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Miss Jeanette Tisdale, retired vocal and music teacher at her piano

“Miss Tisdale!”

While attending a play at the Amana Colonies’ Old Creamery Theatre on November 29th, Mayflower resident Jeanette Tisdale was greeted three different times with, “Hello, Miss Tisdale.” All three people were one-time students of this retired vocal music teacher and high school ensembles accompanist. Jeanette started teaching music fresh from the University of Northern Iowa

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laura tuggle lacina playing harp

Harpist Sooths at Mayflower

Laurel Tuggle Lacina played harp in Mayflower’s Montgomery Lounge on Thursday afternoon, October 25, 2018 as a gift to passers-by. Laurel is a Grinnell-Newburg School District Board member and a manager at the Grinnell Area Arts Council. She talked a bit about the harp and answered questions before playing for a small audience. A Mayflower

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