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Found: Equipment for Various Sports in Ames
by the ISU Memorial Union
Found
listing
Posted
9 days
ago
Description
I was walking home from the ISU Recreation Center through Campustown in Ames around 7:42 PM on Tuesday when I found a bag of equipment for various sports lying by a bench near Lincoln Way. The bag contained a basketball, tennis rackets, a softball glove, and a few smaller items with a team name written on the tag. I picked it up and kept it safe, hoping the owner would see this listing. If this sounds like yours, please check around the Memorial Union area or the Campustown by the ISU Recreation Center.
Approximate found location
by the ISU Memorial Union
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