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…

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…