🌱 Woodward-Granger Girls Varsity Basketball @ Madrid and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Woodward-Granger Girls Varsity Basketball @ Madrid
• A Green Claus (Ages 8+)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: An icy mix, up to 1", with a high of 27 and low of 19 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Low clouds, brisk and cold, temps: high: 25, low: 5.
• Saturday: Colder with a little snow, with a high of 8 and low of -12 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Granger

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday December 11

• *PORCH LEANER* A Green One
  Painting with a Twist, 3753 86th St, Urbandale
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 12

• Woodward-Granger Girls Varsity Basketball @ Madrid
  Madrid Junior & Senior High School , 599 N Kennedy Ave , Madrid
  6:00 pm

Sunday December 14

• A Green Claus (Ages 8+)
  Painting with a Twist , 3753 86th St , Urbandale
  12:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Public Safety Center Grand Opening Ceremony
  Grimes, IA Calendar , 2001 SW 6th Street, Grimes , Grimes
  5:30 pm
• Coon Rapids-Bayard Girls Varsity Basketball @ Woodward-Granger
  Woodward Granger Middle-High School , 306 W 3rd St , Woodward
  6:00 pm
• Sit and Stitch
  Polk City Community Library , 1500 W Broadway St , Polk City
  6:00 pm
• Silent Book Club @ Grimes Public Library
  Grimes Public Library , 200 NE Beaverbrooke Blvd , Grimes
  6:30 pm
• Luke Fox in the B&B Basement Speakeasy, December 11, 2025
  Board and Batten, LLC , 1408 Walnut St , Dallas Center
  6:30 pm
• Adult Craft Night
  Madrid Public Library , 100 W 3rd St , Madrid
  7:00 pm

Friday December 12

• Speakeasy Karaoke in the Basement Speakeasy at B&B
  Board and Batten, LLC , 1408 Walnut St , Dallas Center
  8:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Coffee with a Cop + Breakfast with Santa
  Johnston, IA Calendar , 5750 Merle Hay Road , Johnston
  8:00 am
• Tail Waggin Readers
  Grimes Public Library , 200 NE Beaverbrooke Blvd , Grimes
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Owens & Minor, Inc. posted a job opening for Distribution Teammate - Equipment Operator - Apply Now for Future Opportunities! in Grimes. Apply here.
• Urbandale Community School District posted a job opening for Assistant Middle School Volleyball Coach in Urbandale. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Granger here.

🗞 Nearby News

Polk City

• Final funding secured for long-awaited downtown Des Moines soccer stadium (who13.com)
• Iowa farmland values stable despite ag downturn, new ISU survey shows (desmoinesregister.com)
• Hotly contested 2026 Iowa Legislature races expected in Polk County (desmoinesregister.com)

Dallas Center

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