STORYCOUNTYSUN.COM • INSIDE: REAL ESTATE WEEKLY • VOL. 12, IS. 17 • WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 2019
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Ames Golden K’s Terry Wycoff, left, and Dick Wilson, right, present a check for $1,000 to Kristen Daily, assistant director of ACCESS and Lynn Koch Koch, volunteer coordinator of ACCESS.
JULY 24
BEER TASTING Try out fi ve delicious, refreshing beers from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, July 24, at London Underground, 212 Main St., in Ames. Take a guided tour of some fantastic beers, each with its own story. Seating is limited. Stop in and purchase a seat from a friendly bartender, or visit theundergroundames.com.
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AMERICAN LEGION BINGO American Legion Post 37 will offer bingo at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 24, at 225 Main St., in Ames. Event is open to the public. Play sheets of three, six or nine squares are available for $6, $12 and $18.
JULY 25
SUMMER SIDEWALK SALES Shop local. The Summer Sidewalk Sales is a semi-annual sale held by businesses in downtown Ames. This summer, the sale will be from Thursday, July 25, to Sunday, July 28. Not only will you find great deals, you’ll be supporting the local community by shopping local. Find discounts, promotions, sales and many other good deals in downtown Ames.
NATIONAL CAROUSEL DAY Celebrate National Carousel Day at Story City Antique Carousel. The celebration starts at noon on Thursday, July 25, and from noon to 5 p.m., enjoy two for $1 rides on the carousel, and from 5 to 8 p.m. purchase wristbands for unlimited rides. During the afternoon, there will be a scavenger hunt.
EVENING WALK Join Story City Conservation for an evening walk at Doolittle Prairie from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 25, at 14249 560th Ave., Story City. Dress appropriately for the walk, including sturdy walking shoes and long pants. For more information, visit www.storycountyconservation. org.
AMES MUNICIPAL BAND The Ames Municipal Band will perform at 8 p.m., with pre-show music at 7 p.m., on Thursday, July 25, in the Bandshell Park, 125 E. Fifth St. in Ames.
JULY 26
GILBERT DAYS Gilbert Days 2019 will be on Friday, July 26, and Saturday, July 27, around Gilbert. Weekend events include a 5K, pancake breakfast, fireworks, car show, tractor show, and more. There will be food, music and infl atables all weekend. To view the weekend schedule, visit cityofgilbertiowa. org.
GEORGES NIANG AUTOGRAPH SIGNING Come meet one of your favorite Iowa State basketball players, Georges Niang, from 3 to 4 p.m. on Friday, July 26. Georges will be in the Iowa State University Bookstore at 2229 Lincoln Way in Ames to sign autographs and take photos. This is a free event, and you will receive an hour of free parking in the MU parking ramp with a purchase inside the store. For more events, see page 5
Golden K donates $1,000 to ACCESS Ames Golden K Kiwanis recently presented a check for $1,000 to support the Assault Care Center Extend-
ing Services and Support (ACCESS) in its efforts to serve those women, men and children in Boone,
Story, Marshall and Tama counties who may be victims of abusive circumstances.
Thompson wins initial Distinguished Iowa Citizen Scientist Award Jimmie D. Thompson, of Ames, received the initial Distinguished Iowa Citizen Scientist Award from the Iowa Academy of Science on April 26, 2019. Thompson was nominated by William R. Norris, professor of natural science, Western New Mexico University, with accompanying letters of support from Deborah Lewis, curator of the Ada Hayden Herbarium at Iowa State University, and Amy Yoakum, the Story County Conservation natural resource specialist. Since 1998, Jimmie has been the author or a co-author of six papers published in the Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science or Castanea: The Journal of the Southern Appalachian Botanical Society. Thompson conducted four-year plant inventories of Hamilton and Boone counties, Ledges State Park and the Richard W. Pohl Memorial State Preserve (Ames High School Prairie), and is currently assisting with a plant inventory of Story County. Thompson has received the Olav
Smedal Conservation Award, the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation’s Lawrence and Eula Hagie Award, the Conservation Leadership and Service as a Volunteer Award from The Nature Conservancy and the Supporter Award from Story County Conservation. Thompson also has recorded 234 American Indian sites in central Iowa.
Jimmie D. Thompson, right, recently received the initial Distinguished Iowa Citizen Scientist Award from the Iowa Academy of Science. Deborah Lewis, curator of the Ada Hayden Herbarium at Iowa State University, right, wrote a letter of support for Thompson to win the award. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO