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DES MOINES, IOWA (May 31, 2023) — The Iowa Credit Union Foundation (ICUF), the philanthropic arm of the Iowa Credit Union League, is proud to announce the graduates of the 2023 ‘People Helping People’ Financial Coach Program. The program, which ran virtually in May, featured fifty attendees from seventeen different credit unions.

On Feb. 27, 2020, Public Health Director Cheryl Fraser warned county commissioners COVID-19 was on the way.

Housing and Development Newsletter Alarcon has been accepted to 14 universities so far and plans to attend New York University to pursue a degree in criminology. “I am beyond honored to be recognized as a Girls Inc. National Scholar,” said Alarcon. “I have been involved with Girls Inc. since the seventh grade, and at that time Girls Inc. was my safe space — playing a vital role in improving my mental health and encouraging me to pursue my career and academic goals. “My intent growing...

Housing and Development Newsletter “I immediately felt comfortable at Girls Inc. because I found a safe place to learn about my sexuality and discuss my mental health," Alarcon said. "Its approach to mental health, the mentorships I’ve received through one-on-one conversations, and the group check-ins are resources that have uplifted me.” Local business owner and author Jenny Schatzle, creator of Bond Fitness (formerly the Jenny Schatzle Program), was tapped as the keynote speaker. She e...

SAN DIEGO —  For many it’s the sound of home. It’s the music their parents danced to at weddings, teenage siblings played to heal from a heartbreak and uncles sang out of tune to while drinking tequila. It can be cheerful, patriotic, sad, desperate and hopeful. Mariachi music transports many listeners to a memory of a country they left behind, a long lost love or happy times with family members and friends. For a while it seemed the music, along with the talented musicians who play it...

Advertisement “Mariachi is something that brings the family a sense of melancholy,” she said, “and they can remember and reminisce on the person’s life.” Mariachi music has been around for more than 100 years. The music’s popularity outside Mexico has grown so much that K-12 schools and universities have created mariachi music programs across the United States and the world. The size of a mariachi ensemble varies, but it usually includes singers, violinists, and trumpet and guitar ...

Poets of the High Plains, get your pens ready! Seward County Community College’s English department is accepting entries for its annual poetry contest ,