T-R PHOTOS BY LANA BRADSTREAM — UnityPoint Health — Marshalltown Hospital Administrator Shari King thanks employees gathered for the “Lighting the Way with Grateful Hearts” ceremony Thursday night. About 250 luminaries were placed in the windows of the skywalk over Main Street and the event was further highlighted with bell ringing from St. Paul’s Episcopal Church and St. Francis of Assisi Church and a procession from Marshalltown Police Department and Marshall County Sheriff’s Office.

Jen Arneson, director of nursing at UnityPoint Health — Marshalltown, tells a group of employees on Thursday night how proud she is of the work they have done during the COVID-19 pandemic. The hospital held a luminary event to honor COVID-19 patients and front-line workers who cared for them.

UnityPoint Health — Marshalltown employees walk through the skywalk over Main Street on Thursday evening during a luminary event to honor those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Most of the luminaries featured creativity from numerous employees.

UnityPoint Health - Marshalltown employees let their creativity shine on 250 luminaries which were lit in the skywalk of the facility on Thursday evening.