Get Into Grinnell
December 30, 2015 - In This Issue:
Submissions for next week's newsletter may be emailed to chamber@getintogrinnell.com. Submissions are due by 5 p.m. on Tuesdays.
 
 


Well, we got a big taste of Iowa winter on Monday! I wish I knew how many trucks of snow were hauled out of downtown the last couple days! That would be an interested number to know (although I'll admit it probably wouldn't be helpful in recruiting new residents). 

While so many of us are taking it easy and using up some vacation time last week and this week, I am very thankful to all of the people who have been working hard to dig us out of the snow. Thank you to everyone who bundles up and removes snow in our community. And a huge thank you to the City of Grinnell crew for working hard to clear off the streets.

It's days like Monday where I'm thankful I live in a small community where people genuinely care. My little car got stuck twice Monday night, nothing major but enough snow under my tires to prevent me from moving. Both times people who barely knew me stopped to give me a push. Thank you!

Speaking of snow, I'm working on a blog post and need your help: Where are the best places to go sledding in town? Hit reply and let me know, would you?

Happy new year!

~ Emily Counts

P.S. We are still accepting applications for our summer internship positions. If you know of a college student who is looking for experience in marketing, public relations, and event planning, please let them know about our Community Events & Marketing Internship and our Farmers Market Events & Marketing Internship.
Exhibits & Movies
STRAND THEATRE: Click here for this week's show times.
Employment Opportunities



ASI SIGNAGE INNOVATIONS: Marketing Coordinator

BROWNELLS: Contact Center Representative, Retail Sales Associate, Regional Sales Manager

CENTRAL IOWA FAMILY PLANNING: Accountant, Fiscal Manager

COUNTRY INN: Housekeeping 

GENESIS DEVELOPMENT:Community Support Specialists

GRINNELL AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Farmers Market Events & Marketing Internship, Community Events & Marketing Summer Internship

GRINNELL COLLEGE: Administrative Support Assistant (Temporary), Call-In Catering Staff, Information Technology and Audio Visual Support, Web Developer, Assistant Director of Annual Giving - Class Fund Director, Call-In Cashier, Annual Giving and Development Assistant, Associate Director of Student Health & Counseling

GRINNELL COMMUNITY DAYCARE & PRESCHOOL: Teacher

GRINNELL FIRESTONE: Full-Time Service Technician
GRINNELL STATE BANK: Full and Part time Teller-Personal Banker


HEALTHY HOMES FAMILY SERVICES: Behavioral Health Intervention Services
 
IMAGINE GRINNELL: Executive Director

INTEGRITY CLEANING & RESTORATION: Cleaning Technician

MAYFLOWER COMMUNITY: Aide and Nurse

MID-IOWA COMMUNITY ACTION:Dental Assistant, Family Development Specialist

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

PREMIER EMPLOYEE SOLUTIONS/1ST CLASS STAFFING: Call Center Representatives, Production, Forklift Operator, General Labor

PRO-LINE BUILDING COMPANY:
Construction Crew Members, Payroll Clerk/HR Assistant

QPS EMPLOYMENT: Jeld-Wen Production Workers, temp to hire

RELISH: Wait Staff

SPARTAN STAFFING: Forklift Drivers / Warehouse Workers

TRINITY STRUCTURAL TOWERS: Assembler, Material Administrative Support, Production Supervisor, Scheduler

OTHER: Warehouse Workers
Realtors & Rentals
GRINNELL REALTY
 

UPCOMING EVENTS
This list includes events taking place in the next two weeks. 

NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTY is Thursday, December 31 at 9 pm at Oakland Acres Golf Club.

NEW YEAR'S EVE CANARIOKE is Thursday, December 31 at 10pm at Prairie Canary.

ROSE BOWL PARTY is Friday, January 1 at 4 pm at Oakland Acres Golf Club.

THERAPY GROUP is Saturday, January 2 at 9:30 am at Healthy Homes Family Services. 

GRINNELL COMMUNITY MEAL  is Tuesday, January 5 at 5:45 pm at Davis Elementary School.

BUCKET COURSE is Wednesday, January 6 at 10:00-11:30 am at Drake Community Library. 

FREE FITNESS JAM is Saturday, January 9 from 8 am to noon at Paul W. Ahrens Fitness Center.

BUCKET COURSE is Wednesday, January 13 at 10:00-11:30 am at Drake Community Library. 
ANNOUNCEMENTS
GRINNELL COLLEGE MINI-GRANTS AVAILABLE. Grants provide catalyst funding for small- to mid-scale projects to help Grinnell become a more attractive place to live, work and study. Applications are due by January 29.

GRANT APPLICATIONS NOW AVAILABLE for the 2016 PCA/Community Fund grant round. Non-profit organizations that provide services in Poweshiek County are eligible to apply for project support. Applications are due January 22.

LOOKING FOR OFFICE SPACE? Offices of varying sizes are for rent in the Biz Nests at 821 5th Ave. Rent rages from $180 to $400 per month. For details, call 641-236-6683. 

ONCE THE HOLIDAYS ARE OVER, you'll be ready to lose that excess weight you've put on. Brandon Davis, Ph.D. is here to help by offering free metabolism testing during the month of January. Call 236-0632 to schedule your free assessment.

NEW CITY OF GRINNELL APP is now available in both the Apple and Google Play stores!

NEW PART-TIME AMERICORPS POSITIONS AVAILABLE. Apply by Jan. 6. AmeriCorps Members will serve at community host-sites to support community education priorities in the areas of school attendance and readiness, family and community engagement, and volunteer resources.  

GRINNELL ARTS ACADEMY NOW ACCEPTING REGISTRATIONS for its Winter/Spring term! Click here to Register. 

VOLUNTEERS FOR TRACK AND FIELD NATIONALS NEEDED MARCH 11-12. Grinnell College is hosting the national NCAA DIII Indoor Track & Field Championships next March. Volunteer positions range from guiding athletes to the field house, moving blocks and hurdles, welcoming spectators, counting laps in the distance races, and other similar tasks. Most positions do not require active knowledge of track and field. If interested, contact Eloise Miller via email millerel@grinnell.edu.

SEXUAL ASSAULT CRISIS LINE Contact us if you need help talking to your children or others about healthy relationships or sexuality. melissau@stopdvsa.org  


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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