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White, Williams featured storytellers at 2016 Story! Festival It is the 11th year and the 11th hour of the Story! Festival. The Story City Historical Society, the Bertha Bartlett Public Library and the Greater Chamber Connection have teamed up in super-hero fashion to bring to you the 2016 Story! Festival. Volunteers from all three organizations make up the twelve member planning committee. The festival will be Thursday to Saturday, Sept. 15 to 17. Pippa White and La’Ron Williams will be the featured storytellers. On Thursday, the “Dinner and a Story” will combine a satisfying meal from Dinners by Dawn with the enticing stories of Pippa and La’Ron. Guests will dine in the Fairview Lodge while listening to their stories for a relaxing evening. Tickets
for this event will be pre-sale only. During the day on Friday,
the tellers will visit the schools carrying on the tradition of oral storytelling.
That night, children and adults can be spooked in the “Fright Night” of scary
stories. There will be a first round of stories for younger audiences, followed by a
second round of stories not for the faint of heart. Prepare to be scared! Saturday will feature workshops with Pippa and La’Ron. Unlike past years, the workshops will not be held concurrently, but will be held at separate times. Anyone wishing to go to both workshops will be free to do so. “Storytelling 101: Improving Your Public Speaking” will be presented by Pippa, and “Changing our Stories Will Change our World” will be done by La’Ron. Following the workshops, there will be a Story Slam, which welcomes stories and poetry alike. The event is free and open to all ages. That night there will be two concerts featuring our storytellers.
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Sara Clausen, of Key Coop, center, presents two checks to the Rev. Russ Melby, left, and Ron Orth of the Ames Area / ISU CROPWALK for Hunger. One of the $1,000 checks is for $1,000. The second check, also for $1,000, is from the Land O Lakes Foundation. The walk will be on Oct. 9 in Ames. Money raised in CROPWALKs are used to help alleviate hunger globally and locally. Seven local agencies received more than $8,000 from the 2015 walk. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Sept. 15
Mental health support group: The NAMI Connection peer support group will be from 2 to 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 15 at the NAMI of Central Iowa Wellness Center, 416 Douglas Ave., Suite 205. Call (515) 2929400 for more information. League of Women Voters: The September meeting/community information session of the Ames and Story County League of Women Voters will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 15, in the Dasher
Room of Youth and Shelter Services, 420 Kellogg Ave. Dianne Bystrom, director of the ISU Carrie Chapman Catt Center, will present “Women and the 2016 Campaign: Voters, Candidates and Issues.” Story Festival: The 2016 schedule will include events like the Dinner and Story on Thursday, concerts at the Story Theatre and Fright Night scary storytelling event on Friday. Tickets are available at Bertha Bartlett Public Library, Story City Historical Society, and the Story City Chamber. For more information about the festival or to purchase tickets, please
check: www.storycity.net/ story-festival/
Sept. 17
STEM Fest: Program for Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) at Iowa State is hosting a STEM Fest from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 17 in Howe and Sukup Halls on the Iowa State campus. Activities include: ISU Insect Zoo, face painting, photo booth, ISU solar car, Science Center Star Lab, calf birth simulation, and more. The event is free. 5K run/walk: Commu-
nity and Family Resources, will be holding a 5K run/walk starting at 9 a.m. on Sept. 17, in Centennial Park in Huxley. All the proceeds go to help fund donations for Ballard Community School District students.
Sept. 19
Iowa State University Women’s Club: ISUWC will have it’s fall opener from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. with lunch beginning at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 19, at CityChurch of Ames-DSM, 2400 Oakwood Road.
Sept. 20
Candidate forum: NAMI of Central Iowa partnering with The Arc of Story County and the Ames Public Library to hold a candidate forum on disabilities and mental health starting at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 20, in the Ames Public Auditorium with Story County Supervisor and state legislative candidates being questioned. The public is invited; questions from the audience as time allows.
Sept. 21
Pork Tenderloin Sandwich Night: Stop by the American Legion from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 21, at 225 Main St., and enjoy a large seven ounce pork tenderloin sandwich with all the fixings and fries for $6. Proceeds support Legion sponsored programs in the community. Stay and enjoy an evening of Bingo.
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Wheatsfield Co-op presented a check to Ann Arbuckle of The Ames Education Foundation for their S.O.S. Program. The funds were raised via Wheatsfield’s Co-op Nickel Program. The program works by having shoppers use reusable bags and for each reusable bag used, shoppers receive a “Co-op Nickel.” This nickel can either be deducted from the transaction total or be donated to the monthly organization. The S.O.S. Program (Support Our Students) raises funds to help supply school supplies for kids in need. From left, Rachel Dakarian, Wheatsfield board president; Ann Arbuckle, executive director, Ames Education Foundation; and Linda Johnson, Wheatsfield general manager. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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Boy Scouts from Troop 196 in Ames attended the Boy Scouts of America Florida Sea Base High Adventure Camp in Key West, Fla., from May 31 until June 10, 2016. A group of seven scouts and three adults lived on board a sailboat and scuba dived. To be eligible for this adventure, the Scouts became certified as scuba divers through the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI). For more information about the activities of Troop 196, contact Scoutmaster Matt Carney at enetprof@msn.com or call (515) 292-1594. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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ISU Beef Farm breeding heifers were used in the FFA judging contest held at the Hansen Center. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Nevada FFA Livestock evaluation team, from left, Megan Mumm, Nicole Dewell and Austin Doty. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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Nevada FFA earns silver at State FFA livestock event Nevada FFA’s livestock judging team earned a silver award at the Iowa FFA Livestock Evaluation
Career Development Event held Saturday, Aug. 27, at the Hansen Center on the campus of Iowa State University. The team members included Austin Doty, Nicole Dewell and Megan Mumm. The FFA Livestock Evaluation Career Development Event provides an opportunity for FFA members to display their agricultural knowledge and skills in the area of Livestock Evaluation. Activities included: placing breeding
and market classes of beef, swine, sheep and goats; keep/cull and oral reasons classes; and a general knowledge test. There were 147 members participating from 40 chapters. While at ISU, Kevin Cooper, Nevada High School agriculture education teacher and FFA advisor participated in an Iowa Ag teachers committee meeting to plan for the 2017 Iowa Association of Ag Educators Conference.
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Student does Eagle Scout project for Ballard High garden
Adam and Michael Orgler
Senior Adam Orgler with the guidance of his father, Michael Orgler, recently completed his Eagle Scout project by building two very nice tiered plant/flower planters to be used at the school garden in Huxley and at the Ballard Community Clothes Pantry.
Adam spent several hours planning and designing the project and collaborating with Jeriann McLaughlin about the project. The planters will be used next spring for either herbs or flowers or both. His hard work and dedication are very much appreciated.
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Adam Orgler shows of his new planters. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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Darlene Wolters, left, and Sylva Williams are pictured with their Warren Coleman Honorary Awards which were presented by Leonard Tipping, director of the Ames Breakfast Lions Club, at a recent celebration of the club’s 15th anniversary. Wolters and Williams were honored for their community leadership and commitment to serving others. Wolters coordinates the club’s work to help stock the community pantry at Bethesda Lutheran Church and assists with many other club activities. Williams has served the club as Secretary, President and Director and continues to help the club carry outs its WE SERVE motto while volunteering in other community activities. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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Eldon Weber, right, and Judy Stehr were honored for their humanitarian service at the recently held 15th Anniversary Celebration of the Ames Breakfast Lions Club. David Williams, President of the Club, presented them with Melvin Jones Fellowship Awards in recognition of their volunteer service to help others in the community. Stehr provides leadership for the club’s free vision screening for kids 6 months to 6 years of age. Vision screenings are scheduled annually to serve children in day cares and kindergartens in Ames. The club has screened over 3600 kids since the KidSight program started in 2000. Weber provides leadership for the Pizz-A-Thon program that features youth learning experiences related to the food and fiber industry and leadership development. The program has served more than 6,000 children in multiple states since it was conceived in 1995. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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VOLUNTEER CENTER OF STORY COUNTY OPEN STREETS
HEALTHIEST AMES Healthiest Ames is hosting an Open Streets event on Sunday, Oct. 2. The Open Street events aim at improving the overall health and wellness of the residents of Ames and the surrounding communities through increasing education and physical activity in a fun, involved way.
FRIENDSHIP ARK INC. FALL BENEFIT
FRIENDSHIP ARK INC.
YSS MENTORS NEVADA
members to high school and college students. Mentoring is a commitment that requires your volunteer service for 40 to 60 minutes one day a week. You will meet with your mentee during the school day, with occasional opportunities to spend time together outside of school.
YSS
WALK FOR WELLNESS, RACE FOR RECOVERY 5K
We are looking for 10 to 12 volunteers to help with serving food, clearing tables and with clean-up after the festivities.
YSS Mentoring is looking for mentors to volunteer in the Nevada school district. We appreciate mentors from all walks of life from community
that recovery from mental health and substance use disorders is possible! There are several different types of volunteer jobs and shifts available.
CHILDCARE VOLUNTEERS STORY CITY, AMES, NEVADA, HUXLEY
COMMUNITY AND FAMILY RESOURCES
UNITED WAY OF STORY COUNTY — WOMEN WITH INITIATIVE
Join the voices for recovery during CFR’s fourth-annual “Walk for Wellness, Race for Recovery” 5K run/walk on Sept. 17. This is a great opportunity to promote wellness and help raise awareness
Play with and provide care for a group of children, infants through elementary school age while their mothers attend financial education workshops. Three to four volunteers are needed for a four-session
series of workshops.
TREE HOUSE BUILDERS
THRESHOLD LEARNING CENTER Our after-school Kids Club would like to build a treehouse. The children are too small to do all of the heavy lifting and run the power tools. We are looking for a large group of volunteers to help us on a weekend this fall - you choose the date. We could also finish it with a few volunteers who can join us to help after school from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. every Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday after school for a few weeks.
HARVESTING VOLUNTEERS
MUSTARD SEED COMMUNITY FARMS Volunteers are needed to
help harvest at Mustard Seed Community Farm. Looking for committed individuals interested in working on the farm from 7 to 10 a.m. every Tuesday and Friday through harvest (late October to early November). Volunteers will be eligible to receive a CSA box of vegetables and herbs.
ALL FESTIVAL HELP
THRESHOLD LEARNING CENTER Our annual Fall Festival is a free event for families. We are always needing extra hands for setting up, cleaning up, running stations like crafts, hikes, pumpkin carving and decorating, archery, apple baseball, scarecrow contest and more.
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United Way of Story County announces major grant opportunity United Way of Story County (UWSC) is announcing a Community (Major) Impact Grant opportunity for projects that have a significant impact on the community and the people served in the areas of education, income and health. Grant sizes will start at $7,500, and agencies submitting proposals may or may not be partner agencies of UWSC. The deadline for
submitting letters of intent is Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016. Applications deemed appropriate will be notified Oct. 7, 2016, and given the opportunity to submit a full grant application. Letter of intent forms are available on the UWSC website (www.uwstory.org/ grants). More information, project criteria and a timeline can be found on the form. The UWSC Allocations
Braydon Flattebo and Jacob Cook work with one of the LabQuest Interface devices and carbon dioxide sensors to measure the respiration rate of yeast-sucrose solution. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
R-S biology students study cellular respiration Roland-Story biology students in Mr. Brad Taylor’s section have been working on a lesson involving cellular respiration. A major concept they have studied is cells use water, oxygen and glucose to produce energy and the metabolic by-products of carbon dioxide and water. “Through studies and lab
work, the students are being exposed to basic and relevant biological science concepts that impact themselves and our agriculture systems on a daily basis. In the lab they completed, they were measuring using equipment provided by the RS Foundation to determine the respiration rate of yeast given various inputs,” Taylor said.
Committee will review full proposals and make a recommendation to the UWSC Board of Directors, which will make the final decisions on programs and initiatives to be funded at its December board meeting.
Proposals must address programs and initiatives that support the mission of UWSC and one of the community impact areas of education, income and health. Programs must have clear outcomes and show
how long-term funding will be secured. Proposals for expenses not critical to the program, ongoing expenses (e.g. staffing), events, budget deficits and endowments will not be considered.
Letter of intent submissions should be made electronically to unitedway@uwstory.org. If you have any questions or need additional information, call Jean Kresse at (515) 268-5142.
Dining Guide
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Hannah Lee, of Slater, takes part in the Iowa State Fair Cowgirl Queen Contest. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Ballard FFA competes at State Fair Ballard FFA had a great showing at the 2016 Iowa State Fair. Members participated in a variety of events throughout the 11-day fair in Des Moines. Ashley Kahler exhibited a total of eight pigs in the FFA swine show. Kahler shared about her experience saying, “It’s really neat to be able to work hard, knowing that you are going to help feed others.” Hannah Lee represented Ballard FFA in the Senior Cowgirl Queen Contest for the second year in a row. Lee once again had an excellent showing with her horse. Joe Jordan, Nick Jordan, Jed Miller, Caitlin Peterson and Winter Ringgenberg served as FFA grandstand ushers. These members worked each evening in the grandstand directing people to their seats and also distributed programs at the welcome gates each day. Joe Jordan showed in the FFA goat show as well. His two Swiss Toggenburg entries earned him two blue ribbons. Anna Russell served
as a FFA stage attendant. Throughout the fair, Russell and other stage attendants from FFA chapters across the state, set up various shows at the free stages across the fairgrounds. “I learned a lot about setting up a stage, which is
actually a lot easier than I thought,” Russell said. Dana Edleman and Jed Miller entered photography in the FFA division. Miller’s entries received red placings. Dana’s entry in the FFA class earned first place.
Ashley Kahler, of Cambridge,shows her pig in the Iowa State Fair FFA Swine Show. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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Anna Russell, left, of Cambridge, served as an FFA stage attendant at the Iowa State Fair.CONTRIBUTED From left, Caitlin Peterson, Jed Miller, Joe Jordan, Nick Jordan, and Winter Ringgenberg, take a break for a picture prior to a grandstand concert while serving as FFA grandstand ushers. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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Joe Jordan, of Ames, shows one of his Swiss Toggenburg entries at the FFA Goat Show. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Dana Edleman, of Cambridge, with her class-winning entry in the FFA Photography Division. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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The Ames Golden K Kiwanis presented a check for $600 to Youth and Shelter Services to support their new collaboration with Emergency Residence Project and ACCESS to better deal with youth homelessness. From left, Paul MacVey, Ames Golden K; Roberta Milinsky, YSS associate CEO and Golden K’s Larry Trede. For more information about Ames Golden K, visit amesgoldenk.org. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Jack Winkler, member of the Ames Town and Country Kiwanis Club is removing trash from the north entrance to the city of Ames. Other club members who assisted in the project were Dan Franklin, Paul Brackelsberg and Terry Proescholdt. This longtime club project has assisted the Iowa DOT by planting wild flowers and and litter removal on a twoplus mile stretch of U.S. Highway 69. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO