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July 3, 2014

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The Strand Theatre
Exhibits  

 

LOCAL ARTISTS CELEBRATION SHOW is May 29 - July 3 at the Grinnell Arts Center. 

 

EDWARD BURTYNSKY: WATER is open July 11-September 28 at Faulconer Gallery. 

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

 

AVENTURE STAFFING: Production, Warehouse, Concrete Workers, Call Center, Clerical, Experienced Welders

 

BIKES TO YOU: Part-time employees, weekend hours required. 

 

BROWNELLS: Data Developer-Montezuma, Sr. Systems Administrator-Montezuma

 

CENTRAL IOWA FAMILY PLANNING: Bookkeeper

 

CENTRAL IOWA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL: Part-Time Spanish Teacher, Part-time Elementary School Position

 
FAREWAY: Part-Time Grocery
 
GALAXY YOUTH CENTER: Program Assistant Summer 

 

GENESIS DEVELOPMENT: Community Support Specialist, Part-Time Discovery Aide, Temporary Position with Discovery program

 

GERMAN PLUMBING HEATING AND COOLING: HVAC Installer

 

GRINNELL AREA ARTS COUNCIL: Executive Director

 

GRINNELL COLLEGE: Admission Counselor, Alumni Engagement Coordinator, Assistant Director for Post-Graduate Service & Coordinator of the Grinnell Prize, Assistant Director of the Pioneer Fund for Reunion Giving, Assistant Director of Intercultural Engagement & Leadership, Director of Admission, Director of Career Counseling & Exploration, Director of Global Fellowships & Awards, Director of Media Relations, Learning Specialist, Psychology Associate, Registrar of the College, Web Developer, Custodian, Dish Room Supervisor, Stockroom Assistant, Catering Staff, Temporary Presentation Cook, Call-in Cashier, Call-in Dispatcher, Call-in Campus Safety & Security Officer. 

 

GRINNELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER: Patient Registrar Clerk, Registered Nurses, Nurse Technician, Laboratory Technician, Patient Care Technician, Cook, Midlevel Provider-Float, Certified Medical Assistant-Lynnville Clinic --- Click Here for more information on these positions.

 

GRINNELL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH: Coordinator of Music & Worship 

 

HARDEE'S: Crew & Shift Leaders 

 

JACOBSON STAFFING: Call CenterForklift OperatorQuality Inspector

 

LINCOLN SAVINGS BANK: Sr. Customer Service Associate

 

MANATTS: Equipment Operators, Truck Drivers, Laborers, Mechanics, Human Resources Administrative Assistant

 

MAYFLOWER COMMUNITY: RN/LPN, CNA/CMA, Home Health Aide, Housekeeping/Laundry

 

MESKWAKI CASINOAssistant Farm Manager 

 

MICA: Head-Start Classroom Aide 

 

OAKLAND ACRES: Bartender 

 

OURGRINNELL.COMFreelance Contributor

 

PENNYSAVER: Carrier

 

PEPPERTREE AT THE DEPOT CROSSING: General Manager, Servers 

 

QPS EMPLOYMENT GROUP: Assembly Tech, Patient Staff Representative, Scale Operator, Picker/Packer, Welder/Fabricator, General Labor, Machine Operator, Call Center, Warehouse & Packaging

 

ST. FRANCIS MANOR: Nurse Aid 

 

TASSEL RIDGE WINERY: Chef, Part-Time Tasting Room Staff, Part-Time Wine Ambassadors 

  

TEMP ASSOCIATES: Injection Mold Machine Operators, Industrial General Laborers, Industrial Maintenance Position, Fast Pace Production, Industrial Janitorial Positions, Pick n Pack, Label for Sorting Metal Materials

*Weekend production position, FridaySaturdaySunday, work 36 hours and get paid for 40!  Maintenance Specialist.   Like us on Facebook   Call today.641-236-9220

 

WELLS FARGO: Bank Teller 

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

 

IOWA TRANSPORTATION MUSEUM: Information Desk Docent

 

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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We hope to see everyone in Grinnell this weekend! The parade is tomorrow evening at 5pm, and the fireworks are at Ahrens Park at approximately 9:45.
 
There's a Downtown Block Party on Saturday from 7 to 11pm on Main Street with live music by Whiplash, a beverage garden and kid activities. Admission is free, so come downtown and celebrate with us. Please note that Main Street between 4th and 5th Avenues will close at 4pm Saturday to allow time for setup of the event.
 
Please help us thank the incredible sponsors of this weekend's activities. The weekend is presented by Ahrens Park Foundation and supported by Grinnell College, Oakland Acres Golf Club, and the Grinnell Hotel-Motel Tax Committee. We appreciate their support of Grinnell on the Fourth activities.
 
We wish you a marvelous Fourth of July!
 
Events
See the full community calendar at  http://getintogrinnell.com/events.cfm

 

FREE BREAKFAST AND LUNCH FOR KIDS. Grinnell-Newburg School District is providing meals for children ages 1-18 from June 11 - July 31. Breakfast is 8:00 to 8:30am and lunch is 11:00am to 12:30pm. No income or registration requirements.

 

FARMERS MARKET is every Thursday from 3 to 6 pm and Saturday from 10 to noon in Central Park.  

 

MUSIC IN THE PARK is every Thursday at 5:30pm in Central Park. 

 

WINE & CHEESE PAIRING EXPERIENCES is Saturdays from 10:00am to 6:00pm and Sundays from noon to 6:00pm at Tassel Ridge Winery.  

 

WINE AND CHOCOLATE PAIRING EXPERIENCES are every Saturday and Sunday in July from 10a.m to 6p.m. on Saturdays and 12 to 6p.m. on Sundays. 

 

GRAPE MOBILE SEASON is Saturdays and Sundays at 1:00 and 3:00pm in Tassel Ridge Winery.  

 

GRINNELL COMMUNITY MEAL is every Tuesday from 5:45 to 6:30pm in Davis Elementary School. 

 

CHRISTMAS IN JULY is a promotion at The Glass Gift Box held from July 1 to July 31.

 

FREE BREAKFAST AND LUNCH FOR CHILDREN at Grinnell-Newburg Community School District July 3 to July 31.  

 

IOWA VALLEY EVENING CLASSES at Iowa Valley Grinnell from July 3 to July 12. 

 

Yoga in the Gallery with Jackie Hutchinson at Faulconer Gallery July 3 through September 4. 

 

ANYTIME FITNESS GRINNELL is celebrating the 4th of July all month long! Sign up for only $4.

 

FOURTH OF JULY GOLF TOURNAMENT is July 4-6 at Oakland Acres. 

 

GRINNELL ON THE FOURTH CELEBRATION is July 4 with parade at 5pm and fireworks at dusk.

 

FLOWERS BY DZYNE SPECIAL is July 4. There is a huge special with half off arrangements in the cooler or on stem flowers.

 

COMMUNITY POTLUCK by Grin City Collective will be on July 4 at 6p.m. and July 9 at 7p.m.

 

GARDEN TOUR hosted by Master Gardeners is July 5 from 11:30am to 1:30pm in Montezuma. Tickets are $5. 

 

DOWNTOWN BLOCK PARTY WITH WHIPLASH is July 5 from 7 to 10 p.m. on Main Street. 

 

MURDER MYSTERY DINNER  at Van Wijk Winery on July 5 from 6 to 9p.m.

 

FAULCONER ARTS OUTREACH IN THE PARKS will be at Drake Library on July 7 from 10:30a.m. to noon. 

 

GRMC SE*ED PROGRAM will have programs about traveling to Ghana and Challenging heights on July 7 at 10a.m.

 

FREE MERCHANT MOVIES will be on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from July 8 to August 6 starting at 12 and 2:30 at The Strand Theatre.

 

SUMMER ASTRONOMY PROGRAM is July 7-9 beginning at 8p.m. at the Grinnell College Grant O. Gale Observatory. 

 

SKILLSHARE: CHEESEMAKING by Grin City Collective will be on July 9 at 7p.m.

 

FAULCONER ARTS OUTREACH IN THE PARKS will be on July 9 from 10:30a.m. to noon at James Miller Park. 

 

JOB FAIR will be on July 10 from 11a.m. to 3p.m. at Country Inn & Suites where QPS is recruiting for over 100 positions. 

 

BOOKIN' IT AT THE DRAKE will be July 10 at 7p.m. at Drake Library. 

 

DRAKE COMMUNITY LIBRARY STORY TIME will be July 10, 17, and 24 at 1:50p.m. at the Grinnell Mutual Family Aquatic Center. 

 

"EDWARD BURTYNSKY: WATER" starts July 11 at Faulconer Gallery.

 

GRMC GOLF BALL DROP is July 12 at Oakland Acres beginning at 4p.m. Live music by Cody Hicks to follow. 

 

POWESHEIK COUNTY FAIR is July 12, 15-21 at the Poweshiek County Fairgrounds. 

 

DUCK DERBY is July 13 at 12p.m. at the Grinnell Mutual Family Aquatic Center. 

 

ECUMENICAL VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL is July 13-17 from 6 to 8:15p.m at Grinnell United Methodist Church.

 

FAULCONER ARTS OUTREACH IN THE PARKS is July 14 from 10:20a.m. to noon at Ahrens Park Shelter 1. 

 

2ND ANNUAL ELITE SKILLS ACADEMY BASKETBALL CAMP is July 14-15 for girls at Iowa Intensity Youth Sports. 

 

IOWA BICYCLING HISTORY is July 16 at 2p.m. at Spaulding Center for Transportation. 

 

MOVIES UNDER THE STARS is July 18 and August 8 after dark at 9p.m. at Grinnell College. 

 

 

FAULCONER ARTS OUTREACH IN THE PARKS

is July 18 from 10:30a.m. to noon at Poweshiek County Fairgrounds. 

 

GAMERS GRAND OPENING is July 18-19. Giveaways every hour included video games for a year grand prize, retro gamer trivia and photo booth, tasty treats and an epic selection of new & retro video games, systems, and accessories as well as board games and small electronics.  

 

RIDICULOUS DAY is July 19 from 7a.m. to 2p.m. around Grinnell. Come out for Grinnell's summer shopping event!

 

FRIDAY FESTwill be August 1 in Downtown Grinnell from 7 to 10p.m.  

Announcements   

 

Tassel Ridge Winery is open during 4th of July weekend on July 4 from 9a.m. to 6p.m., July 5 from 10a.m. to 6p.m., and July 6 from 12 to 6p.m. Come and visit for tastings, winery tours, Grapemobile tours, wine and chocolate tastings, wine and cheese tastings, or to just hang out with a bottle of wine and some bread and cheese.

 

Grinnell College Book Group Discussions, Area residents are invited to join book group discussions of Jonathan Kozol's Shame of the Nation: The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in America in advance of the author's visit to Grinnell College this November.

 

IOWA VALLEY EVENING CLASSES will now be offered this fall. Sign up soon! 

 

SUMMER READING PROGRAM. Children can sign up anytime to participate in summer reading at the Drake Library. 

 

CELEBRATE BABY AND MOM with a unique gift package from Watkins Consultant, Betty M. Broders.  

 

FRIENDS OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS. Become a host for Grinnell College's international students. Looking for about 20 more community hosts. If interested, please complete the form at the link listed HERE. Thank you to those who have already signed up!

 

LIBRARY LANDSCAPING CAMPAIGN. Trustees of the Drake Library announce the launch of a capital campaign to implement professional landscaping design for library grounds. 

 

SPORTS PAGE T-SHIRT SPECIAL. Camp t-shirt special pricing through August 15.  

 

SPAULDING CENTER - TRANSPORATION MUSEUM.  

Hours for July 4 is 1 to 3pm; July 5 is 10am to 2pm; July 6 is 1 to 3pm.

 

DJ COUNTRY TOURS. Great trips to Branson, Nashville, Canada, and D.C. Call 641-990-1925 to reserve your seat. 

 

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