundamentals for Family Historians, hosted by the Story County Genealogical Society and Ames Public Library. This free all-day event was April 29 at Ames Public Library. The speaker of the conference was Prairie Roots Research founder Alice Hoyt Veen. The conference had two morning session and two afternoon sessions. The first morning session covered how to get started in on your family history project including using basic family charts. The second morning session covered keeping
From left, Nancy Long, SCGS president; Mary Logsdon, Ames Public Library Adult Services; Bonnie Samuel, SCGS vice president; and Alice Hoyt Veen, speaker. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
your family records organized by using research plans and logs. Alice also showed us how to keep records organized in notebooks and on the
computer with directory structure and genealogy software. The afternoon sessions covered using federal
census records and courthouse records. She used many interesting examples from her research. By using these
examples, she showed us how to evaluate and draw conclusions from the records. For example, she created timelines of the person she researched and showed how this could lead to the next step in the research process. Examples of feedback from the conference include such statements as: “Enjoyed the whole day,” “Great 1st Conference!”, “Learned … Importance of recording sources … Timelines are helpful … Do a research logs! So you don’t duplicate your efforts.” For almost 50 years,
Story County Genealogical Society has been providing genealogy educational opportunities for family researchers. Besides having monthly meetings with guest speakers and periodic help sessions, they have partnered with Ames Public Library to offer many other learning opportunities like the Spring Genealogy Conference. They include the popular Genealogy Plus! program, Computer Users Group for Genealogists, Basic Genealogy Classes and Intermediate Genealogy classes.
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Members of the board of directors are Lindsey Larson (director of marketing), Zach Taylor (CFO), Madison Friest (company president), Zach Shadlow (operations manager), Max Halstead, Mitch Shorkey (CEO) and Matthew Hougland. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Roland-Story agriculture business class learn business management Roland-Story ag business students have been studying concepts of business management and record keeping by forming and operating their own businesses dealing with the production and marketing of beef jerky. According to Brad Taylor, agriculture education instructor and FFA advisor, “The basis of this unit of
instruction is for the students to gain an understanding of the importance of keeping records when operating any business — small to large.” The unit consists of students forming a company in which they were considered the “Board of Directors.” They then voted for a CEO, and CFO to oversee
the business operations. Students were “hired” to fill positions such as director of marketing and plant operations manager. The Board of Directors worked with the CEO to come up with a name for the company (The Twitching Cow) and name of their product (Brown Sugar Bourbon and Garlic).
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Roland-Story agriculture business students package beef jerky. The students have been studying concepts of business management and record keeping by forming and operating their own businesses dealing with the production and marketing of beef jerky CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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ADDAMS: Tickets reserved Continued from page 1
Sunday, June 4, and Saturday, June 10, and Sunday, June 11. Thursday and Saturday performances will start at 7 p.m. with 1:30 p.m. Sunday performances. The play will be performed at Story Theater Grand Opera House, 512 Broad St., in Story City. Musical tickets are reserved seating and cost $15 per person. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for the evening performances and 1 p.m. for the Sunday matinee. Tickets may be purchased in person at the Greater Chamber
Connection (GCC) from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday at 524 Broad St., Story City. You may also order tickets over the phone by calling the GCC at (515) 733-4214. If you have questions, or need special arrangements to purchase tickets, please email judgestorytroupe@ gmail.com. Tickets are reserved and may be purchased prior to performances or at the door when the doors open. The cast and crew have been having a wonderful time putting together the show and look forward to sharing it with you in June.
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R-S’s Lester receives 2017 Dekalb Agricultural Accomplishment Award Brayden Lester, of Roland-Story High School, was recently presented the school’s highest agricultural honor, the Dekalb Agricultural Accomplishment Award, sponsored by Monsanto Company. Lester, the son of Brent and Amy Lester, received the award for excellence in academics, leadership and agricultural work experience. Lester’s significant experiences and accomplishments have included his SAE project, being a chapter officer for three years and serving as a District FFA officer the past year.
Brad Taylor is Lester’s agricultural education instructor at Roland-Story High School. This year, the Dekalb Agricultural Accomplishment Award celebrates its 70th anniversary. Over these 70 years, more than 168,000 high school seniors from across the country have received the award, which has become a symbol for excellence and the school’s highest agricultural honor. As the winner of the 2017 Award, Lester’s name will be recorded on a permanent plaque displayed at RolandStory High School. Brayden Lester at the 2017 Iowa State FFA Convention at Hilton Coliseum. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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Ames Chinese Language Academy celebrates the end of the semester Ames Chinese Language Academy celebrated the end of spring semester through a family fun event on Sunday, May 7, at 4911 Lincoln Way. ACLA students’ performances were reading classic
Chinese poems, acting in a traditional Chinese fairytales play, singing songs and more. Additionally, they extended their celebration with visits from Ames Public Library’s Bookmobile
and Smyles, firefighters, fire trucks, Ames Police Officer Eric Snyder and a police car. Youth Services Manager Jerri Heid, of Ames Public Library, and Chinese teacher Jin Wang, of Ames Chinese Language Academy, read a series of bilingual (English and Chinese) stories “The Monkey King,” which is the most well-known Chinese mythological figure. Smyles the dog also came along and the Bookmobile provided plenty of books, including ones in Chinese. Ames Police and Fire Departments paid a visit and the students were extremely excited to meet
Children from Ames Chinese Language Academy explore a Ames fire truck.
their heroes, learn more about them, and get a taste of being a fireman or a
police officer. Students sat inside the fire trucks or police car, and explored much more than they read from books or see them on the street. Ames Chinese Language Academy is a nonprofit organization. Academy Vice President Jingtao Wang said the mission is to enrich local multiple culture and to engage of building more solid bonding between Chinese and diverse
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communities in Story County. In partnership with Ames Public Library, ACLA serves two regular outreach programs including Chinese story time and Chinese Salon. Partnership with KHOI, ACLA represents China on every occasion traditional Chinese hoûday.All these programs are dedicated to promote Chinese culture, communication and contribution in Story County community.
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Ames Golden K members hold interclub at Roland Kiwanis
The Ames Golden K Interclub attendees were, seated, from left, Gene Pollmann, Gina Spohnheimer, Craig Fulton and Duane Brodie; standing, from left, Dennis Senne, Larry Vallery, Terry Wycoff, Lonnie Mannes, Bob Sperry, Don Muff, Dick Wilson, Alan Spohnheimer, Wayne Hagemoser, John Arthur, Larry Johnson, Larry Trede and Pete Peterson. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
From left, Ames Golden K Secretary Larry Trede, Brad Taylor and Roland Kiwanis member Jim Hassedrock. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Seventeen Ames Golden K Kiwanis members attended the Roland Kiwanis dinner meeting on May 2 in Roland. Roland-Story ag/ science/FFA teacher Brad Taylor was the featured speaker and shared many stories covering his 39 years of experience with the Roland-Story schools.
Mina Farahbakhsh, of Cambridge, earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree in molecular and integrative physiology from the University of Kansas. Mariah Elizabeth Keech, of Story City earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
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Auditions set for Ames Children’s Choirs
Ames Golden K Kiwanis presented a check for $300 on April 4 to Food At First in support of their efforts to provide meals and pantry items to families and individuals in need. From left, Ron Skrdla, Ames Golden K, Tom Fenton, Food at First, and Golden K’s Dennis Smith. For more information about Ames Golden K, please check www.amesgoldenk.org. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Placement auditions for the 2017-18 season of the Ames Children’s Choirs will be from May 15 to 30. The program includes three choirs, preparatory choir, chorale and concert choir for boys and girls ages 7 to 18 with treble voices. For the placement audition, singers are encouraged
to sing a folk or patriotic song but are welcome to audition without a prepared song. No previous experience or vocal training is required for participation in the choirs, only the ability to match pitch and maintain a melody and the desire and commitment to participate in a choral ensemble of
excellence. A tuition fee will be assessed to cover the cost of facilities, instruction, music and administration. Please contact info@ ameschildrenschoirs.org or (515) 290-1422 to receive more information about the program and/or to arrange for a specific audition time.
Ames students take honors at Iowa Junior Academy of Science Competition Ames High School students participated in the
Iowa Junior Academy of Science poster and oral
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presentations competition at University of Northern Iowa on April 21, sharing their completed science research projects with science professionals and science educators from across the state. Seniors Eve Scheibe and Achala Thippeswamy earned a $500 scholarship for their team research project. Helen Hu was named first delegate and David Kim was named second delegate to represent the state of Iowa at the 2018 American Junior Academy of Science meeting in Austin, Texas, in February 2018. Only two points separated all Ames High School participants. Other participants were Tifany Chu, Caleb Kong, Merrina Lan, Hana Lee and Abigail Tibben.