Conrad American Legion Auxiliary hosts June meeting

June 27, 2020

CONRAD — The first post COVID-19 quarantine meeting of Unit 681 was held at the Conrad Legion Hall at 1:30 p.m. on June 22. The meeting was called to order by President Sue Kitzman with seven members present. The president asked for the roll call of officers answered by four and the minutes of the last meeting. The secretary gave a penny march/card report, read correspondence and shared an excerpt on a poppy making article in the May 2020 issue of American Legion Auxiliary magazine. The article featured a resident at Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown. She also noted the County ...

Evening Lions dedicate bench

June 20, 2020

On June 13, the Marshalltown Evening Lions Club dedicated a park bench, located by the pond at the Fisher Community Center, to long-time former members Kevin Lageschulte and Stan Rebik, and their families. Here, Janel, (Kevin’s wife/seated left) poses with several Lageschulte family members ...

Sigma Master installs new officers

June 20, 2020

Sigma Master Chapter, Beta Sigma Phi met at 2 p.m. on June 10 at the home of Jan Keller in her garage with lawn chairs sitting 6 feet apart as per requirement of the coronavirus. Eight members and two guests participated in the 2020-21 installation of officers. Caralee Hutchens presented ...

Rotary returns to Elmwood for luncheon meetings

June 20, 2020

After a year-long absence from Elmwood, the Marshalltown Rotary club was back in live action for its June 16 meeting. As has been the case for the past month, virtual Zoom meetings continue to be offered to membership in the spirit of social distancing. Modifications to the venue and delivery were made out of respect for pandemic concerns. President Jim Goodman relayed final instructions for the Rotary-led community food drive taking place this Saturday morning at the Fisher Community Center west parking lot. The program featured a pair of Rotary organ donors. Jessica Kinser ...

Schutte paints a return to learn picture at Rotary

June 13, 2020

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 Club. Zoom broadcasts will supplement to further allow social distancing. Mary Giese gave a preview of what to expect logistically. Rotarian and school district Superintendent Theron Schutte spoke about meeting the challenges of educating students in response to COVID-19. Schutte is wrapping ...

Tuesday Musical elects new officers

June 13, 2020

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 ...