Marion Times (Newspaper) - October 6, 1994, Marion, Iowa Alburnett Pirates whip Clear Seepage 6A Marion Time The newspaper serving and Springville I i Ill 9A 40 Official newspaper of Linn County and the City of Iowa Pride Exchange Be sure to attend Cham ber of Commerce monthly Pride Exchange 6 from 5 to 7 at Mid west 160 35th Mar Join the enjoy great hors and register to win a cord less phone compliments of Midwest Tele The Cancun Getaway contin ues at each of the Chambers monthly Pride You can register to win a trip for two to Coe Marquis Series October British art Catherine Oakes will present English Romanesque at in Hickok Hall on the Coe College cam pus located at 1220 First Cedar Fall canoe trip Enjoy a leisurely paddle down the River from Troy Mills to Ridge October starting at as part of the Linn County Conservation Depart ment The trip will last ap proximately 5 Registration is required by October Call 398 3SOS to Canoe rental cost is Prairie seed harvest Learn how to collect prairie seeds and identify some prairie plants as you participate in a project to restore a prairie which will be damaged by road construction on Highway The Conservation Department is an effort to collect prairie seed prior to road work along Highway 151 and then use the seed to replant the prairie following Par will meet at Morgan Creek October 16 at Bring garden hand shears and paper grocery Miller indicted in June crash A grand jury has indicted Michael of two counts of vehicular homicide in a June 19 crash on County Home Two Richard and Kraig were killed in the accident Miller and two other passengers in the Dean and Joshua were The couple in the second car Larry and Sandra of rural also suffered After the a criminal complaint was filed on June Evidence was presented on September and the indictment was given to judge Kristen Hibbs on September An arraignment has not been set yet Police said alcohol was not a factor in the Most of the people in both including both were wearing seat Regis King and Queen vote takes place today Pep bonfire slated for 12 The vote for the Regis Homecoming king and queen will take place There will be a pep rally and a bonfire at the school on October On Oct the Royals will play their homecoming game against Cedar Falls at On October there will be a dance at Regis High from to Jensen named Chamber Chairman By Bradley Simmons The Marion Times Steve of Finance for Vector became the 199495 Chair of the Marion Chamber of Commerce on September Jensen succeeded Clair President of Farmers State who will continue on the executive committee as Past In his new Jensen will act as a liaison between the Marion the Marion Economic Development the business and the Cedar Rapids Chamber of The Marion Chamber has more than 400 or between 70 and 80 percent of the businesses in Jensen That is a very high percentage if you compare it to the national Jensen It shows that we have a good base of membership who want to be involved and support the As Jensen will play an important role as the the Chamber and MEDCO establish a vision of what Marion will look like in 20 He cited the Highway 100 corridor and the other street construction projects as proof that 1995 will be a key year in Marions development Marion has done a lot for Jensen He sees his new position as an opportunity for Vector Corporation and himself to give something back to the community where he has lived since Jensen was a graduate of Marion High School in He received his Certified Public Accountants degree in 1978 from the University of Northern He has been active in the Marion Chamber since and has served as a board member for several Jensen has been at Vector Corporation since I Steve and his Diane have played an important role in the Steve Jensen has been active on the board of the Marion the Library Fund Drive and the Boy His is a sophomore at High and his attends sixth grade Novak Steve Jensen Marion City Council considers road options By Bradley Simmons The Marion Times Although the city council did not hold a regular Thursday the council did meet at a work session on September The meeting focused on the plans for two road construction The council but did not take any action on either project Road Extension in South Marion The first topic the council discussed had to do with the proposed Marion also known as the Highway 100 the citys comprehensive development plan calls for both 31st St and 35th to connect with one option the city was considering was having 35th tie in to 31st and allowing only 31st to extend to The comprehensive development plan not only is a blueprint for how development will but it will affect which streets will be Community Development Director Riley Simpson said the city Planning and Zoning Commission reviewed the highway connections in At that they recommended to extend both 31st is also planned to be upgraded and will eventually connect thru to 7th also said the Marion Economic Development favors extending both 31st and 35th streets to Highway MEDCO favors this because a straighter route is better for trucks and a 35th Street connection would be better able to serve the industrial area along the 35th and 3rd area east of 35th Simpson Kay 2820 2nd expressed concern of what the road extensions would do to parking near the girls softball field on 3rd and 31st Dave 130 31st expressed concerns about traffic near Willow a home for the elderly located at 455 31st But the opinion of the council favored extending both streets to the Highway 100 Summing up the of the Mayor Vic Klopfenstein said 35th was meant to be a major street and to handle While noting that 35th Street had some grading City Engineer Erv Mussman said that 31st Street is not as wide as 35th Street Whatever decision the council takes in the future will have affect on the enormous amount of development expected in the Jim a developer in the told the council that development will take place much faster than you Road Extension in North Marion The other main topic the council discussed was an extension located near schools between Indian Creek Road and North 10th The issue at hand was whether to extend 29th Ave or 35th to connect with north Schott said the city had enough money to build one road or the other but not Marion has planned to extend a route through the area for more than 20 Schott The issue was when and which street needed to be Development in the area has reached the pont where there is congestion on the current traffic Simpson The city estimates it will have around to spend on the current left over from Marion boulevard reconstruction project Schott said the city had the option of using this money as a down payment on the but it will not be enough to pay for the entire They city would still have to apply for federal money for the please see page 10A Marion High coronation Friday night Here are the 1994 Marion High School homecoming In the back from left to right Brad Mike Kane Nate Jason In the front from left to right Kelly Nicole Beth Sarah Robertson and Jennifer Homecoming is traditionally just what it says a time for coming alumni returning to see their hometown team show its pride and spirit on the football Along with it is the crowning of the Homecoming King and students chosen to represent the school for that Marion High School will be crowning its 1994 Homecoming King and Queen at the DeWitt football October To get everyone in the a pep rally is scheduled for October at the Marion High School football Candidates for Homecoming Queen include Kelly who has been a cheerleader for four of the football squad and a member of the wrestling and cheerleading She played softball and is editor of the school She was also a semi finalist for the National Council on Youth Sarah Robertson is class student senate vice a member of National Honor football winter poms and the National Council on Youth Beth Hatch has participated in student National Council on Youth and has volunteered to read to kindergarten Nicole Francis has participated in football winter and is student senate treasurer and class Jennifer Winberg participated in cheerleading and was on the National Council on Youth She also volunteers to read to kindergarten Homecoming King candidates are Mike Kalkwarf has participated in football and wrestling and enjoys fishing and camping in his free Jason Westpfal has participated in baseball and During basketball he is a bleacher creature and is in 30 days of He enjoys fishing in his free Brad Holub participated in varsity basketball and He enjoys fishing in his free Nate Werneburg participated in varsity wrestling and track and enjoys fishing and lifting weights in his free Kane Lakose participated in varsity basketball and He enjoys fishing and lifting The theme of the homecoming to be held October 8 from 8 to 11 in the school is A Night to Colors for the night are royal blue and Cost is per person and per Pictures will be taken by Read Photography at the Homecoming highlights Pictured clockwise from top Springville Kepros and Justin Maline Home coming Holly with her Audrey and John Dolphin Homecoming King Todd DeWoody goes in for a 90yard touch down on a punt return at the football game against Dubuque Wahlert Alburnett Homecoming Audrey Michelle Johnson with Homecoming King Patrick
