Monday, October 8, 2012
If you're already making plans for Halloween 2012, you're come to the right place.
Looking for some good old-fashioned Halloween fun this week? Well, if you're living in Waukee, look no further than Waukee Patch. We have the skinny, the rundown, the 411 on all things Halloween whether you're 5 or 55. Take a look at some of the things scheduled beginning the week of Oct. 22. Oct. 25 Head on over to Mickey's Irish Pub and carve a pumpkin for the chance to win a $75 or $50 gift certificate. Mickey's will provide the pumpkins and carving tools. Carving is scheduled from 6 to 9 p.m. The Waukee Public Library will host a Spooktacular Halloween Party from 7 to 8 p.m. on Oct. 25. Come in costume, get some spooky treats and listen to some not-so-scary Halloween stories. There is no charge for the party. Oct. 27 Mickey's Irish Pub…
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Make this holiday special with these traditional recipes and share some of your favorites.
This Sunday, as the day draws to a close, the Jewish community will ring in year 5773 as part of their celebration of Rosh Hashanah, or the Jewish New Year. The festivities will continue until nightfall on Tuesday, Sept. 18. At the Caspe Terrace in Waukee, chef Susan Madorsky will share Rosh Hashanah recipes with flair. Cost for the class is $12 at door, $10 in advance or $9 each for groups of 5 or more. To make a reservation, call Tammy at (515) 987-0899 ext. 230 For a schedule of events and activities at the Jewish Federation of Greater Des Moines in Waukee, check out their calendar. Rosh Hashanah, which literally means “head of the year,” signals the beginning of the High Holy Days. Yom Kippur, or Day of Atonement, marks the end, and …
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
It's the first official day of summer and the longest day of the year, Waukee. It's also pretty darn hot. What are you doing today to make the most of the first day of summer?
Today is the first day of summer, also known as the summer solstice. It's the longest day of the year (and the shortest night). The actual moment of the solstice will occur at about 7:09 p.m. this evening, while the sun sits directly above the Pacific Ocean to the west of Hawaii. As you may remember from your grade school science lessons, the seasons and the changing lengths of the day and night throughout the year are a result of the Earth's axial tilt. Try to visualize the Earth's orbit around the sun as an elliptical path on an imaginary plane in space. As the Earth rests in that plane, its north and south poles—the ends of its axis—do not point straight "up" and "down." The axis is instead about 23.4 degrees off the "vertical." As a …
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
The Iowa High School Athletic Association announced its schedules for the 2012 and 2013 football seasons today.
The Iowa High School Athletic Association today announced its schedules for the Class 4A 2012 and 2013 football seasons. The schedules reflect the recent divisional changes to the Central Iowa Metropolitan League (CIML) with each team playing five games against opponents in their division, one weekly bye and four other non-divisional games to round out their schedules. Waukee High School will face West Des Moines Valley, Johnston, Des Moines Roosevelt and Des Moines East from the Metro league. Those 2012 and 2013 Class 4A football schedules are as follows: Waukee 2012 8/17 Off 8/24 West Des Moines Valley 8/31 @Marshalltown 9/07 Mason City 9/14 @Johnston 9/21 Des Moines Roosevelt 9/28 Southeast Polk 10/05 @Des Moines East 10/12 @Council …
Monday, December 5, 2011
The girls' bowling team will try to build on last year's winning record in its fifth season as a varsity sanctioned team. The boys will look to improve on a 0-10 campaign last season.
Girls' Bowling Team Aims for State Berth In the five years that bowling has been a sanctioned varsity sports, the Waukee Warriors have sent one bowler to state. This year the Warriors hope to improve upon that, as well as better last year's 8-3 record by the Waukee girls' bowling team. Head coach Chris Roberts has been at the helm since the program was sanctioned as a varsity sport five years ago. He says this team should improve on the record from a year ago. "I don't see us dropping off from where we were last year," Roberts said. "If anything, I see us being better than what we were last year." One reason why Roberts is so confident with this year's team is Shelby Klumpers. Klumpers has a bowling lineage. Her dad bowled in college and …
Friday, December 2, 2011
The wrestlers and coach Chad Vollmecke want to have multiple competitors in the state tournament and compete in regionals for the first time.
Eighth-year head coach Chad Vollmecke took 24 kids to Troy, Mo., this summer for the Purler Takedown Machine Camp. That's a microcosm of the commitment and improvement he says is taking place right now with Waukee's wrestling program. The Warriors' lone state qualifier from last year, Collin Mundus, has graduated and is wrestling at Grand View University. Still, Vollmecke says this year's team has realistic goals to improve from last year's team that finished 10-11 in dual meets. Based upon his track record as head coach, it seems like a good possibillity. When Vollmecke took over in 2004, his team went 3-18 in dual meets. In the following years, his team's won three, six, seven, nine, nine and then last year 10 wins, to go along with 11 …
Jody Gifford
4:06 pm on Monday, October 8, 2012
James, Thank you for the update on the Healthy Halloween event. I reported that last year but couldn't find it anywhere to add it in this year. I will update the story and run it again as we get closer to Halloween. Thanks again! more ›