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AUGUST 2

BREAKFAST WITH A BOOK:

Join us at Farm Grounds, 1026 Sixth St. in Nevada, for our Breakfas t with a Book reading group. The group meet at 8:30 a.m. will Coffee and breakfas may be purchase d from Farm Grounds.t The copies of each month’s discussio n book will be available lic Library. Contact from Nevada Pubthe library for informati on. more

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AUGUST 2

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6:30-7:30 p.m. and elected Ames Mayor, King Day and readings Sawyer ElemenThe Martin Luther short video, poems The Mitchell and invites all accomplishsing “Martin Planning Committee on the civil rights tary students will to honor King. Vanessa other musical in Ames/Story County ments and life of Dr. Luther King� and birthday of Dr. serve as M.C. and celebrate the Baker-Latimer will Jan. 15. The will be Judge selections.to the Jan. 15 event, you King on Monday, The keynote speaker Prior celebration the MLK Day of for Belcher, Iowa’s first theme for this year’s volunteer Romonda can i n judge t ervice i nd Unity The

AUGUST 3

SWEET CORN SUPPER:

A sweet corn supper will be hosted the Story City by American Legion Post 59 from 5 to 7 p.m. at in Story City. Come 301 Washington St. join us for all you can eat sweet corn, dog and cucumbe hamburger or hot r salad for $7.

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Have you heard about our Seafood show at Ames RoadFresh jumbo sea scallops, Thyme? We’ll have and colossal king shrimp, lobster tails crab legs. Swing Fresh Thyme from by noon to 3 p.m. at SE Fifth St. for great quality seafood 215 great prices. at

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Story County Extension 22, at the Story County council and staff were recognized for 100 years of Extension Youth Fair in Nevada.

Leidal and Mary Front row, from left, in Story County on Wilkins; back row, Kalli Olson, Rich Sunday, July from left, JoAnn Michelle Adams, Wrage, Eugenia Kromminga, Megan Kristi Jedlicka, Katie Williams, Hartsook, Nicole Not Pictured: Leonard Krafka, Alice Moody, Doug Sampson Melissa McEnany, and Foley, Tim Couser and MaryAnn Gardner. Iowa State University President Wendy Wintersteen CONTRIBUTED PHOTO .

Story County Ex tension celebrates 100 years

The Story County Extension Council and staff, at the Story County Fair on July 22, celebrated the centennial celebration since first opening its

doors in 1918.

Extension Council Chair Doug Sampson was presented with the 100-year plaque by Iowa State University President Wendy Winterste en.

The Extension Council and Staff would like to thank the community of Story County for their support and look forward to another 100 years the county’s needs. serving

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS OCTOBER 10 ARTFUL YOGA

Come to a yoga artful experience by going beyond the physical and inviting an artistic perspective to your awareness. The practice will begin at 5:30 p.m. No yoga experience is necessary. Please bring your own mat. Please arrive at Christian Petersen Art Museum, 603 Morrill Road, a few minutes early for a brief discussion of the current exhibition with a yoga twist. The event is free, but online registration required at www.museums.iastate.edu.

OCTOBER 11

NANCY GEBHART AT REIMAN GARDENS Bring your lunch to Reiman Gardens to learn from Nancy Gebhart, of University Museums, about the new and socially relevant ReACT Gallery in Morrill Hall. Attend each month and experience a new topic presented by local and regional professionals and lecturers. No registration required.

Admission is free.

OCTOBER 11

PIE-MAKING DEMO Come to Cooks’ Emporium at 6 p.m. to learn from a pro with 80 years of experience in making pies. Patricia will show how she makes her picture perfect pies using some in-season apples.

OCTOBER 11

REFUGEE STORIES Each work of art in the exhibition UNPACKED: Refugee Baggage is a chance for viewers to better empathize and come to understand the struggles of individuals, to eliminate the stigma and to truly see the people who carry the stamp of refugee.

ISU faculty, staff and students will share their own personal narratives on the refugee experience, allowing their lived experiences to further understanding, empathy and inclusion at Iowa State. The event will be at 4 p.m. in the Christian Petersen Art Museum, 1017 Morrill Hall.

OCTOBER 11

CANDIDATE FORUM The League of Women Voters of Ames & Story County invites the public to participate in a candidate forum at 7 p.m. at Fairview Lodge, north of the Carousel on Grove Avenue in Story City. Candidates include incumbent Democrat Herman Quirmbach and challenger Libertarian Eric Cooper for Iowa Senate District 23; and incumbent Republican Annette Sweeney and challenger Democrat Tracy Freese for Iowa Senate District 25. Audience members will have the opportunity to ask questions of the candidates and hear their views firsthand. Contact Mary Sand at (515) 2905827 or msand@isunet.net with questions about the forums.

OCTOBER 12

LIZZY POPPYSEED ALBUM RELEASE Nova Labs proudly presents the album release party of Lizzy Poppyseed at 9 p.m. This will be a full band performance, so come hear Liz belt out the awesome new tunes from her debut album, “Stone Ground.� Helping to celebrate the occasion is a performance by Lionessa, the solo project of Vanessa Ellsbury, who just For more events, see page 2

Members of Story Theatre Company’s “Gooney Bird Greene and Her True-Life Adventures� cast. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Story Theater Company presents ‘Gooney Bird Greene and Her True-Life Adventures’ Story Theater Company (STC) kicks off its 2018-19 season with a production of “Gooney Bird Greene and Her True-Life Adventures,� by Kent R. Brown.

The show dates are at 7 p.m. on Oct. 18 and 19, and at 2 p.m. on Oct. 20 and 21.

All performances will be in STC’s black box theater at 615 S. Dayton Ave., Suite 133, in Ames.

Tickets for the show are $8 through Oct. 17. Beginning Oct. 18, tickets are $12 for adults and $8 for children, students and seniors.

Tickets can be purchased through the STC website at storytheatercompany.org.

While tickets can be purchased at the door, they are subject to availability.

Based on the book

by Lois Lowry, “Gooney Bird Greene and Her True-Life Adventures� is set in a fifthgrade classroom in the town of Watertower, where the children are not excited to be back in school.

Suddenly, the classroom door bursts open and the colorful and fun Gooney Bird appears, and helps awaken her

new friends’ imaginations.

The cast includes 20 adolescents, ages 9 to 14, from Ames and the surrounding communities.

Behind the scenes are six additional young people, ages 12 to 17, who handle props, lighting, sound, and costumes.

The cast and crew are supported by a seven-person staff

of adults who help transform this young talent into a professional performance.

Amelia Yoder plays Mrs. Pidgeon in her very first role with Story Theater Company.

Nate VanDyk is a veteran of several STC plays.

Madelin Dooley brings enthusiasm to the stage and is making her debut with Story Theater Com-

pany as Gooney Bird Greene.

The director is Julia VanDyk, an STC alum and a recent graduate of Northwestern College.

The stage manager for this production is Nancy Evans, who has had vast experience as a dramaturg and director for ISU and Western Illinois University as well as Stage West in Des Moines.

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released her own album, “Inner Space.” And special guests Free The Snakes, the groovy, melodic project of Magi Ydnurg and Julia Coats. $7 gets you in the door.

OCTOBER 12

DECORATE A MUG Come to the Iowa State Memorial Workspace to add a covert message at the bottom of a cup. Put it inside to discover when your coffee is gone, or outside to share with an office mate. We will show you the basics of painting your piece and fire it within a week.

Studio fee is $4 for ISU students and $5 for public to attend plus the cost of the bisque you select.

Drop in between 4 and 8 p.m. but give yourself an hour. Open to all ages if accompanied by an adult.

OCTOBER 12

BARBECUE AND BEER The next installment of Barbecue & Beer Event Series will feature Iowa musician Erik Timmons. Alluvial doors open at 4 p.m., Cornbred window opens at 5:30 p.m. and music begins at 6 p.m.

OCTOBER 13

STORY COUNTY CONSERVATION WORKSHOP Prairie Rivers of Iowa, in partnership with Story County Conservation, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and Conservation Corps Minnesota and Iowa, will host a workshop from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Story County Conservation Center in McFarland Park, 56461 180th St., in Ames.

OCTOBER 14

CROP HUNGER WALK Join in the Ames Area CROP Hunger Walk to help raise awareness and funds to end hunger one step at a time around the world and here in Story County. To find out more, visit www.crophungerwalk. org/amesia. The event will be at 1:30 p.m. at Brookside Park in Ames. Registration begins at 1 p.m. The 3.5 mile non-competitive walk remind us of the long distances people around the world walk to access clean water and healthy food.

OCTOBER 14

IOWA HEART VOLLEYBALL CLINIC The Iowa Heart Volleyball Association Inc. coaches, high school varsity and senior club volleyball athletes will conduct individual

and team volleyball skills clinics for area elementary school, middle school and homeschool fourth-, fifth- and sixth-graders.

The clinics will be from 5 to 6:30 p.m. and tryouts will be from 4 to 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 21 and Oct. 28, at SPORTS IOWA, 2176 232nd Lane, Ames, off Highway 30 in west Ames. Sign-in for the clinic will begin at 4:15 p.m. For those who decide they want to be members of an Iowa Heart Juniors 11s or 12’s volleyball team, information will be available at the clinics.

Please visit www.iowaheartvolleyball.com for clinic, tryout information and the clinic registration form. For questions, contact www. iowaheartvolleyball.com.

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OCTOBER 14

STORY COUNTY PUBLIC FORUM A public forum for Story County contested elections for Story County supervisor and treasurer will be at 10:30 a.m. at Collegiate Presbyterian Church’s Upper Westgate/VINE Student Center, 159 Sheldon Ave, Ames. Confirmed participants are supervisor candidates Democrats Linda Murken and Joshua Opperman, and Republicans Martin R. Chitty and Rick Sanders. Treasurer candidates are Democrat Ted Rasmusson and Republican Renee M. Twedt.

OCTOBER 15

SELF-DEFENSE CLASS Officer Eric Snyder from the Ames Police Department will host a free self-defense class at 5:30 p.m. upstairs at the West Ames Anytime Fitness. Please bring paper and pen if you would like to take

notes. The class will take about 60 to 90 minutes.

Summit will be at 7 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at City Hall.

OCTOBER 15

OCTOBER 16

Come to Orange Leaf & Sweet Mini’s from 6 to 9 p.m. on Monday to kick off the week and raise funds for Ames Children’s Choirs.

Do you know young women in high school interested in exploring how their skills and interests translate to opportunities in business? We have exciting plans for the ninth-annual Young Women in Business Conference designed especially for female students in grades 9 through 12, their parents, and high school counselors. Visit www.business.iastate.edu/ywib for more information. Registration is now open. The fee is $15 and includes lunch and all conference materials. Individual scholarship and group transportation assistance is available.

ORANGE LEAF/SWEET MINI’S FUNDRAISER

OCTOBER 16

NEIGHBORHOOD SUMMIT The Ames City Council is hosting a Neighborhood Summit to promote the city’s strong neighborhoods initiative. Neighborhood Association leaders are invited to share recent examples of accomplishments that have been a result of being an association and promoting community. The Neighborhood Summit is an opportunity for discussion and dialogue between the City Council, residents, and neighborhood associations. The Neighborhood

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OCTOBER 17

CHICKEN AND NOODLE DIN-

NER The Mackey Methodist Church Bazaar, 130th Street & V Avenue, will host a chicken & noodle dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. Adults tickets are $9.50 and tickets for children ages 2-6 are $3.50. Free admission for children under 2 years of age. Auction will begin at 7:30 p.m.

OCTOBER 17

REIMAN GARDENS HISTORY WALK Hear about the history of Reiman Gardens’ partnership with five faculty and 77 students from ISU Architecture at 11 a.m. leading up to the creation and installation of this beautiful interactive installation. Join different staff members each month for an interactive, behind the scenes look at Reiman Gardens. Free for members and volunteers, $10 for the general public (includes admission).

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Amdahl speaks at Sons of Norway September event Sons of Norway Kong Sverre Lodge held its September event in Story City with the program “St. Olav and his Cathedral Nidaros” presented by David Amdahl, of Decorah.

David spoke about Nidaros, the northernmost medieval cathedral in the world and Northern Europe’s most important pilgrimage site for Christians during the Middle Ages.

Nidaros Cathedral was built beginning in 1070 to memorialize the burial place of Olav II of Norway. The Viking chieftain Olav Haraldsson was born in 995 and went on to become a king and finally a saint, who was killed in 1030 in the Battle of Stiklestad and canonized as Saint Olav.

Today, Nidaros Cathedral is a parish church of the Lutheran Church of Norway.

Sons of Norway Events are open to all interested in learning more about Scandinavian heritage and culture and guests are always welcome.

Sons of Norway Kong Sverre Lodge’s September event featured the program “St. Olav and his Cathedral Nidaros,” by David Amdahl, of Decorah. From left, Russ Melby, speaker David Amdahl, Susan Amensen, Betty Snider and Carolyn Ahlstrom. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

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PEOPLE Key Coop, Land O’Lakes Foundation donate $500 Ames Area CROP Walk

Members of the animal science class at Roland-Story High School recently visited the Sterle livestock facility outside of Roland, where they learned about livestock facilities including facilities design, safe handling, space requirements and environmental conditions. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Roland-Story animal science class visits Sterle livestock facility Students in the Roland-Story animal science class recently toured the Sterle farm outside of Roland, where they learned about livestock facilities including facilities design, safe handling, space requirements and environmental conditions.

According to Brad Taylor, Roland-Story

animal science instructor, “This was a great way to introduce the students to our new unit that pertains to livestock facilities design.” The major objective of our new unit of study includes, the design of animal facilities that will provide for the safe handling and efficient production of animals.

In late September, Key Cooperative and the Lake O’Lakes Foundation each made a $500 donation to the Ames Area CROP Walk. In Story County, Loaves and Fishes will receive part of the donation. The Ames Area CROP Walk will be at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 14, at Brookside Park in Ames.

From left, Brandy Greiner, of Key Cooperative, Sue Bohner and Judy Miller, co-presidents of Loaves and Fishes, and Ron Orth, CROP Walk board member. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

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Town and Country Cy-Hawk Showdown raises $5,000 for Miracle League project Stan Carpenter, left, Hawkeye Club Member coach, and Leo Timms, Cyclone Club Member coach, directed the Ames Town and Country Kiwanis Club’s Cy-Hawk Showdown.

Their shirts were traded after the Iowa State-Iowa football game.

The club held a Stan Carpenter, left, Hawkeye Club Member coach, and Leo Timms, Cyclone Club Member coach, directed the Ames Town and Country Kiwanis Club’s Cy-Hawk Showdown.

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two-week event to raise funds for the Ames Miracle League Field and Playground.

More than $5,000 was pledged by members during the event.

All funds are to assist in the construction of this project.

The project is an all-inclusive playground to be followed

by a custom ball field with rubberized turf that will be accesible by wheel chair and other acesibility devices.

It will allow competitive and non-competitive play by our children and adults with other abilities.

It will fulfill a need for the citizens of Ames.

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Town and Country Kiwanis installs officers, board members

Geri Derner, lt. gov., and member of the Ames Kiwanis Club, installed the 2018-19 officers and board members of the Ames Town and Country Kiwanis Club at a recent club meeting. From left, Gerri Bugg, past president; Dan Franklin, president elect; Geri Derner, lt. gov.; Lynn Potthoff, president; and Don Beitz, secretary. Not pictred: Bob Jolly, who was installed as the club’s treasurer. Derner also installed Leo Timms, Don Erickson, Terry Proescholdt, Stan Carpenter, Marilyn Johnson, Mary Ann Lundy and Jack Winkler as club directors. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

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Town and Country members help clean up U.S. Highway 69

Learn how to control erosion on your property Are you a landowner looking for solutions for minor to moderate erosion? Or someone who wants to learn more about erosion’s damaging effects on our landscape? Join conservation staff for Conservation Conversations & Practice:

Ames Town and Country Kiwanis Club members, from left, Dan Franklin, Dale Vander Schaaf, Stephanie Clark, Paul Brackelsberg and Aaron Jones, prepare to remove debris from the right of way of the U.S. Highway 69 north entrance to Ames. Other club members who assisted but are not pictured are Randy Griffith and Terry Proescholdt.

This longtime club project included planting wild flowers and debris removal on a twomile length of the highway. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

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Gully Erosion Edition from 9:15 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 13, at the Story County Conservation Center, 56461 180th St., Ames.

The morning will be spent in conversation with experts from

Prairie Rivers of Iowa, Iowa Conservation Corps and ISU Extension. After learning about water quality in Iowa and strategies to conserve soil, the class will put that newly gained knowledge into practice. by build-

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