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🌱 Craft & Chat and 11 more events
Spotted on the Polk City calendar: Business After Hours/Holiday Party

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Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: An icy mix, up to 1", with a high of 26 and low of 18 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
- Friday: Cloudy, brisk and cold, temps: high: 24, low: 4.
- Saturday: Colder with snow, with a high of 7 and low of -14 degrees.
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Craft & Chat
Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library , 1250 SW District Dr , Ankeny
1:00 pm - Business After Hours/Holiday Party
Foot and Ankle Center of Iowa , 1200 NW 36th St Ste 100 , Ankeny
4:00 pm - Public Safety Center Grand Opening Ceremony
Grimes, IA Calendar , 2001 SW 6th Street, Grimes , Grimes
5:30 pm - AYP HolidAYParty
Whiskey River Ankeny , 1350 SW Vintage Pkwy , Ankeny
5:30 pm - Sit and Stitch
Polk City Community Library , 1500 W Broadway St , Polk City
6:00 pm - Coon Rapids-Bayard Girls Varsity Basketball @ Woodward-Granger
Woodward Granger Middle-High School , 306 W 3rd St , Woodward
6:00 pm - *PORCH LEANER* A Green One
Painting with a Twist , 3753 86th St , Urbandale
6:30 pm - Silent Book Club @ Grimes Public Library
Grimes Public Library , 200 NE Beaverbrooke Blvd , Grimes
6:30 pm - AYP HOLIDAY PARTY
Whiskey River Ankeny , 1350 SW Vintage Pkwy , Ankeny
6:30 pm - "It's a Wonderful Life" Special Screening - Presented with Varsity Cinema
Varsity Cinema , 1207 25th St , Des Moines
7:00 pm - The Playhouse Production of Disney's Frozen
Des Moines Community Playhouse , 831 42nd St , Des Moines
7:00 pm - Festival of Carols
Nettleton Center , Convocation Center , 1900 NW 4th St , Ankeny
7:00 pm
Thursday December 11
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- CRH plc posted a job opening for Quality Control Manager in Ankeny. Apply here.
- The Home Depot, Inc. posted a job opening for Lot Associate in Ankeny. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Polk City here.
🗞 Nearby News
Johnston
- Four GOP candidates call for response to Iowa's cancer rate (radioiowa.com)
- Statements on farmer bridge assistance program announcement (kmaland.com)
- Powerball® jackpot snowballs to $930 million (publicgaming.com)
Ankeny
- Dave's Hot Chicken has an opening date in the Des Moines metro (desmoinesregister.com)
- Atlantic FFA Members Attend Leadership Conference (westerniowatoday.com)
- Casey's Sees 14% Net Income Increase in Q2 (cstoredecisions.com)
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