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🌱 Boys Tennis: North Polk vs Indianola (Varsity) and 11 more events
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Coming up on the calendar:
- Parkinson's Awareness Fair
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: A few t-storms, some severe, with a high of 80 and low of 32 degrees.
- Saturday: Clouds and sun; windy, cooler, temps: high: 52, low: 31.
- Sunday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 61 and low of 37 degrees.
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Parkinson's Awareness Fair
717 SW Ankeny Rd, Ankeny
12:00 pm
Wednesday April 22
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Boys Tennis: North Polk vs Indianola (Varsity)
Indianola High School Tennis Courts
4:15 pm -
Blossoms & Bubbly
AMP - Ankeny Market & Pavilion , 715 W 1st St , Ankeny
5:00 pm -
Snowflake #8
Prairie Rose Arena , 11045 NE 56th St , Elkhart
7:00 pm -
Earth Day Stream and Watershed Cleanup & Tree Giveaway
Ankeny, IA Calendar , 1500 SW Des Moines Street , Ankeny
8:00 am -
Arbor Day Tree Planting
Grimes, IA Calendar Grimes, IA 50111
9:00 am -
Electronics Recycling Event - City Hall Parking Lot
Johnston, IA Calendar , 6221 Merle Hay Road , Johnston
10:00 am -
Spring Fling Pet Nutrition Fair
Bone-A-Patreat , 1630 S Ankeny Blvd , Ankeny
10:00 am -
National Library Week April 19-25 "Find Your Joy"
Madrid Library , 100 West 3rd St. , Madrid -
Taking Time to See ~ a workshop in watercolor journaling
Iowa Arboretum & Gardens , 1875 Peach Ave , Madrid
12:00 pm -
Spring Cleanup - Residents living west of NW 86th Street
Johnston, IA Calendar Johnston, IA 50131 -
Aquatics to Restore Health: Trail Point
Trail Point Aquatics & Wellness , 2006 S Ankeny Blvd Bldg 5 , Ankeny
12:15 pm -
Boys Track & Field: Gilbert COED JV Track Meet (Junior Varsity)
Gilbert High School Track
4:30 pm
Friday April 17
Saturday April 18
Sunday April 19
Monday April 20
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🗞 Nearby News
Johnston
- Cajun Belle thriving in Johnston after Texas man makes Iowa his home (iowastartingline.com)
- Corteva announces leadership of separated companies, offers no update on site selection of headquarters (businessrecord.com)
- Powerball Jackpot Set to Grow Faster With Expansion to the UK This Summer (nasplinsights.com)
Ankeny
- I-35 northbound lanes to close overnight between Ankeny and Ames for emergency repairs (kcci.com)
- Atlantic's Mayor signs Arbor Day Proclamation (kjan.com)
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