Marion Times (Newspaper) - July 2, 1992, Marion, Iowa 2A Guys and Dolls rehearses at 6A From high finance to reality 8A New disc golf A course 4WARION CHAMBER OF COMMERCE iimes IOWA Q JULY Q 24 NUMBER 27 Q PRICE 50 CENTS Caution Cedar Rapids Colleen Reilly Manager of Communications for owa Electric Light and Power cautions residents to be around overhead power incs when or tree trimming his If a tree limb or branch falls ntp a power dont try to retrieve Leave it on the line and Iowa Electric to have the branch Making contact wittia branch on a power line may complete a allowing to travel through you to the Calendar The Marion Chamber of Com merce calender for the remainder of July is as follows On July at there will be an Ambassador Luncheon at East Garden On July at there will be a ribbon cutting at Edward 2300 Seventh Open House will be from 116 Drug free Marion The Marion Drug Free Schools Consortium is sponsoring three Thursday evening events in July for and Josephs and sixth graders are invited to attend Super Skate July 16 for 7 to 9 Seventh and eight graders may use Chapmans fun world from 7 to 10 and Marion 9th through 12th graders are invited to the Cedar Rapids Bowling Center and Volleys for bowling and volleyball on July 31 from 8 to 11 I For further information contact Steve Goodall at Honorees Four local students have been named to the Deans List for the Spring semester at Coe College in Cedar They include Melanie Sue Kerry and Chad all of Des Moines The Iowa Association of School Boards IASB is encouraging lowans to serve on their public school board as a way to ensure the future of our Nominations for vacancies on the states 418 local public school boards can be filed between July 6 and July 30 School board elections will be held Nomination papers for schoo board seats are available from local school board secretaries Ten signatures arc required on the nomination Candidates may also obtain information about the campaign finance disclosure law from the county This is just one of the many planes that were in attendance at the Marion FlyIn Breakfast last Sunday morning at the Marion Demonstrations and displays were available to visitors and awards were given under a number of categories such as those who flew the farthest had the oldest had the largest Bicyclists warned to be obey laws Bicyclists have to use their heads as much as their Since 1 there have been 16 accidents in the state of Iowa related to pedestrians or bicy The numbers could go up this summer if people dont abide to simple rules of the according to Marion Police Officer Jim Tea The rules for bicyclists are the same as those for he If a bicycle rider runs a stop sign they can get a ticket just like an automobile driver Teahen Bike riders just have to remem ber to use their hand ride close to the stop at stop signs and ride with the flow of Teahen Bicycle gear is also important in being a safe Riders should wear a helmet and bright colored and make sure their bicycle possesses reflectors and a Helmets are most valuable in simple Jim Lam Neurosurgeon at Iowa Med ical Clinic They can really prevent serious head injury in an accident where the rider maybe hits a curb or manhole and falls on a rough Lamorgese added that some con sequences of head injuries in a sim ple accident can be chronic concussions small cerebral A person can also lose a third of their the ability to con centrate over a long period of time or suffer postconcussion syn Lamorgese Parents that make their kids wear helmets be sure to wear one Teahen said that this year Mc Donalds will again be giving the Police Department Safety Coupons to give to riders that they spot abid ing by the rules of the Last year Teahen said they gave out 100 coupons in a months time to riders who followed some simple rules of the Off the riders should follow some common sense Kids also have to remember to lock their bicycles up when they park them Teahen We had a lot of bike thefts last year and what happens is some kid will steal a bike and sell it to some unsuspecting buyer for Then when the police find the bike its in possession of art individual who didnt do anything but buy the bike without knowing where it came This is why purchase of a license is Teahan also said a license is also required for riders and this is really for their own What this license does is give us a record of the Teahen its stolen we have some way of identifying are another concern for Marion Drivers should have an orange flag on the back of their vehicle before it is used for travel Another thing we see happen that is unlawful is roller bladers or skaters holding onto a rope and be ing pulled by a moped Tea hen The most seasonal type of acci dents occur with Tea hen We have a Teahen There arc two types of in juries that occur on motorcycles serious injuries or Rezoning discussed The zoning reclassification of the property east of Larick Drive and northeast of Alburnett Road from rural restricted to medium density family was the main topic of dis cussion at Tuesdays city council work A public hearing on the matter will take place tonight as a contin of discussion postponed the June 4 Marion City Council City Planner Riley Simpson out lined plans for the area and pointed out what type of housing would be located in the Rolling Hills Many citizens in the area have voiced objection to the tion plans mainly for fear of drainage problems which they feel might be The areas citizens have submitted petitions to the council objecting to the reclassification Simpson reminded City Coucil Tuesday that six votes of approval are needed for passage of the rezOning City library board will meet in joint session The Marion Library Board of Trustees and the City Council will meet together for the first time on July 21 at to continue discussion on a possible building sites for a new public The which is to take place at Marion City Council will have representatives from the architectural firm Stone and Sauer presenting results of their study of three sites for a new library The Alley Oops block south of City Square The Stimson north of Eighth The south part of the Granger House The architects recommended the Alley Oops site as the best of the three Their reasoning was that it pri marily gave the best visual Marion City Manager Jeff The location also provided space for expansion if any was needed in the After considering the architects input and Hating the positive and negative aspects of each the nine committee members present at the May 4 meeting voted as fol lows Alley Stimson Property 3 Granger House 2 In a vote between the top two Alley Oops received five votes to the Stimson Many in the meeting agreed a downtown site would be beneficial but the site being considered is located where there are businesses and a historic The Stimson site is an open area with no structures to tear down and would cost little to Building a library there though would prevent private development and be far from the center of The Board and City Council wont come to a final decision at the July 21 but residents are en to attend and issue their opinions on the c American Red Cross DISASTER Marion School Board votes to investigate administrative sharing Volunteers who took part in the recent Disaster sponsored by the American Red are from left to right Leslie Pat Marge Larry Darlene Marianne Jennifer and Bonnie The caravans purpose was to make residents aware of the Red Crosss need for emergency funds after many disasters including the nations earthquake and hurricane disasters three years The Marion School Board voted 51 to investigate the possibility of sharing executive administration and other services with the Cedar Rapids Community School Dis The vote came after lengthy dis cussion on the matter and a presen tation on sharing services by Cedar Rapids Superintendent Stephen The board was considering op tions of what to do for a superin tendent after Marion superintendent Harold Hulleman announced his resignation last His last day will be July During his presentation Daeschner said he has seen many advantages to sharing a dent including saving up to which he said could be redirected into something that would benefit the Anytime you can direct funds from the to Im in favor of Daeschner But he also pointed out that 95 percent of superintendent agreement usually led to Marion has looked into merger as a money saving but all of its previous efforts has been with the school Mar ion members were sour to the pos of turning to again after the School Board shot down a proposal to share the Mentzer School Building a few months After the 51 vote the Marion board approved a resolution to ap point a three member committee to gather input and develop a plan for a shared superintendents There will be two work sessions in July concerning the The first meeting will lake place July 6 to allow the public to express their opinions on the The second meeting will be held on July 13 that will have the board develop ex on the superintendent is Also at the meeting the board ap proved a low bid from Hook Con struction for for making Middle School handicap ac cessible and accepted an offer of for the sale of the student constructed house on First
