The Noon Optimist Club of Marshalltown met at the Best Western Regency Inn on July 20 with President John Danielson presiding. Rev. Michael Herschberger provided the invocation and the club followed with the Pledge of Allegiance. Larry Park presented the community calendar of events to the ...

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Elks Lodge #312 recently held its July family night with host John and Helen Sagar. Bob Streeter was honored for an award he recently received from the Iowa Veterans Home for his volunteer services. He was also given a Long Term Service award for 15 years volunteer service. ...

Larry Larson, for the sixth year in various terms, is back as commander of Marshalltown Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 839. He presided over the Harry C. Harter Post meeting Tuesday. A variety of business topics came before the 22 members in attendance, including building roof repairs and ...

The regular meeting of the Kiwanis P.M. was held on Wednesday at O’Hungry’s at 7 p.m. President Kenny Lamb called the meeting to order with the Pledge of Allegiance and a moment of silence. A gift of $500 was presented to Joa LaVille for use in the Children’s Library. Ann Kent introduced ...

Dennis Drager rang the bell to begin the Rotary meeting on Tuesday. Elmwood Country Club was the venue that featured a lunch buffet. Dan Vellinga led with a prayer and Pledge of Allegiance and Sarah Rosenblum gave a news report. Guests included Doug Beals and Bob Untiedt. Untied put in a plug ...

P.E.O. Chapter LT met Monday at 1 p.m. at the GrimesFarm. Mike Stegmann gave an interesting program about projects of the Marshall County Conservation Board. The board is responsible for 29 parks and 17 paved surface trails which are all locally funded. The meeting was opened in due form by ...