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CALENDAR OF EVENTS AUGUST 29
JAZZ NIGHT AT LONDON London Underground’s popular Jazz Night is returning. Come catch the awesome grooves of Fat Sky and enjoy some great drink special starting at 8 p.m.
AUGUST 29
PARENTS PERMISSION REQUIRED Come to Mother’s Pub and try out your comedy skills at Parents Permission Required. Sign up is at 6:30 p.m. and show starts at 7 p.m. Comedians get 5 minutes to do a set.
AUGUST 30
KENT CORPORATION OPENING All are welcome to join the celebration as Kent Corporation opens an offi ce in the ISU Research Park. A ribbon cutting will be at 5:30 p.m with food and beverages provided.
AUGUST 31
MOVIE AT BANDSHELL Come to Bandshell park for a free movie night. “The Sandlot” will be shown at 8 p.m.
AUGUST 31
Barbecue & Beer Event Series Come to the next installment of the Barbecue & Beer Event Series, a collaboration between Alluvial Brewing, Cornbred Barbecue and great central Iowa musicians. Featuring J. Jeffrey Messerole. Alluvial doors open at 4 p.m, Cornbred window opens at 5:30 p.m. and music begins at 7 p.m.
SEPTEMBER 1
ALL AGES DRAG SHOW Come to a free, family-friendly evening of music and dance by local professional and amateur drag performers. All ages are welcome to sign up and show off their talent, or just come to enjoy the free show, food and mingling at 6:30 p.m.
SEPTEMBER 2
YOGA + CRAFT BREWS Come to Alluvial Brewing Co. for a onehour yoga class at 11 a.m. Bring your own mat and join us for craft brews, kombuchas or coffee included with your $15 cash-only fee.
SEPTEMBER 2
LIVE AT THE CRIB Burnin Sensations will be performing at the Prairie Moon Winery and Vineyards at 3 p.m. A $5 entry fee will include a glass of sangria. Charcuterie and wood-fired pizza will be available for purchase. Bring a lawn chair and some friends.
SEPTEMBER 3
LABOR DAY PICNIC Come to the Annual Labor Day Picnic in Old Town Park at 4:30 p.m. Live music from board member, Chris Myers, and a firetruck if the Ames Fire Department isn’t busy. The picnic will be taking place within the park. This picnic is potluck-style so please bring a dish to share, along with tableware, a beverage and your favorite chair/blanket.
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Actors in “Rumors” include, from left, Josh McCauley, Fallyn Lee, Seth Levings, Megan Kroeger, Don Kom, A’Ja Lyve, Stan Rabe, Ben Smith, and Cindy Overton. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
‘RUMORS’ will open ACTORS’ 63rd season The Ames Community Theater is thrilled to open season 63, A Killer Season, with Neil Simon’s “Rumors.” “Rumors” is Simon’s only classic farce with lots of doors, coming and going, fast lines and outrageous situations. It is one of the most popular shows for community theaters, and it is time that it comes to ACTORS. On Broadway, it was a Tony Award winner, and it will be a winner at ACTORS. “Rumors” is an example of how a story changes as it is told and retold. To celebrate their 10th anniversary, Charley and Myra Brock invited all their closest friends over for dinner. As the guests arrive, they learn that Charley has shot himself and Myra is missing. Charley, the deputy mayor of New York, is unconscious and unable to say what happened. They develop stories to cover up what has happened, and as the evening wears on, the story
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develops a life of its own through coverups, deceptions and mistaken identities. Although they are the most sophisticated and elegant people of New York, the situations generate some very colorful and crude dialogue. When the police arrive, the guests fi nd themselves complicit in a cover-up that no one can follow. We are pleased to welcome three newcomers as well as seven veterans to the ACTORS stage in this 10-person cast. Stan Rabe (Ernie Cusack) has been involved in numerous ACTORS productions, both on and off stage.
Don Kom (Glenn Cooper) is another long time veteran of ACTORS and last performed as Franklin Hart in “9 to 5.” This is Seth Leving’s (Lenny Ganz) third production at ACTORS. Ruthellen Cunnally (Cookie Cusak) is a regular at ACTORS and was last seen as Doris in the “Cemetery Club.” Ben Smith (Officer Welch), was last seen in “9 to 5.” A’Ja Lyve (Claire Ganz) returns to ACTORS after “9 to 5.” Josh McCauly (Ken Gorman) was last seen in “The Murder Room.” Our newcomers to
ACTORS are Fallyn Lee (Cassie Cooper), Megan Kroeger (Chris Gorman), and Cindy Overton (Officer Pudney). Directed by V Dumas-Wines, who was last seen in The Cemetery Club, is in her directorial debut at ACTORS. She has been actively involved in theater in the Des Moines area for many years. “I had previously appeared as Cassie in a production of ‘Rumors,’” said DumasWines, “and I am thrilled to approach the show from a new perspective as the director. “I am enjoying working through the complications, complexity, and comedy with this talented cast.” Performance dates for “Rumors” are at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 20, 21, 22, 28, and 29. A single matinee performance will be at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 30. Hors d’oeuvres will be provided opening night.
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Heartland Senior Services • 205 S. Walnut Ave., Ames • (515) 233-2906 Calendar of Events Wednesday, Aug. 29 9 a.m., Video exercise 12:30 p.m., “Avatar” 1 p.m., Rummikub Thursday, Aug. 30 8:15 a.m., Tai Chi II 9 a.m., Tai Chi 9:30 a.m. to noon, Health care 1 p.m., Bingo 6:30 p.m., Duplicate bridge Friday, Aug. 31 9 a.m., Video exercise 12:30 p.m., Friday afternoon cards Sunday, Sept. 2 1:30 p.m., Duplicate bridge Monday, Sept. 3 Closed, Labor Day holiday Tuesday, Sept. 4 8:15 a.m., Tai Chi II 9 a.m., Tai Chi 9:45 a.m., Song-
birds 1 p.m., Canasta 6:30 p.m., Duplicate bridge Wednesday, Sept. 5 9 a.m., Video exercise 12:30 p.m., “A Beautiful Mind” 1 p.m., Rummikub Thursday, Sept. 6 8:15 a.m., Tai Chi II 9 a.m., Tai Chi 9:30 a.m. to noon, Health care 1 p.m., Bingo 4:15 p.m., Free Zumba class 6:30 p.m., Duplicate bridge Friday, Sept. 7 9 a.m., Video exercise 12:30 p.m., Friday afternoon cards 7 p.m., Jazz Jam Saturday, Sept. 8 5:30 p.m., Cribbage Sunday, Sept. 9
1:30 p.m., Duplicate bridge Monday, Sept. 10 9 a.m., Video exercise 12:30 p.m., Senior band practice Tuesday, Sept. 11 8:15 a.m., Tai Chi II 9 a.m., Tai Chi 9:45 a.m., Songbirds 6:30 p.m., Duplicate bridge 7 p.m., Monthly dance at Moose Lodge Wednesday, Sept. 12 9 a.m., Video exercise 1 p.m., Coloring book workshop 1 p.m., Rummikub Thursday, Sept. 13 8:15 a.m., Tai Chi II 9 a.m., Tai Chi 9:30 a.m. to noon, Health care 1 p.m., Bingo 4:15 p.m., Zumba class
6:30 p.m., Duplicate bridge Friday, Sept. 14 9 a.m., Video exercise 12:30 p.m., Friday afternoon cards Sunday, Sept. 16 1:30 p.m., Duplicate bridge Monday, Sept. 17 9 a.m., Video exercise 12:30 p.m., Senior band practice Tuesday, Sept. 18 8:15 a.m., Tai Chi II 9 a.m., Tai Chi 9:45 a.m., Songbirds 12:30 p.m., Canasta 6:30 p.m., Duplicate bridge Wednesday, Sept. 19 9 a.m., Video exercise 1 p.m., Bunco 1 p.m., Rummikub 7 p.m., Jazz Jam
Thursday, Sept. 20 8:15 a.m., Tai Chi II 9 a.m., Tai Chi 9:30 a.m. to noon, Health care 1 p.m., Bingo 4:15 p.m., Zumba class 6:30 p.m., Duplicate bridge Friday, Sept. 21 9 a.m., Video exercise 12:30 p.m., Friday afternoon cards 7 p.m., Country Jam Sunday, Sept. 23 1:30 p.m., Duplicate bridge Monday, Sept. 24 9 a.m., Video exercise 12:30 p.m., Senior band practice Tuesday, Sept. 25 8:15 a.m., Tai Chi II 9 a.m., Tai Chi 9:45 a.m., Songbirds
6:30 p.m., Duplicate bridge Wednesday, Sept. 26 9 a.m., Video exercise 1 p.m., Coloring book workshop 1 p.m., Rummikub Thursday, Sept. 27 8:15 a.m., Tai Chi II 9 a.m., Tai Chi 9:30 a.m. to noon, Health care 1 p.m., Bingo 4:15 p.m., Zumba class 6:30 p.m., Duplicate bridge Friday, Sept. 28 9 a.m., Video exercise 12:30 p.m., Friday afternoon cards Sunday, Sept. 30 1:30 p.m., Duplicate bridge
Lunch menus Wednesday, Aug. 22: Beef pot roast, baked sweet potatoes, cauliflower, carrot sticks, raisins. Thursday, Aug. 23: Seasoned tilapia (alternate: herb chicken), wild rice, Oregon bean medley, garden lettuce salad, applesauce. Friday, Aug. 24: Goulash, green beans, carrot sticks, mandarin oranges.
Monday, Aug. 27: Cafe meatloaf, baked potato, peas, yogurt cup, pear fruit cup. Tuesday, Aug. 28: Pot roast, whipped gravy with potatoes, sliced carrots, applesauce, fruit cocktail. Wednesday, Aug. 29: Key West Roast Cod (alternate: grilled chicken), long grain rice, broccoli cuts, fresh orange, chocolate chip cookie. Thursday, Aug 30:
Sliced ham, cut sweet potato, corn, garden lettuce salad, pineapple fruit cup. Friday, Aug. 31: Spaghetti with meat sauce, green beans, garden lettuce salad, sugar-free chocolate pudding, breadstick. Monday, Sept. 3: Closed for Labor Day holiday. Tuesday, Sept. 4: Baked tilapia (alternate: seasoned chicken breast), baked potato, corn, mandarin oranges, chocolate pudding. Wednesday, Sept. 5: Seasoned pork loin, whipped potatoes, brussels sprouts, garden lettuce salad, pineapple tidbits. Thursday, Sept. 6: Macaroni and cheese, sliced carrots, green beans, tropical fruit cup. Friday, Sept. 7: Sloppy Joe on bun, cheesy hashbrown casserole, Oregon
bean medley, mandarin oranges, peanut butter cookie. Monday, Sept. 10: Sweet and sour chicken, long-grain rice, corn, garden lettuce salad with tomato, applesauce. Tuesday, Sept. 11: Goulash, peas, sliced carrots, peach fruit cup. Wednesday, Sept. 12: Barbecue pork on bun, diced potatoes, sliced carrots, garden lettuce salad, mandarin oranges. Thursday, Sept. 13: Salisbury steak with gravy, whipped potatoes, California blend, pear fruit cup, raisins. Friday, Sept. 14: Key West roast cod (alternate: grilled chicken breast), whipped potaotes, stewed tomatoes, coleslaw, chocolate chip cookies. Monday, Sept. 17: Baked tilapia with dijon glaze (alternate:
Seasoned chicken breast), whipped potatoes, fresh carrots sticks, pear fruit cup. Tuesday, Sept. 18: Beef pot roast, diced potatoes, brussels sprouts, garden lettuce salad, peanuut butter cookie. Wednesday, Sept. 19: Chicken with dijon sauce, cut sweet potato, green beans, garden lettuce salad, mandarin oranges. Thursday, Sept. 20: Hamburger on bun, lettuce, tomato, onion, mixed vegetable blend, deli potato salad, mixed fruit salad. Friday, Sept. 21: Chicken and noodles, broccoli cuts, garden lettuce salad, cut banana, tapioca pudding. Monday, Sept. 24: Roast beef, whipped potatoes with gravy, sliced carrots, applesauce, fresh orange. Tuesday, Sept. 25: Sweet and sour
chicken, long-grain rice, corn, garden lettuce salad, peaches. Wednesday, Sept. 26: Macaroni and cheese, lima beans, garden lettuce salad, cut banana. Thursday, Sept. 27: Peppered beef tips, whipped potatoes, California blend, carrots and celery sticks, applesauce. Friday, Sept. 28: Peppered pork loin with chutney, country sweet potatoes, mixed vegetable blend, mandarin oranges, peanut butter cookie. FRIENDLY LUNCH BUNCH: Enjoy a meal, shared in the company of others, served Monday through Friday at 205 S. Walnut Ave., in Ames. Please call (515) 233-2906 by 8:30 a.m. to make your reservation.
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Nevada FFA member Aidan Anderson with his third-place Allis Chalmers model WC tractor, also pictured is Ryanne Barker. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Nevada FFA members Hunter Anderson and Chance Steff es won Champion Restored Tractor by a group with their John Deere 4010 diesel. The tractor was featured in the parade of champions. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Nevada FFA members Caitlyn Sharp and Alexis Crane pictured with their Reserve Champion Oliver Super 88 tractor. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Nevada FFA State Fair Ag Mechanics exhibitors were, from left, Avery Mather, Alexis Crane, Caitlyn Sharp, Henry Corbin, Kennedy Steffes, Chance Steff es, Brock Dutton, Hunter Anderson. Not pictured: Nathan Hobbiebrunken, Aidan Anderson, Bronzon Mason and FFA advisor Kevin Cooper.CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Nevada FFA State Fair ag mechanics results Nevada High School agriculture mechanics students and FFA members worked daily this past spring and summer on their State Fair projects, and the hard work paid off with four champion and reserve champion awards, and the Nevada FFA Chapter
was awarded Reserve Champion FFA Chapter award for number and quality of entries. Champion, purple, Restored Tractor by a Group Division, Hunter Anderson and Chance Steffes with a John Deere 4010 Diesel tractor Reserve Champion, second place
Restored tractor by a Group Division, Caitlyn Sharp, Hailee Weber, and Alexis Crane with an Oliver Super 88 tractor Third place Restored by a group division, Avery Mather, Grace Francis, Jacob Badger with an Oliver Super 77 tractor Third place 1958
& older tractors, Aidan Anderson with a 1936 AC WC tractor Champion, purple ribbon, Restored Farm Equipment, Henry Corbin with a Newton farm wagon Reserve Champion, purple ribbon, Restored farm equipment, Kennedy Steffes with a John Deere
plow Steffes also earned a red ribbon on an Oliver 88 Diesel standard tractor. Medium Ag Mech welding; Brock Dutton, purple ribbon with a tractor splitting stand Medium Ag Mech welding; Bronzon Mason, purple ribbon with a tractor splitting stand
Nevada FFA was awarded Reserve Champion Ag Mech Chapter in overall entries. On Saturday, Aug. 12, Nevada FFA members Chance Steffes, Hunter Anderson, and Henry Corbin participated in the FFA Parade of Champions.
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Elaina Borg, Ames, was one of three winners of $1,000 scholarships from Ames Noon Kiwanis. Elaina, daughter of Laureen and Barton Borg, plans to attend Drake University to study music, pre-pharmacy, and law. Elaina was a member of National Honor Society, band and vocal groups, student council, and was active with her church youth group, Gilbert Dance Marathon, blood drive, soccer and cross-country events. Left to right are Kiwanis scholarship committee member Larry Zwagerman, Barton Borg (Elaina’s father), Elaina Borg, and committee member Tim Tryon. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Ames Noon Kiwanis awards three $1,000 scholarships Ames Noon Kiwanis recently awarded $1000 scholarships to three Gilbert High School graduating seniors, all from Ames; Elaina Borg, Eric Davis, and Nathan Chasey.
The Noon Kiwanis scholarships are granted to seniors from Ames or Gilbert high schools, and are to be used for educational expenses in the fi rst year of study. Scholarships are
awarded to seniors with an emphasis on community service, though financial need and academic performance are also considered by the Kiwanis selection committee.
Eric Davis, Ames, was one of three winners of $1,000 scholarships from Ames Noon Kiwanis. Eric, center, son of Jon and Penny Davis, plans to attend Iowa State University to major in agrcultural education and become a high school teacher and FFA advisor. His activities include FFA community garden, 4-H, Junior Rotarian Club, wrestling, Iowa Games, Flags Over Gilbert, and mission trip. From left, Kiwanis scholarship committee member Tim Tryon, Davis, and Kiwanis committee member Bernie White. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Nathan Chasey, Ames, was one of three Ames Noon Kiwanis $1,000 scholarship winners. His parents are Michelle and Mark Chasey. Nathan plans to attend Indian Hills Community College to major in business administration, and to be active in baseball. His high school/community activities include YSS mentoring, membership in St. Cecilia Church, blood drive, baseball, basketball, and track, Junior Rotarian Club, National Honor Society, and choir. Left to right are Kiwanis scholarship committee member Tim Tryon, Michelle Chasey, Nathan Chasey, Mark Chasey, and Noon Kiwanian Bernie White. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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Nevada FFA’s Aubrey Gibson drives her Poland China gilt toward the judges view at the Iowa State Fair swine show. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Nevada FFA Katelyn Kingsbury drives her Purebred Duroc market swine at the state fair show ring. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Nevada FFA swine exhibitors with parents,from left, Adam Gibson, Michelle Gibson, Aubrey Gibson, Katelyn Kingsbury, Stacey Kingsbury and Jayson Kingsbury. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Nevada FFA State Fair swine results
Nevada FFA members Katelyn Kingsbury & Aubrey Gibson with Gibson’s Poland China market pig. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Nevada FFA members Katelyn Kingsbury and Aubrey Gibson both exhibited swine at the Iowa State Fair in the FFA swine division. The Nevada FFA Chapter earned a blue ribbon award in the herdsmanship competition. Chapter swine herdsmanship includes keeping alleys
clean, members are present at pens, chapter signage is posted, spilled feed and water pans are not left in pens. Swine placing results are as follows; Katelyn Kingsbury; fourth place purple purebred Duroc market swine, commercial gilt sixth place blue, second place purple purebred Duroc purebred Duroc gilt,
second place purple lightweight market barrow, 11th place middleweight market barrow. Aubrey Gibson; seventh place Poland China market swine blue ribbon, ninth place cross bred commercial gilt blue ribbon, second place purple heavyweight market barrow
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SEPTEMBER 4
UNPACKED: REFUGEE BAGGAGE EXHIBIT Join us for a reception in the newly installed exhibition UNPACKED: Refugee Baggage currently on view in the Christian Petersen Art Museum, 1017 Morrill Hall at 4:30 p.m. The exhibition tells the stories of different refugees through artist Mohamad Hafez’s miniaturized recreations of a moment in time or memory recollected and accompanied by an audio component with the story told in their own words. Brief remarks by the artist, who received a BArch in Architecture from ISU in 2009, and University Museums Associate Curator Adrienne Gennett will begin at 5:15 p.m.
SEPTEMBER 4
AMES CHAMBER STEAK FRY Chamber members and their guests are invited to join the past board chairs of the Ames Chamber at a fun, casual, grill-your-own Steak Fry at Ames Ford Lincoln starting at 5 p.m. Don’t miss out on this great networking event where you can make new contacts and catch up with old Chamber friends. Grill your own steak with an accompanying buffet (vegetarian option available on request).
SEPTEMBER 5
UNPACKED ARTIST LECTURE Learn more about the artist behind UNPACKED: Refugee Baggage at the Sun Room of the Memorial Union. The lecture will be at 8 p.m. Mohamad Hafez came to the United States to study architecture at Iowa State University, and was unable to return to his beloved Syria. With the advent of the Syrian Civil War in 2011, his home was forever changed. His memories and love for his homeland led Hafez to begin creating very personal works of art in response to the crisis in Syria. Through art he hopes to give voice to these refugees, and humanize their plight as they attempt to forge new lives in a world so unlike their own. Hafez’s miniaturized recreations are recollections of the refugee placed within a suitcase.
SEPTEMBER 6
FSHN WELCOME PICNIC The annual FSHN Department Welcome Back Picnic will be from 5 to 6:30 p.m. in the Food Sciences Building courtyard. All FSHN faculty, staff and students are invited to attend. Come enjoy Jethro’s barbecue, games, and enter for your chance to win awesome prizes.
Ames student awarded IFAA scholarship at Iowa State Fair Oliver Dies, of Ames, was awarded $2,000 IFAA Earl Freel Memorial Sheep Participation Scholarship
by the Iowa Foundation for Agricultural Advancement (IFAA) during the Iowa State Fair Sale of Champions on Saturday, Aug. 18. Oliver’s parents are Darren and Marsha Dies. “IFAA established the Winner’s Circle
Scholarship Program in 1990 to provide incentives for collegebound youth seeking post-secondary education in an area of agriculture,” said Harold Hodson, of Ankeny, who chairs the IFAA Scholarship Committee. Over $182,500 were awarded in scholarships to 111 youth this year by IFAA. IFAA is a nonprofit organization founded in 1988. It is comprised of agricultural enthusiasts dedicated to encouraging 4-H and FFA livestock, poultry and agriculture project members to pursue ag-related careers. IFAA founders recognized Iowa’s young people are the future of agriculture in Iowa and that an important way to support and retain Iowa’s future ag leaders is to provide fi nancial support to those young people interested in ag careers.
Leisa Wagstaff, Presbyterian mission co-worker, center, shows hand-crafted art from South Sudan to Carol Kenealy, leftl and Jan Beran, right, members of Northminster Presbyterian Church. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Wagstaff, mission co-worker for Presbyterian Church USA in South Sudan, was a guest speaker at Northminster Presbyterian Church in Ames Leisa Wagstaff, mission co-worker for the Presbyterian Church USA in South Sudan, was a guest speaker at Northminster Presbyterian Church in Ames. She presented an overview of the 50 year conflict in what is now North and South Sudan and described the plight of more than 4 million refugees and internally displaced people (IDP) forced from their homes by civil war. Wagstaff is part of the South Sudan Education and Peacebuilding Project which establishes schools in the refugee and IDP camps. She helps to mobilize the camp communities to house, equip and maintain elemen-
tary schools. Resources are scarce and a classroom may be beneath the shade of a tree or in a temporary shelter. Parent involvement is solicited to encourage attendance, good study habits and leadership. Wagstaff also trains the elementary teachers, incorporating methods, management and learning aids. Most teachers do not receive a salary and work in very difficult conditions. The camps are overcrowded and lacking in food, clean water, electricity and latrines, and the schools often function without the amenities of desks, chairs and supplies. Wagstaff empha-
sized that the goal is not only to increase literacy but to empower the whole person and the whole community. For example, teachers are trained to guide students and adults through trauma healing and there are programs to develop leadership and peacebuilding skills. Gender equity is stressed to encourage schooling for girls and create new opportunities for women. “The Christian faith of the people is strong and the schools are a symbol of hope that peace and a better future will come,” Wagstaff said. To learn more about Presbyterian world missions, visit www.presbyterianmission.org.
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George Belitsos, center, received the 2018 Iowa Citizen of Character Award from the Robert D. and Billie Ray Institute. The Iowa Character Awards dinner was recently held at the Prairie Meadows Conference Center. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Belitsos receives 2018 Iowa Citizen of Character Award George Belitsos, center, received the 2018 Iowa Citizen of Character Award from the Robert D. and Billie Ray Institute. The Iowa Character Awards dinner was recently held at the Prairie Meadows Conference Center. Marty Martin, Presi-
Jacob Sterle.
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Roland-Story’s Sterle places high in State Fair Premier Exhibitor contest Jacob Sterle, son of Stephen and Jodi Sterle, of Roland, and a sophomore at Iowa State University, recently competed in the Iowa State Fair “Premier Exhibitor” scholarship competition and placed third in competition. The scholarship competition was
designed to test an exhibitor’s knowledge of the species they are showing at the fair. Jacob’s third-place fi nish earned him a $500 scholarship. Jacob is an outof-school member of the Roland-Story FFA chapter and exhibited breeding swine at the 2018 Iowa State Fair.
dent of Drake Universitym left, presented the award and was joined by the Institute board members. Belitsos has demonstrated the 6 Pillars of Character in his past work with YSS and his current volunteer service on six boards and two state commissions.
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