“The shoe does not walk alone, it must be filled by a foot to make its journey,” said Tracy Ostrem — an excerpt from her youth program speech replicated and delivered to P.E.O. Chapter JU-LT. “And, like the shoe, we cannot make our journey alone.” The program’s focus ranged from ...

P.E.O Chapter NU’s program on Oct. 6 in the Orpheum Theater Black Box was presented by some of those involved with the Bobcat Cafe located in the Orpheum. Pictured left to right are culinary students Ellie Downs, Rubi, and Tyler Dorothy with Instructor Jules McGrew. They discussed the ...

Kelsie Stafford, the Parks and Recreation Director for the City of Marshalltown, was the guest speaker at the Oct. 9 meeting of the Optimist Club of Marshalltown. Stafford indicated that the department has done “tons of tree planting this fall,” as a result of a Community Development Block ...

The Spinning Wheel Chapter of National Society Daughters of American Revolution met Sept. 13 at The Embers. There were nine members and two guests present. Jane Linnenbrink gave the program about Quilts of Valor. She showed quilts she had made and explained how the QOV Foundation works. As ...

Sara Jordan-Heintz, journalist, author and founder of The Write Club, was the guest speaker at the Twentieth Century Club Fall Luncheon on Sept. 22 at the First Methodist Church. She spoke about her writing career and her recent book, “The Incredible Life and Mysterious Death of Dorothy ...

The recent meeting of P.E.O. Chapter JU-LT held its first new-member initiation since the merging of the two chapters at a luncheon and chapter meeting. Evelyn Hobson, a homeschool graduate, and current student at MCC was the recent initiate and daughter of member Christin Hobson and ...