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Prep begins for 60th-annual Scandanavian Coffee The 60th-annual Scandinavian Coffee at Bethesda Lutheran Church preparations began with the first of many baking days in the church kitchen. The first baking day was the making of Lefse, a Norwegian flatbread, by rolling the dough with special carved rolling pins and grilling on a large, round griddle. Lefse are spread with butter, sprinkled with sugar, and rolled up before eating. The coffee will be from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 14. Bethesda Lutheran Church is located at 1517 Northwestern Ave., in Ames.
Bethesda Lutheran Church Pastor Bryan Simmons, center, lent his “lefse rolling expertise” to the group as it started by making the lefse by rolling the dough. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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The Story County Sun is published weekly on Wednesdays by GateHouse Media, at 317 Fifth St., Ames, IA, 50010. (515) 233-3299 Mary Beth Scott, sales manager, (515) 663-6951, MScott@amestrib.com. Ali Eernisse, RE Weekly, (515) 663-6956, AEernisse@amestrib.com. Megan Wolff, content coordinator, (515) 663-6920, news@midiowasun.com.
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MATURE LIVING
Heartland Senior Services • 205 S. Walnut Ave., Ames • (515) 233-2906 Thursday, Sept. 22 8:15 a.m., Tai Chi II 9 a.m., Tai Chi I 9:30 a.m. to noon, Health care 1 p.m., Bingo 4:15 p.m., Zumba 7 p.m. Duplicate bridge Friday, Sept. 23 9 a.m., Exercise 1 p.m., Friday afternoon cards Sunday, Sept. 25 1:30 p.m., Duplicate bridge Monday, Sept. 26 9 a.m., Video exercise 1 p.m., Rummikub Tuesday, Sept. 27 8:15 a.m., Tai Chi II 9 a.m., Tai Chi I
9:45 a.m., Songbirds 11:50 a.m., Lunch and Learn 12:30 p.m.: Canasta 6:30 p.m., Duplicate bridge Wednesday, Sept. 28 9 a.m., Exercise 12:30 p.m., Movie: “Annie” Thursday, Sept. 29 8:15 a.m., Tai Chi II 9 a.m., Tai Chi I 9:30 a.m. to noon, Health care 1 p.m., Bingo 4:15 p.m., Zumba 6:30 p.m. Duplicate bridge Friday, Sept. 30 9 a.m., Exercise
1 p.m., Friday afternoon cards Sunday, Oct. 2 1:30 p.m., Duplicate bridge Monday, Oct. 3 9 a.m., Video exercise 11:50 a.m., Lunch and Learn, Humana 1 p.m.: Coloring book workshop Tuesday, Oct. 4 8:15 a.m., Tai Chi II 9 a.m., Tai Chi I 9:45 a.m., Songbirds 6:30 p.m., Duplicate bridge Wednesday, Oct. 5 9 a.m., Exercise 12:30 p.m., Women with Initiative
Thursday, Oct. 6 8:15 a.m., Tai Chi II 9 a.m., Tai Chi I 9:30 a.m. to noon, Health care 1 p.m., Bingo 4:15 p.m., Zumba 6:30 p.m. Duplicate bridge Friday, Oct. 7 9 a.m., Exercise 1 p.m., Friday afternoon cards 7 p.m., Jazz Jam Saturday, Oct. 8 5:30 p.m., Cribbage Sunday, Oct. 9 1:30 p.m., Duplicate bridge
peaches, tropical fruit salad. Wednesday, Sept. 28: Baked chicken, bread dressing and gravy, mixed vegetables, cantaloupe, chocolate pudding. Thursday, Sept. 29: Pot roast, pot roast vegetables, green beans, watergate salad. Friday, Sept. 30: Lasagna, lettuce salad, Italian vegetables, sweet cherries, Vienna bread. Monday, Oct. 3: Hamburger on bun, lettuce and tomato, winter mix vegetables, apple, peaches.
Tuesday, Oct. 4: Herb baked chicken, baked squash, peas, Mandarin oranges, spice cake with frosting. Wednesday, Oct. 5: Salisbury steak, mashed poatoes and gravy, capri vegetables, cinnamon peaches, Rice Krispie bar
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MENUS Thursday, Sept. 22: Salisbury steak in brown gravy, mashed potatoes, asparagus, pears, chef’s dessert. Friday, Sept. 23: Barbecue beef on bun, sweet potato bake, cauliflower, strawberries, blueberry muffin. Monday, Sept. 26: Tater tot casserole, beets, broccoli Normandy, pineapple, rosy applesauce. Tuesday, Sept. 27: Pork chop in brown gravy, fried potato with onion, fresh spinach salad, hot spiced
Reservations are recommended and encouraged. Call (515) 233-2906 one day in advance of your desire to join in a congregate meal site.
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MATURE LIVING C E N T R A L I OWA R S V P RSVP offers adult volunteers aged 55+ quality opportunities to share their skills, interests and life experiences in response to a wide variety of community needs.
Small Talk Childcare
Story County Medical Center
Be part of an exciting new research program centered on early literacy and communication skills. Volunteers are needed to assist at the Ames Public Library with this valuable program. A background check is required for all volunteers before participating. For more information, call Tom at (515) 292-8890.
Help at the Gift Shop from noon to 3:30 p.m. on Tuesdays. Part-time receptionist needed 8 a.m. to noon and noon to 4 p.m. on Thursday and Friday at Senior Care Campus. Volunteers will greet and direct visitors as well as transfer incoming calls. Volunteers also needed to assist with field trips for seniors. For more information, call Tom at (515) 292-8890.
Story County Sheriff’s Office Individuals are needed to join a team of volunteers that is working on a major project at the Sheriff’s Office. Morning and afternoon shifts are available Monday through Friday to scan confidential files. Training will be provided. Volunteers can expect to have a background clearance check completed. To take part in this project, please call Teal at (515) 292-8890.
Pen Pals Volunteer as a Pen Pal for a fifth-grade student. The Pen Pal Program helps the students improve their
writing skills and build respect and a better understanding as they learn from and about an older generation. This is one of the most fun and rewarding experiences, and the kids are great. We even have a party with the students at the end of the school year. For more information, call Tom at (515) 292-8890.
Story County Jail The staff of the Story County Jail could use some assistance with the Jail Visitation Program. Volunteers are needed to assist with visitation hours from 7 to to 9 p.m. on Tuesdays and from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Thursdays and Sundays. Responsibilities include greeting the visitors, assisting them with signing in, escorting them to the visitation area, and assisting with the signing out procedure. Training and job-shadowing is provided. To lend a helping hand, call Teal at (515) 292-8890.
Alzheimer’s Association HERO Project Volunteers will connect with caregivers for persons with dementia by phone weekly or biweekly with the goal to maintain or improve resilience, health, and well-being of the caregiver and improve access to programs and services for individuals with dementia and their caregivers. For more information, call Tom at (515) 292-8890.
Story County Tip Hotline
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Operations In the event of a missing or abducted child, a dispatcher’s everyday duties do not stop. A surge of tips can come in about the missing child, and you can be trained to assist dispatchers in taking these tips. The first three hours once a child goes missing are
crucial to finding him or her alive. Every hour counts. Play a vital role and become a trained Tip Hotline Volunteer. To register today for an October training at the Story County Sheriff’s Office, please call Teal at (515) 292-8890. Orientation: Orientation for new or prospective volunteers will be at 10 a.m.
on Thursday, Oct. 20, and will be held in the RSVP office at 110 Crystal St. Call (515) 292-8890 for more information. Information: For more information about RSVP (its history, the staff, and other volunteer opportunities), visit www.rsvpvolunteer.org or our Facebook page, Central Iowa RSVP.
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Roland-Story agriculture I students Cora Twedt, Taylor Hink, Courtney Gessner, Brendan Taylor and Luke Jones learn about how agriculture helps provide “basic provisions.” CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Roland-Story agriculture I students learn about basic provisions The 37 students in agriculture I class at RolandStory High School have learned about the importance of agriculture as it provides for basic provisions such as food, clothing and shelter. The students in both sections of the class worked on a STEM-based activity call “basic provisions,” which
taught them about how agriculture has developed over the years. According to teacher Brad Taylor, “This activity was a part of our lesson over introduction to agriculture and focused on how affordable food is in our country due to the efficiency and technology that we have available.”
As the students worked through the activity, they were exposed to how, in the earliest of times, we were hunters and gathers, and then moved into the era of trade and barter to the times we now have that allows us to have many luxury items besides providing for our basic needs.
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Sept. 22
Mental illness support group: NAMI of Central Iowa will hold its monthly support group for family members of individuals living with mental illness at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 22, at the NAMI-CI Wellness Center, 416 Douglas Ave., Suite 205. No registration is required. For more information, call (515) 292-9400. Quilt Guild meeting: The Ames Quilt Guild will meet at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 22 at the Collegiate Presbyterian Church, 159
Sheldon Ave. For more information, contact Judy Larsen at judylarsen80@gmail. com or Marge Fitzgerald at mfitzl@live.com
Sept. 24
Amnesty International: Amnesty International will meet from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday Sept. 24, in the Ames Public Library Dale Ross Board Room. They will discuss human rights issues and write letters on behalf of individuals whose rights have been violated. Writing
supplies and refreshments are provided. Contact Mary Sands for more information, (515) 290-5827 or msand@ isunet.net. Alpaca Farm Days: Curious about local alpacas? C&M Acres Fiber Mill and Alpacas is participating in “National Alpaca Farm Days” where you can meet the alpacas, tour the farm and fiber mill and learn all about alpacas. The farm will be open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 24, and Sunday, Sept. 25, at 33703 663rd Ave., Maxwell. (Two miles southeast of Maxwell.) For more information,
contact the farm at (515) 387-8607.
Sept. 25
TASTE for Education: The Ames Education Foundation is hosting its annual “TASTE for Education” starting at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 26, at Gateway Hotel. Tickets are $50 and this benefits the schools, March ON, grants and literacy programs. There will be a silent auction, cuisine from various restaurants and contemporary jazz-funk music.
Children’s Theater auditions: Ames Children’s Theater will conduct auditions for “Simply Cinderella,” at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 25, and at 7 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 26, at Ames Public Library. There will be roles for both male and female actors age 10 to adult. No preparation is necessary. This production will be performed in the Ames Elementary Schools in November. For more information, call (515) 292-9454.
Sept. 29
Lifetree Cafe: The program, titled “Hurt by Church,” features an interview with a woman who suffered emotional wounds caused by the church during difficult periods in her life. She describes why this eventually led to her exit the church. It starts at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 29, at First Christian Church, 611 Clark Ave. Lifetree Cafe is a conversation cafe where everyone’s thoughts are welcome.
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From left, David and Susan Amensen, John Hanson, Don Todd, Sharon Owenson, Betty Snider, Carolyn Ahlstrom and Bob Hein.
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Hanson makes presentation at Sons of Norway September event Sons of Norway Kong Sverre Lodge held its September event in Story City with a program by John Hanson, an Iowan who received a
Fulbright Scholarship to teach in Norway for a year. As a “Roving Scholar in American Studies,” Hanson visited
secondary schools and conducted workshops for Norwegian students and teachers. He spoke about his experiences while living
in Oslo with his wife and young sons and traveling each week to a different area of Norway to teach in their schools. Sons of Norway
Dining Guide
Events are open to all interested in learning more about Scandinavian heritage and culture and guests are always welcome.
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Ames Golden K Kiwanis presented a check for $600 to Good Neighbor Emergency Assistance on Sept. 1, to assist this faith-based organization in their mission to provide charitable assistance to households during times of crisis. From left, Joe Traylor, Ames Golden K, Mike Fritz Good Neighbor Emergency Assistance director, and Golden K’s Roger Andersen. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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Roland-Story biology students learn about wet-mount slides All 29 biology students in Brad Taylor’s section of biology at Roland-Story High School have learned and demonstrated how to correctly make wet mount slides. This is a skill they will use throughout the year in biology class. According to Taylor, “This activity was a part of our lesson over cells and it was developed so that the students can observe cells under the microscope and identify visible differences. “This was a refresher lesson for several students as we continue our studies on learning about cells, their components and eventually leading us to better understand modern genetic practices.”
Roland-Story biology student Meri McMullen looks over a wet mount slide. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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Nevada ag ed and FFA harvest, sell vegetables
Nevada High School horticulture students with recent potato harvest, front row, from left, Rebecca Harwell, Shelby Backoff, Alen Dolic, Elizabeth Case, Lindsey Donnelly, Robert Wirth, Joanna Ferguson, Alexis Black, Maira Castillo, Skye Borton and Madison Sly; back row, from left, Jack Steele, Trent Stahl, Megan Mumm, Cale Dumbaugh, Kennedy Steffes, Ross Ball, Hannah Bovee, Kaleb Angell, Joven Nelson, Mikayla Long, Ethan Shawgo, Cassidy Goos, Taylor Tomilson and Rebekah Ritter CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Nevada High School students and FFA members have been harvesting potatoes, sweet corn, tomatoes and, in addition, marketing the produce. On Friday, Aug. 26, 25 students traveled to the Andy Swanson farm and harvested about 600 pounds of potatoes. The students also processed popcorn from the Swanson farm and packaged it into one-pound bags. Some late sweet corn was harvested also, along with tomatoes. The students had sold at least $391 of produce to faculty and staff customers and at the roadside stand by KEY Cooperative’s fuel station. “We still have over 400 punds of red and white potatoes sacked up, with over 2,500 pounds to be
harvested yet,” said Kevin Cooper, Nevada High School ag ed instructor and FFA advisor. The Nevada school lunch program has used tomatoes, onions and potatoes from the FFA garden at no charge. “Several of the students enjoy this activity, and it is good for them to work together on this to be successful,” Cooper said. The students will also be starting leaf lettuce, and other plants in the school greenhouse. “The enthusiasm and drive that these students exhibit never ceases to inspire me, four or five working with produce, and at the same time three students running steam cleaning a tractor, and the next night 18 students studying soil evaluation for almost two hours,” Cooper said.
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From left, Golden K member Bob Ringgenberg, Steve Padgett, Food At First administrator, and Golden K’s Lowell Richardson. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
From left, Golden K member Gina Spohnheimer, Bethesda Food Pantry communications director Rod Fischer, and Golden K’s Alan Spohnheimer. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Ames’ Golden K Kiwanis donate to local food pantries Earlier this month, the Ames Golden K Kiwanis presented two, $500 checks to
local food pantries: Food At First and Bethesda Food Pantry.
The pantries will use this money in order to feed and supply hundreds of Story
Country residents each month. For more information
about Ames Golden K, please check their website amesgoldenk.org.
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PEOPLE Kathy Kockler buys produce from Noah Nusbaum at FFA roadside market. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Nevada ag students and FFA members with freshly harvested potatoes at Swanson Farm. From left, Grace Francis, Connor Hines (in van), Jay Calentine and Ryanne Barker. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Nevada FFA members Grace Francis and Jay Calentine promote sales along Lincoln Way in Nevada. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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AMES CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
Students work together while learning life skills Fourth-, fifth- and sixth-graders from Ames Christian School headed to Hickory Grove Park recently for a field trip that wasn’t just fun, but also incorporated learning team building concepts that they will use now and in the future. The group, made up of the students, fourthgrade teacher Chris Taylor, fifth- and sixthgrade teacher Britta Sjoberg and parent volunteers, headed to Hickory
Parents, teachers and students from Ames Christian School learned team-building skills to complete different challenges. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Grove Park on Sept. 2. They enjoyed an adventure that included team building exercises, orienteering and canoeing. For team building skills, the group was presented with challenges that required full participation of everyone to complete. In the area of orienteering, the students were taught how to use to use a compass and were then presented with
a challenge to put their knowledge into practice. The team building came into play later in the day as students and adults worked together to canoe. It required good communication as well as full participation to make canoeing successful. The students, teachers and parents were all thankful for the beautiful weather to be outdoors, learn to work together as a team and have fun.
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Rollie Williams, center, and Dale Shenefelt, right, are pictured receiving their “eye tissue transport pins” from David Williams, president of the Ames Breakfast Lions Club, at the club’s recent 15th anniversary celebration. Volunteers from Lions Clubs in central Iowa form a kind of modern-day Pony Express to transport donated eye tissue from Ames to Des Moines to Grinnell and on to the Iowa Lions Eye Bank in Coralville where the tissue is processed and distributed to cornea transplant surgeons, researchers and educators in Iowa, across the U. S. and internationally. The Iowa Lions Eye Bank reports that no one in Iowa had to wait for a cornea transplant last year, and that the Lions were able to make some progress in bringing sight to the 10 million who are corneal blind worldwide. Other Ames Breakfast Lions Club members participating in the relay when called upon are Nathan Tosten, Eldon Weber, Sylva Williams, Leonard Tipping and David Williams. Club members have transported over 200 eye tissue donations and traveled more than 1,500 miles doing so since 2009. Anyone can be an eye donor. To register, go to Iowa Donor Registry website at www.IowaDonorRegistry.org. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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David Williams, president of the Ames Lions Club, presents Dale Shenefelt, right, with Milestone Chevron Award from Lions Clubs International for his 50 years of service. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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Lions Club honors members at 15th anniversary celebration The Ames Lions Club recently held its 15th anniversary celebration, during which the club honored several members of the organization. Dale Shenefelt was recognized for his 50 years of humanitarian service with the Milestone Chevron Award from Lions Clubs International. Shenefelt was an active volunteer in Panora and Council Bluffs Lions clubs before moving to Ames a
couple of years ago where he continues his service to help others. Shenefelt has provided leadership for Lions clubs at the local, district,state and international levels. Shenefelt was also presented with a “Where There’s A Need, There’s A Lion” plaque by his local club in recognition of his long-term dedicated service. Eldon Weber and Judy Stehr were honored
for their humanitarian service 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. The club has screened more than 3,600 children since the KidSight program started in 2000. Rollie Williams and Dale Shenefelt received
“eye tissue transport pins” for their work to help bring sight to millions of people around the world. Volunteers from Lions clubs in central Iowa form a kind of modernday Pony Express to transport donated eye tissue from across Iowa to Iowa Lions Eye Bank in Coralville, where the tissue is processed and
distributed to cornea transplant surgeons, researchers and educators in Iowa, across the U. S. and internationally. Darlene Wolters and Sylva Williams recieved Warren Coleman Honorary Awards. 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.