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The Iowa Poetry Association will soon release its 75th Anniversary Edition of Lyrical Iowa, the annual anthology comprised of poems by Iowa writers of all ages. According to Editor Marilyn Baszczynski, within the pages of this year's Lyrical Iowa, poems explore myriad experiences of anniversaries, life, death, love and joy while taking the reader on nuanced emotional and spiritual journeys, some gentle, others less so-a trek from old bra hooks for repairing turtle shells to a child's big and beautiful world where we must not litter, all while running past Zeus and dragons along the way.

The administration and faculty of Allen College are pleased to congratulate students named to the Allen College Dean’s List at the completion of the summer semester of the 2020 - 2021 academic year.Congratulations to the following student from our area, Chase Overton, Nursing, BSN, Vinton,Bachelor’s and Associate’s students named to the Allen College Dean’s List must complete at least 12 semester hours and achieve a grade point average of 3.

The children of Bob and Nancy (Law) Kimm are pleased to announce the 65th wedding anniversary of their parents. The couple was married on September 17, 1955, in Chicago, Illinois. After honeymooning in Kentucky the couple returned home to Chicago. Bob received his orders to report to Williams Air Force Base in Chandler, Arizona. The two hopped on the motorcycle and never looked back.

The administration and faculty of Allen College are pleased to congratulate students named to the Allen College Dean’s List at the completion of the spring semester of the 2019 - 2020 academic year.Bachelor’s and Associate’s students named to the Allen College Dean’s List must complete at least 12 semester hours and achieve a grade point average of 3.

Chase Overton of Vinton received a Bachelor if Science in Nursing with Magna Cum Laude honors  from Allen College. The College awarded 45 degrees during its commencement ceremony on Friday, August 14.Allen College conferred 4 Bachelor of Health Sciences degrees, 38 Bachelor of Science in Nursing degrees and 3 Master of Science of Nursing degrees.

The VS Post Prom Committee is selling VS apparel.  This works great for wearing to any VS event and showing your support.  There is a large list of items to purchase and you can order online from the list from Tharp’s at their online store until Sept 4.  AND you can email vspostprom@gmail.com to order the VS Socks, VS Earrings, VS Tumblers or Neck Gators that are available.

On Friday, May 8, graduates of Ellsworth Community College took their next step as they became alumni of the College. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, MCC was unable to have a ceremony to honor the graduates. Graduates include those that completed their degree or diploma work during the winter 2019 term and spring and summer 2020 terms.Graduates are listed by their hometown, followed by the degree/diploma awarded (AA is Associate of Arts, AS is Associate of Science, AGS is Associate of General Studies and AAS is Associate of Applied Science), and the students' majors.

On Friday, May 8, graduates of Marshalltown Community College took their next step as they became alumni of the College. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, unfortunately, MCC was unable to have a ceremony to honor the graduates. Graduates include those that completed their degree or diploma work during the winter 2019 term and spring and summer 2020 terms.

If you would like to help those in the Shellsburg area, you can make checks out to:SACG (Shellsburg Area Community Group), and write in “storm relief” in the note.Please send to:P0 Box 71Shellsburg, IA 52332They are 501(c)3 so donations are tax-deductible. Thank you for your support. God bless!

The America’s Farmers Grow Communities program, sponsored by Bayer Fund, partners with farmers to provide grants to local nonprofits to help their communities.Through the program, farmers enroll for the chance to direct a $2,500 donation to a local eligible nonprofit organization of their choice. The America’s Farmers programs have given more than $57 million to rural America since 2010.