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🌱 Patch AM: Staff and Family Picnic and 11 more events
Also check out Waukee Farmers Market on the Urbandale Patch calendar
What's up Urbandale! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Staff and Family Picnic at Valerius Elementary School
Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 83 and low of 58 degrees.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 82, low: 57.
- Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 86 and low of 65 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📸 Around Urbandale
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Urbandale
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- Staff and Family Picnic
Valerius Elementary School Urbandale, IA 50322
5:00 pm
Friday August 28
📣 Urbandale Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Waukee Farmers Market →
Waukee, IA Calendar Waukee, IA 50263
4:00 pm - Parks & Recreation Advisory Board Meeting →
Grimes, IA Calendar
5:30 pm - Planning and Zoning Meeting →
Windsor Heights, IA Calendar
5:30 pm - Hittin' the Bricks
Adel Partners Chamber of Commerce 301 S 10th St Adel, IA
7:30 am - Volleyball: ADM VB Quad (Varsity)
Adel DeSoto Minburn Comm School District Adel, IA 50003
4:30 pm - Volleyball: Harlan Community vs ADM (Varsity)
Adel DeSoto Minburn Comm School District Adel, IA 50003
4:30 pm - Volleyball: ADM VB Quad (Junior Varsity)
Adel DeSoto Minburn Comm School District Adel, IA 50003
4:30 pm - Volleyball: Harlan Community vs ADM (Junior Varsity)
Adel DeSoto Minburn Comm School District Adel, IA 50003
4:30 pm - Volleyball: Greene County vs ADM (Junior Varsity)
Adel DeSoto Minburn Comm School District Adel, IA 50003
5:15 pm - Volleyball: Greene County vs ADM (Varsity)
Adel DeSoto Minburn Comm School District Adel, IA 50003
5:15 pm - Football: Winterset vs ADM (Freshman)
Adel DeSoto Minburn Comm School District Adel, IA 50003
6:00 pm
Wednesday August 26
Thursday August 27
Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.
Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Urbandale PatchAM possible:
- Levels Family Chiropractic — (515) 461-9738
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Just FYI for my neighbors to know that if you get a text about your Apple Pay delete it.
I just got scammed. I called my bank and blocked this particular card.So now we have to get new credit cards. I thought I was calling Apple Hotline… (Nextdoor Olmsted Talley Acres)
- Interstate Batteries posted a job opening for Warehouse Team Member I - No Experience Required in Urbandale. Apply here.
- Wesley Retirement Services, Inc. posted a job opening for Caregiver/Home Health Aide Fulltime and PRN in Urbandale. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Urbandale here.
🗞 Nearby News
Clive
- Measles outbreak in southern Iowa expands to 17 cases, new potential exposure location added (kcci.com)
- 9 Chain Restaurants With The Best Blueberry Pancakes, According To Customers (foodrepublic.com)
- Our politics needs a manure digester pronto - Storm Lake Times Pilot (stormlake.com)
Grimes
- Stark Enterprises to Develop 164-Unit Build-to-Rent Community in Grimes, Iowa (rebusinessonline.com)
- Court documents: Waukee football coach had BAC triple the legal limit at time of OWI arrest (kcci.com)
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: Meet me at the corner. (Thank you Earlene M. for sending it in!)
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