🌱 Patch AM: Who secretly dropped a $4,000 gold coin at Urbandale Hy-Vee?

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• Who secretly dropped a $4,000 gold coin at Urbandale Hy-Vee?

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Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 42 and low of 31 degrees.
• Monday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 50, low: 31.
• Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 48 and low of 34 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Rare gold coin found in Des Moines-area red kettle is 'Christmas-season surprise,' Salvation Army says (weareiowa.com) — A generous anonymous donor slipped a one-ounce gold coin, worth about $4,000, into a Salvation Army red kettle at the Urbandale Hy-Vee, giving a big boost to local holiday fundraising. Salvation Army officials say the rare gift will support food and utility assistance, youth programs, and other services for families across the Des Moines metro through the Red Kettle Campaign.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday December 21

• Holiday Brunch Bingo
  Smash Park Des Moines · West Des Moines , IA , Saylorville
  10:00 am
• Pick Your Project Workshop (All Ages!)
  Board & Brush Creative Studio - Clive , 12871 University Ave Suite 150 , Clive
  1:00 pm
• John Primer
  The Avenues of Ingersoll & Grand , 558 28th St , Des Moines
  2:00 pm
• A Christmas Carol
  Stoner Theater · Des Moines , IA , Saylorville
  2:00 pm
• NW Winter Cheer Youth Clinic
  Waukee Northwest High School , 655 Northwest North 10th Street , Waukee
  2:30 pm
• The Playhouse Production of Disney's Frozen
  Des Moines Community Playhouse , 831 42nd St , Des Moines
  5:00 pm
• An Irving Berlin White Christmas Revue
  The Avenues of Ingersoll & Grand · Des Moines , IA , Saylorville
  7:30 pm

Tuesday December 23

• Johnston Public Library closing early for Christmas holiday
  Johnston Public Library - Johnston IA 50131
  5:00 pm
• No City Council Meeting
  Grimes, IA Calendar , 410 SE Main ST , Grimes
  5:30 pm
• Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting
  Waukee, IA Calendar , 230 W. Hickman Rd. , Waukee
  6:00 pm
• Season of Stillness Sound Bath
  All Love Wellness (Yoga+Health) , 8527 University Blvd , Clive
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Black cat wondered into my garage last night.
  If anyone is missing him/her. Pics aren't the best https://neighbors.ring.com/n/ONg8PvauGZ (Nextdoor Parkview - Urbandale)
• Does this sweet cat belong to anyone?
  Long haired black cat with calico coloring. He’s been wandering the neighborhood the last week or two. In Urbandale near 69th and Douglas. (Nextdoor Olmsted Talley Acres)

• Urbandale Community School District posted a job opening for Assistant Girls Track Coach in Urbandale. Apply here.
• ThreePDS Inc posted a job opening for Staff Accountant / Billing & Payments Coordinator in Urbandale. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Urbandale here.

🗞 Nearby News

Clive

• Valley Junction businesses see last-minute rush ahead of Christmas (kcci.com)

Grimes

• Girls basketball: Red Knights keep it going in 5-0 start; Park wins 3-of-4 (hometownsource.com)
• Two Iowa soldiers wounded in Syria return home (cbs2iowa.com)
• The Complex Manufacturing Behind LifeServe Blood Center (businessrecord.com)

West Des Moines

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