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🚲 Welcome back to Rolling with Ankeny!
Thanks to everyone who read and shared Issue #2 last week. And a special thank you to Crystal's Doula Care — we heard from several readers who booked consultations after reading her story!
If you know someone who'd love staying connected with what's happening in our community, send them our way.
This week we've got comfort food deals that won't break the bank and local spots worth discovering. Iowa weather is keeping us on our toes — snow showers Wednesday, nearly 60° by Friday, then back to the 30s by the weekend. Basically, dress in layers and don't put away your winter coat or your sunglasses. Perfect excuse to grab some comfort food. Let's roll!
🍽️ Deals That Matter
Here are some solid meal deals in Ankeny this week (and every week) you can actually use today.
Fast & Cheap Weekday Deals
Mullets Uptown Ankeny – Tuesday:
99¢ Bone-In or Boneless Wings ALL DAY (10:30 AM–9:00 PM)
1/2 price nachos, 2:00–6:00 PM
1/2 price onion rings, 2:00–6:00 PM
Drink specials 2:00–6:00 PM: 3.50wells,5 flavored mules, $1 off domestic cans, bottles, and drafts
Sit-Down Restaurant Specials
Waterfront Seafood Market (Ankeny): Rotating daily entrée and sushi specials, plus Sunday dinner specials. Not cheap fast food, but great value for seafood lovers.
The Chicken Coop – Ankeny:
Weekday 2–6 PM: 1/2 price wings, 8 select apps,and draft beer starting at $2 at 2:00 PM, $3 at 3:00 PM
📱 App / Coupon Deals
📅 Coming Events
☕ Lattes & Leads
📆 Tuesday, February 24 | 7:30–9:00 AM
📍 Designed 2 Move Spine & Sport — 1360 NW 18th St, Ste. 101, Ankeny
Grab your business cards and get to know your fellow Chamber members. No registration required. Wear red for 2 chances at the giveaway!
🔗 Event Details
🤝 New Member Mixer
📆 Wednesday, February 25 | 4:00–5:00 PM
📍 On With Life, Inc. Outpatient Center — 717 SW Ankeny Rd, Ankeny
For members who recently joined the Ankeny Area Chamber of Commerce. Questions? Email [email protected]
🔗 Event Details
🍻 AYP After Hours
📆 Thursday, February 26 | 5:30–7:30 PM
📍 Cabaret Sports Bar & Grille — 2785 N Ankeny Blvd, Ste. 18, Ankeny
Casual networking — no agenda, everyone gets a drink ticket!
🔗 Event Details
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📰 Ankeny Schools Update
School Improvement Advisory Committee (SIAC)
📆 February 23, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Agenda highlights:
Review purpose of SIAC
Ankeny's District Developed Service Delivery Plan
District Career and Academic Plan (DCAP)
What is SIAC? An advisory committee that makes recommendations to the school board on:
Major educational needs & student learning goals
Long-range improvement goals (reading, math, science achievement)
Student performance levels and progress
Bullying/harassment prevention programs
Character education initiatives
Full meeting calendar: Ankeny School Board Meetings
🏞️ Ankeny Parks & Rec Programs
Registration is open — grab your spots before they fill up!
⏰ Last Chance (Won't Be Offered Again Until Fall)
🎮 E-Sports Game Night
📆 March 6 | Ages 7–9
🔗 Sign up here
🌸 Spring Break Programs
👶 Babysitting Basics
📆 March 13 | 5th & 6th graders
Learn how to be a better sitter — diaper changing, basic first aid, fire prevention, and more. Great life skills for kids ready to start earning their own money.
🔗 Sign up here
🦊 Nature Club: Friendly Neighborhood Wildlife
📆 March 16 | Ages 3–17
Learn about the wildlife in your own backyard and how to interact with it safely. Kids will build items from recycled materials to attract wildlife to their yards. Part of the program is outdoors — dress for the weather!
🔗 Sign up here
🪄 Magiccamp
📆 March 17 & 19 | Ages 7–15
Learn magic from professional magician Lee Cole. Your kids will be impossible to live with afterward (in the best way).
🔗 Sign up here
Source: City of Ankeny Facebook
Tired of the Ordinary?
In our busy lives, it's easy to treat the most important things as common. Our families, our purpose, even our faith can start to feel like just another part of the "marketplace" of life. It's a surprisingly modern problem—and one that made Jesus angry enough to flip tables.
This week at New City Church, we looked at this powerful story to see how Jesus confronts the urge to devalue what's holy. His passion reveals a way to transform our common, everyday lives right here in Ankeny into something sacred. Come discover that purpose with us this Sunday.
🎁 Sponsor Corner
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