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Chamber’s CEO focused on future

Marshalltown High School Principal Jacque Wyant bid farewell to November student Rotarians Zoeie Fontanini, Taylor Naughton, Emily Manis and Jack Gruening at the club’s Nov. 26 luncheon meeting. Kim Jass-Ramirez announced members will soon have the opportunity to sort and deliver the “Operation Warm” winter coats to area children. Rotarian and Marshalltown Area Chamber CEO Lynn Olberding gave the program on an organization that has served Marshalltown for more than 120 years. The Marshalltown Chamber was one of the founding members of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in 1912 and ...

Binford House Board elects 2020 officers and directors

The Marshalltown Federation of Women’s Clubs Board who own Binford House elected 2020 officers and directors at their Nov. 14 meeting with eight members present. The 2020 officers will be Deb Mason, president; Ce Hubbard, vice president; Joann Neven, recording and corresponding secretaries, Brandi Kerwood, treasurer; Sheryl Readout, assistant treasurer. David Giese will continue on the board as past president. New directors will be Cynthia Mansager, Sandy Short, Neven, Nancy Stone and Hubbard. There are several Christmas events scheduled by various organizations during November ...

Tuesday Musical Club honors 50-year member

Tuesday Musical Club met at The Embers on Nov. 12. A program of music from the 30s, 40s and 50s was shared with the residents there. Ellie Chandler was honored for being a 50-year club member, as well as for her other many musical accomplishments. Refreshments were served by the Embers. ...

Liscomb Legion Auxiliary prepared for Veterans Day

LISCOMB — The Liscomb Legion Auxiliary Unite 87 met at 1:30 p.m. on Nov. 7 at the Community Church in Union. Candy Wait hosted a dessert lunch following the meeting. Three ladies were present. President Sharon Hatch called the meeting to order with the Pledge of Allegiance followed by the Auxiliary Preamble and a moment of silence for the POW/MIAs and deceased veterans. Chaplain Dorothy Sorensen gave the opening prayer from the November Auxiliary magazine. Hatch reported on the Third District Fall Conference held in the Whitehill building of the Iowa Veterans Home. Fifty women ...

Sigma Master Chapter celebrates Thanksgiving

Sigma Master Chapter, Beta Sigma Phi met Nov. 12 at Glenwood Place for lunch with eight members present, one guest and nine absent including the hostess Diane Hobson who had made the arrangement of the meeting earlier. Alice Nicholson, secretary/treasurer, opened the meeting thanking those who came on such a snowy blustery day. Roll call was taken with question: “What are your plans for Thanksgiving?” Barb Noid read the minutes from the last meeting and gave the Treasurer’s report with no change. Health report was given by Dorothy Perry as to all the absent members and their ...

Veterans programs presented at Twentieth Century

The Twentieth Century Club met at Fisher Community Center on Nov. 11. President Joynell Raymon called the meeting to order. Terry Gray introduced the program with two veterans–themed speakers. The first was Gloria DeBower from the Central Iowa Quilt Sew-ciety whose efforts through the Quilts of Valor program has made and distributed quilts to veterans in the Marshall County area for more than five years. The quilts are made in accordance with the standards set by the national Quilts of Valor Foundation and are always presented in person to those who have applied to receive one. ...