🌱 2026 Red & Black Gala Attendee Ticket and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• 2026 Red & Black Gala Attendee Ticket at The Rustic Rose Barn

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

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: A severe p.m. t-storm; warm, with a high of 80 and low of 31 degrees.
• Saturday: Very windy; cooler, temps: high: 52, low: 31.
• Sunday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 58 and low of 32 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Roland

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday May 9

• 2026 Red & Black Gala Attendee Ticket
  The Rustic Rose Barn, 3275 400th St, Roland
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Preschool Music & Movement
  Bertha Bartlett Public Library , 503 Broad St , Story City
  10:30 am

Monday April 20

• Boys Track & Field: Hampton-Dumont Invite (Junior Varsity)
  Hampton-Dumont High School Track
  4:30 pm
• Boys Track & Field: Hampton-Dumont Invite (Varsity)
  Hampton-Dumont High School Track
  4:30 pm

Tuesday April 21

• Preschool Storytime & crafts at the Library
  Gilbert, IA Calendar , 207 Main Street , Gilbert
  8:30 am
• Girls Track & Field: Bomber COED Relays (Varsity)
  Ballard High School
  4:30 pm
• Boys Track & Field: Nevada MS Boys Track Meet (Middle School)
  Nevada High School Cub Stadium
  4:30 pm
• Boone Boys JV Soccer @ Gilbert
  Gilbert High School , 312 Gretten St , Gilbert
  5:30 pm

Wednesday April 22

• Preschool Story Time
  Bertha Bartlett Public Library , 503 Broad St , Story City
  10:30 am
• Gilbert Library is Open
  Gilbert, IA Calendar , 207 Main Street , Gilbert
  2:00 pm

Thursday April 23

• Girls Track & Field: Nevada MS Girls Track Meet (Middle School)
  Nevada High School Cub Stadium
  4:30 pm

Friday April 24

• Winterset Girls JV Soccer @ Gilbert
  Gilbert High School , 312 Gretten St , Gilbert
  4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• NextEra Energy posted a job opening for GRS Mechanical Technician III- Story City, IA in Story City. Apply here.
• Verbio North America posted a job opening for Material Handler Supervisor in Nevada. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Roland here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Nevada

• MS NOW Daytime Promotes ProPublica Election Takeover Conspiracy (newsbusters.org)
• Our Military Kids Announces 6th Annual Courageous Kids Contest Winners (armytimes.com)
• Barbara Lee Daiker (fillmorecountyjournal.com)

Ames

• KHOI's ‘Spring of Ames' concert spotlights young Iowa musicians (desmoinesregister.com)
• I-35 northbound lanes to close overnight between Ankeny and Ames for emergency repairs (kcci.com)
• ISU names Alli St. John as first women's wrestling head coach (kwwl.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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