🌱 District Meeting/Event and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• District Meeting/Event

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 69 and low of 50 degrees.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 69, low: 42.
• Monday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 65 and low of 45 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Roland

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday October 18

• District Meeting/Event →
  Virgie's Pub, 207 N Main St, Roland
  1:00 pm

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Other local events

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday October 3

• Girls Swimming & Diving: Ames Girls Swim and Dive Invite (Varsity)
  Ames High School Dan Flannery Pool
  8:15 am
• Volleyball: Nevada JV2 Tournament (Junior Varsity 2)
  Nevada Middle School, Nevada High School
  8:30 am
• Rittersing Honor Choir
  Roland-Story Comm School District Story City, IA 50248
  5:00 pm

Monday October 5

• Volleyball: Ames JV Invite (Junior Varsity 3)
  Ames High School
  4:30 pm
• Volleyball: West Marshall vs Roland-Story (Junior Varsity)
  Greene County High School Main Gym
  6:15 pm
• Volleyball: West Marshall vs Roland-Story (Junior Varsity 2)
  Greene County High School Main Gym
  6:15 pm
• Volleyball: Roland-Story vs Greene County (Junior Varsity 2)
  Greene County High School Main Gym
  7:30 pm
• Volleyball: Roland-Story vs Greene County (Junior Varsity)
  Greene County High School Main Gym
  7:30 pm

Thursday October 8

• Girls Cross Country: 2026 Jim Klein Cross Country Invitational (Mid
  Jewell Golf and Country
  4:15 pm
• Boys Cross Country: 2026 Jim Klein Cross Country Invitational (Midd
  Jewell Golf and Country
  4:35 pm
• Girls Cross Country: 2025 Jim Klein Cross Country Invitational (Var
  Jewell Golf and Country
  4:55 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Volunteer needed for social visits in Pella.
  Grab coffee, go to the park, or visit in his home. Email volunteer@ridehirta.com to help! (Nextdoor )

• Planet Fitness posted a job opening for Overnight - Cleaner 10:00pm - 5:00am in Ames. Apply here.
• Potbelly Corporation posted a job opening for Restaurant Team Member in Ames. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Roland here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Nevada

• What 1,000 Iowans have to say about the impact of factory farming (maryvilleforum.com)
• Joseph Carl Dodson (schuylercountytimes.com)

Ames

• Cosplay club breaks stigma, offers community (iowastatedaily.com)
• Central Iowa livestock owner dealing with flooding after heavy rainfall (weareiowa.com)
• Tow operators remove vehicle's grille in a drive-thru to save trapped kitten (thecooldown.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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