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Tuesday Musical Summer Camp winners

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Tuesday Musical Club met on Sept. 27 at the Marshalltown Public Library. Six summer music camp scholarship winners, chosen at auditions last April, gave very positive and appreciative accounts of the camp experience. Teachers and students shown left to right: Jan Randall, ...

Chapter NU celebrates Founders Day

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO P.E.O. Chapter NU met on Sept. 19 at Hope United Methodist Church. The program on Founders Day and Chapter NU history was presented by Jeanne Christensen, Hollis Cassidy, Barb Schrum, Kay Lents, Cindy Mack and Jinita Boyd. To celebrate Chapter NU’s 40th Anniversary, an ...

Twentieth Club fall luncheon

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Twentieth Century Club met on Sept. 26 at Binford House for the annual fall luncheon. Jeff Schneider, city council member, presented the program “Update on Marshalltown.”

Retired school personnel open with a potluck

The Marshall County Retired School Personnel Association met Sept. 19 at the newly remodeled Marshalltown Arts and Civic Center. A potluck luncheon was enjoyed by 25 members and six guests. The program was Susan Fritzell who brought two students from Marshalltown High School who had won ...

Laurel Legion Auxiliary discusses Christmas Swap

LAUREL — The Harold McBroom Laurel American Legion Auxiliary #635 met at the Laurel Legion Home with seven members present. LaDonna Runner opened the meeting. Laura Tribby gave the opening prayer. Members recited the Pledge of Allegiance, stood in silence for P.O.W’s M.I.A’s and deceased veterans. Members recited the Preamble to the Constitution of the American Legion Auxiliary. Minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. The treasurer’s report was read and accepted for audit. In new business the by laws were reviewed and two of them were changed. After discussion ...

Spinning Wheel Chapter discusses ways to serve

The Spinning Wheel Chapter DAR met at 1 p.m. on Sept. 16 at the Marshalltown Library with Whitney Hunt, Chapter regent, presiding with 12 members and one guest. Refreshments were served by Hostesses Diane Hobson and Janice Juchems. Chaplin Linda Schaper gave the invocation. Hunt led the members in the Pledge of Allegiance and American’s Creed. Hunt asked for volunteers to head up committees for the upcoming year. The Service to Community month was discussed and it was suggested members could consider cleaning old gravestones. Registrar Marlys Ankrum gave her report and ...