August 2010 August 12 - 22 - The Iowa State Fair; for more information, go to www.iowastatefair.org. August 13 - 15 - The Three Musketeers; Orpheum Theater;  Fri. - 8 pm, Sat. - 2, 5 & 8 pm, Sun - 2 & 5 pm.; tickets - $3. August 12 - 16 - Meskwaki Powwow; Meskwaki Indian Settlement, near Tama; for more information,www.meskwaki.org or call 641-484-4678. August 19 & 20 - Marshalltown Community Theater auditions for "The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940"; 6:30 - 8 p.m. at Martha Ellen Tye Theater; scripts are at Lowe's Flowers; for more information, call 752-4601. August 20, 21 & 22 - Cheaper by the Dozen; Orpheum Theater; Fri.- 8 p.m., Sat. - 2, 5 & 8 p.m., Sun. - 2 & 5 p.m.; tickets - $3. August 27, 28 & 29 - Edward Scissorshand; Orpheum Theater; Fri.- 8 p.m., Sat. - 2, 5 & 8 p.m., Sun. - 2 & 5 p.m.; tickets - $3. September 5 - Marshalltown Zombie Walk; to benefit Domestic Violence Alternatives and the Marshalltown Skate Park Fund; come dressed as zombie or just walk like a zombie; many activities at end of walk; Admission is $15 for single, $20 single entry, $20 per couple, and $30 for a family of 4; Registration starts at the Coliseum at noon and the walk starts at 1:30pm.

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Regular Meetings Iowa River Hospice offers several bereavement groups. For that schedule please go to their website: Iowa River Hospice. If you have questions, please call Iowa River Hospice at 641-753-7704. The 2010 Census will create hundreds of jobs across the State of Iowa. If you are interested or know someone who is, you may call the Census at 866-861-2010. Please mention this opportunity to anyone you know who is looking for a great employment opportunity. The Marshall County Conservation Board invites preschoolers who are accompanied by an adult to Nature’s Story Hour the first and third Wednesday of each month. Location is the Grimes Farm & Conservation Center, 2359 233rd Street and the time is 10 a.m. For more information, contact Diane Pixler at 641-752-5490. Compassionate Friends a support group created to help people following the death of a child meets the first Tuesday of every month. The Marshalltown Group meets at the First Friends Church, at 2409 South 6th Street, Marshalltown, Iowa at 7:30 p.m. The first Tuesday night of every month, the Marshalltown Cancer Support Group meets at the Congregational Church, 312 West Main. Meetings are held at 7 p.m. Enter through the West door.