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And check out Music at the Market - Patricia Holly on the Ankeny Patch calendar
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- Monday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 90 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Tuesday: A thunderstorm in spots, temps: high: 93, low: 68.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 92 and low of 70 degrees.
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Planning & Zoning Meeting →
Johnston, IA Calendar, 6221 Merle Hay Road PO Box 410, Johnston
7:00 pm - Music at the Market - Patricia Holly →
Johnston, IA Calendar Johnston, IA 50131
4:00 pm - Girls Tennis: North Polk vs Dallas Center-Grimes (Varsity)
Middle School Dallas Center - Grimes Oak View
4:15 pm - Girls Tennis: North Polk vs Dallas Center-Grimes (Level 2)
Middle School Dallas Center - Grimes Oak View
4:15 pm - Volleyball: Boone vs North Polk (JV 1)
Middle School North Polk High School Gym
5:00 pm - Girls Swimming & Diving: Ankeny vs Waukee Northwest (Varsity)
Middle School Waukee CSD Natatorium
5:00 pm - Girls Swimming & Diving: Ankeny vs Waukee Northwest (JV)
Middle School Waukee CSD Natatorium
5:00 pm - Volleyball: Boone vs North Polk (9th A)
Middle School North Polk High School Gym
5:00 pm - Volleyball: Boone vs North Polk (9th B)
Middle School North Polk High School Gym
6:00 pm - Volleyball: Boone vs North Polk (JV 2)
Middle School North Polk High School Gym
6:00 pm - Girls Tennis: North Polk vs Indianola (Varsity)
High School Dallas Center - Grimes Oak View
7:00 pm - Volleyball: Boone vs North Polk (Varsity)
Middle School North Polk High School Gym
7:00 pm
Monday August 31
Tuesday September 1
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Pizza Hut, Inc. posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Ankeny. Apply here.
- Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a job opening for Meat Cutter in Ankeny. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ankeny here.
🗞 Nearby News
Polk City
- Dems and GOP hold dueling campaign rallies (desmoinesregister.com)
- North Polk students have Friday off after first week of school (kcci.com)
- Tom Alessio Archives (bleedingheartland.com)
Altoona
- Meta Is Testing Robots to Take Over Cabling and Server Jobs at Its Data Centers (startupfortune.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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