🌱 Patch AM: Meet the two West Des Moines students tapped for elite service academies

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In today's newsletter:

• Meet the two West Des Moines students tapped for elite service academies

Today's riddle: What two things can you never eat for breakfast? . 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Windy; mostly sunny, colder, with a high of 20 and low of 13 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Tuesday: Periods of sun; not as cold, temps: high: 38, low: 28.
• Wednesday: Cloudy, with a high of 39 and low of 12 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Ernst Nominates MMCRU student to U.S. Service Academy (nwestiowa.com) — Two West Des Moines students, Charlee DeJong and Charles Crane, are among Iowans nominated by Senator Joni Ernst for U.S. service academies, including the Air Force and Naval academies. The piece mainly lists nominees from across Iowa and highlights Ernst’s push to expand awareness of military career opportunities for high schoolers.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday December 29

• Forever Fit
  Norwalk Easter Public Library , 1051 North Ave , Norwalk
  10:00 am

Tuesday December 30

• Art Night with Art is Rad — 515 Brewing Company
  515 Brewing Company , 7700 University Ave Suite C , Clive
  6:00 pm
• Wings of Fire Trivia
  Clive Public Library , 1900 NW 114th St , Clive
  7:00 pm
• 12/30- Clive, IA- La Dolce Vita New Year's Eve
  Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurant , 12801 University Ave , Clive
  7:00 pm

Wednesday December 31

• Iowa Wild New Year's Eve Bash vs Texas Stars
  730 3rd St , Des Moines
  5:00 pm
• Library closes early at 5:00 p.m. for the New Years Holiday
  Johnston Public Library - Johnston IA 50131
  5:00 pm
• Live Music: The Get Down New Years Eve Party @ Middlebrook Mercantile
  Middlebrook Mercantile , 4125 Cumming Ave , Cumming
  7:00 pm

Thursday January 1

• City Buildings Closed New Year's Day
  Grimes, IA Calendar Grimes, IA 50111
• New Year's Day
  Urbandale, IA Calendar
• All City offices CLOSED in observance of New Year's Day
  Waukee, IA Calendar Waukee, IA 50263
  8:00 am
• Civil Service Commission- no meeting held
  Urbandale, IA Calendar , 3600 86th Street , Urbandale
  9:00 am

Friday January 2

• Snacks & Facts: Picking Priorities in the City Budget
  Waukee, IA Calendar , 950 S. Warrior Ln. , Waukee
  11:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• McDonald's posted a job opening for McDonald's Janitorial in West Des Moines. Apply here.
• UG2 posted a job opening for Evening Custodian in West Des Moines. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near West Des Moines here.

🗞 Nearby News

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Lunch and dinner. (From Norine S.)
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