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MVC Murrell Library and Education Division participate in Jumpstart’s Read for the Record

MARSHALL (Nov. 28, 2022) — The MVC Education Division and Murrell Library participated in Jumpstart's Read for the Record, which is an early literacy campaign. This event brings millions of adults and children together to read the same book on the same day all around the United States. MVC worked with several Saline County school districts, Head Start, local childcare providers, and Marshall Public Schools and reached over 3,000 listeners.

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The Marshall Kiwanis Club held their regular meeting at noon, Tuesday, Nov. 29 at Montagues.

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How to support veterans’ families during the holidays

(NAPSI)—While the holiday season is generally a time of joy and celebration, military families can often experience a very different range of emotions. Active service members and veterans returning home for the holidays might struggle to participate in family gatherings or even find the season particularly distressing. And, for the families of those service members who do not return, the holidays can be an agonizing reminder of a loved one’s absence.

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The Marshall Writers’ Guild met Thursday, Nov. 17, in the Marshall Public Library. Present were Vice-President Sharon Eiker-Dyer, Holly Forsman, Pat Hammer, Carol Raynor, Sean Rea, President Ed Richards, Treasurer Carole Schaefer, Secretary Sidney Sullivan, Virginia Sprigg, and guests Stacey Ballenger and Wicky Sleight. Absent were Melanie Dees Campbell, Rayvin Freeman, Pat Hammer, Eveleth Hill, Anmarie Gibson, Vince Lutterbie, Ed and Authorene Phillips, and the Rev. Mary Williams.

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