Genoa-Kingston's Natasha Bianchi took third in the Class 2A long jump and Indian Creek's Reagan Gibson took second in the Class 1A pole vault at the IHSA Girls Track and Field State Meet on Saturday at Eastern Illinois University's O'Brien Stadium.
As the holiday season spurs into action, a local museum put up its Christmas decorations and rang in the holiday cheer this weekend. The Ellwood House Museum, 420 Linden Place, hosted its annual Holiday Event Weekend on Dec. 2. Changing its interior design from the standard late-1800s decor that it usually has, the museum dolled.
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The city parking lot on West Church Street where cars lined up to receive thousands of pounds of free pork.
More than 5,000 pounds of pork loin equaling more than 20,000 meals were given away in Marshalltown on Wednesday.
To celebrate support from the community, the Iowa Pork Producers Association organized a “Thank You Marshalltown” event giving back to those who supported Iowa’s pig farmers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Marshalltown-area residents flocked to the city parking lot on West Church Street starting at 4 p.m., driving through to pick up free five pound frozen pork loins. Iowa Pork Queen Leah Marek and Iowa Pork Youth Ambassador Reagan Gibson were there along with other volunteers to help pass out pork loins to Marshalltown residents.
After the Iowa Pork Queen and the first Iowa Pork Producers Youth Leadership Team Ambassador were crowned in Des Moines on January 26, Panorama High school senior Reagan Gibson was already looking forward to competing for a spot on next year’s team.
Just a few short moments later, Gibson had a sash and a $4,000 scholarship for being named to this year’s team. She relives the moment and her excitement upon the selection.
“I was really shocked and really excited. The other two girls who had been selected are amazing and yeah, I was just really happy. I was really young, so I was like ‘Oh, it’s okay. If I don’t get it, I can do it again next year, and it was really good to have that experience.’ Then, when they called my name, I was blown away. It was amazing.”