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Sydney goes to Hollywood

Look out, California, here she comes. This 14-year-old west-side girl has her sights on stardom. More

• Sydney Pierick

Every School Every Thursday — Des Moines West

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• Every School Des Moines 1/15

Des Moines Winter Games to include snowball softball tourney

As part of the 2009 Des Moines Winter Games, the Des Moines Park and Recreation Department will host the 15th annual men's slow-pitch softball Snowball Tournament on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1. More

Olympian Hamilton to speak Friday to Capital Striders dinner

The Capital Striders, a Des Moines-based running club with more than 500 members, will host three-time U.S. Olympic runner Suzy Favor Hamilton at the group's annual dinner and meeting Friday at the Des Moines Botanical Center. More

Singers invited to join Drake/Community chorus for show

Interested singers may join the Drake University/Community Chorus to rehearse and perform "To Be Certain of the Dawn," a Holocaust memorial oratorio by Stephen Paulus. More