🌱 Boys Wrestling: Boys MS (7th & 8th) Wrestling (Junior High) and 11 more events

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Weather forecast:

• 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

Thursday December 18

• 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

Friday December 19

• 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

Sunday December 21

• Skunk River P.R.S. – Iowa – Open To Public – Monthly COF
  2066 Stagecoach Rd , Ames
  2:00 pm

Tuesday December 23

• Preschool Storytime & crafts at the Library
  Gilbert, IA Calendar , 207 Main Street , Gilbert
  8:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• 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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