Marion Times (Newspaper) - March 7, 1996, Marion, Iowa Check out the new look of the Balster b fill Bowling News inside fir i K your label your Is expired I Marion Times The weekly newspaper serving and Springville ii i Police Marions 10 750 1996 MEDCO holds annual meeting Springville committee searches for to report progress to members ways to get more space for library James president of the Iowa Association of Business and Industry told Marion Economic Development Company MEDCO that You are right on target with your Keep up the good Aipperspach spoke to about 200 persons attending the annual lun cheon meeting at the Longbranch February He in formed the assemblage of the state wide efforts being made to attract new industry to Iowa in addition to maintaining the business Iowa James president of the Iowa Association of Business and Industry spoke to the annual meeting of MEDCO on February The MEDCO meeting was very positive on Jerry reported to the group that 69 projects worked on by MEDCO had helped create and maintain 390 jobs for Zahradnik Assisting exist ing businesses to attracting new business and improving land and air transportation are the priori ties of The 1996 program of work put lined by MEDCO include for the transportation the update of the Marion Highway 100 connections with 35th and 44th continued improvements to highways 13 and and develop ment of in the commer cial and industrial For the finance committee ex capital fund drive for certain recruit 25 new members for For Marketing and Development Committee implement a marketing identify and develop new com and industrial MEDCO continued on paga 8 County conservation board makes changes in fees and park rules By Duane Marion Times City of Springville are currently waiting for the results of a preliminary study on what can be done to increase the space of the The job of the committee was to look at all the possibilities and fig ure out how to get more space for the said Springville City Clerk Cynthia Whether that meant adding on to this building or building a new building which would be a joint city city library The task force is to look into any possibilities they think vi Stimson said one possibility dis cussed was to add on to the current city remodel it and make it a joint The main tenance shop would then be moved to another Stimson no formal approval or pro posal has been Once they get cost figures back they may have to go a completely different Stimsom Mary director of the Springville said space is the largest concern facing the We have no work space whatso LaGrange We use a table that the patrons use We use the City Halls council cham bers for our young periodicals and display The Springville Library is located in a building in which it shares space with the City Clerks office and City Council Its circulation last year was We are getting more books than we can We dont turn down donated books if they are in good condition and up to I rarely take a book we already have even if its fairly popular because we just dont have the The Linn County Conservation board at a recent meeting made some changes in park fees and charges and in park The camping fee for Squaw Creek Park will increase from to effort to offset operational costs asso with the recent upgrading of the camp Other camping fees will be the The county will offer a camping discount coupon The book will contain 14 each good for one day of camping for one camp ing The book will sell for The coupons will save campers from 9 to 18 depending on the camp ground they stay In an effort to make collecting easier for the youth group camp grounds where the old fee was 250 per the board decided a flat fee of will be charged for a 24 hours period plus the same reserva tion This will eliminate the need for park personnel to visit the camp site to get a head In an effort to eliminate very small groups reserving group camping the board set mini mum fees and minimum number of camping units per group camp Lodge and shelter facility fees have been increased to help offset in creased operational and administra tive The fee increases range from to dollars with rental costing more for weekend An additional fee will also be charged for weddings and receptions due to the increased demands these groups cause for park Boat rental fees will be reduced by 50 for week day use by youth groups in an effort to attract these groups during the With an eye on the possible reopen ing of the observation tower at Pini con Ridge the board approved a user fee of 500 if a turnstile The fee was the one most acceptable to persons questioned when the tower was open to the public for six days last The board also approved limiting the size of containers containing beer to only those smaller than one Kegs will no longer be in county except in lodges that have been reserved and The board accepted a gift from Don Magnusen for a legacy tree at the Morgan Creek Park arboretum in the name of Rick Allen In response to a request from the North Linn Fish Game club the board voted to keep the Natural Area open except for the period from February 15 to April The board did give the staff permis sion to close the area if severe weather made it impossible to open the road for a short period of Governor Branstad discusses relationship between future education and technology By Duane Governor Terry Branstad visited Intermediate School February 29 and told a gathering of approximately 80 people that with economic develop ment and education there is a close between these two Branstad visited Inter mediate School to serve as facilita tor of a community forum discuss ing education in the Linn Mar officials used the opportunity to gather more information for use in the districts strategic A high school diploma is es but even with that its not enough to guarantee economic se curity in the long run Branstad We must give our children the ad vantage of the technology that is Branstad has proposed a teacher as a We hope we can learn to use technology as an effective tool to motivate kids to learn and thereby enhance their skills for the he He reminded those present that it is not to just jump in and buy that the dis must develop a strategic plan for how it will utilize During the open session most of those attending agreed that business and education should work more closely together and that more ways should be found for that to February strange weather for Linn County Eugene Frye Volunteer Meteorologist National Weather Service February 1996 county was yet another month of usual Although temperature of de grees was only a little over a degree below the longterm for the the begin and end of month were very while the middle was somewhat with 60 degrees being reached 24th and Hie Indies of total precipitation was only about Total snowfall was Two not bistros 2 m only set a new record low for this weather observing station the 2 oft February 3 set Springville Library Director Mary LaGrange stands in the Springville City Council Chambers which also serves as the young adult and display room for the City officials are currently doing a study to find a way in which the library facility can acquire more Marion police swears in three new officers By Duane Marion Times Three new Marion police officers are to be sworn in at tonight s Marion City Council Taking the oath of office will be Douglas Chad Nott and Robert Scott is a Cedar Rapids resi dent and has a BA in Police Admin and an AA in criminal jus tice from Kirkwood also lives in Cedar Rap ids and has a BA in Criminology from the University of Northern is a Marion resident and a former police officer in the Ottumwa Police He is a certified and Iowa State Peace officer and was formerly employed with the Iowa Department of Corrections as a pro bation officer in the Youthful Of fender Program and Batterers Edu cation The addition of the three officers leaves the Marion Police Depart ment with three officer positions yet to Swamp Fox volunteers discuss ideas for expansion this year A group of about 30 volunteers attended an open meeting to discuss ideas for the upcoming Swamp Fox Each of last years events were also All events of last years festival were given the go for 1996 with some suggestions for Those working on the Voices from the Past are thinking they will con centrate of those buried in the ceme tery who were alive when Iowa be came a They are also studying if it will be possible to have a night walk in the cemetery in the It is hoped that the dis plays and entertainment in the park can be expanded with the possible addition of a craft Tours of the newly opened library may also be a part of the Many other new events were sug gested by the group and all will be presented to the festival board of directors according to Greg Hapgood festival general Anyone interested in helping with the festival is urged to contact the Marion Chamber of Commerce of 790 11th or Heritage Bank will open temporary facilities in March 11 By Duane Marion Times After months of planning Heri tage Bank is set to open for business March The owned by Governor Terry Branstad visited Intermediate School wm do business in a trailer million over four years to be spent February 29 to serve as facilitator for a community forum on at Bou on school technology He the Governor Branstad told the the bank s said it is important that the teachers group of approximately 80 people that there was a close permanent wm begin m and staff learn how to use the new between business and education and that we must give our technology that is available because the advantage of the technology that Is currently lne nave technology will not replace the along with a night deposit said the Banks president Tammy The only thing we will lack will be ATM capabili which will be available in the new Danover said there will be two parttime and three full time em ployees working on a rotating basis in the trailer bank to service custom The bank was originally sched uled to open December but according to FDIC approval was not given until December Cooper told the Marion Times in an earlier interview that with the late approval we thought it best to open after the Danover is very excited about the banks opening and said she feels the bank will offer area residents a nice alternative in banking We feel we have a lot to offer and that maybe we can bring a little more of a personal touch back to some of the people in Danover
