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Pella invites students for hands-on look at manufacturing in Shenandoah
Scott Stewart
Pella Corporation celebrated National Manufacturing Month by welcoming about 130 students from Shenandoah, Clarinda and Essex to its manufacturing facility in Shenandoah.
The Oct. 16 tour provided a hands-on look at modern manufacturing, according to a news release. Students built phone amplifiers using wooden parts produced at the plant and heard a presentation about what Pella does and the types of jobs it provides in the community.
Students from Shenandoah, Clarinda and Essex tour
Pella's Shenandoah manufacturing facility on Friday, Oct. 16,
2026.
PELLA CORPORATION
Students also got to take a modified tour of the factory where windows and doors are made to order.
"The annual event helps introduce students to manufacturing careers close to home and gives Pella an opportunity to connect with future talent," according to the release. "As a major employer in the Shenandoah area, Pella is focused on developing homegrown talent and creating long-term career paths for local team members."
Students from Shenandoah Middle School show off
wooden phone amplifiers at Pella's Shenandoah
manufacturing facility on Friday, Oct. 16, 2026.
PELLA CORPORATION
The company's nonprofit arm, Pella Rolscreen Foundation, also recently awarded a $20,000 grant to the Clarinda Foundation to support heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning improvements at Clarinda schools.
"Our Shenandoah team members are the reason we can deliver on our promise to customers every day, and investing in this community is just as important to us as what happens on our plant floor," Jason Goltz, plant manager at Pella’s Shenandoah facility, said in the release. "Whether it's supporting local schools through the Pella Rolscreen Foundation or welcoming students into our facility to see what a career in manufacturing looks like, we're building the kind of community and the kind of workforce that will carry Shenandoah's manufacturing future forward."
A ribbon cutting was held Tuesday, Oct. 27, for Glow Medical
Aesthetics in Clarinda.
CLARINDA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Glow Medical Aesthetics opened with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday, Oct. 27, at their business, located at 300 North 17th Street in Clarinda.
Glow Medical Aesthetics offers a variety of services focused on skin health, wellness, injectables and aesthetic treatments.
The Clarinda Chamber of Commerce welcomed Glow Medical, a clinic affiliated with Clarinda Regional Health Center, to the community.
They combine medical expertise with personalized aesthetic care to deliver natural-looking results that enhance confidence, promote wellness and celebrate each patient’s unique beauty.
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Malvern Country Music Gathering returns Nov. 6-7 with veterans tribute
Isaac Nielsen
Council Bluffs Nonpareil
The Malvern Country Music Gathering will return Nov. 6-7, bringing musicians to the Liberty Memorial Building for two days of country music and jam sessions.
The annual Mills County event, held the first Friday and Saturday of November, welcomes musicians of all experience levels to perform on the main stage or participate in jam sessions. Organizers expect roughly 200 to 250 people over the two days.
Admission is $3 Friday and $4 Saturday, with all proceeds going to the Liberty Building Fund, which helps pay for improvements to the Liberty Memorial Building at 5501 Main St. in Malvern.
Doors open at 5 p.m. Friday with a potluck meal and the main-stage show beginning at 7 p.m. Music is scheduled to continue until at least 11 p.m. Saturday's activities begin at 10 a.m., with musicians taking turns performing two songs on the main stage and additional jam sessions held in separate rooms.
Musicians perform at the 2016 Malvern Country Music
Gathering.
Malvern Country Music Gathering
A veterans tribute is scheduled for 6 p.m. Saturday, honoring Gary McNutt, a Vietnam veteran from Silver City. The program will feature patriotic and military songs, with veterans recognized for their service.
The gathering began in 1999, founded by Earl and Ruth Smith. Fred Larson, who helped organize the event for three years before taking over in 2011, said he wanted to keep it going and preserve a place where musicians could learn and play together.
The music spans country, bluegrass, old-time, hillbilly and Americana styles. Both experienced performers and newcomers are welcome, including those who want to sing but do not play an instrument or even those who simply enjoy the music.
“We're all there to have a good time together,” Larson said. “We're all there to make each other sound as good as we can.”
For more information, visit the Malvern Country Music Gathering's Facebook page.
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