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ALA Unit 46 holds general meeting

The meeting was called to order at 6:35 p.m. on Aug. 11 by Meg Sponseller followed by opening prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, standing in silence and the Preamble to the Constitution of the American Legion Auxiliary. Following the annual salad and dessert supper, one of the Girls State representatives, Rory Piscitelli, was introduced. The representatives and their families are asked to join the ALA for a meal and then give a brief presentation about the week at Girls State. Piscitelli enjoyed her time learning about the U.S. government and was extremely grateful for the opportunity to ...

Daylily plant auction is Saturday

The Central Iowa Daylily Society will hold an informal daylily plant auction at 2:45 p.m. on Aug. 15 at the Marshall County Extension Office at 2608 S. Second St. in Marshalltown. These daylilies have been supplied by members and from Minnesota daylily hybridizers Mike Grosmann and Kathleen Nordstrom. Eighteen of their unique varieties will be auctioned. Club members will also provide daylilies, iris and other plants for the auction. The auction is quite casual and will be a great opportunity to get daylilies at very reasonable prices. The fall is a good time to plant daylilies and ...

Boland Bandstra presents program to Chapter JU-LT

“It’s exciting to see how God is working in Sierra Leone,” said Bandstra, as she described how her father, Mark Boland, had traveled on a missionary journey to Sierra Leone, West Africa some time ago. His trip led to the founding of My Kinsmen Ministries in 2010 with an established mission of “Equipping the people of Sierra Leone with educational, financial, physical and spiritual tools needed to cultivate life and glorify God as they spread His kingdom.” Bandstra presented a slideshow of photos implementing the effective ministry process of Sierra Leoneans helping and ...

P.E.O. Chapter MJ has tailgate fundraiser

Emergency Food Box holds 3rd quarter meeting

The Emergency Food Box Board held its third quarterly meeting July 16 at 107 N. First St. Chair Gary Fulton called the meeting to order at 5:04 p.m. with 14 board members present. Pastor LaCosta VanDyk led the opening prayer. The minutes of the April meeting sent to all board members by email were approved as printed. Treasurer LeRoy Jero presented the treasurer’s report. He reported that donations have been very good. The Emergency Food Box is in a very sound financial position. The report will be filed for audit. John Fink provided a copy of the statement of activity for 2026. Conny ...

Sustainable gardening is program at Garden Club

Sally Wilson, of Minnesota, formerly of Marshalltown, will present her program on sustainable gardening to the Marshalltown Garden at 11 a.m. on Aug. 3. Sustainable landscaping is a modern type of gardening or landscaping that takes the environmental issue of sustainability into account. Wilson took an interest in ecology at age 10 and became a horticulturist at age 20. She’s spent decades learning about wild and edible plants, local ecologies and permaculture practices from around the world. She spent more than 20 years as a college instructor in biology, horticulture and sustainable ...