🌱 Patch AM: A Toast to 2025: Bubbly Tasting! and 10 more events

Good day Ankeny! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• A Toast to 2025: Bubbly Tasting! at WineStyles Tasting Station

Today's riddle: I’m trying to think of a new cloud joke. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: A wintry mix in the morning, with a high of 40 and low of 11 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Monday: Windy and much colder, temps: high: 20, low: 13.
• Tuesday: Partly sunny and not as cold, with a high of 35 and low of 30 degrees.

📸 Around Ankeny

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ankeny

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★ Featured events ★

Monday December 29

• Drop-In Table Tennis
  Albaugh Family Senior Community Center, 150 NW Ash Dr, Ankeny
  2:30 pm

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Other local events

Monday December 29

• A Toast to 2025: Bubbly Tasting!
  WineStyles Tasting Station , 1450 SW Vintage Pkwy , Ankeny
  5:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday December 28

• Festival of Trees + Lights
  Edencrest at The Tuscany , 1600 8th St SE , Altoona
  9:00 am
• Cozy Winter Snowman (Ages 10+)
  Painting with a Twist , 3753 86th St , Urbandale
  12:00 pm
• Cheba Music with Kracklin'
  Cheba Hut "Toasted" Subs , 5260 Merle Hay Rd STE 6 , Johnston
  12:00 pm
• Little Winners Piano Camp
  Arrow Academy Of Music , 10430 New York Ave G , Urbandale
  2:30 pm
• Arrow Academy of Music Free Trial Piano Lesson
  Arrow Academy Of Music , 10430 New York Ave G , Urbandale
  4:00 pm
• 5pm Fitness Quest: A D&D-Style One-Shot Adventure!
  Tactical Fitness , 3963 100th St , Urbandale
  5:00 pm
• The Yellow Chair Project: Gifted - A Storytelling Event
  xBk Live , 1159 24th St , Des Moines
  6:00 pm
• Chris Avey Band
  xBk Live , 1159 24th St , Des Moines
  6:00 pm

Tuesday December 30

• Richie Lee & the Fabulous 50's
  Prairie Meadows Casino, Racetrack, & Hotel , 1 Prairie Meadows Dr , Altoona
  11:00 am
• Art Night with Art is Rad — 515 Brewing Company
  515 Brewing Company , 7700 University Ave Suite C , Clive
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Fareway Stores, Inc. posted a job opening for Grocery Clerk (Oralabor Road) in Ankeny. Apply here.
• Molly Maid posted a job opening for Professional House Cleaner in Ankeny. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ankeny here.

🗞 Nearby News

Johnston

• Save Lives During National Blood Donor Month (westerniowatoday.com)

Polk City

• Incoming cold front will activate Polk County extreme temperature plan (desmoinesregister.com)
• Judge restores control of Honey Creek Resort to operator amid state of Iowa's lawsuit (kcci.com)

Des Moines

Ok Ankeny! 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: I haven’t the foggiest.
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