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Weekend Happenings in Waukee; Free Food, a Movie and Music

Looking for a little weekend fun in Waukee? Here's what's happening this weekend, June 22, 23, and 24.

Friday

Peoples Bank & Trust Celebrates Five Years in Banking

Stop by today anytime from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. when the bank will be serving free hot dogs and hamburgers to celebrate five years of business in Waukee. If you miss it today, stop by next Friday to grab your free lunch and give them a high five for five years.

"Rio" at the Waukee Public Library

Come out to the today for the weekly afternoon movie series. The Library will be showing "Rio" today at 2 p.m. The movie is free and open to the public and includes popcorn. Next week's show will be "The Adventures of Tin Tin."

Saturday

SWING Dance Classes at ArtsCentral

Shim Sham

As every dance has at least one very famous line dance, Swing has the Shim Sham. It was danced frequently in the 30s & 40s and is still danced by all over the world today. Learn it from start to finish at from 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. and add a few versatile dance steps to your dance vocabulary! Kids and whole families welcome.

East Coast Swing

East Coast swing is a 6-count dance that can be intertwined with all types of dances, and it's the beginning of learning the fundamentals of swing. In this class you will learn a basic step, and inside turn, outside turn, and Texas Tommy! Ages 16 and older are welcome to participate. The class meets from 1-3 p.m.

For more information or to register, e-mail info@WaukeeArts.org or call (515) 402-7870.

Sister Sara and Brian Allen at Mickey's Irish Pub

Come out and listen to the sounds of both Sister Sara and Brian Allen at Saturday at 9 p.m. Sister Sara is a band playing everying from rock to blues and then some. Brian Allen is an acoustic musician. There is no cover charge to attend.

Sunday

Church Services

Looking for a new place of worship? Here's a listing of all the Waukee churches and their times of worship. Check one out this Sunday!

650 Ashworth Drive, 8:30 a.m. & 10:45 a.m.
900 Warrior Lane, 8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.
1155 S.E. Boone Drive, 10:30 a.m.
33365 335th St., 10 a.m.
1200 Warrior Lane, 9 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.
400 S.E. Pleasantview Drive, 1 p.m.
670 Elm St., 11 a.m.
, meets at Prairieview School, 7:30 a.m.
29043 T Ave., 10 a.m.
305 N.E. Dartmoor Drive, 9 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.
, at South Middle School, 8 a.m.

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Julia Ziesman June 12, 2013 at 10:28 pm
Could one of the reasons for the population loss in rural Iowa be the lack of decent paying jobs?Read More There are large portions of rural Iowa where there are minimum wage jobs without benefits. Wal-Mart has replaced many small businesses in rural counties. Many of their workers need welfare to survive. The welfare programs that Wal-Mart workers rely on include Medicaid, subsidized housing and food assistance. Meanwhile Wal-Mart and other corporations are setting records for corporate profits. A May 2013 report “The Low-Wage Drag on Our Economy: Wal-Mart’s Low Wages and Their Effect on Taxpayers and Economic Growth” shows how their business model exerts downward pressure on wages. Should we continue to support a created taxpayer-funded social welfare program by corporations? Raising the minimum wage could help alleviate those programs.
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