🌱 Welcome to Medicare Seminar, Polk County (Pleasant Hill) 4/18/2026 and 11 more events

Good day Pleasant Hill! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Parkinson's Awareness Fair
• Welcome to Medicare Seminar, Polk County (Pleasant Hill) 4/18/2026 at Pleasant Hill Public Library
• Mama Bear Apologetics | Women’s Event

... and check out 6 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: A few t-storms, some severe, with a high of 79 and low of 35 degrees.
• Saturday: Becoming windier and cooler, temps: high: 53, low: 34.
• Sunday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 60 and low of 37 degrees.

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📸 Around Pleasant Hill

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Pleasant Hill

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday April 22

• Parkinson's Awareness Fair
  717 SW Ankeny Rd, Ankeny
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday April 18

• Welcome to Medicare Seminar, Polk County (Pleasant Hill) 4/18/2026
  Pleasant Hill Public Library , 5151 Maple Dr # 2 , Pleasant Hill
  2:00 pm
• Mama Bear Apologetics | Women’s Event
  6390 NE Rising Sun Dr , Pleasant Hill
  6:00 pm

Monday April 20

• Maker Mondays: Cricut 101
  Pleasant Hill Public Library , 5151 Maple Dr # 2 , Pleasant Hill
  6:00 pm

Wednesday April 22

• Teen Unwind
  Pleasant Hill Public Library , 5151 Maple Dr # 2 , Pleasant Hill
  4:00 pm

Saturday April 25

• Spring Cleanup
  Pleasant Hill, IA Calendar Pleasant Hill, IA 50327
  6:00 am
• Adventureland Band Festival, Southeast Polk — Northwest Bands
  7945 N E University Ave , Pleasant Hill
  1:00 pm

Tuesday April 28

• Morning Book Club
  Pleasant Hill Public Library , 5151 Maple Dr # 2 , Pleasant Hill
  11:00 am

Saturday May 2

• Family Trivia
  Pleasant Hill Public Library , 5151 Maple Dr # 2 , Pleasant Hill
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Non JV Opponent Girls JV Soccer @ Carlisle
  Carlisle High School , 430 School St , Carlisle
  4:30 pm
• Girls Soccer: Indianola vs Carlisle (Junior Varsity)
  Carlisle High School
  4:30 pm
• Girls Soccer: Indianola vs Carlisle (Varsity)
  Carlisle High School
  6:00 pm
• Karaoke at Sam’s Bar & Grill
  Sam's Sports Bar & Grill , 3160 8th St SW Suite P , Altoona
  9:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Panasonic Corporation of North America posted a job opening for Parts Procurement Clerk in Altoona. Apply here.
• Scooter's Coffee posted a job opening for Assistant Store Manager in Altoona. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Pleasant Hill here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Des Moines

• West Des Moines, Iowa, Lands 2027 USA Curling National Championships (sportstravelmagazine.com)
• Soil Sampling Project Underway in Des Moines and Raccoon Watersheds (algonaradio.com)
• Principal Financial (insidephilanthropy.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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