Catch Up Fast: Last Week on Urbandale Patch

SATURDAY: Cast your vote in Patch's Poll on the best Halloween decorations in Urbandale.  The poll ends at midnight on Halloween.

FRIDAY: Khayden Arnold, the 4-year-old who helped save his mother's life last month was recognized as Huffington Post website's Greatest Person of the Day. Read the  

THURSDAY: A Halloween grinch stole 200 pumpkins from the Iowa Orchard in Urbandale.  Orchard owner Bryan Etchen said the culprit had to have backed a truck up to take all those pumpkins.

WEDNESDAY: The J-Hawk's defeat Johnston in a playoff game and will play West Des Moines Valley at Valley Stadium Monday.

Stay-at-home dad Lew Jordan likes to throw one heck of a Halloween party: an animated, zombified yard haunt that he expects to draw hundreds of visitors this weekend. Ooo dat's scary, kids!

TUESDAY: A Patch survey of politically-engaged Republicans that says they believe he won't win in Iowa draws more than 30 comments from readers - most of them in disagreement with that conclusion.

MONDAY: Urbandale couple Jim and Linda Dusenbery are awarded the October Yard of the Month designation from Urbandale Community Action Network.