🌱 Patch AM: How an Ankeny soldier is coping after a devastating drone strike

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• How an Ankeny soldier is coping after a devastating drone strike

Also on today's calendar: Sing & Shake and 9 more events.

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: Nice with plenty of sun, temps: high: 77, low: 48.
• Thursday: Nice with sunny intervals, with a high of 70 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Soldiers and Gold Star families press Army leadership after deadly Iranian drone strike (mercurynews.com) — An Ankeny Army reservist, Lt. Col. Tim Halbur, is rebuilding his life after being badly wounded in a deadly Iranian drone strike in Kuwait, leaving him unable to fully use his right arm. His story, told from Ankeny, highlights lingering questions soldiers and Gold Star families have about Army decisions and medical care during the ongoing war with Iran.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ankeny

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday October 7
• Drop-In Pickleball →
  Albaugh Family Senior Community Center, 150 NW Ash Drive, Ankeny
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday October 7
• Sing & Shake →
  1250 SW District Dr., Ankeny
  9:15 am
• Drop-In Chair Volleyball →
  Albaugh Family Senior Community Center, 150 NW Ash Drive, Ankeny
  12:00 pm
• Social Canasta →
  1250 SW District Dr., Ankeny
  1:00 pm
• DART on Demand: How to Ride Training →
  1250 SW District Dr., Ankeny
  4:30 pm
• Ankeny Fire Department - Fire Prevention Week Open House →
  Fire Station #1, 120 NW Ash Drive, Ankeny
  6:00 pm
• Trivia Night at Uptown Garage Brewing Co. →
  Uptown Garage Brewing Co., 305 Southwest Walnut Street, Ankeny
  6:00 pm
Thursday October 8
• Drop-In Table Tennis →
  Albaugh Family Senior Community Center, 150 NW Ash Drive, Ankeny
  8:30 am
• Story Time →
  1250 SW District Dr., Ankeny
  10:00 am
• Sing & Shake →
  1250 SW District Dr., Ankeny
  10:45 am
• Drop-In Pickleball →
  Albaugh Family Senior Community Center, 150 NW Ash Drive, Ankeny
  11:00 am
• Craft & Chat →
  1250 SW District Dr., Ankeny
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Casey's General Store, Inc. posted a job opening for Temporary Cafeteria Team Member in Ankeny. Apply here.
• Panera Bread Company posted a job opening for Catering Lead in Ankeny. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ankeny here.

🗞 Nearby News

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• Sand and Lahn to face off in first of four Iowa gubernatorial debates (axios.com)
• Indiana seeks to freeze Corteva asset transfer over PFAS liabilities (therepublic.com)
• Ag secretary candidates debate Iowa's beef herd, water quality, land ownership, local food (globegazette.com)

Polk City

• Glen 'Bob' Putney, 85, of Charles City (kchanews.com)

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-- 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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