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🌱 What Iowa Falls students discovered beyond the classroom
Iowa Falls, Iowa Patch AM: a 4 min readHey hey Iowa Falls! Your one-stop source for local news is here. Continue reading for all the updates. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- What Iowa Falls students discovered beyond the classroom
- Iowa Falls wants neighbors to help shape community improvements
- A more accessible path for Calkins’ class memorial arboretum
Also on today's calendar: Hansen Family Hospital presents Bridging Generations and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Partly sunny and breezy, with a high of 59 and low of 31 degrees.
- Thursday: Colder; breezy in the morning, temps: high: 40, low: 24.
- Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 40 and low of 22 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Iowa Falls school board discusses Cadet Futures Day (timescitizen.com) — Iowa Falls students explored college and career options during an October school day that combined campus and business tours with testing. At the Nov. 9 school board meeting, Principal Kyle Hutchinson said students discovered unfamiliar programs and local earning opportunities. Of 67 seniors taking the National Career Readiness Certificate assessment, 58 earned certificates. 
2. Iowa Falls Seeks Community Pride Committee Members (radioonthego.com) — Iowa Falls residents can help shape neighborhood improvements through a new Community Pride Committee, with two to five representatives sought from each of five city zones. Monthly meetings begin in January 2027, and no special expertise is required. Interested residents should contact Teresa Lancaster at 641-648-2527.
3. NextEra donates to add arboretum trail at Calkins (timescitizen.com) — An $8,500 donation will help make the Calkins Nature Area arboretum more accessible to older visitors and groups with special needs. The project honors Iowa Falls High School’s class of 1969 with plans for 150 trees, and NextEra Energy’s gift will fund a limestone-chip walking path.
4. Honoring our Heritage in Print: Looking back at 1986, part 1 (timescitizen.com) — Forty years ago, Iowa Falls classrooms paused to absorb news of the Challenger disaster while Hardin County families faced the Farm Crisis. A retrospective drawn from local newspapers recalls teachers’ reactions and the economic strain, including farmland values that fell from $2,775 an acre in 1981 to $1,184.
📸 Around Iowa Falls
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Community Coffee Social →
Hansen Family Hospital, 920 S Oak St, Iowa Falls
2:30 pm
Tuesday November 17
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Other local events
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Esports: TBD vs Iowa Falls-Alden (Varsity--Fall Season)
Iowa Falls - Alden High School Iowa Falls, IA 50126
4:00 pm -
NCIBA Middle School Honor Band
Algona High School
7:00 am -
Girls Wrestling: NCC Triangular (Varsity)
Algona High School HS Gym
6:00 pm -
Hansen Family Hospital presents Bridging Generations →
Hansen Family Hospital, Iowa Falls
3:00 pm -
All-State Music Festival
Ames High School
7:00 am -
Girls Basketball: South Hamilton vs Iowa Falls-Alden (Freshman)
Iowa Falls-Alden High School HS Gym
5:00 pm -
Girls Basketball: South Hamilton vs Iowa Falls-Alden (Junior Varsit
Iowa Falls-Alden High School HS Gym
6:15 pm -
Girls Basketball: South Hamilton vs Iowa Falls-Alden (Varsity)
Iowa Falls-Alden High School HS Gym
7:30 pm -
All-State Music Festival
Ames High School
7:00 am -
Tech Saturday →
Iowa Falls IA -
Coffee Social at Hansen Family Hospital →
Hansen Family Hospital, Iowa Falls
2:30 pm
Thursday November 12
Saturday November 14
Monday November 16
Wednesday November 18
Thursday November 19
Friday November 20
Saturday November 21
Tuesday November 24
📣 Iowa Falls Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Summit Agricultural Group posted a job opening for Conservation & Grounds Internship in Alden. Apply here.
- Van-Wall Equipment, Inc. posted a job opening for Detailer in Hampton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Iowa Falls here.
Ok Iowa Falls! 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: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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