Marion Times (Newspaper) - June 19, 2003, Marion, Iowa 000001 00 HISTORICAL LIBRARY HISTORICAL SOCIETY 600 E LOCUST ST DES Irt 503 73 n Award Winning Newspaper 75 cents Local Pets to be Featured Show off your furry friend in the upcoming Marion Times special pet tabloid All you need to do is bring in a picture of your pet and the Times will include in the tabloid for just Each picture will be placed in a 2 x 2 square with word ing of your Dont miss this to show off your four legged family member or send out a special memorial mes sage to pets that have passed Deadline for all entries is July Railroad Exhibit to be Constructed Local and area residents are invited to get onboard with a special Milwaukee Railroad exhibit at the Marion Heritage If you have old pictures of the Marion area railroad and would like to put them on loan to the Heritage Center for the special please contact Sam Dillon at 3770889 or Joyce and Howard Parks at The assistance of local resi dents is needed to help make this project a to Offer Free Workshop Budgeting is not a bad word Come to this free work shop and get started on the path to financial Create a personal spending plan that Set goals and reach them Attend this Satur June 12 held at office at 3351 Square D Drive For more information or to register for this FREE work shop call 319 Reg is Linn County Firefighters to Meet The monthly meeting of the Linn County Firefighters Association will be hosted by Cedar Rapids Fire Depart ment June at 8 at the Central Fire Don Fox will make a pre sentation on Annual Pump Ser vice Tests and General Truck Contents Church Down Memory School on First United Methodist Pastor Plans Busy Retirement By Sarah Wilson Editor After serving Marions First United Methodist Church and community for 12 Rever end Stan Wierson plans to sort last Sunday at the church will be June How he stated he plans to redi rect his ministry to churches that need to rediscover their mission to serve Christ in ways of the 21st Wierson will spend one year at each church in need of assistance and he will be serv ing churches in the immediate When Wierson first came to Marion in he had a vision to expand the up date the facilities and see mem grow to First on the list was a new and although the estimated cost of the project was pledges made by church members exceeded the in the church pur chased air conditioning for the sanctuary and an elevator was The onsite daycare was reorganized and Ad a new two li a choir room and storage area were all With mem on the the church didnt stop When the old Carnegie library came up for the church purchased the build ing to use for meeting rooms and a youth Although much remodeling and construction has been com during the last 12 Wierson The spiri tual growth of the congregation has been the biggest achieve Continued on Page 5 Who Let the Dogs Out Photo by Sarah Wilson Stan Wierson sits next the piano in the First United Methodist Church Wierson enjoys playing for many musical Warmer weather increases the risk for animal Its really not a laughing matter as mail carriers were bitten last with an average of 12 dog attacks every delivery While these numbers are high for United States Postal Service em children and the elderly are even more likely to be at All million Americans suffer injuries from dog attacks each accounting for five percent of all hospital emergency room Postmaster Kim McCarty stated that dog bites have increased in Marion this In the past five Marion mail carriers have expe three dog bites while de livering the Postmaster McCarty stated residents can help protect letter meter readers and news paper delivery persons by mak ing sure all pets are properly re If a carrier is delivering an article directly to the people should put their dogs in a separate room before opening the front Be a responsible pef Help prevent the injuries caused by animal Local letter carriers will appreciate the Oak Ridge Takes Root By Cathy Brousseau Staff Reporter Spacious attrac tive cabinets and banks of win dows will greet students at the beginning of classes at the Oak Ridge School under construction off Alburnett school board admin and media enjoyed a tour of the building June The delayed at the start of construction due to is moving along on a schedule that will allow for an August 25 Although much inside and needs to be com some cabinets have been Several classrooms and commons areas are green and purple ac cents are carried throughout the building in cabinets and The art rooms will contain cabinets with abundant drawer and tray storage while a wall of windows will allow for natural BeeWare of New Neighbors Photo by Sarah Wilson A swarm of bees moved into Virginia backyard last covering several branches of a small who lives at 3465 Lilac contacted the Indian Creek Nature Center to learn more about the mysterious bees taking over her She was informed the bees probably originated in a hive where a second queen bee was Two queen bees cannot inhabit one so one of the queens moved out and took a swarm of worker bees with The bees will travel from one location to another until they find a suitable home to make a new Flannagan was assured her new neighbors would move out in just a few Kacena Honored for Dedication to Heritage Center Send news or announcements to Box IA 52302 319 3777037 Fax 319 3779535 During a special ceremony at the Heritage Center June Jay Kacena was honored for his dedicated service as Chair man of the Marion Heritage Cen ter Exhibit As Committee Jay Kacena actively guided the plan organization and mounting of seven outstanding exhibits at the Marion Heritage Each of these seven displays high lighted a different aspect of Marion and Linn Countys his Whether spotlighting such specific periods of local history as the early settlers of 18361850 and the Marions involvement in World War II or presenting our rich heritage through the display of and Jay was dedicated to providing visitors with top quality displays that not only educated but These wonderful displays were achieved despite limited funding Jay was a master at successfully locating and tapping this areas rich storehouse of pri vately held artifacts and treasures for use in our As a re sult of his dedication to excel many of these exhibits eclipsed similar displays staged by other local venues operating with greater resources and fund and edly proud of Marion and its his Jay never missed an oppor to promote the Marion Heritage Center and its He could always be found hang ing handing out exhibit handbills or writing letters to lo cal newspapers extolling the cur rent Marion Historical Society President Marjorie Reynolds Formed to in and preserve our unique history and to provide activities for the instruction of visitors and the larger community regarding our historical the Marion Historical Society is deeply indebted to Jay Kacena for his dedication and energetic ef forts in successfully achieving these Also presented that evening were several awards for student Turn to page 3 for addi tional Mayor Vic stands with Jay after he is honored for his dedication to the Marion Heritage
