LWV discusses transportation issues in rural Iowa On Wednesday, Nov. 20, at 6:30 p.m. in the Mount Vernon City Council Chambers, the public is invited to learn about transportation in small town and rural Iowa. Three panelists, Carter Baldwin, director of Linn County LIFTS; Nicole McAlexander, executive director of Southeast Linn Community Center; and Chris Nosbisch, Mount Vernon City administrator, will each talk from their own perspective. Two Mount Vernon residents, Jane Carlson and Sharon Hill, tried out the LIFTS bus on a Friday trip to Lindale Mall in October. The meeting is sponsored by the Mount Vernon/ Lisbon Unit of the League of Women Voters of Linn County.
Project 60 returningÂ
Project 60 will be returning to Lisbon Schools this December. All Mount Vernon or Lisbon residents over the age of 60 are encouraged to sign up for a meal at Lisbon Schools Tuesday, Dec. 3.
Doors open at 10:45 a.m., with in person festivities beginning at 11 a.m. Attendees are asked to enter through the district office doors, with the meal being served in the Lions Den.
Music performances by a number of music groups at Lisbon Schools will be part of the entertainment, and attendees will have a home cooked holiday meal served by members of the Lisbon Student Council and other Lisbon students.
RSVP by Nov. 26 to Andrea Hasselbusch at the high school office by calling 319-455-2106.
Applications open for artist-inresidence and poet laureate
Mount Vernon Area Arts Council is taking applications for artist-in-residence and poet laureate positions in the community. Each position is a two-year term, with an annual stipend. Positions will be responsible for increasing the arts and culture in the Mount Vernon community. Applications can be found on the website mvaac.org and are due by Dec. 1.