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ALA Unit 46 holds General Meeting

The meeting was called to order at 6:02 p.m. on Sept. 8 by Meg Sponseller followed by opening prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, standing in silence and the Preamble to the Constitution of the American Legion Auxiliary. The August meeting minutes were read by Kellie Allen and were approved as read. Dorothy Hellberg gave the treasurer’s report noting the previous month’s deposits and disbursements. The membership report was given by Trish Crosser. The Unit is at 62% with 104 members paid with a goal of 167. Members are encouraged to pay their dues as soon as possible. The Nate Howard ...

Salad luncheon begins Ave Maria Club year

The Ave Maria Study Club held its first meeting for 2026-27 on Sept. 11 at The Madonna Room in the Faith Formation Building on the St. Henry Campus. Co-President Lois Polt welcomed 13 members and one guest. Polt pointed out that it is the 25th anniversary of that tragic day, Sept. 11, 2001. We remembered the day by beginning the meeting by reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. The occasion was celebrated with red, white and blue table decorations and included American Flags. Polt introduced everyone present. The before meal prayer was prayed. Everyone enjoyed a salad luncheon provided by ...

Daylily hybridizing program this Saturday

Ryan Whisney, of Council Bluffs, will be the speaker at the Central Iowa daylily Society meeting this Saturday. Whisney began hybridizing daylilies about 15 years ago. Before that he had grown flowers of many kinds with his parents and grandparents on the family farm, but it's when he moved to Omaha to work for the Henry Doorly Zoo that he discovered daylilies. When he saw a line of daylilies that were slated to be torn up and thrown away, he noticed on the top were a couple small seed pods. Taking them and doing some research on how to start them, he put them in the fridge in a damp ...