Officials with PRIDE (Progressive Rural Iowa Development Enterprise) in Atlantic, remind Cass County residents that the final pre-legislative session coffee will be Saturday, November 17^th, at the Marne Community Center. The event, which begins at 10-a.m., is expected to feature Senator Hubert Houser.

Representatives Jack Drake and Clel Baudler, both of whom earned re-election, are also invited. There will be an additional three or four coffees held around Cass County during the 2013 Iowa Legislative Session, usually on the second Saturday of the month. During the last pre-session coffee on Oct. 27^th, Cass County Education was on the minds of citizens who attended. Education reform dominated most of the 90-minute session.

The coffees’ sponsor, P.R.I.D.E., is the economic development organization that works on behalf of the cities of Cumberland, Griswold, Lewis, and Marne for Cass County development, plus numerous individual members and businesses in Southwest Iowa.

For additional information, or to join P.R.I.D.E., please contact Kenner Baxter, president, at kennermc@metc.net, or Clarke Gerlock, vice-president, at 712-774-5476.