INSIDE: REAL ESTATE WEEKLY • COMMUNITY NEWS VOLUME 11, ISSUE 13 • WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 2018
CALENDAR OF EVENTS JUNE 27: COFFEE AND CONVERSATION:
Hoggatt School now open for the summer
Have feedback to give to the Ames Tribune about what’s going on around Ames? Join Editor Michael Crumb and business reporter Dan Mika for free coffee and discussion about what’s happening with the Tribune, Ames and Story County from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 27, at Cafe Diem, 229 Main St.
JUNE 28 MUNICIPAL BAND: The Ames Municipal Band will play at 8 p.m. on Thursday, June 28, at Bandshell Park. The Ames Choral Society will provide the pre-show entertainment at 7 p.m., and will sing with the band. The concert is free and attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets.
JUNE 29 AMES ON THE HALF SHELL: The Burnin’ Sensations will play this week’s Ames on the Half Shell from 5 to 8 p.m. on Friday, June 29, at Bandshell Park. Admission is $5. Cornbred Barbecue and Carlos Quesadillas food trucks will be on site. Proceeds from the night will go to Food at First.
JUNE 30 YOGA IN THE PARK: Join yoga instructors from various Yoga studios in Ames at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 10, at Bandshell Park for a free class appropriate for all skill levels. Get a different yoga experience every week from one of the volunteer instructors. It is hosted by Ames Parks and Recreation.
Visitors to Hoggatt School on June 10 enjoyed ice cream, old-fashioned soap making, 1860s music and a pioneer photo booth. Hoggatt was the first school in Ames, serving area children from 1862-68. It was moved to the Meeker School grounds and restored by the Ames Historical Society in the 1980s. The school now serves as a one-room schoolhouse museum, with interpretive programming each Sunday afternoon in the summer. A full list of Hoggatt School programs this summer can be found on the calendar at www.ameshistory.org. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Ames dedicates garden
JUNE 30 AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL: Amnesty International will meet at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 30, in the Dale Ross Board Room, Ames Public Library. We will discuss human rights issues and write letters on behalf of individuals whose human rights have been violated. The work is appropriate for high school age and older but younger children are welcome in the meeting room. Bring a laptop or write letters by hand. Writing supplies, a printer and refreshments are provided.
JULY 1 HERITAGE HALL MUSEUM: The Slater Area Historical Association will be open during the Fourth of July weekend. Holiday hours are from 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, July 1, Tuesday, July 3, and Wednesday, July 4. On special exhibit is “The Country School.” Also on display are “Good Old Golden School Days,” and ” The Great War-Slater and Story County in WW1.” It is also open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursdays. Heritage Hall Museum is located at 318 First Ave., Slater. Call (515) 480-9789 for more information.
In a service led by Rev. Kent McKusick, about 40 members of Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Ames (UUFA) gathered on Sunday, June 3, to dedicate the new memorial garden in honor of members who have passed on.CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY SALLY DAUB
Ames Golden K Kiwanis donates to ACCESS
JULY 1 HOGGATT SCHOOL PROGRAM:
AMES, IA 50010 PERMIT NO. 22
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PRESORTED STANDARD U.S. POSTAGE
School children in the 1860s often ate very different lunches than students do today. Come taste what a lunch may have been like at Hoggatt School during the 1860s during the “What’s in your Lunchbox?: An 1860s Tasting Experience” program from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, June 1, at Hoggatt School, 18th Street and Burnett Avenue, on Meeker School grounds. For more events, see page 6
Ames Golden K Kiwanis presented a check for $1,500 in support of the Assault Care Center Enhancing Safety and Support (ACCESS). on May 31. ACCESS serves five Central Iowa counties. They provide programs designed to meet the needs of survivors of domestic abuse, sexual abuse, stalking, harassment, dating violence, trafficking, homicide and violent crimes. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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