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Waukee Weekend Rewind: Holiday Weirdness, Ditching the Straw Poll and a Casino No More

Think you might have missed something over the weekend? No worries. We've got you covered.

In case you couldn't make it to Waukee Patch over the weekend, we thought we'd fill you in on what you missed.

Among other stories, there's our  which this week, in honor of the Thanksgiving holiday, was a recap of some of the weirdest and wackiest Weird Iowa features ever. You should read it. It's a good time.

In our Patch Poll this week, we asked readers whether they agreed with Gov. Terry Branstad when he said the Iowa GOP Straw Poll, a fixture in the state since 1979, should be ditched.

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Don't forget our Top 9 feature where Royce White's battle with anxiety and the Houston Rockets lead Ames, a Marion family mourned the loss of their young daughter who died in a car accident last week, and a proposed casino in Ankeny that was suddenly taken off the table.

And, in case you missed it, last week we started promoting Patch's Deck the House contest where you could win $100,000 for the Waukee Community Schools just by posting a photo your your holiday light display.

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