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Also, don't miss Copeland & Jenny Dee on the Ames Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:

  • Have you walked through 800 butterflies just steps from Jack Trice?
  • What Haliburton said about returning to Hilton Coliseum in Ames
  • How an Ames fabricator explains the Bronze and Iron Ages

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Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 73 and low of 52 degrees.
  • Friday: Warm with a stray t-storm, temps: high: 81, low: 59.
  • Saturday: Breezy, with a high of 84 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. You can walk through 800 live butterflies on this Iowa college campus (wheninyourstate.com) — Right on the Iowa State campus in Ames, you can wander Reiman Gardens' 17 acres, including a tropical butterfly wing with up to 800 butterflies flying freely around you. From the giant concrete gnome and kid-friendly splash pad to rose gardens framing the campanile and a water-wise hillside overlook, it's a year-round escape locals can revisit often without the experience feeling the same twice.
   

2. Tyrese Haliburton reflects on emotional return after 16-month absence (talkbasket.net) — Tyrese Haliburton made his emotional return from a torn Achilles at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, helping the Indiana Pacers beat the Timberwolves in a preseason game. The former Iowa State star reflected on the loud Cyclone crowd, the long 16-month rehab, and the adjustments he still needs to make as he eases back into NBA action.
   

3. A pre-history of metal fabricating (thefabricator.com) — Ames readers get a quick, accessible tour from the Stone Age through the Bronze and Iron Ages, explaining how early metalworkers learned to smelt copper, bronze and iron. The piece is written by Iowa State professor and Howe's Welding fabricator Jo Mackiewicz, who connects ancient techniques to today's metalworking community in Ames.
   

4. USDA pledges greater focus on U.S. seed stores, industry pricing (agdaily.com) — A new USDA Seed Sovereignty Initiative will invest heavily in the nation's seed collection and includes $12 million for a National Plant Germplasm System distribution center in Ames, plus a $6 million grant to Iowa State University. Federal officials also pledged tougher scrutiny of seed-industry pricing and competition, moves that could eventually affect what central Iowa farmers pay for seed and how local research supports them.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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