🌱 Morning Book Club and 9 more events

What's up Pleasant Hill! 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:

• Evening Book Club at Pleasant Hill Public Library
• Dollars for Scholars Awards Night at Southeast Polk Comm School District
• Morning Book Club at Pleasant Hill Public Library

... and check out 3 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 77 and low of 48 degrees.
• Thursday: Sunny and breezy, temps: high: 76, low: 55.
• Friday: Near-record temperatures, with a high of 89 and low of 56 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

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📸 Around Pleasant Hill

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Pleasant Hill

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★ Featured events ★

Monday May 18

• Evening Book Club →
  Pleasant Hill Public Library, 5151 Maple Dr # 2, Pleasant Hill
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday May 13

• Dollars for Scholars Awards Night
  Southeast Polk Comm School District Southeast Polk High School High School Gyms
  7:00 pm

Tuesday May 19

• Morning Book Club →
  Pleasant Hill Public Library, 5151 Maple Dr # 2, Pleasant Hill
  11:00 am

Monday June 1

• The Community Farmers Market of Pleasant Hill →
  5299 E University Ave, Pleasant Hill
  4:00 pm

Tuesday June 2

• Craft & Chat →
  Pleasant Hill Public Library, 5151 Maple Dr # 2, Pleasant Hill
  11:00 am

Tuesday June 9

• Out and About with Smartphones →
  Pleasant Hill Public Library, 5151 Maple Dr # 2, Pleasant Hill
  11:00 am

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📣 Pleasant Hill Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday May 16

• Gut Feeling →
  Prairie Meadows Casino, Racetrack, & Hotel, 1 Prairie Meadows Dr, Altoona
  10:00 pm

Thursday May 21

• Des Moines Irish Session →
  Brightside Aleworks, 480 Center Pl d, Altoona
  7:00 pm

Thursday May 28

• Venardos Circus →
  Lids, 801 Bass Pro Dr NW SPC630, Altoona
  2:00 pm

Friday May 29

• The Enabling Garden Garden Party Fundraiser →
  Enabling Garden, 1050 1st Ave S, Altoona
  6:00 pm

Friday June 5

• Karaoke at Sam’s Bar & Grill →
  Sam's Sports Bar & Grill, 3160 8th St SW Suite P, Altoona
  9:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Fourteen Food posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Altoona. Apply here.
• Kentucky Fried Chicken posted a job opening for KFC Shift Supervisor in Altoona. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Pleasant Hill here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Altoona

• Meet Iowa House District 40 candidates Bill Gustoff, Heather Sievers (desmoinesregister.com)
• Water, cancer, education dominate campaign in Iowa governor primary (desmoinesregister.com)
• Adventureland opens for the 2026 season on Saturday (kcrg.com)

Des Moines

• Free concerts announced for 2026 Des Moines Arts Festival (ourquadcities.com)
• Christian music acts to share stage in Des Moines this fall (who13.com)
• Des Moines Airport dropping letters from gate designations (radioiowa.com)

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Ok Pleasant Hill! 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: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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