Get Into Grinnell
March 6, 2015 - In This Issue:
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Friday Thoughts
* Congratulations to Grinnell's two flower shops merging into one. If you haven't stopped by Bates Flowers By DZyne on Fourth Avenue be sure to stop in and congratulate them.

 

* Our Annual Celebration is next week! Don't miss the announcement of our business award winners during this networking event. Food and drink included with ticket! 

Get your tickets online here. 

 

* The Purple Cucumber, one of our newest members, is open for the season! We love their nachos. They're delicious and healthy.

 

* Don't miss the "Cruisin' the Hits" concerts by Shults & Co. this weekend. Proceeds from the show will be donated to Grinnell Regional Medical Center. 

 

* The high school spring play, "Dancing at Lughnasa" is also this weekend. 

 

* Spring and Summer are just around the corner! Grinnell Games starts June 12 this year, which is only 97 days from today! Online registration will be ready very soon.

 

* Polls will be open April 7 for the school district's bond referendum. Learn more about their construction plans at GrinnellTigerBond.org before the vote.


 

* It is exciting to see the construction progress on the Waterpower Square project at the Mayflower Community. The foundation, floors, and elevator shaft are all in place with walls going up. There are still apartments available. 

 

* Don't forget to spring forward for Daylight Savings Time this weekend. 
 

Exhibits & Movies
FAULCONER GALLERY: "Gordon Parks: The Making Of An Argument" and "Playing It Forward: German Expressionism to Expressionism Today"

GRINNELL ARTS CENTER:  Inside: Chile's Student Movement 

GRINNELL COLLEGE BURLING LIBRARY: "Letter Home" and "The Education Project Photo Exhibition"

STRAND THEATRE: Click here for this week's show times.
Employment Opportunities
ARBORS APARTMENTS: Maintenance Supervisor

BROWNELLS: Digital Marketing Associate, Purchasing and Planning Intern, International Sales Manager, Sr. Net Developer, HR Director, Sales Representative, Contact Center Supervisor, Warehouse Material Handler, and Fulfillment Supervisor, Temp Staff (ASAP)

COUNTRY CARPET CLEANERS: Cleaners 

COUNTRY INN: Breakfast Attendant

GALAXY YOUTH CENTER: Program Assistant

GENESIS DEVELOPMENT: Development Director, Team Members 

GRINNELL AREA ARTS COUNCIL: Building Coordinator
Assistant/Associate Director for Information Security, Associate Director of Development, Business Process Analyst/Programmer, Call-in Cashier, Temporary Presentation Cook, Assistant Director of Corporate, Foundation, and Government Relations, Custodian, Temporary Academic Support Assistant II (Science)


GRINNELL MUTUAL REINSURANCE:
 Broker- Big M Agency

GRINNELL-NEWBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT: Technology Integration Specialist, Activities Director 7-12,
Nurse (PT), Physical Education/Health Instructor, Family Consumer Science/FCCLA Instructor, At-Risk Counselor, Math Interventionist, Head Varsity Football Coach, Assistant Varsity Football Coach, Middle School Guidance Counselor, Sixth Grade Language Arts teacher, 2nd Grade Teachers (2 positions), Special Education Instructor (PT)


GRINNELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER: Billing Cycle Analyst, Clinics Administrator, Medical Laboratory Technologist, Staff Counselor,  Registered Nurse, Nurse Technician, Patient Billing Representative, Registered Respiratory Therapist,  Nuclear Medicine Technologist, Pharmacist, Physical Therapist, Radiologic Technologist,

GRINNELL STEAKHOUSE Experienced Line Cook

PAGLIAI'S PIZZA: Bussers, servers, cashiers, hosts and dishwashers

PENNYSAVER: Carriers

PRO-LINE BUILDING COMPANY: 

ST. FRANCIS MANOR: Full-time/Part time CNA, LPN, RN
Realtors & Rentals
UPCOMING EVENTS
This list includes events taking place in the next two weeks. 
OPENING RECEPTION: INSIDE: CHILE'S STUDENT MOVEMENT is Friday, March 6 at 5:30pm at Grinnell Arts Center.

CRUISIN' THE HITS CONCERT is March 6 and 7 at 7:30pm at the Grinnell Community Center.

HIGH SCHOOL PLAY: "DANCING AT LUGHNASA" is March 6 and 7 at 7:30pm at Grinnell High School.

LIVE MUSIC AT OAKLAND ACRES is March 6 and 7 at 8pm at Oakland Acres Golf Club.

IOWA INTENSITY TRYOUTS are Saturday, March 7 from 9am to 5pm at Grinnell Middle School gym.

FINE ARTS SHOW AT VAN WIJK WINERY is March 7 from 2 to 5pm at Van Wijk Winery.

THE LISTENING PATH II: DISPARATE TIMES AND PLACES is Saturday, March 7 at 2:30pm at CERA.

BLACK CHURCH AT GRINNELL is March 8 at 11am at Herrick Chapel.

IOWA: PORTRAIT OF THE LAND is March 8 at 2pm at Drake Community Library.

SE*ED PROGRAM: HEARING DEVICE TELEPHONES is March 9 at 10am at Drake Community Library.

YOGA IN THE GALLERY is every Monday and Thursday at 12:15pm at Faulconer Gallery. 

BETTER HEALTH, BETTER CHOICES WORKSHOP begins March 9 at First Friends Church at 1:30pm. 

GROWING SHADE TREES CLASS is Monday, March 9 at 6pm at Iowa Valley Grinnell.

"TWEAK, ADAPT, TRANSFORM" TALK is Monday, March 9 at 7pm at Joe Rosenfield Center, room 101.

MOTHER GOOSE NURSERY RHYME TIME is Tuesday, March 10 at 10:30am at Drake Community Library.

INTERVIEW DAY WITH QPS EMPLOYMENT for Brownells positions is Tuesday, March 10 from 11am to 3pm at QPS in Grinnell. 

EXPLORATIONS IN GLUTEN-FREE BAKING is Tuesday, March 10 at 6pm at Iowa Valley Grinnell.

GRINNELL SENIOR CHAMBER MEETING is Wednesday, March 11 at 9:30am at St. Francis Manor. 

BUCKET COURSE is Wednesday, March 11 at 10:00am at Drake Community Library. Community Welcome!

GRINNELL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ANNUAL CELEBRATION is Wednesday, March 11 at 5:30pm at Spaulding Center for Transportation.

ASYMMETRICAL SCARF KNITTING CLASS is Wednesday, March 11 at 6pm at Iowa Valley Grinnell.

POETRY DISCUSSION GROUP is Wednesday, March 11 at 6pm at Drake Community Library.

AMY JOHNSON OPERA RECITAL is Wednesday, March 11 at 7:30pm at Herrick Chapel. Free and open to the public!

WINE DOWN THURSDAYS are every Thursday at Van Wijk Winery from 5-8pm

BOOKIN' IT AT THE DRAKE is Thursday, March 12 at 7pm at Drake  Community Library.

CLASSIC MOVIE NIGHT is Friday, March 13 at 7pm at Van Wijk Winery.

'LA DONNA DE LAGO' MET OPERA PERFORMANCE will be streamed Saturday, March 14 at noon at Harris Center Cinema.

GALAXY ANNUAL 2 IN 1 AUCTION is Saturday, March 14. Contact Galaxy for tickets and any questions: 641-260-0810. 

LIVE MUSIC AT OAKLAND ACRES is Saturday, March 14 at 8pm at Oakland Acres Golf Club.

LIVE MUSIC AT VAN WIJK WINERY is Saturday, March 14 at 7pm at Van Wijk Winery.

INTRO TO STAGE DIRECTING is Sunday, March 15 at 7pm at Grinnell Arts Center Lofts Theatre.

PRE-SCHOOL STORYTIME is Tuesday, March 17 at 10:30am at Drake Community Library.

GRINNELL CONNECT LUNCHEON is Tuesday, March 17 at Noon at Pagliai's Pizza. The topic is the school district's proposed building project. 

RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY is Tuesday, March 17 at 4pm at Grinnell Health Care Center. 

GRINNELL SCHOOL BOND INFORMATIONAL MEETING is Wednesday, March 18 at 7pm at Drake Community Library. 

GRINNELL UKULELE MUSIC BUDDIES GATHERING is Wednesday, March 18 at 7pm at St. Paul's Episcopal Church.

WRITING: A HISTORY OF A TECHNOLOGY BUCKET COURSE is Wednesday, March 18 at 10am at Drake Community Library.

THE GREEN YARD MAKEOVER SERIES is Thursday, March 19 at 6:30pm at Iowa Valley Grinnell. 

ART & VINO is Friday, March 20 at Van Wijk Winery. 

GRINNELL AREA BRIDAL EXPO is Saturday, March 21 at the Spaulding Center for Transportation.

FOOD & VINO NIGHT is Saturday, March 21 from 2:30 to 5:30pm at Van Wijk Winery.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
GET READY FOR GRINNELL GAMES, JUNE 12-14.
Start training now for Iowa's Family Sports Festival. 

CALLING FUTURE BRIDES! Save the date for the Grinnell Area Bridal Expo on Saturday, March 21, from 9am to 2pm.

BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS TO HOST BOWLING EVENT 
Grinnell's Big Brothers Big Sisters Bowl for Kids' Sake event is April 11. Bowlers may register individually or as teams of four or five members. The cost to bowl is $50 per person, or $250 for a team of 5 bowlers.

DANDELIONS & VINES is closing their store March 21. Shop their store for deals on all sorts of home decor and help them clean out the store. 

CALL FOR ARTISTS for the Grin City Collective Artist Residency program. Applications are due April 10. Click here to apply.

CALL FOR PHOTOS! The City of Grinnell is requesting photos for their website www.grinnelliowa.gov. Send photo submissions to smealey@grinnelliowa.gov. Include your name and contact information. Photos should be at least 2000 pixels wide but bigger is even better.

GRINNELL COLLEGE SEEKING CREATORS. Grinnell College is accepting applications from artists collaborating across disciplines for the inaugural Grinnell Summerfest. Grinnell Summerfest, set for Saturday, June 6, is a one-day festival celebrating creativity across the arts and sciences. Learn more and apply at  grinnell.edu/summerfest

ARNOLD MOTOR SUPPLY WIX FILTER EVENT will begin Monday March 2nd. Get up to 75% off Wix Filters, 15% off ALL tools, and much more

TEMP ASSOCIATES in Grinnell welcomes Teresa Ray as a Senior Account Manager. Nancy Roether is enthusiastic to have Teresa on board. Contact Temp Associates for your staffing needs.
 
CONGRATS GRINNELL! Grinnell just recently got listed among the Top 5 Best Places To Retire In Iowa by SmartAsset.com!

MICA is still accepting applications for heating assistance through the LIHEAP program. If you have questions or would like to make an appointment, please call 641-236-3923. 


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 continued interest in the city of Grinnell!

Grinnell Area Chamber of Commerce
Grinnell Convention & Visitors Bureau
833 4th Avenue | PO Box 538
Grinnell, IA 50112
641.236.6555

Rachael Kinnick, Chamber Director: rachael@getintogrinnell.com
Emily Counts, Tourism Director: emily@getintogrinnell.com

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