Dedicated to lifelong learning, John and Lawrence Giacoletto both achieved great success in their academic and professional careers. The Giacoletto brothers had bachelor’s degrees in Electrical Engineering and earned over two dozen patents over the course of their careers. John Giacoletto worked locally for what was then the Collins Radio Company. The Giacoletto Foundation seeks […]
Veda Mae Moore Memorial Contributions
Veda Mae Moore, friend of education, died on May 27, 2021. She was born in Springville, Iowa and graduated from Marion High School in 1950. Veda married C. Keith Moore in 1955, and to this union two children were born, Michele and Brent. She traveled widely, visiting China, Russia, Australia, New Zealand, Alaska, Scotland, England, […]
Iowa DNR Supports District Tree Plantings
Marion Independent School District (MISD) students and volunteers were doing their part to help replace some of the trees lost in the August Derecho. During the month of May, twenty trees were planted at Marion High School, Vernon Middle School and Longfellow Elementary thanks to a $2,500 grant from Iowa DNR’s Trees for Kids program. […]