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Happy Feet and Sad News: 1/9 Urbandale Morning Report

Directing Urbandale readers to the most relevant or entertaining news on metro sites this morning.

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  • A long-time Urbandale dance club gets a nice writeup on DesMoinesRegister.com. Denny Arthur's got slammed last year by a snooty article in Juice. This time around Mike Kilen does a better job of describing this place for happy feet. 
  • Sad news: Grace Chance, the Urbandale 14-year-old who was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor six months ago, is losing her battle with the disease. Her friends held a candlelight vigil at her home last night, reports WHOtv.com.
  • A group of Urbandale residents trying to raise money to install a fountain in Lakeview Park pond is $680 away from reaching its goal, according to DesMoinesRegister.com.
  • This is amazing: A Fairfield man is competing well in archery competitions, despite the fact that he has no arms, reports WHOtv.com.
  • Catch up on the details of Urbandale boys' and girls' basketball teams' games against Ankeny Friday on DesMoinesRegister.com.

 

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