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🌱 Patch AM: Food as Medicine: Taste Your Way to Healthy Blood Pressure and 10 more events

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Good morning Urbandale! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

  • Music and Movement
  • Food as Medicine: Taste Your Way to Healthy Blood Pressure
  • Teen Takeover Book Club

... and check out 9 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Breezy in the morning; sunny, with a high of 78 and low of 55 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, nice and warm, temps: high: 77, low: 49.
  • Thursday: Pleasant with clouds and sun, with a high of 71 and low of 50 degrees.

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Raccoons are trapped (opening was sealed) in my attic with no way to get out.
    Any recommendations for someone to remove them that's reasonably priced? (Nextdoor Sylvan Ridge)
  • TIBCO Software, Inc. posted a job opening for Billing Specialist in Urbandale. Apply here.
  • Panera Bread posted a job opening for Catering Lead in Urbandale. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Urbandale here.

🗞 Nearby News

Clive

  • Suburban Iowa teens flee stolen vehicle, hole up in apartment with six guns as police close in (northiowatoday.com)

Grimes

  • Health experts say now is the time to get your annual flu shot (who13.com)
  • DCG Volleyball Finish Last Tournament of the Regular Season (raccoonvalleyradio.com)

West Des Moines

Ok Urbandale! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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