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Mental health support group: The NAMI Connections peer support group is from 2 to 3:30 pm. every Thursday at the NAMI of Central Iowa Wellness Center, 416 Douglas Ave., Suitte 205. Come hear from others who are also learning how to live in recovery with a mental illness.
SCARC meeting: The Story County Amateur Radio Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. in North Conference Rooms A and B on the first floor of Mary Greeley Medical Center. Clint Miller, KC0JUO, will lead a discussion of the club’s preparation for Field Day 2017. Parking is available near the MGMC northeast entrance. This meeting is free and open to the public.
JUNE 3
Spring dance recital: The students of Beth Clarke and Nicole Seid Studio of Dance will perform their spring dance at 2 p.m. (preschool tograde 5) and 4:30 p.m. (grades 6 to 12) on Saturday, June 3, and Sunday, June 4, at Ames City Auditorium Tickets are available at the door, adults $6 and children.
JUNE 4
Songs of WWI program: The Story City Historical Society will sponsor a special presentation of “Celebrating the Songs of WWI” with Sylvia Munsen at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 4, in the Carriage House Museum, 619 Grand Ave., Story City. Follow the history of the war through viewing sheet music covers and join in singing some of the tunes such as “Smiles,” “Over There,” Ja-Da,” It’s Long, Long Way to Tipperary” and “For Me and My Gal.” This presentation is in conjunction with a special exhibit on WWI at the Carriage House Museum which opened in April. The event is free and open to the public.
JUNE 5
Bridge playing: Ames Woman’s Club will meet to play bridge from 1 to 3 p.m. on the first Monday of June, July and August at the Clubhouse, 106 S. Dakota Ave. Visitors are welcome. For information, call Dorothy at (515) 2311893.
JUNE 6
Teaching art workshop: The Ames Community Arts Council is hosting a free workshop, “Teaching Art: How to Craft a Class,” conducted by local artists from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, June 6, at the Octagon Center for the Arts, 427 Douglas Ave., Ames. The workshop is free and open to everyone.
‘Dirty Rotten Scoundrels’ closes ACTORS season 61 The hilarious musical “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” tells the tale of two con men: the very sophisticated Lawrence Jameson and the small-time American grifter, Freddy Benson. Lawrence, who lives on the French Riviera, earns most of his money through big cons on wealthy, unsuspecting women. Freddy also earns his money by conning unsuspecting wealthy women; however, his approach is a little less … suave. When the two meet, Lawrence takes Freddy under his wing. Very quickly egos collide, and the fun begins. This fastpaced, hysterically funny musical comedy features a delightfully jazzy score and will keep you guessing until the end.
“Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” is based on the popular Steve Martin fi lm. The Broadway musical starred John Lithgow and Norbert Leo Butz Dirty Rotten Scoundrels was nominated for an amazing 10n Tony awards, and Norbert Leo Butz was awarded the Tony for best leading actor. ACTORS talented cast includes a number of new faces in principal roles. Nicholas Root (Lawrence) most recently played El Gallo in The Fantasticks at Ankeny Community Theater. He has also performed at the Urbandale Community Theater, the Knoxville Community Theater and the Des Moines Playhouse. Kris VerSteegt (Muriel) is an adjunct faculty member
in music education at Iowa State University, is a general music specialist with the Ankeny Community Schools, and teaches at the Summer Music Institute for Drake University every other summer. This is her stage debut. Josh McCauley (Andre) is new to Ames but was very active with the Community Players Theater in Bloomington, Ill.; Opera Illinois in Peoria, Ill.; and Heartland Theater in Normal, Ill. Josh’s stage credits include Boeing, Boeing; Seussical The Musical; and Laughter on the 23rd Floor. Stephanie Schneider (Christine) has been active with a number of community theaters, including the Knoxville Community Theater
Gilbert High School inducts Thespian Society members
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Roland Public Library will kick off its summer reading with the Science Center of Iowa “Building Blunders” program at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, June 6, at the library, 221 N. Main St. All ages are invited to attend this fun and educational presentation. Please call (515) 388-4086 with any questions.
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Ten Gilbert students recently were inducted into the Thespian Society. From left, Drew Wilson, Olivia Fink, Natalie Lawrence, Rebecca Wickert, Naomi White, Greta Sents, Liza Nelson and Mackenzie Carder. Two other students who were inducted but are not pictured were Elizabeth Cowley and Durga Sritharan. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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Ten Gilbert students were inducted into the Thespian Society, the student honorary organization of the Educational Theatre Association, on Wednesday, May 17. This is the first year Gilbert has had a thespian organization since the early 2000s. In order to become a thespian, students must earn points toward induction by being actively involved in theatre throughout high school, whether that be onstage or off.
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Grace Francis & Kaitlin Wegner stand next to a bucket full of high quality soil in the Cat 430D backhoe tractor. Swanson Farms loaned the tractor to the chapter to use for loading. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
From left, Sam Abraham, Megan Mumm and Kaitlyn Wegner wear reflective vest for safety due to loading soil from trailer along street, north Ames on Harrison Drive. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Nevada FFA plant, sod, soil sales exceed $5,000 So far, the Nevada High School FFA plant and soil sales surpassed $5,000. “Hats off to the students that came in at night and on Saturdays to prepare and
sell plants,” said FFA adviser Kevin Cooper. Plant products offered included hanging baskets, individual flowering plants, tomatoes and other vegetable plants.
In addition to selling plants, Cooper and the students loaded up good topsoil and delivered to customers in Ames, Nevada, and Colo.
Some of the soil was picked up at the site, but some big loads were trailered to residences. “Sometimes challenging to maneuver down some of the
alleys, but we were careful,” Cooper said. Total plant sales to date are $4,188, and total soil amd sod sales to date are $815. In addition to
plants and soil, ag students and FFA members cut sod, delivered and set the sod. Ames Bobcat provided a hydrostatic sod cutter at no charge.
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Keller Williams Realty helps with spring cleaning
A group of volunteers from Keller Williams Realty in Ames recently participated in Red Day, the Keller Williams annual day of service. All of the Keller Williams offices
around the world closed this day to provide service to the communities around them. The agents of Keller Williams Ames visited each of our homes to do lots of
spring cleaning. They worked inside and out mulching trees, cleaning gutters, tilling a garden and so much more. And, they didn’t do it alone; they had
help from Sam’s Club in Ames, Sue Hansen and Beau Christiansen, from Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, and Iowa Home Consulting. Thank you to all involved.
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From left, Holly Ritland, of FCS, Mitch Shorkey, Chris Berends, of FCS, Zach Shadlow, Madison Friest (accepting the check), Lindsey Larson, Max Halstead, Zach Taylor and Nick Miller of FCS. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Department Head Randy Martindale and Wastewater Manager Derrick Janssen show a Roland-Story class one of the waste treatment buildings where the wastewater is going through a separation process. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Roland-Story biology class tours wastewater treatment plant Students in the Roland-Story biology class recently toured the Story City Wastewater Treatment Plant where Department Head Randy Martindale and Wastewater Manager Derrick Janssen
lead the students in a tour and gave explanations on the processes that happen. According to Brad Taylor, biology class instructor, “this was a very interesting and informative tour. Derrick
mentioned on numerous time the amount of biology, chemistry and bio-chemistry that is called upon to ensure that water released from the plant is safely introduced into the Skunk River.”
Roland-Story FFA receives donation from FCS of America The Roland-Story FFA was recently presented a check from Farm Credit Services of America to assist with expenses of the FFA community garden. This year the local FFA chapter has increased the size of their garden. According to Brad Taylor, chapter advisor, “This was a very
generous offer by Farm Credit Services to assist us with our garden. The money will be used in a variety of ways to increase the production potential of our garden.” This will be the fourth year the FFA has had a community garden. It is located at the WinField Solutions facility and con-
sists of a variety of various vegetables as well as a three-acre patch of sweet corn. The members will be adding a small fruit tree orchard this spring. All produce goes to the local food pantry. In the past three years, the small garden site has provided nearly 7.5 tons of fresh produce.
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Ag business class members working at the concessions stand included Max Halstead, Matthew Hougland, Madison Friest and Zach Shadlow. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
FFA members wrap and package hot dogs to be put into the sack lunches.
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Roland-Story FFA sponsors lunches for Little Norse Relays Roland-Story FFA members under the direction of Committee Chairs Sierra Tate and Meri McMullen, recently planned and packaged 450 sack lunch meals free of charge for all elementary students, staff and associates for their Little Norse Relays which were held at the school track. Besides Meri and Sierra, there were fifteen other FFA members who worked on the project and
included: Madi Hall, Allyson Coghlan, Veronica Johnson, Allison Wuebker, Taylor Blythe, Angela Harestad, Kaitlyn Strobl, Blake Lebeck, Cora Twedt, Brendan Taylor, Angela Beyer, Megan Stevenson, Anne Wilgenbusch, Aaron Seydell and Madelyn Arthur. Sponsorship for the meals came from donations from various community businesses including GNB Banks, MBS Genetics, Reliance State
Bank, Oakland Corp and the RS FFA. According to Brad Taylor, FFA Advisor, “this was an activity that began 10 years ago and is one that shows how a small group of dedicated
students can work together in a collaborative effort to accomplish a beneficial end result. We know that the parents and staff at the elementary are very appreciative of the donations from
area businesses and the support that patrons show on behalf of our elementary students.” In addition, several students from the ag business class ran a concessions stand at
the football field to raise money for next year’s sack lunch meals. They included Max Halstead, Matthew Hougland, Madison Friest, Mitch Shorkey, Zach Taylor and Zach Shadlow.
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From left, Adah Leshem (CBiRC pre-college program coordinator); Ames High School students: Michael Holm, Melissa Liu, Jourdan-Ashle Barnes, Zachary Lynch, Natalie Cross, Deeksha Sarda, Rucha Kelkar, Kavya Raju and Jennifer Lillo (CBiRC pre-college program coordinator). CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Ames High Young Engineers and Scientists present work at reception Sixteen weeks of research and preparation carried out by Ames High School’s Young Engineers and Scientists (YES) culminated in a poster reception in the Ames High School Media
Center May 10. The students presented their work to peers, parents and faculty from Iowa State University and Ames High School. Funded through ISU’s Center for Bio-
renewable Chemicals (CBiRC), YES is part of CBiRC’s pre-college education strategic plan to form longstanding partnerships with central Iowa school districts and school districts locat-
ed in relative proximity to CBiRC partner institutions. According to CBiRC’s website, the pre-college programs’ mission is to “effectively impart in the next generation of students the relevance of engineering professions; the skills required to succeed and the value in our technological society.” This program is coordinated at Ames High School by ELP teachers Nicole Kuhns and Julie Skaar. Students receive high school credit as they work on projects conducted under the mentorship of CBiRC faculty. They develop
literature research and laboratory recording skills and gain exposure to both academic and career opportunities in engineering. Rucha Kelkar, a junior at Ames High, said one of the best experiences from her internship was talking with the university students with whom she worked with about colleges and majors. “One of them was pursuing much of what I was considering for my future and it was great to get fi rst-hand advice from a current college student,” Kelkar said. “Chemical/biological engineering is some-
thing I’m interested in and am considering continuing after graduating high school.” The laboratory internship not only imparted junior Natalie Cross important knowledge specific to animal science, but also taught her lab safety, etiquette and basic skills such as pipetting, which are applicable to any laboratory setting. “Because of this experience my future plans to study something related to animals has solidifi ed and this internship really opened my eyes to some of the diverse possibilities available,” Cross said.
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Altrusa International of Ames Inc. recently gave Service Awards of $500 each to graduating seniors, from left, Jade Elliott and Natalie Tryon, of Roland-Story High School, and Charlotte Lenkaitis, of Ames High School, with Mary Mekemson, Altrusa service chair. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
The Ames High School Key Club 2017-18 officers were installed on Tuesday, May 2. From left, Natalie Cross, treasurer; Emma Cai, president; Melissa Liu, vice president; Hannah Huang, editor/historian; Aspen Holm, secretary; Randy Griffith, Kiwanis advisor; and Cynthia Gillette, AHS faculty advisor and installing officer. The Key Club is sponsored by Key Club International and by the Ames Town and Country Kiwanis Club. Key Clubs are the largest student-governed High School service clubs in the world with 260,000 members in 5,000 clubs in 17 countries. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Nina Morris, of Maxwell, graduated from Cornell College Bachelor of Arts degree in geology. Lee C. Grim, of Ames, was named to the honor roll at MidAmerica Nazarene University. To be named to the honor roll, honorees must
Twelve Ames Golden K members and spouses attended the Nevada Kiwanis 45th anniversary celebration on April 18. Nebraska-Iowa Kiwanis District Governor Jim Dane and his spouse and Division 11 Lieutenant Governor Andy Webb were guests of honor. Kent Ziebell was inducted as a new Kiwanis member by Ames Golden K President Pete Peterson and Governor Dane. Golden K attendees were, front, from left, Pete Peterson, Duane Brodie, Barbara Brodie, Jackie Arthur, Craig Fulton, Gina Spohnheimer, Alan Spohnheimer and Bonnie Trede; and back, from left, John Arthur, Don Muff, Kent Ziebell, Larry Trede and Gov. Dane. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Pete Peterson, Kent Ziebell and Jim Dane the Nevada Kiwanis 45th anniversary celebration on April 18. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
have a GPA betweern 3.2-3.49. Timothy Arron DeGroot, of Ames, was named to the dean’s list at South Dakota State University. To be named to the dean’s list, honorees must have a GPA of 3.5 while taking 12 or more credits.
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as Cinderella in Into the Woods. At the Des Moines Playhouse, she was in “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe” and was most recently seen in “Young Frankenstein.” You’ll also see many familiar faces in this production. Christian Manahl portrays Freddy, and Chelsea Wall is Jolene. Members of the ensemble are Amy Zmolek, Ben Smith, Clayton Johnson, Donald Kom, Judy Brown, Kelly Zmolek, Kyle Peter, Lynn Lloyd, Mary Richards, Madison Ollila, Mataya Huling, Jayne Anderson, Sally Miller, Morgan Mulford and Tim Gleason. New ensemble members are Jana Egan and Lincoln VerSteegt. Performances will be at 7 p.m. on June 9, 10, 16, 27, 22, 23, and 24, and at 2 p.m. on June 25. Tickets for “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” may be purchased at Ali Cakes at 300 Main Street in Downtown Ames. Tickets may also be purchased by credit card or with season ticket coupon codes at actorsinc.org. Thanks to a grant from the Ames Convention and Visitors Bureau, ticket holders will be able to gather before Clayton Johnson, Stephanie Schneider Jana Egan, Nicholas Root and Morgan Mulford in a scene from “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.” each performance for hors d’oeuvres CONTRIBUTED PHOTO prepared by West Hy-Vee.
Dine out Spring dance recital June 3-4 in Ames
These students from Beth Clarke and Nicole Seid Studio of Dance will perform in the annual spring dance recital at 2 p.m. (preschoolgrade 5) and at 4:30 p.m. (grades 6-12) on Saturday and Sunday, June 3 and 4, at Ames City Auditorium. Tickets will be available at the door. Pictured performers are front row, from left, Grace Brodie, Harper Hatten, Taryn Eckert, Cailyn Brown and Raegan Olilla; middle row, from left, Zoey Bauer, Quinn Weber, Hanna Hyde and Evelynn Hanson; and back row, from left, Addison Donovan, Stella Martensen, Ursina Braun, Ada Weber and Delaney Jones. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO