Get Into Grinnell
July 2, 2015 - In This Issue:
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Happy 4th

We are very excited for a gorgeous Fourth of July weekend here in Grinnell. We hope you are able to spend time relaxing with family and friends and enjoy the celebration of our nation's independence. 

 

Whiplash takes the stage tomorrow night at Friday Fest. This band made its debut at the Grinnell Middle School talent show, and they are still rocking together years after graduating, getting jobs, and having families. We hope you will join us on Main Street downtown from 7 to 11 p.m. tomorrow. Admission is free and there will be live music, inflatables for your kids, and a beverage garden.

 

The parade begins at 5 p.m. on Saturday and will follow its traditional route (click here for route details). Our parade grand marshalls are Sandy and Betty Moffett of Grinnell. 

 

Fireworks will take place at approximately 9:45 on Saturday evening at Ahrens Park. 

 

Thank you so much to our sponsors for this weekend's festivities! They are Ahrens Park Foundation, Grinnell Hotel-Motel Tax Committee, ASI Signage Innovations, Grinnell College, Oakland Acres Golf Club, and Doll Distributing.
Exhibits & Movies
FAULCONER GALLERY: "Against Reason", "Open To Interpretation", open until August 2nd

GRINNELL ARTS CENTER: "Fork In The Fire", open July 9-July 31

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

BOYD'S CELLULAR: Retail Wireless Sales Consultant

BROWNELLS: Contact Center Representative (Full & Part-Time), Executive Assistant to the CEO, Senior Financial Analyst, Marketing Analyst, Videographer, Picker, Housekeeper

COUNTRY INN: Front Desk / Night Audit, Housekeeping 


FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: Administrative Support Staff

GRINNELL COMMUNITY DAYCARE & PRESCHOOL: Bus Driver, Teachers, Music Teacher

GENESIS DEVELOPMENT: Team Member Specialist, All Positions Available

GRINNELL COLLEGE: Alumni Relations Assistant, Assistant/Associate Director for Information Security, Assistant Director of Residence Life and Orientation, Associate Director of Development, Business Process Analyst/Programmer, Bookstore Assistant, Chemistry Technical Assistant, Dining Hall Supervisor, Senior Web Systems Architect, Call-in Campus Safety & Security Officer, Call-in Cashier, Call-in Dispatcher, Part-time Catering Staff, Temporary Presentation Cook

GRINNELL HEALTH CARE CENTER: Clinical Liaison Position

GRINNELL MUTUAL: Director-Big M Agency

GRINNELL-NEWBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT: Substitute Cooks, 3.5 hour cook, Bus Driver, Administrative Assistant, 7th & 8th Grade Music Teacher, Paraeducators, Special Education Teachers, K-2 Title I Teacher, Elementary Principal, Director of Instruction

GRINNELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER: Respiratory Therapist, Health Coach Assistant, Patient Care Coordinator, Secretary, Registered Nurse, Nurse Technician, Staff Counselor, Clinic Nurse, Cook.

GRINNELL STEAKHOUSE: Experienced Full Time Cook


JENSEN OPTOMETRISTS: Sales Associate/Optical Technician

MANATTS: Equipment Operator, Mechanic, Foreman, Truck Driver, Laborer, Skilled Technician

MAYFLOWER COMMUNITY: CNAs, CMAs, LPNs, RNs, and Electrician.

NATURAL PRODUCTS: General Labor

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

PRAIRIE CANARY: Sous Chef, Grill Cook

Construction Crew Members, Payroll Clerk/HR Assistant

SAINTS REST / 1854: Deli Manager

ST. FRANCIS MANOR: Full-time/Part time CNA, LPN, RN,

SPARTAN STAFFING: Forklift Drivers / Warehouse Workers
Realtors & Rentals
UPCOMING EVENTS
This list includes events taking place in the next two weeks. 
GRINNELL FARMERS MARKET is every Thursday from 3-6pm and Saturday from 10-12 at 4th & Broad.

WINE DOWN THURSDAY is every Thursday at Van Wijk Winery from 5-8.

MUSIC IN THE PARK is every Thursday evening in Central Park.

RUBY DAZZLE OPEN HOUSE is July 3 & 4 at Van Wijk Winery.

GRIN CITY POTLUCK is every Friday at 6 pm at Grin City Collective.

FRIDAY FEST! is Friday, July 3 from 7-11pm in downtown Grinnell, with live music by Whiplash.

GRINNELL 4TH OF JULY PARADE begins at 5 pm.

4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS will take place at dusk at Ahrens Park.

MAKER MONDAYS are every Monday from 10-12 and 2-4 at Drake Community Library. MAKERSPACE MONDAYS are also from 2-4.

SE*ED is every Monday from 10-11am at Drake Community Library.

ADULT COMMUNITY EXPLORATION SERIES is Wednesdays from 10-11:30am in Drake Community Library.

FAULCONER ARTS OUTREACH IN THE PARKS is Monday, July 6 from 10:30-noon at Drake Community Library.

BOOK BUDDIES begins Tuesday, July 7 at Drake Community Library from 1-1:30pm.

LUNCH BUNCH BOOK CLUB is Wednesdays from 12-1pm at Drake Community Library.

ASI SIGNS & IMAGE FIRST OPEN HOUSE is Wednesday, July 8 from 2-6pm at ASI Signs, celebrating their 30th anniversary.

BYOB (BRING YOUR OWN BOOK) is Wednesday, July 8 at Drake Community Library from 2-3.

GRINNELL SENIOR CHAMBER meets Wednesday, July 8 at 9:30am at St. Francis Manor.

FAULCONER OUTREACH IN THE PARKS is Wednesday, July 8 from 10:30am-12pm in James Miller Park.

SUMMER GAME NIGHT at Van Wijk Winery is every Wednesday from 5-8pm.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL is Wednesdays in July from 6-8pm at Grinnell United Methodist Church.

QPS EMPLOYMENT HIRING EVENT is Wednesday, July 8 from 10am to 1pm at Grinnell QPS Branch.

STORYTIME AND A CRAFT is every Thursday from 10:30am to 11:15am at Drake Community Library

COOL @ THE POOL is Thursday, July 9 at 1:50pm at Grinnell Mutual Aquatic Center.

FORK IN THE FIRE OPENING RECEPTION is Thursday, July 9 from 5-7pm in the Stewart Gallery at the Grinnell Area Arts Council.

BOOKIN' IT AT THE DRAKE is Thursday, July 9 at 7pm at Drake Community Library.

GROWING SEASON WEBINAR is Thursday, July 9 from 6-8pm at Drake Community Library.

SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL is July 10-11 and July 17-18 at 7pm at Grinnell High School. 

FAULCONER ARTS: IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD is Friday, July 10 from 11:30am-12:15pm at Arbors Apartments.

GRMC GOLF OUTING is Friday, July 10 at Oakland Acres.

WOOD FIRED OVEN PIZZA NIGHT at Tassel Ridge Winery is Friday, July 10 from 5:30-7:30pm.

EXTREME BULL RIDING TOUR is Friday, July 10 at 7pm at the Poweshiek County Fairgrounds.

THE POWESHIEK COUNTY FAIR begins July 11 at the County Fairgrounds in Montezuma. Click here for details.

AFTER PROM FUNDRAISER GOLF EVENT is Saturday, July 11 at Oakland Acres.

LIVE MUSIC is Saturday, July 11 at 7pm at Van Wijk Winery.

FAULCONER ARTS OUTREACH IN THE PARKS is Monday, July 13 from 10:30am-noon in Ahrens Park, Pavilion #1.

MOTHER GOOSE NURSERY RHYME TIME is Tuesday, July 14 from 10:30-11am at Drake Community Library.

LEARN & RUN CLINIC is Tuesday, July 14 at 5:30pm in Ahrens Park.

BOOK SIGNING W/ LYNN CAVANAUGH & MARY SCHUCHMANN is from 9:30am-noon on Wednesday, July 15.

HEROES OF OUTER SPACE WITH DINO O'DELL is Wednesday, July 15 at 2pm at Drake Community Library.

GUMBO meets Wednesday, July 15 at 7pm at St. Paul's Episcopal Church.

SOCK ROCKERS is Thursday, July 16 from 2-4pm at Drake Community Library.

MOVIES UNDER THE STARS is Friday, July 17 at sundown at Grinnell College campus. Friday's showing will be Pleasantville (1998).

FAULCONER OUTREACH IN THE PARKS is Friday, July 17 from 10:30am-noon at the Poweshiek County Fairgrounds.

CLASSIC MOVIE NIGHT is Friday, July 17 from 7-9pm at Van Wijk Winery.

RIDICULOUS DAY is Saturday, July 18 from 8am to 2pm at Grinnell participating businesses.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
SCHOOL DISTRICT SURVEY. The Grinnell-Newburg Board of Directors would like your input at to why the April 7 bond election did not pass as well as your ideas about how we, as a district and community can move forward and improve our school facilities and learning environments. Click here to take the survey.

FREE BREAKFAST & LUNCH FOR CHILDREN. Grinnell-Newburg Community School District will be providing free breakfast and lunch to children ages 1-18 during the summer.  The meals will be served at the Grinnell High School cafeteria, Monday through Friday from June 4 to August 7. Breakfast will be from 8:15 to 8:45 am and lunch will be from 11:15 am to 12:15 pm. Free lunch will also be served at Arbor Apartments on Fridays from June 12-August 7 (weather permitting) for their "In Your Neighborhood" program. Drake Community Library will be at Arbors from 11 am to 2 pm and lunch will be from 12-12:30pm. There are no income requirements or registration.

CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS. Mid-Iowa Community Action is looking for volunteers to help with the Poweshiek Food Pantry, the Family Development Program, and Head Start program. Volunteers can contact Lindsay Fujimoto at linsday.fujimoto@micaonline.org.

OWN IT! 6 weeks. 12 hours of 1-on-1 personal training. 2 hours of 1-on-1 with a dietitian. 24 hours-a-day access to excellent fitness center.
It's personalized wellness coaching just for you. With your OWN It package from Grinnell Regional Wellness & Fitness, you receive customized workout plans, body composition assessments, pre- and post-training testing and measurements, nutrition plan, and sessions with a certified personal trainer and registered dietitian to help you overcome barriers to your optimal health. Call 641-236-2999 for information on fees, start dates, and coaches. 

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL. All families are invited to attend VBS at the Grinnell United Methodist Church each Wednesday in July from 6-8:15pm.  Many Grinnell churches are joining together as we invite whole families for music, stories, crafts, performance art, science experiments, snacks, and more! No pre-registration is necessary.  Registration is free. Free-will donations are accepted.


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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