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🌱 Patch AM: Georgia Tech hands Iowa State a sweep loss in Ames tournament
Coming up on the Ames Patch calendar: Roach Motel Zine Club — Kristin M Roach
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In today's newsletter:
- Georgia Tech hands Iowa State a sweep loss in Ames tournament
- How Ames-connected 4-Hers are preserving Iowa's tractor history
- How an Ames-area farm kid is reshaping Iowa's farming future
Also on today's calendar: Loft Reserved.
Today's riddle: What gets bigger the more you take away? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 90 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Monday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 91, low: 69.
- Tuesday: Humid with near record heat, with a high of 95 and low of 71 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Tech Sweeps Iowa State to Continue Perfect Weekend (ramblinwreck.com) — Georgia Tech swept Iowa State in straight sets at a season-opening volleyball tournament held in Ames, handing the Cyclones their first loss of 2026. The match at Iowa State featured standout performances from Tech's Laura Bieleski and setter Heloise Soares as the Yellow Jackets stayed perfect on the weekend. 
2. Iowa 4-H Youth Receive International Harvester Awards (morningagclips.com) — Ames-based Iowa State University Extension is spotlighting 13 Iowa 4-H members whose International Harvester projects earned special recognition at this year's Iowa State Fair. From tractor restorations to photography and woodworking, the projects honor agricultural history while building real-world mechanical, artistic, and problem-solving skills. The program also provides cash awards, club memberships, and scholarship opportunities for youth across the state.
3. Iowa's Zach Twedt Is Building A Football And Farming Legacy (thebusinessdownload.com) — A fourth-generation farmer from near Story City, Zach Twedt is drawing attention for his roadside kindnesses and his vision for the future of Iowa agriculture, all while staying closely tied to the Ames area. His father serves as a lieutenant with the Ames Fire Department, and he points to local projects like the solar farm south of Ames as examples of how farming and clean energy can grow together. Twedt is using media appearances and farm forums to advocate for a more tech-savvy, service-minded generation of young farmers.
4. Celia Gay Nicholson, 83 (hayspost.com) — An obituary for longtime Kansas educator Celia Gay Nicholson notes that one of her two children, Eric Nicholson, lives in Ames, connecting her family to the community. Services and burial will be held in Kansas, and memorials support an undergraduate research award honoring Celia and her late husband.
5. CAST names Maredia 2026 Borlaug communication award recipient (hpj.com) — An Ames-based agricultural science group, the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology, has named Michigan State University's Karimbhai M. Maredia the 2026 Borlaug CAST Communication Award recipient. The honor recognizes his decades of global work communicating agricultural science, with a formal ceremony planned at the Library of Congress in December.
📸 Around Ames
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ames
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★ Featured events ★
- Roach Motel Zine Club — Kristin M Roach →
Kristin M Roach Art, 138 Main St, Ames
4:00 pm
Friday September 11
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Other local events
- Loft Reserved →
Dog·Eared Books, 203 Main St, Ames
9:00 am
Tuesday September 15
📣 Ames Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Grace LIfe Church
North Polk Comm School District North Polk High School Classrooms Green Room
7:00 am - Volleyball: (Junior Varsity 3)
Roland-Story Comm School District Des Moines Christian School Performance Hall
5:59 pm - Welcome to Medicare Seminar, Story County (Nevada) 8/31/2026 →
Story County Medical Center, Story Cnty Medical Ctr, 640 S 19th St, Nevada
6:00 pm - Volleyball: Roland-Story vs Des Moines Christian (Junior Varsity 3)
Roland-Story Comm School District Des Moines Christian School Main Gym
6:00 pm - Volleyball: Roland-Story vs Ankeny Centennial (Junior Varsity 3)
Roland-Story Comm School District Des Moines Christian School Main Gym
6:50 pm - Community & Family Resources at the Madrid Public Library
Madrid Public Library Madrid Library, 100 West 3rd St., Madrid, IA, 50156, United States
2:30 pm - Girls Tennis: Ames vs Pella (Varsity)
Roland-Story Comm School District Pella High School
4:00 pm - Girls Tennis: North Polk vs Dallas Center-Grimes (Level 2)
Middle School Dallas Center - Grimes Oak View
4:15 pm - Girls Tennis: North Polk vs Dallas Center-Grimes (Varsity)
Middle School Dallas Center - Grimes Oak View
4:15 pm - Women's Soccer vs Bethany Lutheran College →
Luther College Soccer Pitch, 700 College Dr, Decorah
5:00 pm
Sunday August 30
Monday August 31
Tuesday September 1
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Hello I'm Michelle and I'm looking for a babysitter/housekeeper to take care of my sons.
they are 5 and 1 plus. 9AM-1PM, Monday-Friday. i attended Texas school of the deaf, I'm an event planner and i attend catholic if interested send… (Nextdoor Ross Rd) - Looking for a pizza pan or stone.
DM me if you have one that you're willing to part with. (Nextdoor Lincoln Way)
- Iowa State University posted a job opening for Assistant Teaching Professor in Political Science in Ames. Apply here.
- Ames Community School District posted a job opening for 2026-27 Substitute Educational Associate in Ames. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ames here.
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A hole (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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