Beautiful parks full of playground equipment, the Prairie Ridge sports Complex, and an annual All-City Play Day have made Ankeny a top city for just having fun with your family. In fact, they’ve earned the ‘playful city’ designation for the last 4 years, and mayor Van Oort would like to make it 5 in a row. He’s asking you to share your fun Ankeny experiences on their facebook page today, and you’ll be entered into a drawing to win a 2012 aquatic center season pass.
Here’s your chance to check out the new movie ‘Courageous’ before it hits regular theaters.
For church ministry and business leaders (no small children, please) – there will be a special showing on July 12th at Jordan Creek Town Center. It’s RSVP-only, but you can email them at screenings@couragousthemovie.com
There’s no doubt that David Wilkerson has touched many, many lives for Christ. His book, The Cross and the Switchblade, not only sold 50 million copies in 30 different languages, but it was turned into a movie in 1970. By founding Teen Challenge, he’s helped put countless people on the road to recovery.
You may have heard that David lost his life in a car accident late last month. If you’d like to be a part of his memorial service, but can’t afford a flight to New York, you can watch it live at the Times Square Church website… it will start at 1PM this Saturday.
- Dan Young
The Ames City Council is moving forward with its goal to create and promote a community vision, and all Ames residents are encouraged to get involved. An online survey has been developed to seek input on what makes Ames a great place to live, but also what challenges and opportunities to consider.
Community visioning is a process that allows residents to express what they value about their city and develop consensus on what they would like to change. The process includes a realistic look at a community and focuses on long-range goals.
Click here to get started on the survey. It will take about 20 minutes to complete.
Yesterday’s tornados were a reminder that we’re headed into the spring season, which means we all keep a closer eye on the water levels around the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers. As of today, there’s an easy way to track the risk of flooding at your house. Scientists at the University of Iowa have released an online, interactive map to show you exactly where the water is, and how likely or unlikely it would be to make it to your front door.
M2CT3 is a four-part webinar series featuring Lisa Rosser, founder of The Value of a Veteran. She is an advocate of hiring military service personnel to be the solution for poor fit and high turnover. Her career spans several decades, 3 continents and 4 major deployments. Learn the important tips and advantages of hiring today’s soldiers, military members and Veterans.
Register online at www.iashrm.org/webinar
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join others at the CISHRM sponsored location!
March 15: Where to find veterans
March 29: Translating the military resume and interviewing tips
April 5: How to retain veterans after you’ve hired them
All sessions begin at 8:30 a.m. and last 90 minutes. The series is only $25, free to members of sponsoring organizations and to those who view the series at the CISHRM sponsor location. HR Certification Institue credits pending approval.
If you have Skippy peanut butter in your kids’ lunch, listen up. The FDA has recalled jars of reduced fat creamy and chunky sold here in Iowa because it might have salmonella. You can compare the information for the recalled jars of peanut butter to what you have in the kitchen by clicking here.
