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January 30, 2014
   

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The Strand Theatre
Exhibits

 

INSTRUCTORS' GALLERY Grinnell art instructors Janet Ahrens, Leon Drake, Deb Yellick-Manly and Josh Wardenburg have created this exhibit. Open through January 31 at the Grinnell Arts Center.

 

GALLERY EXHIBITION: SANDY MOFFET is Feb. 6-28 at the Grinnell Arts Center. 

 

JOURNEYS OF WONDER: FROM CURIOSITY TO INSIGHT. Showing in Burling Library thru Feb. 14. 

 

JILL DAVIS SCHRIFT: WORKS IN CLAY showing at Faulconer Gallery.

 

UNCOVERED by Hannah Kelley '16 is at Smith Gallery from January 25-31. 

 

QUALITY UNCERTAINTY: THE MARKET FOR LEMONS is showing at Faulconer Gallery through Feb. 15. 

  

Employment Opportunities
See a full list of jobs at getintogrinnell.com

 

AFLAC: Insurance Sales Representative 

 

BROWNELLS: E-commerce Manager, Wholesale Inside Sales Rep, Business Intelligence Analyst, Senior Data Developer, S2nd Shift Fenior Business Intelligence Analyst.

 

GALAXY INC. YOUTH PROGRAMS: part-time program assistant

 

GENESIS DEVELOPMENT: Four part-time staff members 

 

GRINNELL COLLEGE: Call-in Dispatcher, Associate Director of Facilities Management, Academic Success Mentor, Senior Intranet Architect, Chef de Cuisine, Technology Services Support Team Lead, Academic Support Assistant II, Residence Life Coordinator, Administrative Assistant, Information Technology & Audio Visual Support Specialist, Part-Time Catering Staff, Technology Services Desktop Team Lead, Assistant Director of the Pioneer Fund, Temporary Presentation Cook, Assistant Director of Alumni Relations for Student Programs, Call-in Campus Safety & Security Officer, Senior Investment Analyst, Assistant in the Writing Lab and Lecturer, Coordinator of Diversity & Inclusion in Athletics

 

GRINNELL COMMUNITY DAYCARE & PRESCHOOL: Lead Teacher, Teacher Aides 

 

GRINNELL GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB: General Manager 

  

GRINNELL MUTUAL REINSURANCE COMPANY: Underwriter, Loss Control Specialist, Field Claims Adjuster Specialist, Property Claims Adjuster/Inspector, Business Analyst, Auditor, Java Developer

 

GRINNELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER: Account, Registered Nurse On-Call, Medical Laboratory Technologist, Medical Technologist, Registered Nurse, Patient Care Technician, Mid-Level Provider, Staff Development Coordinator

 

GRINNELL STATE BANK: IT Position, Teller/Personal Banker  

  

JACOBSON STAFFING: Service Technician, Inbound & Outbound Call Center, Bilingual Customer Service

 

KEY COOPERATIVE: 2nd Shift Feed Drivers, Custom Applicator/Operations, Customer Service Lead, Grain and Agronomy Operations, Technician, Parts Specialist, Sales Agronomist. 

 

MAURICES: Sales Associate 

 

OURGRINNELL.COM: Freelance Contributor

 

PENNYSAVER: Carrier

 

QPS EMPLOYMENT GROUP: Quality Inspector, Welder/Fabricator, Inbound Customer Service, MIG Welder

  

TEMP ASSOCIATES: Paint Prep, Press Assistant, Welders, Warehouse Stacker, Industrial Maintenance, Part-time Weekends and Production night shifts 

 

Volunteer 
Opportunities

 

See a full list of volunteer opportunities


 

AHRENS FOUNDATION: Community Support

 

BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS: Mentors

 

FAULCONER GALLERY: Community Outreach

 

GRINNELL AREA ARTS COUNCIL. Call-In Gallery Docent, Marketing & Administration Assistant, Teacher's Aid, Performance or Reception Usher, Monthly Volunteer Day, Jack/Jill Of All Trades.  

 

GRINNELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER: Clinic Courier, Patient Tray Favors, Patient Activity Projects, Information Desk, Mailings, Auxiliary Gift Shop, Surgery Waiting, Breakfast Services Cashier, and Pediatric Orientation. 

 

IMAGINE GRINNELL Local Foods, Energy & Conservation, Grinnell Area Recreation Trail Expansion

 

MICA: Head Start and Early Head Start Classroom volunteers, EITC Tax Preparer, EITC Translator, and Food Pantry Volunteer.

 

PALS. Dog Walker, Clean/Feed Animals, Play with Animals 

 

POWESHIEK HISTORY PRESERVATION PROJECT: Historical Preservation

 

SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS OF GRINNELL (SEG): Loan Recipient Partners, SEG Committee

 

TOUR GUIDES AT THE LOUIS SULLIVAN BANK/ GRINNELL VISITOR CENTER: Docents 

 

Realty
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There is a new event coming to Central Park next month! Called Snowpalooza, it is an afternoon of festivities designed to get us all outdoors and enjoying the Iowa winter. 
 
The catch with Snowpalooza is that the date is a mystery. It is a spontaneous celebration. We plan on it taking place sometime in February, a day when we have snow on the ground and hopefully positive temperatures. We will announce the date of Snowpalooza through our social media channels and this email. 
 
Thank you to Grinnell College Office of Community Enhancement & Engagement for sponsoring this new event! Because of their support, it is completely free and open to people of all ages. We have some fun activities planned including ice skating, snowman contests, broom ball, snow art and other games. We'll also have s'mores and hot chocolate available. And there will be prizes!
 
This is the time of year where we all hibernate and dream of sunshine, but let's not forget about the beauty of winter. Stay tuned for more details on Snowpalooza and hints about it on Facebook and Twitter. We will be posting a "guess the date" contest on Facebook next week. Guess the correct date and you just might win a nifty prize!
-Emily
 
P.S. If you are sick of hibernating, how about a night of dueling pianos? There's still time to purchase your tickets to our Feb. 7 dueling piano event. The event is open to the public and dress is casual. 
Events
See the full community calendar at  http://getintogrinnell.com/events.cfm
 
ICE SKATING RINK IS OPEN in Central Park. Free admission, open 10am-10pm. Check our Facebook page or follow us on Twitter for updates on days it is open and closed. 

 

DECAY: THE EPHEMERAL BODY IN ART. The gallery opening is Jan. 30 at 4:15pm in Bucksbaum Room 131. 

 

ETHAN LIPTON AND HIS ORCHESTRA is Jan. 30 at 7:30pm in the Rosenfield Center as part of Grinnell College Public Events Series. 

 

WINE & PASTA DINNER is Jan. 31 at 6pm in Tassel Ridge Winery.

 

GRINNELL COLLEGE SWIMMING & DIVING vs. Nebraska Swim Club/Simpson Double Dual is Jan. 31 at 6:30pm in Bear Center. 

 

WINTER WHIRL is Feb. 1 in Grinnell High School Gym. 

 

GRINNELL COLLEGE TENNIS VS. TRUMAN STATE is Feb. 1 at 8:30am in Bear Athletic Center. 

 

COFFEE WITH AREA LEGISLATORS is Feb. 1 from 9:00 to 10:00am at the First Presbyterian Church. 

 

BABY SIGN LANGUAGE BOOT CAMP is Feb. 1 from 10:00 to 11:30am at Iowa Valley.

 

ART WORKSHOP - GLASS ETCHING is Feb. 1 from 1:00 to 4:00pm at the Grinnell Arts Center for adults and high school students. 

 

GRINNELL COLLEGE TENNIS VS. GRACELAND UNIVERSITY is Feb. 1 at 4:30pm in Bear Athletic Center. 

 

CLASS: MANAGING THE EMERALD ASH BORER is Feb. 3 from 6:30 to 8:00pm in Iowa Valley Grinnell.  

 

FUN WITH GRANNY SQUARES: INTRODUCTORY CROCHET is Feb. 3-March 10 on Mondays 3:45-5:15pm at the Grinnell Arts Center for 5th-8th graders. 

 

ROSENFIELD SYMPOSIUM: POLITICS & SOCIETY IN PUTIN'S RUSSIA is Feb. 4 at 4:15pm and 8:00pm in the Rosenfield Center. 

 

WINE & CANVAS NIGHT AT GRINNELL STEAKHOUSE is Feb. 4 from 6 to 9pm.

 

NOBLE REDS OF TUSCANY. The course is Feb. 4 from 6:30 to 8:00pm at Iowa Valley Grinnell. Cost is $19. 

 

ONE-SESSION BUCKET COURSE is Feb. 5 from 10-11:30am at the Drake Library. Eric McIntyre, associate music professor at Grinnell College, will present an introduction to Beethoven's final series of string quartets. No fee or registration required.

 

IOWA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION LEGISLATIVE DAY register by Feb. 5 at 641-236-2588, or email kolson@grmc.us. Legislative Day is Feb. 26. 

 

WRITERS@GRINNELL WITH ELIZABETH GRAZER. Roundtable is Feb. 6 from 4:15 to 6:00pm in Faulconer Gallery. Reading is from 8:00 to 9:00pm in Faulconer Gallery. 

 

Iowa Author Patrick Irelan comes to Pioneer Bookshop on Feb. 6 6pm to discuss his newest book, The Miracle Boy

 

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ANNUAL CELEBRATION is Feb. 7 from 7:00 to 11:00pm in Grinnell Athletic & Recreation Center in Ahrens Park. Entertainment by Pianopalooza dueling pianos. 

 

HIP-HOP DANCE & CHOREOGRAPHY CLASS is Feb. 7 - March 7 from 7:00 to 8:30pm in the Arts Center. Sign up soon! 

 

METROPOLITAN LIVE OPERA is Feb. 8 at Noon featuring Rusalka, Dvorak in Harris Center. Tickets are $10 for students, children and $15 for adults. 

 

PROM DRESS EXCHANGE is Feb. 8 from 1:00 to 3:00pm at Spaulding Center. Open to all area high school students!  

 

PRESCRIBED FIRE is Feb. 8 from 10:00 to noon at Iowa Valley, 123 6th Avenue West, Grinnell room 204. Cost of class is $13. Register at 1-800-284-4823, or 641-752-4645.

 

BLACK CHURCH SPIRIT-FILLED CHRISTIAN WORSHIP is Feb. 9 at Herrick Chapel. 

 

MORGAN ROBERTSON'S ROUND-TABLE DISCUSSION is Feb. 9 at 4:15pm in Joe Rosenfield Center room 207. The topic is on "What Are Ecosystems Worth?" 

 

MORGAN ROBERTSON'S TALK is Feb. 10 at 7:30pm in the Joe Rosenfield Center room 101. The Center for Prairie Studies program series "(Re)considering the Commons" continues with his presentation on "The Full-Service Prairie: Managing Commons with the Ecosystem Services Concept." 

 

SE*ED PROGRAM: FORGIVENESS & HEALTH. Terese Grant will present on "A Year in Kiev" on Feb. 10 at 10am in Drake Library. 

 

PEOPLE TO PEOPLE CAREER FAIR is Feb. 10 from 1:00 to 5:00pm at Iowa State University - Scheman Building. 

 

BETTER HEALTH CLASS through Feb. 10 on Mondays from 2 to 4:30pm in the Tomasek Conference Center.  

 

GRINNELL SENIOR CHAMBER MEETING is Feb. 12 at 9:30am in St. Francis Social Center. 

 

"THE CONSTITUTION FROM ORIGIN TO IMPLEMENTATION" is a course held on four consecutive Wednesdays beginning Feb. 12, 10-11:30am in Drake Library. Fee is $15. Registration limited to 90 people. Register by e-mailing to jamesaahrens@gmail.com, at the Drake Library, or at the Pearson Hall desk at Mayflower Community. 

 

GRINNELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER'S ANNUAL BLOOD SCREENING is Feb. 12 from 6:30 to 9:00am in the West Tomasek Conference Center. No food, although water is encouraged, 12 hours prior to screening. Call 641-236-2999 to schedule a blood screening.

 

ROMANTIC MEAL & STAY AT LINDEN HOUSE. Treat your sweetheart to a special evening at The Linden House Feb. 14 or Feb. 15. 

 

ORGANIZED RHYTHM is Feb. 18 at 7:30pm in Herrick Chapel. 

 

LIFE & TIMES OF THE WRIGHT BROTHERS SPEAKER is Feb. 26 at 2pm at the Spaulding Center For Transportation.

 

KATHAK DANCE CLASS is Feb. 26-Apr. 23 3:45-5:15pm at the Grinnell Arts Center. No class on Mar. 19. 

 

 

Announcements

 

THE GLASS GIFT BOX JEWELRY SALE is Jan. 30 in GRMC. All items are $15 or less. Just in time for Valentine's Day!

 

MESKWAKI SPA SWEETHEART SPECIAL. Throughout the month of February, you and your special someone will received $20 off a companion massage and $10 off a companion pedicure at the Winding Stream Spa.

 

BROWN'S SHOE WINTER CLEARANCE SALE. Save up to 50% off on select styles: dress boots, casual shoes, athletic shoes, kids shoes. 

 

MCNALLY'S ADDS JULI'S NATURAL FOODS. Juli's Natural Foods has become a part of McNally's Foods. Look for organic bulk foods, aroma therapy, bulk spices, vitamins & supplements, health & beauty and specialty foods. 

 

PAGLIAI'S now has gluten free lasagna on the menu. 

 

ICE SKATE SALE & RENTALS. Bikes To You has ice skates for adults sizes 1-12, $5 for 2 hours, and youth sizes, $3 for 2 hours. If you rent after 4pm, you can add $1 and keep them overnight. New shipment of skates for sale, ranging from $35 for kids to $85 for adults. We are open 10am-5:30 Monday thru Friday and 9am-5pm Saturday.

 

FARMERS MARKET SURVEY. Fill out this survey to help us begin planning the 2014 Grinnell Farmers Market.

 

MOBILE SCRATH AND SAVE DEALS now available in Grinnell. Three new businesses and several upgrades added to the only mobile "Scratch & Save" site in Grinnell. More changes weekly. Check grinnellonthego.com for these special offer opportunities. 

 

IMAGINE GRINNELL MEMBERSHIP DRIVE is currently underway through March 31.  

 

STEPPING STONES SALES. Take 75% off select DaySpring Christmas items. Christmas Boxed Cards are 50% off thru Jan. 31. 

 

PROM DRESS EXCHANGE. Now accepting gently used dresses, shoes, and accessories thru Feb. 7 at Iowa Valley. 

 

DAVIS PSYCH SERVICES. Struggling with your New Year's resolution to lose weight? Turn your resolution into reality! Clients of Dr. Davis have lost up to 41 pounds in 3 months using his common sense approach. Call 236-0632 or visit davispsychservices.org for more information.

 

DJ COUNTRY TOURS. Great 2014 tours include trips to Florida, Branson, Tennessee, Canada, and Washington, D.C.

 

WATKINS SPECIALS check out our deals for January! 

 

THE DOOR DOCTOR. We are expanding to serve Grinnell better with 3 new technicians, 24-hour emergency service, and a staffed office Mon - Fri, 7:30 - 4:30.  

 

SPRING ARTS ACADEMY. Sign up now! Classes include crocheting, dancing, ceramics, and more. 

 

ED HATCHER began serving on the American Hospital Association Committee on Governance on Jan. 1. 

 

GRINNELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER asks those who are sick to not come to a visit to protect patients from viruses. The illnesses include sore throat, cough, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fever. 

 

MANATT FAMILY URGENT CARE is a new urgent care clinic and will open on Feb. 13. It is located on the first floor of the Ahrens Medical Arts Building, 210 4th Avenue. 
About Grinnell Area Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau 

Whether you are stopping by for an hour, a weekend or the rest of your life, Grinnell is truly the "Jewel of the Prairie." We thank you for your support and continued interest in the town of Grinnell!

Grinnell Area Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau
833 Fourth Avenue
Grinnell, Iowa 50112
641-236-6555