Marion area activities listed in Monday briefs
A compilation of upcoming events and schedules in Marion includes YMCA classes for men and women, aquatic lessons, and preschool activities. meetings for Masonic Lodge, Cary Club, Women’s Relief, sewing, chorus, and various clubs. plus job ads and local services. Notable entries include Marion Lodge No. 6 at 7 p.m. Tuesday, P.E.O. chapters, and the Five Seasons Center manager speaking at a business women’s awards event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YMCA
Marion Branch
Marabwa
American Business Women’s Association
Longbranch
Mike Gebauer
Five Seasons Center
Marion
Joy Sparenborg
Airy Duo Wins 11th Marion YMCA Bridge Marathon
Eldon Airy and spouse claimed top honors in the 11th annual Marion YMCA bridge marathon a six month contest from October through March. Thirty two couples entered with Mr and Mrs John Bousley taking second. Group winners included Arley Blankenburg Glenn Jensen Gordon Gibson Vic tor Klopfenstein and Lu Schlotterback chaired the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
11Th St
Victor Klopfenstein
Sixth St
Lu Schlotterback
Peace and security come with a high price in aid plans
Harold Brown warned that peace and security are costly while war is pricier, tied to a multibillion-dollar aid package for Egypt and Israel. A note recalls 30 years ago when eight European allies pressed for guns and dollars to strengthen military power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Brown
U.S
America
Egypt
Israel
Music enrichment class at Starry faces end of year review
Marion Starry Elementary offered a voluntary music learning center program in three grades, run by parent volunteers with six to seven activity stations. While praised by many, teachers and principal note scheduling, room issues, and lack of a credentialed instructor. the program, the only Iowa entry in a national music education catalog, may not return next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Starry
Marion
Bill Weisley
Betty Debban
Grant Wood Area
Stephen Foster
George Gershwin
Duke Ellington
Aaron Copeland
Irving Berlin
Rogers and Hammerstein
Scott Joplin
Debban
Joyce Bennett
Shirley Williamson
Weisley
Carolyn Baughman
Iowa
Music Educators National Conference
Water well in Worland yields unexpected gush of warm water
Husky Oil Co and Pan Eastern Petroleum struck water 4200 feet deep near Worland. The pressurized 62 degree water could be piped into city mains to prevent winter freezes, avoiding costly artesian drilling. John Clare of the Worland Utility Board praised the partners for the free supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worland
Wyo
Husky Oil Co
Husky
Pan Eastern Petroleum
John Clare
Worland Utility Board
Clare
Mentzer Elementary Allies Balloons for Library Week
Mentzer elementary school students in Marion joined National Library Week activities by attaching names and addresses to balloon strings. The farthest traveling balloon will win a prize while the event promotes the theme that books can take readers to far away places. All students participated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mentzer Elementary School
Marion
National Library Week
Melva Starr
Mentzer
Also Mentioned on This Page
Starry Elementary School
Kathy Whittemore
Jeff Lodwig
Masonic Lodge
Marion Lodge No. 6
Masonic Temple
Women’s Relief
Robert Mitchell
Women's Relief Corps No. 126
Legion Hall
Marion Women's Club
Ray Long
Musical Literary Club
A.B. Lake
Eighth St
L.O
Bishops In
Lindale Mall
Trojan Lodge
P.E.O
William Bennett
K.L. Hartung
J.B. Howell
Eighth Ave
Larry Beckett
Marion Modern Homemakers Club
Marilyn Comley
Nature and Garden
Marion Nature and Garden Club
Rainbow Real Estate
Hiawatha
Charles Balcom
Rebekah — Lodge No. 35
IOOF
Milwaukee Club
King’s Daughters
Mary Lowe Dickinson
Benita Ellis
LaVon McCune
George Politis
Ken McMurray
Alburnett Road
A.F. Mayer
Stickney’s
Adv
Danish Maid Bakery
Cedar Rapids
35Th St
Warner Brothers
Berger Furriers
Janet Jones
Free Lance
Charlene Wigness
Connie Altes
Kay Sutton
Wanda Campbell
Carla Woode
Bennett
Williamson
Lisa Larsen
Gazette
Tom Fruehling
Antique Show & Collectors Fair
WM. Heacock
John Zachar
Gallery of Homes
Wilmer Richardson Sales
Wilmer
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