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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Ames Town and Country Kiwanis Club learns about human trafficking

JULY 11 LIFT:

LIFT (Living Information for Today), a social support for surviving spouses in the area, will meet at 11:30 a.m. for lunch at the Iowa Stater in Ames. Elin Herman, of Vintage Cooperatives, will present information on the newest form of home ownership in Ames for those 55 or better. Call or text Gretchen Zitterich at (515) 201-7570 or Stevens Memorial Chapel at (515) 232-5473 to make a reservation.

JULY 11

BLOOD DRIVES: LifeServe Blood Center will host two blood drives. The first will be from 2 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, July 11, at Roland Community Center, 208 N. Main St. The second will be from 3 to 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 12, at Slater United Methodist Church, 401 Story St. Sign up at lifeservebloodcenter.org or by calling 800-287-4903.

JULY 11

POTTERY DEMONSTRATION: Meet Ana Gomez, of Alfar Pottery, and learn how she creates her very popular functional pottery. She will demonstrate her techniques in the Octagon Gallery Shop at 6 p.m. Pick up some ideas, learn about stoneware and porcelain and find out where she gets her inspiration. You can find her pottery in use at The Cafe in Ames and for sale in our shop. She also does custom orders and can create entire sets of dinnerware and kitchenware to your specifications.

JULY 11

THE GREATEST SHOWMAN: There will be pizza, popcorn, crafts, coloring pages and a showing of “The Greatest Showman” at 6 p.m. on July 11 at First United Methodist Church, 516 Kellogg Ave., in Ames. All are welcome to attend this free family friendly event.

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Elana Andrews, left and Eileen Murray, past co-presidents of the Ames High School Teens Against Human Trafficking, described human trafficking in U.S., Iowa, Story County and Ames at a recent meeting of the Ames Town and Country Kiwanis Club. Human trafficking is the modern version of slavery. Ames and Story County are in and near the I-35/80 corridors and are particularly vulnerable to this fast rising crime. The AHS group is part of the Iowa Network Against Human Trafficking and Slavery. The national Human Trafficking hotline is 1-888-373-7888. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Cross wins P.E.O. STAR Scholarship

GOLDEN K KIWANIS CLUB: The Ames Golden K Club will be hosting a “home run” celebration at the Walnut Shelter at Inis Grove Park in Ames, 24th Street and Duff Avenue. The event will celebrate the club’s “successful” baseball game, announce the fi nal results of its campaign and present a check to the Ames Foundation. Refreshments will be served at 9 a.m. with the program starting at 9:25 a.m.

JULY 12

IMPROV & STORY THEATRE: At Part 2 Improv & Story Theatre, improvisers will expand on voice and body warmups, mime and theatre improvs, story prompts and creating solo and group scenarios. There are 11 spots available. Sign up at the main desk or by calling (515) 432-3727.

This program meets in the second floor meeting room at the Ericson Public Library in Boone at 2 p.m., and attending the fi rst workshop to participate is not necessary.

A McDonald’s coupon for a free ice cream cone will be given to each participant.

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Natalie Cross, a graduating senior at Ames High School, has been awarded the P.E.O. STAR Scholarship. She was nominated by Chapter MI and is pictured here with the chapter members. Front row, from left, Nancy Kever, visitor Ella Aiken, STAR Scholarship recipient Natalie Cross, Elizabeth Block, Belinda Lyons and Linda Lauver; back row, from left, Judy McGee, Cathy Bates, Mary Eichner, Lucy Carey, Ellen Shrum, Vicki Bahr, Candy Albaugh, Margy Howarth, Marilyn Finn, Joan Greiner, Laurie Greer and Carolyn Raymond. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

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Heartland Senior Services • 205 S. Walnut Ave., Ames • (515) 233-2906 Friday, July 13: Goulash, green beans, carrot sticks, mandarin oranges.

Monday, July 16: Cafe meatloaf, baked potato, peas, yogurt cup, pear fruit cup.

Tuesday, July 17: Pot roast, mashed potatoes with gravy, sliced carrots, applesauce, fruit cocktail.

Wednesday, July 18: Key West roast cod (alternative: grilled chicken), long grain rice, broccoli cuts, fresh orange, chocolate chip cookies.

Thursday, July 19: Sliced ham, cut sweet potatoes, corn, garden lettuce salad, pineapple fruit cup.

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and Mondays. If you are able to help out, please call Arti at (515) 292-8890.

Lunch menus Wednesday, July 11: Beef pot roast, baked sweet potato, caulifl ower, carrot sticks, raisins.

Thursday, July 12: Seasoned tilapia (alternative: herb chicken), wild rice, Oregon bean medley, garden lettuce salad, applesauce.

Emergency Resident Project Volunteers are being sought as homeless prevention assistants, evening shelter assistants, meal preparation and cleaning. For details contact Arti at (515) 292-8890 Story County Blast Back to School Fair The fourth-annual Story County Blast Back to School Fair will be on Friday, Aug. 10, and volunteers can play a great role.

From registration and greeting, entertainment activities, setup, cleanup, and distribution, the fair has a variety of volunteer needs. The Blast Back to School Fair relieves the burden of back to school expenses for local families of K–12 students in a festive and engaging environment that fosters

community relationships. To get involved, call Arti at (515) 2928890.

Habitat for Humanity of Central Iowa With its newly expanded facility, Habitat for Humanity needs a few more volunteers to help out. Office volunteers are needed in the afternoon to assist with admin duties, answering the phone and mailings. Additionally, a few more volunteers are needed in the bigger store to provide customer service, deliveries and pickups of donated items, prepping donated items to sell, etc. Store hours are from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursdays. The store is closed on Sundays

Meals on Wheels of Story County Volunteers are needed for Meals on Wheels to help deliver meals to Ames residents, using their own vehicle. Meal pick-up time is 10:45 a.m.

Typical routes include fi ve to 10 stops that are arranged as much as possible by geographic location. First volunteers stop at Mary Greeley Medical Center to pick up the meals in carriers and route information, deliver the meals, and then return carriers to Heartland Senior Services. Volunteers may also choose to deliver meals to surrounding communities.

Volunteers also serve as a safety check for clients and report any concerns to Heartland Senior Services staff for follow-up. To get

Calendar of Events Wednesday, July 11 9 a.m., Video exercise 1 p.m., Coloring book workshop 1 p.m., Rummikub Thursday, July 12 8 a.m., Tai Chi II 9 a.m., Tai Chi I 9:30 a.m. to noon, Health care 11 a.m., Lunch & Learn

1 p.m., Bingo 6 p.m., Duplicate bridge Friday, July 13 9 a.m., Video exercise Noon, Friday afternoon cards Sunday, July 15 1:30 p.m., Duplicate bridge Monday, July 16 9 a.m., Video exercise 1 p.m., Rummikub

Tuesday, July 17 8 a.m., Tai Chi II 9 a.m., Tai Chi I 9 a.m., Songbirds 1 p.m., Book discussion 6 p.m., Duplicate bridge Wednesday, July 18 9 a.m., Video exercise 1 p.m., Bunco 7 p.m., Jazz Jam

involved, call Arti at (515) 292-8890.

teers will assist with setup and cleanup, deliver information and/or instruct various activities, including arts and crafts, storytelling, and other hands-on activities.

Programs may include Plant Pals, Kids’ Story Time, Water Days, and Homeschool Days. Other opportunities may be available throughout the season. Volunteers should be comfortable talking to and in front of groups and should be able to communicate clearly and effectively.

Prior knowledge of entomology and/or horticulture is not a requirement. Some programs may require standing for extended periods, but sit-down opportunities are also available. Contact Arti at (515) 292-8890 for more information.

help serve daily meals. FAF’s central focus is to help those who are not able to meet their basic need of food. The meal site is located at First Christian Church in downtown Ames. FAF has several shifts throughout the month for volunteers. RSVP assists with two shifts each month. Eight volunteers are needed from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 26, to assist with packaging donations and manning the donation stations at the Free Market food pantry. Volunteers able to assist with this shift should call Arti at (515) 292-8890.

RSVP Volunteer Driver Transportation Program You can make a difference in the lives of Story County residents by becoming part of a pool of volunteers who provide occasional transportation services. Priority is given to seniors needing rides to medical appointments. This service is provided entirely by volunteers who use their own vehicles.

Please call Lori at (515) 292-8890 for more information.

Reiman Gardens Play at Reiman Gardens this summer. Reiman Gardens is looking for several friendly and energetic volunteers to help with various children’s education programs and workshops during the summer months. Volun-

Food at First Join a great group of individuals who

For more information about RSVP, please visit www. rsvpvolunteer.org, like our Facebook page Central Iowa RSVP, or call (515) 292-8890 to set up a time to meet with us.

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Golden K Kiwanis donate $1,000 to AKTION

A check for $1,000 was presented to the Cyclone Country AKTION Club by Ames Golden K Kiwanis on June 7. The CCAC is sponsored by Ames Noon Kiwanis. From left, Golden K member Lowell Yager, Noon Kiwanis member Ed Gillot, AKTION Club’s Missy Wierson and Golden K’s Keith Peterson. For more information, please visit www.amesgoldenk.org.

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Area students who graduated from University of Northern Iowa are: Ames Kelsey Baughman with a Master of Arts degree in speech language pathology; Katherine Bergin with aBachelor of Arts degree in communication disorders, with honors; Michael; Casey with a Bachelor of Arts degree in criminology; Lisa Daringer with a Master of Arts degree

in speech language pathology; Logan Essy with a Bachelor of Arts degree in management information systems; Hannah Gorman with a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology; Haley Kerns with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology; Blair Mirka with a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology — GIS: enviromental science & policy, with honors; Jenna Power with a Master of Arts degree in communica-

tion studies: organizational communication; Matthew Roghair with a Bachelor of Arts degree in real estate; Kristine Shaw with a Bachelor of Arts degree in TESOL/Spanish; Elle Stackhouse with a Bachelor of Arts degree in social science Teaching-Plan A specialist Gilbert Jessica Bolar with a Bachelor of Arts degree in elementary education

Golden K Kiwanis donate $750 to Good Neighbor Emergency Assistance

Ames Golden K Kiwanis presented a check for $750 on June 21 to the Good Neighbor Emergency Assistance. From left, Ames Golden K member Frank Howell, Lori Allen, new executive director of GNEA, who will be replacing the retiring Mike Fritz, and Golden K’s Glen Hillesland. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Huxley Jacob Barnwell with a Bachelor of Arts degree in theatre: design & production Nevada Sadie Backoff with a Bachelor of Arts degree in elementary education; Kyle Chaska with a Bachelor of Arts degree in biology and communication dis-

orders; Kyle Coogler with a Bachelor of Arts degree in communication/public relations; Ethan Lund with a Bachelor of Science degree in construction management; Chandler Martin with a Bachelor of Arts degree infinance: personal wealth management and real estate; Anders Dovre

with a Master of Arts degree in teaching English secondary schools; Bailey Moulden with a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology, with honors; Alexis Scharfenkamp with a Bachelor of Arts degree in communication; Mykel Carlson with a Bachelor of Arts degree in physical education

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PEOPLE Sydney Berends, of Roland, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Buena Vista University.

Bryana Caviness, of Ames, graduated with a Master of Science in Education degree from Buena Vista University.

Brandon Fitch of Nevada, graduated with a Master of Science in Education degree from Buena Vista University.

Taylor Forth, of Ames, was named to the dean’s list at Drury University.

To be named to the dean’s list, honorees must have a 3.6 GPA or greater while taking 12 or more credits.

Wooyoung Joo, of Ames, was named to the dean’s list at Boston University. To be named to the dean’s list, honorees must have a 3.5 GPA or greater while taking 12 or more credits.

Deanna Haselhoff, of Ames, graduated with a Master of Science in Education degree from Buena Vista University.

Luke Hill and Elise Hill, both of Ames, were named to the dean’s list at Wheaton College. To be named to the dean’s list, honorees must have a 3.5 GPA or greater while taking 12 or more credits.

Clara Janzen, of Ames, was named to the dean’s list at Mar-

quette University.

Tyler Kyhl, of Slater, who graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from Buena Vista University.

Carl George Meese graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Baylor University.

Katelyn Moore, of Ames, was named to the dean’s list at University of Wisconsin-River Falls. To be named to the dean’s list, honorees must have a 3.5 GPA or greater while taking 12 or more credits.

Anna Ogilvie, of Ames, was named to the dean’s list at Gonzaga University. To be named to the dean’s list, honorees must have a 3.5 to 3.84 GPA while taking 12 or more credits.

Annie Pollard, of Ames, has been named to the dean’s list at Edgewood College. To be named to the dean’s list, honorees must have a 3.75 GPA or greater after taking 24 or more credits.

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Tayne Phillips, of Story City graduated from Iowa Lakes Community College with a Associate in Applied Science degree in powersports & power equipment technology, magna cum laude.

Jennifer Rath, of Cambridge, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Buena Vista University.

Phillip T. Takemura Sears, of Ames, graduated with a Master of Music degree in voice performance from Boston University.

Neil Schmaus, of Ames, graduated from Iowa Lakes Community College with Associate in Arts degree.

Tyler Kyhl, of Slater, Sydney Berends, of Roland, and Holly Coogler, of Nevada, were all named to the dean’s list at Buena Vista University.

Breanna Peters, of Maxwell, and Mikaela Rans, of Nevada, were named to the dean’s list at Mount Mercy University.

To be named to the dean’s list, honorees must have a 3.5 GPA or greater while taking six or more credits.

Area students named to the dean’s list at University of Northern Iowa are: Ames Maria Anderson, Katherine Bergin, Anna Bourke, Jayd Brown, Moriah Cooper, Alexander Crum, Ricky Dobesh, Han-

nah Gorman, Kevin Hanlin, Emily Haywood, Mykah Kennedy, Amanda Koenig, Emily Koenig, Jennesse Lawless, Sofia Lence, Grace Mills, Blair Mirka, Jessica Moats, Katherine Murray, Isaac Neppel, Hayley Palensky, Camille Petrich, Graceanne Ryken, Olivia Stearns, Rebekah Stevens, Kyra VanDyk, Natalie Vernon Gilbert Mackenzie St. Germain Huxley Taylor Hilbrands, Aricson Knoblock, Aidan Perry, Emma Rosentrater, Kate Stephany Maxwell Tera Porter Nevada Dana Ackerman, Kati Cassabaum, Kyle Chaska, Kelsey Haley, Katie Heiden, Ethan Lund, Alex Merfeld, Baylee Milam, Raegan Saunders, Rhea Strong, Bennett Thompson, Abigail Tupper Slater Tessa Frederick, Joseph Kruger, Alexis Scharfenkamp Story City Ross Barclay, Mariana Henrichs, Angela Schwartz, Kirsten Waline Zearing Trisha Knott To be named to the dean’s list, honorees must have a 3.5 or greater GPA while taking 12 or more credits.

Area students named to the dean’s list at Central College are: Ames Grant Peterson,

Christopher Culek, Molly Luzbetak Kelley Kurt Sernett Nevada Tiffany Latshaw Story City Megan Van Brocklin, Caleb Schlatter, Brooke Ehrenberg, Andrew Schlatter To be named to the dean’s list, honorees must have a 3.5 GPA or greater while taking 12 or more credits

Area students named to the dean’s list at Ellsworth Community College are: Ames Kadie Osgood Cambridge Hannah Lee Collins Erin Botterbrodt* Colo Shelbey Fritz Huxley Austin Edwards, Kai Reinerston Zearing Kaitlyn Warren To be named to the dean’s list, honorees must have a 3.5 or greater GPA while taking 12 or more credits. Those with a 4.0 GPA are marked with an asterisk.

Area students named to the dean’s list at Kirkwood Community college are: Ames Jesse Brown, Sophie Kuehl, Rohan Willis Nevada Alley Davenport To be named to the dean’s list, honorees must have a 3.3 or greater GPA while taking 12 or more credits.

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PEOPLE Ames Golden K Kiwanis holds Interclub meeting with Webster City Kiwanis

Eleven Ames Golden K Kiwanis members journeyed to Webster City recently to attend the Webster City Main Street USA Kiwanis weekly meeting, which included a speaker whose subject was Hospice Care. Front row, from left, Larry Trede, Dick Peterson, Alan Spohnheimer and Linda Peterson; back row, from left, Bob Sperry, Dick Wilson, Pete Peterson, Jim Cornette, Craig Fulton, John Slaughter and Don Muff. For more information, please visit www.amesgoldenk.org. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Jackson Sterle works with his swine that are part of his SAE project, which will be shown at the 2018 Story County Fair and the Iowa State Fair. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Roland-Story agriculture student SAE project

Kat Hawley and Maddy Stevenson.

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Roland-Story leaders attend district conference Kat Hawley and Maddy Stevenson represented RolandStory FFA during the district Chapter Officer Leadership Training (COLT) Conference at Ellsworth Community College.

While at Ellsworth Community College on Friday FFA leaders received training relative to their specific offi cer duties within the local chapter. After offi cers attended four workshops focused on serving. Whether that was serving other offi cers, the chapter, or the community.

Officers collaborated about different events to do as a chapter.

Another workshop emphasized on how to go about different scenarios that could happen to their offi cer group. They also learned the importance of staying up to date with current events within agriculture.

COLT conference programming is designed as a twoyear rotation of local leaders training. Next years focus will be: advocacy in agriculture, connecting with stake-

holders, recruiting, and team dynamics.

The goal of COLT is to engage FFA members in learning about the tools that would allow them to be successful in anything they are part of through high school and beyond.

Roland-Story agriculture student and FFA member, Jackson Sterle, has been busy this summer preparing for the 2018 Story County and Iowa State Fair.

Jackson is the son of Stephen and Jodi Sterle, of Roland, and will be a sophomore this year at RolandStory. His SAE (supervised agriculture experience) project is with swine production.

According to Brad Taylor, Roland-Story agriculture education instructor and FFA

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advisor, “Jackson is an excellent student and a natural born leader. He possesses lots of common sense and is a student that is looked up to in our Agriculture program.”

Jackson has participated in many events and activities over his fi rst year in the program including being elected as a chapter offi cer, participating in the local second-grade program on “Food for America, was a member of the poultry judging contest,” was a member of the

“agronomy contest,” attended national and state FFA conventions and competed in leadership contests at the state FFA convention.

Jackson is currently serving his FFA chapter as Sentinel.

Taylor says, “Jackson is an excellent representative of his chapter, school, community and family.

He constantly demonstrates honesty, integrity, appropriate work ethic and dedication at all times. His actions speak highly of his character.”

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Garrett Anderson of Van Wall Equipment performs a tillage pass on the FFA Flummerfelt field prior to planting.

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Wright Farms Kinze 16 row planter moves swiftly through FFA Flummerfelt field planting soybean varieties. Mike Wright donated field tillage, and planting of the field. Garrett Anderson also donated tillage. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Mike Flummerfelt, developer and land owner, has rented cropland to Nevada FFA. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Nevada agriculture education students and FFA members, from left, Kaitlin Wegner, Will Owen and Tyler Hansen, assist with loading soybean seed into the planter at the FFA Flummerfelt field. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Nevada FFA members, from left, Kaitlin Wegner, Connor Hines and Jay Calentine, pick up debris from the Flummfelt land parcel that the chapter will be planting to soybeans.

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Flummerfelt leases land to Nevada FFA for test plot Mike Flummerfelt of Flummerfelt Country Club Estates LLC, has leased land to the Nevada High School

Accepting bids on 1972 Ford Dump Truck with Snowblade Send bids to United Community School District by July 23, 2018 Inquiries call 515-432-5319

FFA chapter for the purposes of farming.

“This is a great opportunity for our students and chapter,” said Kevin Cooper, Nevada High School agriculture education teacher and FFA advisor.

The parcel of land is adjacent to current FFA test plot fields provided by the Iowa DOT, and Heartland Cooperative.

Students were directly involved in

drafting the lease language, networking seed procurement and herbicide selection, cleaning up field debris and developing a cash-flow projection.

The students were enlightened to find they could add the planned soybean crop to their current crop insurance policy and will be able to use APH (average production history) yields to establish revenue assurance or yield loss.

John Finneseth, of Heartland Cooperative, agreed to donate all of the seed beans, herbicide and provide season-long monitoring of crop conditions utilizing satellite imagery that will be available to students.

Students worked on Monday, May 28, picking up rocks, trash and other field debris as agreed upon with language in the lease with Flummerfelt.

The field was planted on Tuesday, June 5, with Mike Wright providing a planter and tractor.

Several students volunteered with filling the planter boxes with several different soybean varieties.

The land parcel is around 13 acres, and will be measured with GIS/GPS technology.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS continued from front

JULY 11

nerware and kitchenware to your specifications.

LIFT (Living Information for Today), a social support for surviving spouses in the area, will meet at 11:30 a.m. for lunch at the Iowa Stater in Ames.

Elin Herman, of Vintage Cooperatives, will present information on the newest form of home ownership in Ames for those 55 or better. Call or text Gretchen Zitterich at (515) 2017570 or Stevens Memorial Chapel at (515) 232-5473 to make a reservation.

JULY 11

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BLOOD DRIVES: LifeServe Blood Center will host two blood drives.

The fi rst will be from 2 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, July 11, at Roland Community Center, 208 N. Main St. The second will be from 3 to 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 12, at Slater United Methodist Church, 401 Story St. Sign up at lifeservebloodcenter.org or by calling 800-287-4903.

JULY 11

POTTERY DEMONSTRATION: Meet Ana Gomez, of Alfar Pottery, and learn how she creates her very popular functional pottery. She will demonstrate her techniques in the Octagon Gallery Shop at 6 p.m. Pick up some ideas, learn about stoneware and porcelain and find out where she gets her inspiration. You can find her pottery in use at The Cafe in Ames and for sale in our shop. She also does custom orders and can create entire sets of din-

THE GREATEST SHOWMAN: There will be pizza, popcorn, crafts, coloring pages and a showing of “The Greatest Showman” at 6 p.m. on July 11 at First United Methodist Church, 516 Kellogg Ave., in Ames. All are welcome to attend this free family friendly event.

JULY 12

GOLDEN K KIWANIS CLUB: The Ames Golden K Club will be hosting a “home run” celebration at the Walnut Shelter at Inis Grove Park in Ames, 24th Street and Duff Avenue.

The event will celebrate the club’s “successful” baseball game, announce the fi nal results of its campaign and present a check to the Ames Foundation. Refreshments will be served at 9 a.m. with the program starting at 9:25 a.m.

JULY 12

IMPROV & STORY THEATRE: At Part 2 Improv & Story Theatre, improvisers will expand on voice and body warm-ups, mime and theatre improvs, story prompts and creating solo and group scenarios.

There are 11 spots available. Sign up at the main desk or by calling (515) 432-3727. This program meets in the second floor meeting room at the Ericson Public Library in Boone at 2 p.m., and attending the fi rst workshop to participate is not

We are a Medicare/Medicaid certified home health agency looking to fill the following position: Registered Nurse Branch Manager: Boone, IA. Position requires supervisory oversight of all clinical and administrative operations to include employee management.

Qualified individuals will possess the ability to multi-task, be detail oriented, strong communication skills, have demonstrated leadership skills, and be able to advocate for both patients and employees.

You must be an independent decision maker with the ability to manage people in a motivational and constructive way.

Please apply online at www.iowahomecare.com, or email your resume to humanresources@iowahomecare.com.

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necessary. A McDonald’s coupon for a free ice cream cone will be given to each participant.

JULY 12

SUMMER LEARNING DAY: Join our community in celebrating how and why reading rocks during the summer. This event will be at 5 p.m. at Furman Aquatic Center in Ames.

This event includes use of the pools, while community members present special storytimes throughout the aquatic center.

JULY 13

PICNIC AT MCFARLAND PARK: Bring your lunch, spread a blanket and join a naturalist for a picnic at noon in McFarland Park. We will learn more about the fabulous trees around us.

These programs are appropriate for all ages and will be held inside in case of inclement weather.

Meet behind the conservation center.

JULY 14

ART FAIR EXHIBIT: Enjoy a sneak peek, prior to the Story County Fair, of the art created by our local 4-H youth at this special exhibit. Art will be displayed from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Ames Public Library in the Farwell T. Brown Auditorium.

JULY 14

BAND FESTIVAL: The Burlington Municipal Band and the Bettendorf Park Band will make their fi rst appearances at the 27th-annual Iowa Municipal Band Festival in

Boone. The Burlington band will play at 1 p.m. and the Bettendorf band will play at 4 p.m. This is a free event at Herman Park Pavilion in Boone.

Bring a lawn chair or use the bleacher seating or picnic tables. Sandwiches, pie, ice cream and drinks will be on sale.

A shuttle service will be available to transport you from your vehicle to the pavilion.

JULY 14

SANDY CLARK CONCERT: Sandy Clark will perform at 7 p.m. at the Talent Factory, 1114 Sixth St. in Nevada.

JULY 14

MIDNIGHT MADNESS: Midnight Madness, Ames’ annual downtown road race, will feature a 5K, 10K and 15K if you choose to run both races.

The races are followed by all the pizza wedges you can eat, a band, a little beer and pop. The party goes until midnight. Registration for the race begins at 2 p.m. at the City Hall gym in Ames. The 5K will start at 7:30 p.m., and the 10K will start at 8:30 p.m.

JULY 15

LIFELIGHT FESTIVAL: LifeLight Festival, a Christian music festival, will be coming to South Park in Story City. There will performances from BMX, Hollyn, Josh Brewer, Bread of Stone and more.

Performances begin at 1 p.m. This festival is free admission.

JULY 16

GOLF DAY: The annual Ames Chamber Annual Golf Day will be at Ames Golf & Country Club, 5752 George W. Carver Ave. Golfers may sign up to play 18 holes at Ames Golf & Country Club. Non-members are eligible to play with Ames Chamber members. All golfers will receive lunch and a golf cart with their paid registration. Event registration and lunch begin at 11 a.m. and shotgun start is 11:45 a.m.

JULY 17

PLANT PALS: Join us at 10 a.m. at Reiman Gardens for handson gardening activities, crafts, and tastings. This event is great for kids of all ages to participate in with an adult. Preregistration two days prior is highly encouraged, and required for groups of 8 or more. Admission is $2 for members and ISU Student Youth, $6 for general public youth, and regular admission for accompanying adults.

JULY 18

GARDENS BASEMENT GUIDE: Join Nathan Brockman for a basement guide at Reiman Gardens at 11 a.m. to learn all about the vast systems running underneath the Gardens in order to keep things running smoothly. This program is perfect for volunteers. This event is free for members and volunteers, and $10 for the general public (includes admission).

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