A large Zoom crowd of Rotarians joined the virtual meeting held June 9. Membership was reminded that the club is hosting a Community Food Drive from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on June 20 in the Fisher Community Center West Parking Lot. In-person meetings will resume June 16 at Elmwood Country ...
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Tuesday Musical Club of Marshalltown held its first online Annual Meeting election of officers on May 12. The vote was taken online due to meeting restrictions invoked by the coronavirus pandemic. The results for the election of officers for the 2020-21 year are as follows: ...
The April meeting of 100 Women Who Care - Marshalltown generated $21,450 in donations to area agencies/projects. Even though the membership did not meet in person, the generous donations just kept rolling in. An email was sent to the membership asking them to submit agencies or projects that ...
The Marshalltown Rotary club held its May 26 meeting using the “Zoom” platform with Jim Goodman presiding. Goodman announced the options that membership will have to contribute to the Rotary Community Food Drive coming up on June 20. The club plans to resume in-person meetings in three ...
The Marshalltown Lioness met on March 9, at the First United Church of Christ with President Dessa Hattenfield presiding. The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance, singing of “God Bless America” and table grace led by Charlotte McGinty. A meal furnished by Mary Bryant and Martha ...
P.E.O. Chapter LT elected and installed officers for its 55th year at a regular meeting on March 2 at St. Henry’s Church dining room. The officers for the 2020-21 year are President, Mariam Koenigs; Recording Secretary, Rhonda Miller; Treasurer, Karen Berger; Chaplain, Lisa Koester; ...
Tuesday Musical Club sponsored a guest day on March 10 at Fisher Community Center. The program “Dueling Pianos” was presented by Kay Beach, Jan Randall, Colette Benge and Christine Norman. The audience enjoyed a wide variety of piano duets. Donations received will benefit the Tuesday ...
VFW Auxiliary members Linda Fuller and Donna Mitchem sew weighted blankets for area veterans. These blankets help veterans with sleep disorders and PTSD. Pictured is Rick Johnson receiving his weighted blanket from Mitchem.
On March 12, the Marshalltown Federation of Women’s Clubs Board met at Binford House with 11 members and one guest present. A report from a committee on the evaluation and update of catering agreement was made by Ce Hubbard, Sandy Short and Sheryl Readout. There was also discussion of the ...
Sigma Master Chapter, Beta Sigma Phi met for lunch at El Portal on March 10. President Caralee Hutchens thanked LaVonne Pollard for hosting. Ten members, two guests answered to roll call with the question: “Do you celebrate St. Patrick’s Day?” Five members were marked as absent. All ...
Abigail Frank, the daughter of Jeff and Jen Frank, of Conrad, has been chosen by the Beaman Legion Auxiliary Unit 131 as its Girl State Delegate for 2020. Frank will attend Girls State June 14-19 at Drake University in Des Moines. Frank is a Junior at BCLUW Schools and is involved in pep band, ...
Dr. John Lawrence, vice president for ISU Extension, visited the Marshalltown Rotary luncheon meeting on March 10 to update the club on some of the outreach activities his team is involved in. There are plenty of good things going on both statewide and within Marshall County when it comes ...
The Optimist Club of Marshalltown has announced the details of the 2020 Citizen of the Year Roast to honor Margaret Gervich. The Roast event will be held on April 2 at Elmwood Country Club. Social hour will begin at 5:30 p.m. with a cash bar, the chicken breast/Scottish salmon dinner at 6:30 ...
Take a walk on the wild side as Sarah Clark shares her adventures in designing and sewing costumes at Central Iowa Sewing Guild 9 a.m. to noon on March 21 at the Trinity Methodist Church, 102 Lynwood Drive, Huxley. Clark has designed and sewn costumes for her dance studio, Inspiring Dance, as ...
Members of the Central Iowa Quilt Sew-ciety honored Eight Tama County Veterans at a Quilt of Valor presentation held at the Tama VFW Hall. Honored were Kelly Buckley, Navy-Desert Storm; Bob Reinbrecht, Army-World War ll/POW; Kim Banes, Army-Enduring Freedom (War on Terrorism); Vietnam Army ...
The annual Prairieville Ladies potluck dinner was held this year at the Kopper Kettle in the Vets Home with Darlene Manz, Renie Loney and Tracy MacBeth hosting. Thirteen members and their families enjoyed delicious hot entries and several dessert choices. President Loney called the business ...
Entre Nous Club met on March 3 at Binford House for lunch and a program by Jonathan Hull. Twelve members were present and hostesses were Ce Hubbard and Sheryl Readout. President Marlys Ankrum opened the meeting with members reciting The American’s Creed. Secretary Eleanor Stegmann read ...
Richard Coleman, U.S. Marine during the Korean War, was recently awarded a Quilt of Valor at Glenwood Place by Central Iowa Quilt Sew-ciety members Marvis Drew, Charlene Hulin and Pam Blake with many family members present.
Chapter DA of the National TTT Society met on March 3 at Loretta Trullinger’s home. Doris Langenbau assisted the hostess. President Erma Meyer called the meeting to order. The Feb. 2 minutes were read and approved. The treasurer gave her report and it will be filed for audit. All standing ...
Program Host Edie Hodges introduced the Regional Director of UnityPoint, Shari King. King told the Matins that groundbreaking will be this July for the new 38.4 million dollar hospital, clinic and emergency room at the south campus and will be in service by late 2021 or early 2022.