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Nevada P.E.O.celebrates British luncheon prior to ‘Downton Abbey’
OCT. 2
IOWAWORKS CAREER FAIR Ames Public Library will host an IowaWORKS Career Fair in the library’s Auditorium from 10 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, Oct. 2. Learn about job opportunities and meet with local employers at this free career fair. Bring copies of your resume and dress to impress.
MAYOR’S DOWNTOWN HEALTHIEST STATE WALK Ames residents are welcome to join Ames Mayor John Haila and members of Ames City Council at the ninth-annual Mayor’s Downtown Healthiest State Walk from noon to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 2. Participants should gather on the sidewalk in front of City Hall. The walk will end at back at City Hall, and the city of Ames water truck will provide water.
FAMILY FLU CLINICS McFarland Clinic will host family flu clinics at the North Ames Family Medicine Office from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 2. The office is located at 3815 Stange Road, in Ames. Schedule an appointment online at McFarlandclinic.com/flu. Wednesday flu clinics also will be offered from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 9, Oct. 16, Oct. 23, Oct. 30, Nov. 6, and Nov. 13.
TACO NIGHT Story City American Legion Post 59 will host a taco night at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 2, at 301 Washington St., in Story City. Come and enjoy some tasty tacos. $1.50 for your choice of hard or soft shell tacos, and $2 for walking tacos.
AMERICAN LEGION BINGO American Legion Post 37 will offer bingo at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 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.
The Nevada Chapter NE, P.E.O., enjoyed a delicious British luncheon at the Mucky Duck Pub in Ames with “crown jewels” for all and then on to the “Downton Abbey” movie for more of the beautiful costumes, characters and English countryside. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Hy-Vee stores donate to Story County emergency food pantry
CIRQUE MEI Cirque MEi, a Chinese circus performance, will be at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 2, at Stephens Auditorium in Ames. The troupe was founded in 1976 and supports a community of more than 130 circus performers who tour throughout China and the world. Tickets can be purchased at www.center. iastate.edu.
OCT. 3
BREAKFAST WITH A BOOK Join Nevada Public Library at FarmGrounds, 1026 Sixth St. in Nevada, at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 3, for the Breakfast with a Book reading group. Stop by the front desk of the library to check out a copy of this month’s book. Coffee and breakfast may be purchased on your own from FarmGrounds.
GAME CHANGER CHALLENGE Ames Library Homeschool students will participate in the National 4-H Science Experiment to learn about computer science with and without a computer from 10 to 11 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 3, at Ames Public Library. No registration is necessary.
RECEPTION AND ARTIST TALK Admire the bold and exuberant new works of art by Susan Chrysler White at the opening reception of her exhibition from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct 3. The exhibition will be at the Campbell Gallery, Christian Petersen Art Museum in Morrill Hall, 603 Morrill Road, in Ames. At 5:30 p.m., Chrysler For more events, see page 11
Hy-Vee Lincoln Way and Hy-Vee West donated $1,353.83 through their Feed the Need program to the Story County emergency food pantry. The program allows community members to donate and Hy-Vee corporate then matches that donation up to $100,000. From left, Aaron Rose, manager store operations at Hy-Vee West, Abra Huffaker, Hy-Vee family development partnership manager, Amanda Dale, assistant director of perishables at Hy-Vee West.CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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Heartland Senior Services 205 S. Walnut Ave., Ames (515) 233-2906 Lunch menus Wednesday, Oct. 2: Chicken with dijon sauce, cut sweet potato, green beans, spinach lettuce salad, mandarin oranges. Thursday, Oct. 3: Hamburger on bun, tomato, lettuce, onion, mixed vegetable blend, cheesy potato casserole, mixed fruit cup. Friday, Oct. 4: Chicken and noodles, broccoli cuts, garden lettuce salad, cut banana, tapioca pudding. Monday, Oct. 7: Roast beef, whipped potatoes with gravy, sliced carrots, applesauce,
fresh orange. Tuesday, Oct. 8: Taco meat, wheat tortilla, Spanish rice, refried beans, lettuce, tomato, cheese, cut banana. Wednesday: Oct. 9: Sweet and sour chicken, long grain rice, corn, garden lettuce salad, peaches. Thursday, Oct. 10: Liver and onions (alternate: Hamburger with gravy), whipped potatoes, mixed vegetable blend, mandarin oranges, peanut butter cookie. Friday, Oct. 11: Baked chicken thigh, California blend, diced
beets, potato salad, applesauce. Monday, Oct. 14: Tatertot casserole, broccoli cuts, mixed fruit cup, fresh orange. Tuesday, Oct. 15: Seasoned tilapia (alternate: herbed chicken), wild rice, Cape Cod vegetables,garden lettuce salad, applesauce. Wednesday, Oct. 16: Beef pot roast, baked sweet potatoes, cauliflower, carrot sticks, raisins. Thursday, Oct. 17: Southwestern chicken, au gratin potatoes, spinach, mandarin
oranges, sugar-free vanilla pudding. Friday, Oct. 18: Hamburger on bun, tomato, lettuce, onion, green beans, sliced carrots, tropical fruit cup. Monday, Oct. 21: Cafe Meatloaf, whipped potatoes with gravy, peas, yogurt cup, pear fruit cup. Tuesday, Oct. 22: Sliced turkey, mashed potatoes with gravy, diced beets, applesauce, fruit cocktail. Wednesday, Oct. 23: Key West Roast Cod (alternate: grilled chicken), long grain rice, broccoli cuts,
fresh orange, chocolate chip cookie. Thursday, Oct. 24: Sliced ham, cut sweet potatoes, corn, garden lettuce salad, pineapple fruit cup. Friday, Oct. 25: Spaghetti with meat sauce, green beans, sliced carrots, chocolate pudding, breadstick. Monday, Oct. 28: Beef pot roast, whipped potatoes with gravy, peas, yogurt cup, pear fruit cup. Tuesday, Oct. 29: Baked salmon with glaze (alternate: chicken breast), cut red potatoes, corn,
mandarin oranges, chocolate pudding. Wednesday, Oct. 30: Pork tips with chutney, sweet potatoes, buttered cooked cabbage, garden lettuce salad, tropical fruit cup. Thursday, Oct. 31: Goulash, cauliflower, green beans, applesauce, bar. 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.
Calendar of events Wednesday, Oct. 2 9 a.m., Video exercise 12:30 p.m., Pumpkin craft 1 p.m., Rummikub 3 p.m., Life choices exercise class Thursday, Oct. 3 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 6:30 p.m., Duplicate bridge Friday, Oct. 4 9 a.m., Video exercise 1p.m., Friday Afternoon cards Sunday, Oct. 6 1:30 p.m., Duplicate Bridge
Monday, Oct. 7 9 a.m., Video exercise 12:30 p.m., Senior Band practice Tuesday, Oct. 8 8:15 a.m., Tai Chi II 9 a.m., Tai Chi 9:45 a.m., Songbirds 6 p.m., Monthly dance Wednesday, Oct. 9 9 a.m., Video exercise 1 p.m., Coloring book workshop 1 p.m., Rummikub 3 p.m., Life Choices exercise class Thursday, Oct. 10 8:15 a.m., Tai Chi II 9 a.m., Tai Chi 9:30 to noon, Health care 1 p.m., Bingo 6:30 p.m., Duplicate Bridge
Friday, Oct. 11 9 a.m., Video exercise 1p.m., Friday Afternoon cards 6:30 p.m., Trivia night Sunday, Oct. 13 1:30 p.m., Duplicate Bridge Monday, Oct. 14 9 a.m., Video exercise 12:30 p.m., Senior Band practice Tuesday, Oct. 15 8:15 a.m., Tai Chi II 9 a.m., Tai Chi 9:45 a.m., Songbirds 1 p.m., Canasta Wednesday, Oct. 16 9 a.m., Video exercise 1 p.m., Bunco 3 p.m., Life Choices exercise class 7 p.m., Jazz Jam Thursday, Oct. 17
8:15 a.m., Tai Chi II 9 a.m., Tai Chi 9:30 to noon, Health care 1 p.m., Bingo 6:30 p.m., Duplicate Bridge Friday, Oct. 18 9 a.m., Video exercise 1p.m., Friday Afternoon cards 7 p.m., Country Jam Saturday, Oct. 19 5:30 p.m., Cribbage Sunday, Oct. 20 1:30 p.m., Duplicate Bridge Monday, Oct. 21 9 a.m., Video exercise 12:30 p.m., Senior Band practice Tuesday, Oct. 22 8:15 a.m., Tai Chi II 9 a.m., Tai Chi
9:45 a.m., Songbirds 1 p.m., Canasta Wednesday, Oct. 23 9 a.m., Video exercise 1 p.m., Coloring book workshop 1 p.m., Rummikub 3 p.m., Life Choices exercise class Thursday, Oct. 24 8:15 a.m., Tai Chi II 9 a.m., Tai Chi 9:30 to noon, Health care 1 p.m., Bingo 6:30 p.m., Duplicate Bridge Friday, Oct. 25 9 a.m., Video exercise 1 p.m., Friday Afternoon Cards Sunday, Oct. 27 1:30 p.m., Duplicate Bridge
Monday, Oct. 28 9 a.m., Video exercise 12:30 p.m., Senior Band practice Tuesday, Oct. 29 8:15 a.m., Tai Chi II 9 a.m., Tai Chi 9:45 a.m., Songbirds 1 p.m., Canasta Wednesday, Oct. 30 9 a.m., Video exercise 1 p.m., Service project 3 p.m., Life Choices exercise class Thursday, Oct. 31 8:15 a.m., Tai Chi II 9 a.m., Tai Chi 9:30 to noon, Health care 1 p.m., Bingo 6:30 p.m., Duplicate Bridge
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Rosheim, Voss speak at Village COOP
Major Aaron Rosheim discusses his experience in the military. Major Rosheim is the National Guard Commander for Bravo Company 248th aviation Support Battalion. The Battalion services Blackhawk helicopters and is headquartered in Boone, IA. Major Rosheim informed the residents about deployments to the Middle East and to Kosovo. Major Rosheim’s wife and family discussed their lives when he was deployed.CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Iowa DOT drivers services supervisor Mark Voss discusses with members of the Village COOP of Ames safe driving as senior citizens. Mark provided many safety tips and driving choices which could make them better and safer drivers. Mark also informed them about gold star drivers licences. This included the purpose of a licence and what you need to bring when are renewing your driver’s license. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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Daniel J. Grooms, DVM and dean of the Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine, recently visited the Town and Country Kiwanis Club.CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
ISU vet med dean visits Town and Country Kiwanis Daniel J. Grooms, DVM and dean of the Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine, recently visited the Town and Country Kiwanis Club. He informed the members and guests the college just celebrated its 140th birthday and is the oldest land-grant veterinary college in the U.S. The college’s fall 2019 enrollment has
599 DVM and 149 graduate students of which 82.7 percent are female with 60 from Iowa. This female-male relationship is reflected across the U.S. Grooms is concerned about the cost of DVM education and has a goal of doubling the college’s scholarship funds to $2 million each year. He informed the club
of the expected work of the new Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory with Phase One ground breaking in late 2020. The college includes the Lloyd Veterinary Medical Center, a full-time complete hospital facility for large and small animals providing Professional and DVM Student animal medical care.
Marcie Niegsch, Dentistry At Somerset’s director of community relations, presented longtime patient, Eileen Muff, with a $500 donation to the 2019 Run for the Roses Race on Oct. 13 to benefit arthritis research. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Dentistry At Somerset donates $500 Run for the Roses Race Marcie Niegsch, Dentistry At Somerset’s director of community relations, presented longtime patient, Eileen Muff, with a $500 donation to the 2019 Run for the Roses Race on Oct. 13 to benefit arthritis research. Niegsch is passionate about this cause because she suffers
from psoriatic arthritis. Since the inaugural year in 1987, Alpha Omicron Pi Sorority and the Ames Area Running Club have contributed more than $305,000 to arthritis research grants. These grants fund research that will hopefully one day lead to a cure for arthritis. The race day sched-
ule is: 7:30 to 9:30 a.m., registration/ packet pickup; 9 a.m., 5K; 9:30 a.m., breakfast and kids’ fun run; 10 a.m. 10K race. Also, bring your old running shoes to donate to Soles 4 Souls. For more information and to register, go to: www.GetMeReistered.com/RunfortheRoses.
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Fareway Stores Inc. partnered once again with the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) to host the ninth-annual Fareway MDA Golf Classic at Beaver Creek Golf Club in Grimes. The event raised more than $166,800 for MDA of Iowa. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Ames Public Library Youth Services Manager Jerri Heid, center, accepts a check for $1,000 from Golden K members Keith Folkmann, left, and Larry Vallery. The donation is in support of the library’s efforts to provide current and award-winning children books content for Ames-area children. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
MDA Fareway golf tourney raises more than $166,800 Golden K Kiwanis donates Fareway Stores Inc. partnered once again with the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) to host the ninth-annual Fareway MDA Golf Classic at Beaver Creek Golf Club in Grimes. The
event raised more than $166,800 for MDA of Iowa. Funds raised at this event will fund research and provide health care services and support for more than 1,700 MDA families across the state. “We are proud to support the Muscular Dystrophy Association through this annual event that’s raised near-
ly $750,000 over the last nine years,” said Reynolds W. Cramer, Fareway president and CEO. Fifty-four vendor partners provided sponsorships and teams, making it a full tournament with 216 golfers. In 2019, Fareway employees, customers and vendors raised more than $420,000 for the MDA.
$1,000 to Ames Public Library Ames Golden K Kiwanis presented a check for $1,000 to Ames Public Library in support of the library’s efforts to provide current and award-winning children books content for Ames-area children. Ames Golden K has donated nearly 600 new children’s books to Ames Public Library over the past 11 years. At the conclusion of each weekly Golden K meeting, the featured speaker is requested to
place his or her signature on the inside cover of a new children’s book. The book is then delivered to Ames Public Library to be placed in the library’s Children’s Books Section. Following the check presentation, Heid gave Golden K members an in-depth review of the library’s many capabilities — including its addition of graphic novels to the Children/Youth section of the library. For more infor-
mation about Ames Golden K Kiwanis, please visit www.amesgoldenk.org. Ames Public Library Youth Services Manager Jerri Heid, center, accepts a check for $1,000 from Golden K members Keith Folkmann, left, and Larry Vallery. The donation is in support of the library’s efforts to provide current and awardwinning children books content for Ames-area children.
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‘Climate Change Theatre Action: Lighting the Way’ to inspire hope, urgency on climate crisis What will a trip to the zoo look like a century from now? That’s one of the provocative questions ISU Theatre will explore when it presents “Climate Change Theatre Action: Lighting the Way,” opening at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 4 at Fisher Theater. Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 4, and Saturday, Oct. 5, and at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 6, at Fisher Theater, Other performances will be at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 10, outside of ISU Parks Library (attendees can bring a blanket or chair, and rain location will be under the library overhang), and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 13, at Ames Public Library. Founded in 2015, the international Climate Change Theatre Action initiative is a worldwide series of readings and performances of short climate change plays. The series is presented biennially to coincide with meetings of the United Nations Climate Change Conference, held this year in Santiago, Chile. Fifty international playwrights, representing all continents and several cultures and Indigenous nations, are commissioned to write short plays about various aspects of climate change. Collaborators then select plays to present at local productions. ISU Theatre’s ensemble cast will tell stories of action, community and hope through 18 imaginative performance pieces by international and local writers. One play is narrated by the last surviving bee in Manhattan. Another play invites the audience into an interactive Rube Goldberg style experiment. Alumna guest director Vivian M. Cook said the performance event will encourage audience members to refl ect on the connections between the environment and humanity, while providing opportunities for them to join climate efforts in their own communities.
An ensemble cast of Iowa State students and Ames community members rehearses for ISU Theatre’s “Climate Change Theatre Action: Lighting the Way.” CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Alumna guest director Vivian M. Cook leads a rehearsal of ISU Theatre’s “Climate Change Theatre Action: Lighting the Way.”CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
“The goal of the international project is to tell the story of climate change and how it connects to humans across the world who come from different places, backgrounds and perspectives,” Cook said. “These are stories that are for all of us, that are about all of us and that are crucial to share today.” Cook, a graduate student in Iowa State’s Sustainable Agriculture and Community Regional Planning Programs, also led Climate Change Theatre Action at Iowa State in 2017, as part of her Honors project while she was a performing arts undergraduate. Community members can learn how to take local action on climate through a Sustainability Resource Fair during intermission and after each performance, as well as during the panel discussion, “Leading the Way: Women Tell the Stories of Climate Change” on Oct. 6. Panel discussion ISU Theatre will present a panel discussion, “Leading the Way: Women Tell the
Stories of Climate Change,” at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 6, in the Scheman Building, Room 004. Community members are invited to engage with scholars and guest artists on climate change and sustainability issues. The discussion is part of ISU Theatre’s yearlong symposium series, “HERoic: Gender Equity in the Arts,” which includes lectures by two 2019 Tony Award recipients. The event is also co-sponsored by ISU’s MFA program in Creative Writing & Environment and the Center for Excellence in the Arts and Humanities. Cast and creative team The ensemble cast of ISU students and Ames community members includes Travis Cooper, Samuel Elliott-Rude, Lena Frank, Daniel Heddendorf, Sydni Lapsley, Olly Manning, Bethmari Márquez Barreto, Lena Menefee-Cook, Cole Nugent, Jonathan O’Neill, Kathryn Ripley, Roger Rivera, Jonathan Smith, Scyler Torrey, Rachel Ward
and Jensen Wilke. The creative team includes Vivian M. Cook, guest director; Alyson O’Hara, assistant director; Rob Sunderman, scenographer; Kelly Marie Schaefer, costume designer; Mat Wymore, music director; Will Coeur, lighting designer and production manager; Zoey Lazere, stage manager; Anthony Nelson, assistant stage manager; Natalie Hining, technical director; Doris Nash, costume shop supervisor; Taylor Sklenar, dramaturg; Amy
Taylor, prop designer; Bethmari Márquez Barreto, outreach assistant; Brianna Burke, Humanities Iowa scholar; and Charissa Menefee, MFA Program in Creative Writing & Environment producing partner. Climate Change Theatre Action partners Partners for this production include the international Climate Change Theatre Action Initiative, Iowa State’s MFA Program in Creative Writing & Environment, the EcoTheatre Lab, the ISU Offi ce of Sustainability/Live Green! Initiative, ISU Parks Library and Ames Public Library. This program is supported by Humanities Iowa and the National Endowment for the Humanities. The views and opinions expressed by this program do not necessarily refl ect those of Humanities Iowa or the National Endowment for the Humanities. For more information, visit www.theatre.iastate.edu, email
isutheatre@iastate. edu or call (515) 2942624. ISU Theatre is funded by ISU Student Government and supported by the Transforming Liberal Arts and Sciences Endowment.
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Ames Golden K donates $750 City’s Abraham visits to Bethesda Food Pantry Town and Country Kiwanis Keith Abraham, director of the Ames Parks and Recreation Department recently visited the Town and Country Kiwanis Club. He described the numerous neighborhood and community park projects planned or under construction by his department to the members of the Club. The major project described by Abraham is: Site preparation work underway and playground equipment installation expected to start Ames Golden K recently donated $750 to support Bethesda Community Food Pantry in in October for the its efforts to serve “food insecure” families in Story County and surrounding areas. The Miracle League and Bethesda Food Pantry currently serves more than 300 families monthly and distributes nearly 9,000 pounds of food each month. From left, Golden K member Tom Baas, Bethes- Playground. Other projects da Pantry’s Rod Fisher and Golden K’s Keith Folkmann. For more information about Ames include: Restrooms Golden K, please visit www.amesgoldenk.org. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO at Ada Hayden Park nearing completion; Clubhouse at Homewood Golf Course to be replaced; Low-
Keith Abraham, director of the Ames Parks and Recreation Department recently visited the Town and Country Kiwanis Club. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
head dam on the Skunk River at North River Park will be repaired to allow water bypass and the construction rock barriers to increase the safety of the dam: Installation of a bridge at Emma McCarthy Lee Park; Railings, stairs and restrooms to be replaced at Brookside Park.
New park development includes: Sunset Ridge Park; Edwards Park (formerly the location of Edwards School); Franklin Park needs tending and also will have a bisecting hard surface trail constructed by the Public Works Department to be linked to other trails in the area.
Ames Golden K donates $800 to YSS
Ames Golden K recently presented a check for $800 to Youth Standing Strong (YSS) in support of its numerous activities in central Iowa to provide a caring, educational and rehabilitative environment for young adults and children. From left, Ames Golden K’s Paul Knop, YSS Representative Sarah Mowery and Golden K’s Tom Baas.CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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Carolyn Ahlstrom, Richard Morrison, speaker Laurann Gilbertson, and Carolyn Yorgensen pictured at the Sons of Norway September event. Gilbertson presented “Rocks and Hard Places: Emigration through the Lens of Knud Knudsen” at the event.CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Gilbertson speaks at Sons of Norway Sons of Norway Kong Sverre Lodge held its September Event in Story City with the program “Rocks and Hard Places: Emigration through the Lens of Knud Knudsen” by Laurann Gilbertson. Gilbertson is the chief curator at Vesterheim NorwegianAmerican Museum in Decorah. Gilbertson spoke about why
people leave their homes in search of a better life, and showed stunning black and white photography of Bergen, Norway’s Knud Knudsen (1832-1915) who is considered one of Norway’s most important photographers. The photos explored emigration through first person accounts, family histories, and captured scenes of
everyday life on farms and on the fjord. Despite the idyllic landscape, Knudsen’s work vividly shows why the ever-present threat of rockslides and avalanches, lack of arable land, lack of economic opportunity, and savage beauty of life on the fjord led to some of the highest rates of emigration per capita in Norway.
MICA’s Story County Emergency Food Pantry was recently awarded $5,000 from the Bayer Fund, formerly the Monsanto Fund, in support of its operations. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Bayer supports Story County Emergency Food Pantry MICA’s Story County Emergency Food Pantry was recently awarded $5,000 from the Bayer Fund, formerly the Monsanto Fund, in support of its operations. The Bayer Fund is a strong supporter of equal access to food and nutrition and their work has led to more than 15,000 community grants around the world that have improved educational resources, addressed critical needs and made millions of meals possible.
Since the 1970s, MICA’s emergency food pantries have been an important component of MICA’s anti-poverty efforts. Often the emergency food pantries act as a gateway to access MICA’s other programs, such as its Early Head Start and Head Start programs; the federal supplemental nutrition program Women, Infants, & Children; and the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. While the short-term goal of MICA’s Emer-
gency Food Pantry program may be relief of urgent food insecurity, the goal of the program — and many of MICA’s other programs — is to help create paths out of poverty for those people receiving services. If you are in need of food assistance, please contact MICA’s Story County Family Development Center at (515) 956-3333. For more information, please contact MICA at (641) 752-7162 or info@ micaonline.org.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2019 • STORY COUNTY SUN • PAGE 11 of “Stand By Me” at at 10 a.m., and play CERT the Royal Wedding 18 holes. The cost is Caleb Hans Polashek continued from front of Prince Harry and $25 per person and returns for another Meghan Markle, and includes chili and cash thrilling performance White will lead a gallery at the Creative Artists’ draws from Christian prizes. The country with the Central Iowa walk as she speaks Studios of Ames, 130 traditions to create club is located at Symphony at 7:30 p.m. about her paintings, S. Sheldon Ave. This warm energy and 63012 260th St., in on Saturday, Oct. 5, at sculptures and creative event is free and open enthusiastic perforNevada. For more, call Ames City Auditorium, process. Refreshments to everyone. Refreshmances. Tickets can (515) 382-9070. will be served. ments will be provided. 515 Clark Ave. Visit be purchased at www. cisymphony.org for OCT. 7 STORY COUNTY RA- After the preview, the center.iastate.edu. tickets. exhibit will remain on
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
DIO CLUB MEETING The Story County Amateur Radio Club will meet at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 3, in the North Conference Room A on the first floor of Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames. Clint Miller, K0GR, will lead a discussion on “Communicating when your plan falls through.”
OCT. 4
LIGHTING THE WAY See stories of climate change from 10 a.m. to noon on Friday, Oct. 4, at Fisher Theater, 1805 Center Drive, in Ames. Climate Change Theatre Action: Lighting the Way is a series of short plays written by international playwrights to support the UN Climate Change Conference. These stories bring science to life and encourage us to work toward a sustainable future together. This event is open to grades fifth through 12th.
AMES ARTISTS’ STUDIO TOUR PREVIEW EXHIBITION Join the Ames Artists’ Studio Tour Gallery Show on from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 4,
display at CASA by appointment, and during the 2019 Ames Artists’ Studio Tour from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 12, from noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 13.
OCT. 5
FAMILY FLU CLINICS McFarland Clinic is hosting family flu clinics from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Oct. 5, at the North Ames Family Medicine Office, 3815 Stange Road. Schedule an appointment online at McFarlandclinic. com/flu. Saturday flu clinics will also be offered on Oct. 19, Oct. 26 and Nov. 2. STEAK DINNER The American Legion will offer a steak dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct 5, at 225 Main St. in Ames. Dinner is open to the public. Enjoy an 8-ounce strip steak dinner or a 6-ounce sirloin steak dinner with a potato, salad bar, soup and a dinner roll. Add shrimp and make it a combo for just a little more. Fried shrimp and ham steak dinners are also available.
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‘A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM’
Judge Story’s Theatrical Troupe and the Story City Antique Carousel will present William Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Performances will be at 7:30 p.m., on Saturday, Oct. 5, and at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 6. All performances are at the Story City Carousel. Tickets are $10 each and available at the door only. Doors open half an hour before showtime.
OCT. 6
AMERICAN LEGION BINGO American Legion Post 37 will offer bingo at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 6, 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.
HEAVEN AND HELL GOLF TOURNAMENT Play in the Heaven and Hell Tournament at Indian Creek Country Club on Sunday, Oct. 6. Shotgun start
$6 BASKET SPECIAL Story City American Legion Post 59 will host its $6 meal basket special at 5 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 7, at 301 Washington St., in Story City. Come in for the weekly special served with french fries.
FABRIC PUMPKIN CRAFT NIGHT Join Iowa Farm Life Dreams, 1011 Sixth St. in Nevada, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 7, for a fall decor craft. Create fabric pumpkins great for Halloween and Thanksgiving. A variety of fabrics, embellishments, and other supplies needed for the craft are provided. Preregistration is required at iowafarmlifedreams. com. Bring your favorite beverage and snacks.
THE KINGDOM CHOIR The Kingdom Choir will perform at 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 7, at Stephens Auditorium. The Kingdom Choir performed its showstopping performance
OCT. 8
HOMESCHOOL STEM CONNECTIONS The Iowa State University Extension is partnering with Roland Public Library to host monthly STEM programming perfect for homeschool families. This free program will be on the second Tuesday of each month at 10 a.m. at Roland Public Library, and is open to all homeschooling families in the area. A different STEM topic will be presented each month. No registration is required for this program. Contact Mary Wilkins at (515) 3826551 or mwilkins@ iastate.edu for questions.
FALL SALAD LUNCHEON Central Presbyterian Church will host a fall salad luncheon from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on
Tuesday, Oct. 8, at 932 Fifth St., in Nevada. The cost is $10. Please use the east door.
OCT. 9
HEALTH AND WELLNESS ROUND TABLE Join Madrid Home Communities for a monthly discussion on the latest in technology and innovations in health care at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 9, at Ballard Creek Community, 908 N. U.S. Highway 69 in Huxley.
EDUCATIONAL HOUR Ames and Des Moines Therapy and Consulting Services PC will hold a discussion on the effective ways to deal with chronic pain, anxiety and depression at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 9, at 1103 Buckeye Ave., Suite 104, in Ames. Amy Mooney, Ph.D., will host this free educational hour. Please call to reserve at (515) 337-1380 or visit amestherapy.com for more information.
BINGO NIGHT Enjoy a night of bingo at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 9, at Story City American Legion Post 59, 301 Washington St., in Story City.
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