Lenox Time Table (Newspaper) - April 28, 1982, Lenox, Iowa Serving Taylor County Since 1874 HISTORICAL LIBRARY DIVISION IA 50301 Ml enox Time Table An Official Taylor Iowa April 1982 AMBULANCE Dial ask t Zenith 2153 or Dial Direct 1712523 2153 POLICE 3332929 FIRE 3334200 SHERIFF Zenith 2153 Number 29 USPS Volume 105 to Host ATM City Clerk Workshop The City of Lenox will host a1 spring City Clerks Workshop on May The workshop Is sponsored by the Creston Area Extension A session on stress management and Items related to the operation of city government will be Workshop presenters will be Jack Local Government Specialists from Iowa State University Bob Area Extension CRD and Judy Area Extension Human Development City council members are also invited to attend the The program will begin at 9 at CarMels and conclude at 3 School Board Awards Insurance Contract The Lenox Community School Board of Education met in regular session April 26 at the high school board room with all members Also present were Ralph Frank Mary Bor high school Norbert elementary Paul Tom and Bob Insurance bids were received from representing Thomas Bender and representing the Bob Reynolds The three year insurance bid includes coverage on compensa and The contract was awarded to Six applications for school nurse and six for the custodial positions were considered with no decision made at this Applicants for School nurse Were number Members of the IB first grade class are shown with the empty drag containers collected by Lenox Elementary students during the Lock It or Dispose of It substance abuse prevention campaign conducted last The IB first graders collected 281 empty winning Ice cream treats for the entire Left to front Stove Gary Michael Isaac Molly Late Matthew Cindy and Adea Second Jason Bobby Heather Carol student Karen first grade Cody Angle Christina Amy Darde Ryan and Vanessa Purpose of the campaign was to point out the possible hazards which exist with the storage of old and medicines and drugs In the the sixth grade class collected the second largest number of bringing a total of 268 containers to Third place was won by the SB fifth graders with 251 and fourth place was captured by the fifth grade The remaining elementary classes and number of containers collected are kindergarten 66 first grade 118 second grade 123 108 third grade 117 110 fourth grade 85 and The Lenox Community Awareness Committee also sponsored a Cold Turkey Day last Friday during which caffeine and nicotine were not to be Reports Indicate a generally positive with some attempts made to curb abase In these two The Awareness Committee has collected the results of an adult survey and a high school Both wB be published at a later with comments and Lenox Man Charged With Attempted Murder Lloyd of was arrested April 14 by Lenox Police Chief Paul Laughead and Officer Lynn Christensen and charged with attempted mur Long is currently being held in the Taylor County Jail in Bedford in lieu of The charges stem from an incident which occured in Lenox on March 31 at approximately Long allegedly attempted to inflict serious bodily injury to another using a loaded A second charge against Long was made approximately two weeks later when he was accused of carrying a loaded Long was brought to the Taylor County Jail following his arrest on April He escaped from the jail sometime early on the night of April 18 or the morning of April He apparently escaped through a service window in the jail after another prisoner lifted him up and pushed him through the Long was discovered at his residence in Lenox around noon on April 19 by the Lenox Police Department and Gene Taylor County Deputy He was returned to the jail where he became ill and was taken to the Rosary Hospital in Corning where he was treated and returned to the 1982 Street Improvement Project Approved by Council contests and music contests high school have Karol Sheila Tammy and Joan Those applying for custodial work include Wayne Stacy Phil Craig Tom and Kenneth Bradley presented course offerings and requirements for These were approved by the He also reported on math Discussion was held on musical instrument rental fees and on uniform cleaning Contracts returned signed by noncertified personnel included Norma Mary Borland and Paula Horton Bonnie Marie Brown and Hildred Helm John Larry Schrader and Claudine Boyer and bus Earl The deadline for returning the contracts is May Fred Haynes was appointed tu school board at a meeting to redraw district director bound ary lines for State law requires that the lines be reviewed Discussion was held concern ing the purchase of new drapes for the home ec Motion was made to order the Superintendent Rogers will secure quotations for the purchase of a shaper to be used in the industrial arts Summer cleanup projects were These include carpeting two rooms af tilt elementary painting at the high school as well as the elementary Shooters To Meet April 29 A special meeting of the Shooters Gun Club of Lenox is scheduled for Thurs April 29 at the Lenox City Hall at Members are to complete NRA applications and other club organizational Notice The City of Lenox reminds dog owners that city dog licenses must be purchased by May A per month penalty will be assessed after the May 1 Mayor George Reynolds has issued a directive that all dogs must be tied or confined within the city Dogs found running at large within the city limits will be The 1982 street improvement project was the major item of business at the Monday night city council A number of citizens were in All council members and Mayor George Reynolds were present for the meeting at City Also present were Earl Roy Bud and Mary Ann Dave El don Roger Linda Stan Harold Gene Dick Bob Pringle and John both representing Mid States Paul Laug Ron and Liz The city council passed the Resolution of Necessity to adopt the Iowa 1982 Street Improvement Detailed plans and specifications for will be presented at the next regular council meeting on May 10 for At that time the council will set the date for bid Bids were accepted on the cash rent of city property located south of the high with the bid awarded to Robert The council passed an amendment to the sewer ordinance which will require residents to hook up to the sanitary sewer if it is located within a reasonable distance to the residents The ordinance will become effective upon Action on a no parking proposal was deferred to the next regular council meeting following The proposal would include no parking on West Ohio Street during the hours of 8 to 5 in the area from Walnut Street to Brooks Also included in the no parking proposal was the area from Walnut Street to Brooks Street on West Temple with the same Paul Police announced that during the summer months parking will be allowed in front of the Hotel with the exception of Thursday nights from 11 to 5 Friday This will allow city employees to clean the street on a regular schedule during the summer Dick Lenox Ambul ance gave the council a report on the EMT convention attended by Joyce Lynn and Debbie Bender lasl week end in Des May Fellowship Day to Feature Guest Speaker The annual May Fellowship Day will be held May 7 at 2 at the Lenox Christian Refreshments will be served in the church basement follow ing I ho Similar to World Day of Prayer arid World Community the May Fellowship Day is one of three celebrations sponsored by Church Women All three days are set aside to be celebrated as a symbol of unity of church women through the The Lenox Church Women United will present Reverend Mary Ellen LaRue as guest speaker for this years fellowship Annual Cleanup Day is Set for May 1 The annual Lenox Cleanup sponsored by the Lenox Commercial will be held May beginning at 1 Volunteers MC to meet nt the Lenox City Hall at where trucks will be available for the pickup of Robert City Admin is chairman of the He invites all interested Lenox organizations and to participate in the city All brush must be tied in bunches not to exceed four feet in Items will be hauled to the landfill which will be open May 1 and Clearfield Prepares for Centennial Alumni Banquet May 29 Brothers of the Brush We have to wear these special so folks wont think were overgrown They certainly arent although they do sport a number of bushy beards and They are the men of proudly displaying their efforts to win the Clearfield Centennial Beard Crowing Its a spirited like everything else about the towns Centennial celebration this is marked by a lively display of community The beard growing while not the only Centennial activity in is one of the earliest and most visible signs of a community gearing up for a real According to the rules of the all entries must have been clean shaven as of December Many of the contestants have never grown a beard and reports of bristling and scratching underscore the determination of all The beard contest is open to all male residents of the Clearfield school em ployees of the and former Contestants may enter only one These include the full the Lincoln style mutton the Van Dyke and goatee with no Prizes will be awarded following judging to be held July A best overall winner will be along with the man with the longest the ugliest and the most original Gaylan chairman of the says the competition for the ugliest beard is already in full Bells who runs the Town and Country photographs the Brothers of the Brush on a weekly and popular consensus deter mines a new winner each Vernie local is selling shaving permits for ten dollars When purchased by a the permit must be carried at all An estimated twothirds of the male population of Clear field have shunned the use of at least until July The pins worn by bearded contestants were designed by Sherry sister of Gaylan She is associated with Green Valley AEA in and created the artwork for the Brothers of the The Special Kids of the Creston Community Schools constructed the pins for the Centennial Former residents of Clear planning to attend the Alumni Banquet on May have also entered into the Centennial Several are expected to arrive at the banquet bearded and They should feel right at home among the other The theme of the Clearfield Centennial is Town To Come Home Nearly four hundred persons are expected to do just that for the alumni banquet and other special events planned for May The banquet will be held at the Clearfield school and will be served by the local church youth under the direction of Gretchen Kathy and Karla In charge of banquet prepara tions are Doug Duane and Barb The July Centennial parade Through the will also be the focus of activities on May A lunch will be served by the Ringgold Pork followed with a concert performance by the Clearfield Centennial The directed by Margaret was organized in They will present a program of musical accompanied on the piano by A style show will be presented during the featuring many clothing types of and music and The style show will begin at in the Clearfield Refreshments of homemade ice cream and pink lemonade will be Cochairmen for the show are Cindy Baker and Marlene Mildred Matthews and Darl Bell are cochairmen of the overall central and are responsible for the ven individual committees re presenting the many activities planned for the The majority of activities are scheduled to take place July and with the parade as the main Brothers of the preparing for the Clearfield Centennial are shown left to front Lowell John Earl Darl and Dale Back Gerald Delbert Marvin Jim and Don
