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CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS Lenihan Intermediate School Secretary Lisa Crouch and Mama DiGrado staff get the order ready to take back to hungry staff waiting at the school.
The desire Marshalltownians have to help each other out has lasted through the isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic. The latest example comes from the Marshalltown Community School District Lenihan Intermediate School.
Fifth grade teacher Laura Fricke and secretary Lisa Crouch were founders of a movement to support Marshalltown restaurants.
Every Thursday, a different restaurant in town is chosen to order take out from, since teachers and staff are not allowed to leave the building during the lunch hour. When a restaurant is chosen, a menu is sent to staff days ahead of time.
Church of the Brethren Newsline
February 19, 2021
By Lisa Crouch
Children and families continue to face isolation, and challenges abound with the pandemic continuing. Mental health for all ages has been impacted on some level. As we approach the one‐year anniversary of “flattening the curve” to slow the virus down, some may be feeling like this will never end. So, how can we face this year with hope and a plan to keep our families moving in the right direction?
A good place to start is with the February issue of Brethren Benefit Trust’s
BBT provides some great information for parents and some questions to ask your children about how they are feeling. It is so important to keep your children talking. Start a new game at dinner that sparks conversation, like “What did you find challenging today?” or “What was good for you today?” Then be prepared to talk through their answers. This can be monumental in developing healthy mindsets.
days. to think the city will be this slow for so many days. you feel hopeless. you think about the what is going to cost all these businesses. that s the mayor in downtown charleston where every restaurant has been closed since thursday when the chemical week was detected. i almost forgot it was a weekend. it s always so busy. lisa crouch manages this chili s. she said they were one of the few restaurants opening after getting the green light and taking special precautions. bottled water only for han advertising, bathrooms and sinks set up with sanitizer, water station, paper towels. make sure if we cook we use gloves. authorities continue to test water for the chemical used to clean coal.
very busy, and the residents are growing increasingly frustrated with the unsecertainty of the situation. as soon as we can, fresh water, clean water. reporter: that is the plea for more than 300,000 people wait ing waiting to learn that their tap water is safe. it is more than 48 hours since they were told to stop using the water, and the end is still unknown. i would expect that we are talking about days. i think that the city will be this slow for so p many days. well, it is hopeless and you feel so hopeless, and you think about the, what it is going to cost all of the businesses. reporter: and that is the mayor of downtown charleston where every restaurant has been closed since thursday when the tem cal leak was detected. i almost forgot it was the weekend, because it is always so bu busy. reporter: lisa crouch manages