The remaining four of five finalists for the position of Ames Parks and Recreation Director will present publicly.

Former Parks and Recreation Director for the City of Burlington, VT, Mari Steinback talks at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, May 29th.

Brian Witty of Dewey, AZ., will talk at 4 p.m. on Thursday, June 13th, Suzanne Davis of Leesburg, GA at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, June 18th and Keith Abraham, of Nevada will present at 4 p.m. on Monday, June 24th.

All presentations will be at the Ames City Council Chambers. The public is encouraged to attend.

For more information on the candidates, click here.

The Ames Community School District is inviting the public to review new textbooks for four Ames High School Advanced Placement courses. The textbooks listed below and the Criteria for Reviewing Textbooks Form will be available:

●     8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., during the week of May 20-24, at Ames High School, 1921 Ames High Dr., in the Student Services Center,

●     6  to 9 p.m., Monday, May 20, outside the Ames High School Multipurpose Room, during the regular meeting of the Ames School Board.

Literature & Composition (Reading, Writing, Thinking)

Ames native Harrison Barnes made history on the basketball court Tuesday night.

Just hours after learning he made the NBA’s All-Rookie Team, Barnes took the court and became the first player in NBA history to score 25 points in back-to-back playoff games, after never before scoring 25 points in any previous game. That’s 51 points in the past two games for Barnes.

He told Channel 13 by phone Wednesday, he is having a blast on the big stage. “This is the most fun I’ve ever had playing basketball, I mean just playing on this stage now after watching it growing up, always seeing the playoffs and not only to be playing in it now, but to have a chance and have some success it’s just been a lot of fun.”

Barnes and the Warriors must win Thursday night in Oakland to force a game 7 in San Antonio.