- The minivan lineup at schools at 2:45 to pickup kids with people talking about life
- The full auditoriums, gyms and stadiums for school events
- Regular get-togethers on weekdays and weekends in parks to watch our kids play baseball, soccer and more.
- The amazing Grimes Community Center and all the fun that happens there!
- Lions Club Breakfasts during Governors Days and other times.
- Active Cub/Boy Scouts and Girl Scout Troops
- Local Places to talk with a friend – the people at the banks, our post office staff, the local businesses.
- Methodist Church Corn Feed
- Where we are…. Just outside of Des Moines enough to have a personality of our own but have access to everything the metro offers.
- Governor’s Days Parade
- Fourth of July Fireworks
- Main Street and the Governors District
- Our city staff always wanting to make things better
- Our churches in Grimes that care for everyone
- Our beautiful parks – especially Lions Park down the street from our home.
- Our connection with Dallas Center and our amazing school district we share
- Fire Department Pancake Breakfasts
- Old School Arcade on Main Street
- Christmas Celebration, Easter Egg Hunt by the Kiwanis
