Dos and Don'ts on Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday

Your guide, regardless of whether you have the day off or not.

Posted Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 9:54 pm CT|Updated Sat, Jan 14, 2012 at 3:15 pm CT

Do put your garbage bins out Sunday night if your trash day is Monday. The regular pickup schedule will be followed. (And it's a recycling day, too.)
Don't wait for the mail. Monday is a postal holiday. The in Urbandale will be closed.
Do plan to ride the bus if that's how you get to work. The buses will be running on a normal schedule.
Don't try to renew your driver's license. Driver license stations are closed because Monday is a state and federal holiday.
Do call your bank to see if it is open before driving there. About half of Iowa banks will be closed for the holiday, according to a survey by the Iowa Bankers Association.
Don't wake your kids up. If they go to Urbandale schools, they have the day off!
Do bring canned and boxed food, personal care items, or knitted hats, scarves or mittens to the to pay off your library fines. Bring the items between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. for National Day of Service and they will be donated to the
Do consider doing something fun with your kids. Theaters have several kid-friendly films.
Do think about teaching your kids about service by taking them to the kid-friendly activities in honor of the civil rights leader at the Fort Des Moines Museum and Education Center.

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