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Chapter JU celebrates member’s 70 anniversary

A social meeting of Chapter JU of the P.E.O. Society was held on Monday at Tannin Wine Bar East Main Street in historic downtown Marshalltown at 1 p.m. Mary Curley, owner, talked about the development of the establishment and the goals and future of the wine bar. The social was hosted by Ann ...

Kiwanis P.M. members hear about Bigs/Littles

The regular meeting of the Kiwanis P.M. met Wednesday at Legends. President Steve Smith called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. with a Pledge of Allegiance and a moment of silence. Julie Walters introduced guest speaker Lynne Carroll, executive director of Big Brothers Big Sisters. Eight ...

Matins Kiwanis met at 6:30 a.m. on Thursday in the Mowry Irvine Mansion on Main Street. No Token Fines or Happy Dollars were raised, but a thank you was awarded to Martha Schwandt for setting up the special meeting arrangements. Alan Hilleman introduced his guest, the Director of Hy-Vee ...

Lioness Card Party

Lioness members Martha Fisher and Dianne Maile display raffle prizes like those available at the Lioness Card Party. The annual Lioness Card Party fundraiser will be held from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on April 12 at the Fisher Community Center. Tickets are $8 in advance and can be purchased from any ...

Elks #312 initiate new members

The Marshalltown Elk Lodge #312 year runs from April 1 through March 31. Elks have been busy this past month getting things lined up for the new officers who take over April 1. On March 30, it held the last meeting of the 2018-19 year. The meeting finished with an initiation ritual, ...

Mental health recovery issues post tornado is Optimist program

The Marshalltown Morning Optimist Club met Tuesday at O’Hungry’s for its regular bi-weekly meeting. Past President Dorothy McHone opened the meeting by leading the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by a quote, “Without water there would be no life on earth because without ...