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Thursday, April 2, 2026

April 02, 2026 • Estimated Reading Time: 8 minutes

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Onto our newsletter, our top story profiles the Ames Quilt Guild, where local quilters can gather to share their creativity, build a community and celebrate their love for the craft.

Elsewhere, we have photos from Saturday's No Kings rally where over 1,000 people gathered at O’Neil Park to protest the Trump Administration and its recent actions, including ICE and the war on Iran. Track and field season is also here, and we have photos from the Ames Expo Meet on Monday.

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Top Story

The Ames Quilt Guild gathers quilts to donate to area organizations at the First Methodist Church on March 26. | Artemis Tack

Ames Quilt Guild marks a decade of creativity and community

by Artemis Tack | Staff Reporter | Published on April 1, 2026

Built on the motto, “Food. Fun. Fabric,” the Ames Quilt Guild is a way for quilters to share their creativity, build a community and celebrate their love for the craft.

The motto is to reflect the group’s purpose, Pam Geringer, a member of the guild, wrote in the June 2024 issue of the guild’s newsletter.

“‘Food’ was intentionally mentioned because not all area quilting groups allowed snacks at meetings and this group wanted to enjoy treats while socializing and sharing the pleasure of quilting,” Geringer wrote.

Up until 2016 Ames didn’t have any quilting groups, which caused quilters to meet outside of Ames in places such as Gilbert, Ankeny and Des Moines. In 2015, Susan Fraser and Marge Fitzgerald met Judy Larsen and talked about starting a guild in Ames.

 

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City of Ames

Activism

PHOTOS: Residents rally at No Kings protest in Ames

by Deni Chamberlin, Brittany Huston, Cooper Hyde and Zachary Quinn | Contributors

Over a thousand community members showed up and protested for the national No Kings Protest on Saturday.

Organizers expected attendance of about 1,000 for Saturday’s No Kings at O’Neil Park. Instead, 1,700 showed up.

 

More from City of Ames

Civic Calendar

Mon: Ames School Board Meeting, 5:30 p.m., District Office (Ames)
Tue: Board of Supervisors, 10 a.m., Administration Building (Nevada)
Tue: Public Art Commission, 5:30 p.m., Room 135 at City Hall (Ames)

Sports

AHS Track & Field

Off to the Races: Ames High track season is here

by Davin Bakerink | Staff Reporter

Freshman and sophomore athletes from Ames, Waukee, Dowling and Ankeny competed in the Ames Expo Meet on Monday, a preparation for the upcoming high school track and field season.

Men’s Basketball

MBB: Cyclones’ tournament run ends with 76-62 loss to Tennessee

by Jared Larson | Staff Reporter

No. 2 seed Iowa State saw its NCAA Tournament run end late Friday night, falling 76-62 to No. 6 seed Tennessee in the Sweet 16 at the United Center, Chicago. The loss drops the Cyclones to 0-4 all-time at “The House That Jordan Built.”

 

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