Opinion Tribune (Newspaper) - January 25, 1995, Glenwood, Iowa F-M grad returns from 38 Of HI & Hiram NEWS STAND - 50C HOME DELIVERY - 400 TWO 24 PAGES PLUS INSERTS VOLUME 130, NO. 4 MILLS IOWA JAN. 25, 1995 The race Is on Photo by Joe Foreman Wheels were spinning Thursday night in the West Elementary School gymnasium as Glenwood Cub Scouts staged their annual Each scout on hand at the derby raced his very custom-built hot Winners were awarded in various age Along with the more than a hundred Moms and Dads were in attendance at the Glenwood American Legion honors its 50-year members at turkey feed By Ted Hetzel Tribune Assistant Editor The Harvey T. Rimel Post No. 141 of the American Legion of Glenwood honored its 50-year members during its annual Turkey Feed Saturday night Twenty-seven of the legion's 56 50-year members attended the banquet and were awarded with a certificate and pin commemorating their membership very proud to have Agitant Vern Knudtson made it a continuous thing to serve in the legion for over 50 have some prominent people involved in the A let of them have been influential in our I feel very honored to have ever been associated with these Fifty years the legion met in the old Glenwood approximately located where the Glenwood office now During 1951 and 1952, members of the legion dug out a basement under the Commercial Hotel in Glenwood and used that tion to hold its Knudtson said the hotel burned down in the and the present American Legion adjacent to Keleher Pharmacy on the northeast corner of town was soon the local post began Aug. 12, 1919, when 15 veterans of World War I from this area signed a temporary On Nov. 10,1919, the legion adopted the name Harvey T. Post 141, with a permanent charter membership of 120. Rimel was the first local serviceman killed overseas during World War I. All of the current legion's 50-year members served in World War which officially began Dec. 7, 1941 and ended Dec. 31, 1946. only allowed to be a Knudtson you were on duty during times of as declared by A list of the legion's 50-year members John Merritt Duane Melvin Fred Wayne Don Roy William Gust Don Maurice Richard Artie Ross Harry Berwyn Harold Dale Elmer Amil Willard Harold Robert Charles Carl Ronnie Edwin Louis Wayne Walt Wayne Harry Walter Glen Clyde Earl Howard Bruce Robert Richard Earl Charles Harold Filomena Lewis Rodman Merrill Willard William Duane Lee Hastings units respond Rural Hastings home damaged during fire A rural Hastings house sustained extensive damage during a fire Saturday night According to a Mills County Sheriffs Department fire Fighters from Emerson and Hastings were called to the David Bruce residence around 8:15 p.m. Residents of the home ently observed smoke coming from the house as they returned home from a restaurant in Red The sheriffs report stated that wood was burning in the house's fireplace when the residents left for Red Oak earlier in the The house is located south of U.S. Highway 34, near Valley Houser urges Glenwood to be aggressive State Rep. says to eye alternatives By Joe Foreman Editor Hubert Representative from Iowa's 85th Legislative told a Glenwood audience Saturday morning that city leaders should continue to seek alternative uses for vacant space on the campus of the Glenwood State Speaking to a Glenwood Area Chamber of Commerce legislative coffee Houser said more downsizing is expected to take place this year at and a similar facility in appropriations budget is calling for another cut of one Houser encourage the community to be aggressive in pursuing alternative Houser praised the city for its efforts in convincing With to open a brain trauma center on the The firm is hoping to have the facility up and running by the end of this Houser added that he envisions some of the vacant space at becoming an park for human He added that some lawmakers have expressed interest in turning the Woodward facility into a state correctional Some other matters discussed at the legislative Both Houser and State Sen. Derryl McLaren told the audience they sensed a less attitude among state lawmakers this Houser discussed a plan in the House of Representatives to shift funding away from property taxes for funding of mental health A Mills County woman HUBERT HOUSER voiced her displeasure with funding for nature trails in She noted that she is unhappy with the upkeep of the Wabash Trace Nature Trail in Mills McLaren told the audience of probable legislation which would put the Senate on record as being opposed to the Corps of plan to alter the flow of the Missouri River at certain times of the S Harold Swan chairman of the Mills County Democratic Party and a retired called state funding of community colleges in He urged lawmakers to shift some of the state's appropriated funds for four-year colleges to community Houser discussed legislation he has drafted that would require any mandate sent down to local governments to be funded by the The next legislative coffee in Glenwood is scheduled for Feb. 11, 10:30 in the board room of the Glenwood Area Chamber of Committee ponders county jail options By Joe Foreman Tribune Editor Proposals for a new jail and law enforcement center in Mills County are still being discussed by a steering made up of county The committee met Thursday night in the basement of the Mills County Last after a feasibility study had been conducted by an Omaha consulting the committee recommended a plan that called for construction of the facility at the present site of a softball field on South Vine St. in The million project would need a 60 percent approval in a county-wide bond issue The Mills County Board of believing there were loo many unanswered questions concerning the proposed nixed the plan for a bond issue Supervisor Don Brantz said he has heard objections to the Vine St. site from softball players and residents of the The City of Glenwood is in the process of having the softball field site The softball field site is still under consideration by the steering along with a proposal to build a jail - law enforcement addition on to the existing Mills County The Bottom Line DIRECTORY 2A 3A.5A.6A.10A 4A 7A 11A The 14A Legal 15A.3B.4B 16A 1B.2B 5B.6B.7B 8B Newt % Advertising Subscriptions Meeting planned on resource center Mills County residents are invited to attend an informational meeting about a proposed resource center in Mills The meetings will be held on the following dates in the Glenwood Community School District board 3rd floor at 103 Central at Glenwood State Feb. 6,7 p.m. to 8 Feb. 14, 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 and Feb. 14, noon to 1 p.m. New Boy Scout pack organizing A new Boy Scout pack is forming at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in located at 5 No. Vine St. Cub Scout Pack 229, for boys ages 8-10, will meet at the church Thursdays at 3:30 p.m. Boy Scout troop 229 for boys ages 11-18 will meet at the church on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. Call Jim Marshall for more information on the new Audit report on school district released for 1993-94 fiscal year Cornman and Johnson P.C. has released the audit report on the Glenwood Community School The auditors reported that the district's general fund receipts totaled for the year ended June 30, 1994, a 10.38 percent increase from 1993. The receipts included in local from the from the federal government and in interest on General fund disbursements for the year totaled a 3.24 percent increase from the prior and included for for plant operation and maintenance and for building A copy of the audit report is available for viewing in the office of the Auditor of the State of Iowa and at the school district secretary's
