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DJ COUNTRY TOURS. Great 2014 tours! Call 641-990-1925.
-March 7-17 :: Miami to Key West, Florida
-May 1-4 :: Springtime in Branson
-June 15-22 :: Nashville/Memphis/Lorette Lynn Ranch
-Sept. 18-28 :: Island of Coudres, Canada
-Oct. 16-21 :: Washington, D.C.
-Nov. 13-16 :: Christmas in Branson
ARTS COUNCIL GIVING TREE. Ring in the holiday season with a supplies donation to the Grinnell Area Arts Council.
ALTERNATIVE GIFT MARKET at the Grinnell United Methodist Church. The market will be open between the 8:00am and 10:30am services and after the 10:30am service on Sunday, December 1, 8 and 15. Questions? Contact us at 236-3757.
PIONEER BOOKSHOP. During the month of December, the Pioneer Bookshop will donate 10% of all sales to the Grinnell High School library.
SPRING ARTS ACADEMY. Sign up now! Classes include crocheting, dancing, ceramics, and more.
Sun-Thur 10am-10pm, Fri-Sat 10am-12am. Restaurant will be open soon. Thanksgiving Eve drink special all night with door prizes, open Thanksgiving Day at 3pm. Come watch the games!
"GRINNELL-ON-THE-GO" is an exciting and fun scratch & save mobile savings opportunity for shoppers in the greater Grinnell area. Just scan a QR code that will be available at all participating merchants and bingo, your savings reward is right in front of you. You may also access the scratch & save savings through the Scratch & Save mobile website. This opportunity is in the final stages of development and will launch officially on Tuesday Nov. 26. Watch for the announcement on ourgrinnell.com and Facebook.com/ourgrinnell.
STEPPING STONES TWO-DAY SPECIALS are Friday and Saturday. At checkout, select a free gift which includes chocolate and a discount of 10-30% off regularly priced item of your choice.
EVENING SHOPPING. Midtown businesses are all open in the evenings so you can get some shopping in after work. Check out maurices, Wireless Zone-Verizon, Sports Page Sporting Goods, Cost Cutters, Pizza Ranch, and Walmart .
GOSSELINK'S GIFTS & INTERIORS. BOGO sale this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Buy One Get One half off on all things Christmas. No exclusions! Hoping to keep people shopping local this Black Friday and Small Business Saturday!
BROWN'S SHOE FIT BLACK FRIDAY DEALS include 30% off 8-9am, 20% off 9-noon, and 15% off noon-6pm. Discount applies to regular priced items - excludes Uggs. 15% off storewide on Saturday.
GIGGLES & BOWS now featuring premium children's clothing through size 4T for boys and size 8 for girls.
WAGON WHEELS WEST has a great selection of western clothing and boots.
SHOP LOCAL, SHIP GLOBAL. Receive a $2 off coupon for shipping at Total Choice Shipping & Printing when you shop local at participating merchants.
MARY KAY BLACK FRIDAY SALES. Receive 10-30% off your order this Friday.
FREE TABLET AT WIRELESS ZONE GRINNELL. Come in on Black Friday and get a free 7" Ellipsis Tablet (with activation, after $150 mail-in rebate.)
AWARDS UNLIMITED BOGO SALE - Buy one, get a second item of equal or lesser value at 50% off Friday and Saturday.
GLASS GIFT BOX SUPER SATURDAY SPECIALS. $6 ornaments, a free roll of wrapping paper with a $40 purchase and....40% off one item.
CHEVROLET BLACK FRIDAY SALE AT WES FINCH. Enjoy the best prices of the year on select models. Sale ends December 2!
JENSEN OPTOMETRISTS.Sale on select designer frames until the end of the year.
GRMC AUXILIARY WREATH RAFFLE. Ticket sales begin Nov. 25 for nearly 40 holiday and winter wreaths.
GPCF GRANTS. Poweshiek County 2014 grant applications are available.
STUDIO Z YOGA. Yoga Mix on Nov. 19, Hot Yoga on Nov. 27, all classes on Nov. 28 are cancelled.
GRMC ANNUAL FUND APPEAL. The Ahrens Foundation will match any every gift to the annual fund, dollar for dollar from now through the end of the year up to $10,000.
MICA FOOD DONATIONS. Help MICA receive local food donations when you turn in used ink and toner at any Monkeytown Inc.
STRAND THEATRE GIFT CARD SALE is Nov. 22-Dec. 1. 10% off all gift card purchases.
PIONEER BOOKSHOP FOOD DRIVE. Customers will be asked to add $1 to their purchases to donate to the Grinnell MICA Food Pantry. Each dollar donated in November will be matched by Grinnell College.
PAGLIAI'S FROZEN PIZZAS are great to have in the freezer when things get hectic and you have company. Make sure you stock up for the holidays!
DR. BRANDON DAVIS. Have you started on your annual Hallo-Thanks-Mas holiday season weight gain? Dr. Davis is a Certified Bariatric Counselor who has working in the field of obesity since 2006. His clients have lost up to 41 lbs. in three months with a common sense approach. Call 236-0632 for an initial consultation.
CORY HALL PHOTOGRAPHY. Bring a toy or unwrapped gift item to our studio (value $15 or more) and your portrait session is free! Now thru Dec. 10 for children, family, couples, buddies, or pets sessions. Gifts collected will be shared with a community organization that will provide them to families in our area. Call 641-236-3741 soon!
GRINNELL HEAD START PROGRAM. Our half-day classroom has officially been switched over to a PM classroom for the 13-14 school year. Our new hours are 12-3:30pm four days a week. As always, we are always looking for 3-4 year-olds for both our classes. We currently have opening in our half-day classroom.
MAURICES' CLOTHING DRIVE. For every 3 items you donate, receive a coupon for 20% off one regular priced item.
GRMC AUXILIARY ANGEL TREE. Support the hospital's Moving at the Speed of Life comprehensive campaign by purchasing an angel through Dec. 16 in GRMC Auxiliary.
LOTS FOR SALE. Check out the lot sale initiative at Prairie Pointe --5 lots reduced by $10,000 and 4 have sold! Call or text Sue at 641-891-1249 for a map and price sheet or drive through and pick one up from our flyer boxes.
WATKINS ALL-NATURAL PRODUCTS are available at the Main Street Consignments, 914 Main St., Grinnell. Shop Local.
GPCF ACCEPTING GRANT APPLICATIONS for the first round of grants from the Community Fund for Poweshiek County.
CENTRAL IOWA FAMILY PLANNING: FOOD COLLECTION. Collecting non-perishable food items for the food pantry through Nov. at Central Iowa Family Planning in Grinnell.
HOLIDAY GIFT IDEAS FROM MARY KAY. Click here to download the holiday gift guide. For advice, information and ordering, contact Angie Taylor, Mary Kay Sr. Consultant at 803-315-6976 or angiebtaylor@marykay.com.
THE NEW YORK TIMES is now available at McNally's on Saturdays and Sundays.
MAYFLOWER COMMUNITY is senior living continuing care retirement community with a rich heritage. More than 800 people have made their home here since our opening in 1950.
THE DOOR DOCTOR. Have your garage fixed before the weather gets cold!
VAN WIJK WINERY TASTING TIMES are Tuesdays - Fridays, 11am-5pm and Saturdays 8am-6pm.
THE COMEBACK CAFE IS FOR SALE. Interested parties may stop by in-person at the restaurant, 9am-3pm Monday-Saturday. Serious inquiries only, please.
