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Regional Calendar

The Independent calendar lists upcoming meetings, facility hours and events in and around Marshall. To have your group’s events listed, email the information to news@marshallindependent.com or submit the information to our virtual newsroom. Today AA (Book study), 8 a.m., Open Door Church, 77 North Bruce Street. Marshall-Lyon County Library hours, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., 201 C St. Narcotics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Christ United Presbyterian Church Sunday Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., Assembly of God Church Monday Household Hazardous Waste Facility, open 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Public Works ...

CDA meeting Monday

The Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Court St. Joan of Arc #1291 will have their monthly meeting following the 5:30 pm Mass on Monday. The meeting will be about the events the CDA are planning for the next month.

‘Personal History’ postponed

The SMSU Theatre’s production of Personal History, set to open Thursday, has been postponed due to a COVID situation, reports Theatre Professor Nadine Schmidt. Performances were scheduled for Dec. Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. The show will be rescheduled.

Catholic Daughters of the Americas to meet

The Catholic Daughters of the Americas will meeting on Monday in Carlin Hall following the 5:30 p.m. Mass. The meeting will feature a Birthright Baby Shower and a Speaker. Bring a baby gift or a monitory gift for Birthright. No food is allowed due to the Covid-19 Restrictions.

New to the library

Fiction • Ackerman, Elliot. 2034 • Adair, Marina. Hopeless Romantic (When in Rome #2) • Bentley, Don. The Outside Man (Matt Drake #2) • Buchman, M.L. Thunderbolt (Miranda Chase NTSB #2) • Coben, Harlan. Win • Gifford, Elisabeth. The Good Doctor of Warsaw • Hashimi, Nadia. Sparks Like Stars • Hawkins, Rachel. The Wife Upstairs • Wilde, Lori. The Moonglow Sisters (Moonglow Cove #1) • Wilson, Diane. The Seed Keeper Wingate, Marty. Glamour Girls Mystery • Adams, Ellery. The Book of Candlelight (Secret, Book and Scone Society # 3) • Bennett, ...

Fischbach announces congressional art competition

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Michelle Fischbach, R-Minn., invites high school students from across Minnesota’s Seventh District to participate in the annual congressional art competition. “I am very pleased to announce our office’s participation in this longstanding U.S. Capitol tradition. This is an excellent opportunity for high school students across the district to showcase their creativity and hard work, and I am very much looking forward to reviewing the many wonderful submissions,” Fischbach said. Since 1982, more than 650,000 high school students have participated ...