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🌱 Boys Wrestling: Boys MS (7th & 8th) Wrestling (Junior High) and 11 more events
Spotted on the Roland calendar: Boys Wrestling: Triangular Boys Wrestling Meet (Junior Varsity)

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- Thursday: Very windy; a morning shower, with a high of 38 and low of 6 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
- Friday: Breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 30, low: 26.
- Saturday: Decreasing clouds and breezy, with a high of 37 and low of 15 degrees.
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Boys Wrestling: Boys MS (7th & 8th) Wrestling (Junior High)
AGWSR Wellsburg Attendance Center Gym
4:15 pm - Boys Wrestling: Triangular Boys Wrestling Meet (Junior Varsity)
PCM High School High School Gym
5:30 pm - Boys Wrestling: Triangular Boys Wrestling Meet (Varsity)
PCM High School High School Gym
5:30 pm - EMS Meeting
Gilbert, IA Calendar , 105 SE 2ND STREET , Gilbert
6:00 pm - Thursday Night Book Club
Bertha Bartlett Public Library , 503 Broad St , Story City
7:00 pm - Gilbert Library is Open
Gilbert, IA Calendar , 207 Main Street , Gilbert
8:00 am - Boys Wrestling: R-S Norsemen JV Wrestling Tournament (Junior Varsity)
Roland-Story High School North Gym
5:00 pm - Girls Basketball: Roland-Story vs Greene County (Varsity)
Greene County High School Main Gym
6:00 pm - West Marshall Girls Varsity Basketball @ South Hamilton
South Hamilton High School , 315 Division St , Jewell
6:00 pm - Boys Basketball: Roland-Story vs Greene County (Varsity)
Greene County High School Main Gym
7:30 pm - Skunk River P.R.S. – Iowa – Open To Public – Monthly COF
2066 Stagecoach Rd , Ames
2:00 pm - Preschool Storytime & crafts at the Library
Gilbert, IA Calendar , 207 Main Street , Gilbert
8:30 am
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
Sunday December 21
Tuesday December 23
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- McDonald's posted a job opening for Crew Member in Story City. Apply here.
- Gilbert Community School District posted a job opening for Substitute Teachers in Gilbert. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Roland here.
🗞 Nearby News
Ames
- Ames projects new property taxes, higher utility rates for 2026-27 (amestrib.com)
- Four Iowans Honored for Agricultural Impact (americanagnetwork.com)
- 'Tis the season: Holiday light displays around central Iowa (weareiowa.com)
Boone
- Ruth Bryant (kwbg.com)
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