🌱 Des Moines East Varsity Baseball @ Roland-Story and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• 2026 Red & Black Gala Attendee Ticket at The Rustic Rose Barn
• Des Moines East Varsity Baseball @ Roland-Story

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Warm; breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 82 and low of 58 degrees.
• Thursday: A severe afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 72, low: 47.
• Friday: Breezy with decreasing clouds, with a high of 66 and low of 41 degrees.

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📸 Around Roland

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Roland

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday May 9

• 2026 Red & Black Gala Attendee Ticket
  The Rustic Rose Barn, 3275 400th St, Roland
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday May 20

• Des Moines East Varsity Baseball @ Roland-Story
  Roland-Story High School , 1009 Story St , Story City
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday April 22

• Preschool Story Time
  Bertha Bartlett Public Library , 503 Broad St , Story City
  10:30 am
• Swing into Spring
  River Bend Golf Course , 720 Forest Ave , Story City
  5:00 pm

Thursday April 23

• Girls Track & Field: 116th Drake Relays presented by Xtream powered
  Drake Stadium Track
  8:00 am
• Boys Track & Field: 116th Drake Relays presented by Xtream powered
  Drake Stadium Track
  8:00 am
• Girls Track & Field: Girls JV/Varsity Norsemen Relays (Varsity)
  Roland-Story Sports Complex
  4:30 pm
• Girls Track & Field: Nevada MS Girls Track Meet (Middle School)
  Nevada High School Cub Stadium
  4:30 pm
• Boys Track & Field: South Hamilton Hawk Relays (Varsity)
  Mike Penning Athletic Complex (MPAC) Track and Field Complex
  4:30 pm

Friday April 24

• Girls Track & Field: Norsemen MS Relays (Middle School)
  Roland-Story Sports Complex
  4:30 pm

Saturday April 25

• Boys Spring Golf: Bob Schmadeke Invitational (Varsity)
  Town & Country Golf Club
  8:00 am

Monday April 27

• Boys Spring Golf: CGD Invite (Varsity)
  Oak Ridge Golf Course
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

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🗞 Nearby News

Nevada

• Vote for Ames Tribune male Athlete of the Week for April 12-18 (amestrib.com)
• Conversation on Farmer-Led Solutions to Iowa's Water Quality Challenges (morningagclips.com)
• Roblox Will Use Face Scans To Verify Age Following $12M Child Safety Settlement (forbes.com)

Ames

• V-S FFA Attends Iowa Youth Institute (communitynewspapergroup.com)
• 5 key position battles to watch during Penn State's Blue-White game (cumberlink.com)
• Iowa FFA Leadership Conference highlights membership growth over the past decade (wqad.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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