🌱 Harvest Bash and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Harvest Bash at The Rustic Rose Barn

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Clouds breaking and breezy, with a high of 61 and low of 33 degrees.
• Thursday: Partly sunny; breezy, cooler, temps: high: 42, low: 26.
• Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 41 and low of 23 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Roland

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday November 14

• Harvest Bash →
  The Rustic Rose Barn, 3275 400th Street, Roland
  4:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday November 12

• Bingocize - Cedar Place →
  812 Cedar Place Street, Story City
  10:30 am

Friday November 13

• Story City Community Connections →
  Bertha Bartlett Public Library, 503 Broad St, Story City
  1:00 pm

Monday November 16

• Girls Basketball: Ballard vs Roland-Story (Varsity)
  Roland-Story High School North Gym
  8:15 pm

Tuesday November 17

• Boys Wrestling: West Marshall MS Tournament #1 (Junior High)
  West Marshall High School Gym
  4:15 pm
• Girls Wrestling: Gilbert Girls Wrestling (Varsity)
  Gilbert High School Gym
  5:00 pm
• Girls Basketball: Roland-Story vs Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont (Var
  Carlisle High School WAC
  6:30 pm
• Girls Basketball: Roland-Story vs Carlisle (Varsity)
  Carlisle High School WAC
  7:15 pm

Thursday November 19

• Thursday Night Book Club →
  503 Broad St, Story City
  7:00 pm

Friday November 20

• Girls Basketball: Roland-Story vs Gilbert (Junior Varsity 2)
  Gilbert High School Gym
  4:30 pm
• Boys Wrestling: North Polk MS Meet #2 (Junior High)
  North Polk High School Gym
  4:30 pm
• Girls Basketball: Roland-Story vs Gilbert (Junior Varsity)
  Gilbert High School Gym
  5:45 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Scott Richardson - State Farm Agent posted a job opening for Account Representative - State Farm Agent Team Member in Nevada. Apply here.
• Dunkin' posted a job opening for Team Member in Ames. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Roland here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Nevada

• Growing connection and Panther Pride in Story County (uni.edu)

Ames

• Review: Ailey II proves the future of dance is bright in Des Moines performance featuring Doechii, 'Revelations' and Ames' own Michelle Osanya (littlevillagemag.com)
• CyRide drops firearm ban after Iowa State student sues Ames (amestrib.com)
• Iowa State forces 30 turnovers, racks up 19 steals in blowout of Southern (kcci.com)

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-- 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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