STORYCOUNTYSUN.COM • INSIDE: REAL ESTATE WEEKLY • VOL. 12, IS. 19 • WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 2019
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TTT sends six Ames girls to camp The Iowa BI chapter of the TTT society sent six girls from Ames to this year’s camper experience. Each year, TTT members send local fourthgrade girls to the Boone Y Camp for a week where they will enjoy making new friends, swimming and riding horses.
AUGUST 7
CAREER FAIR Ames Public Library will host an IowaWORKS Career Fair from 10 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, Aug. 7, in the library’s auditorium. Learn about job opportunities and meet with local employers at this free career fair. Bring copies of your resume and dress to impress.
PROGRESSIVE DINNER Businesses in Story City will be serving all kinds of food for Story City’s Progressive Dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 7. There will be more than 25 different food options. The cost is $12 for adults (ages 18 and over), $5 for kids ages 11 through 18, and kids 10 and under eat free.
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FLOWER POT PAINT CLASS Two Sisters Paint Palette is offering a unique and fun flower pot paint class from 6 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 7. Add color and beauty to a front porch, patio, or garden with beautifully designed planters. Choose from three patterns or freehand, and customize your colors are customizable as well. Two Sisters is located at 305 Benton St., in Slater. Register at 2sisterspaint.eventsmart.com.
AMERICAN LEGION BINGO American Legion Post 37 will offer bingo at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 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.
AUGUST 8 WATER DAY
Students in elementary grades and up are invited to join Ames Public Library from 2 to 3 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 8, at Bandshell Park for a Water Day. Play water balloon hot potato, hose limbo and more. Come prepared to get soaked, including your shoes. Please bring your own towel and sunblock.
STRINGS & THINGS String & Things is meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 8, at Nevada Public Library, 631 K Ave. Bring your own project(s) and join other craft-minded folks to learn new techniques, share new patterns and converse about a wide variety of topics. Come knit, crochet, cross stitch, sew, embroider or spin. Everyone is welcome, and no registration required.
HARPER AND LEE Harper and Lee will return to London Underground for their second concert series at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 8, at London Underground, 212 Main St. Harper and Lee are a husband and wife Americana touring duo who perform with a kickdrum, foot tambourine, acoustic and electric guitars to show their unique style of Americana/rock music.
DANIEL NAEGELE AT AMES PUBLIC LIBRARY Daniel Naegele will present at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 8, at the Ames Public Library. Naegele is an architect and a recently retired associate professor of architecture at ISU, where he taught architectural design and history starting in 2001. Naegele will talk about his new book, “Guide to the Only Good Architecture in Iowa.” For more events, see page 8
Nevada’s Hornbuckle selected to represent Iowa as delegate to 2019 Global Youth Institute Eliana Hornbuckle, of Nevada High School, has been selected to represent Iowa as a delegate to the 2019 Global Youth Institute in Des Moines, Oct. 16-19. The Global Youth Institute is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, held in conjunction with the awarding of the World Food Prize and the Borlaug Dialogue, the premier international symposium on global food security. Hornbuckle and chaperone Kevin Cooper, Nevada High School agriculture education instructor and FFA advisor, will have the opportunity to interact with World Food Prize and Nobel laureates, heads of state, ministers of agriculture, researchers, business executives and humanitarian leaders from more than 65 countries. As a delegate, Hornbuckle will present your research and recommendations to these international experts and leaders and participate in a roundtable discussion with students from around the world. You will also have the opportunity to visit worldclass research facilities and learn how to move your ideas from concept to action.
Eliana Hornbuckle, of Nevada High School, has been selected to represent Iowa as a delegate to the 2019 Global Youth Institute in Des Moines, Oct. 16-19.CONTRIBUTED PHOTO