Marion Neighbors He’s lonesome for Alaska
Dr. R E Lehdigh, 88, Marion retiree, has made 16 winter trips to Anchorage to visit his daughter and family. He notes Alaska’s weather can be warmer than Iowa’s in winter, explaining with humor how he once bought a fur cap and boots but never wore them during two winters there.
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Dr. R.E. Lehdigh
Alaska
Dr. Lehdigh
Ninth Ave
Anchorage
Leihigh
Lehdigh
Arctic Circle
Columbia Glacier
Leidigh
Marion Briefs and Community Calendar Highlights
Scout Troop 55 meets at 7 tonight at Marion Christian Church for a court of honor. Marion YMCA offers a busy schedule with open gym, fitness, crafts, and multiple swim lessons throughout the day and evening. Marion Independent School Board meets at 7 p m at Longfellow Administration Center. Sorosis Club gathers at 6 30 p m Thursday for its Christmas dinner and gift exchange. In other news, 88-year-old Leidigh shares Alaska trip memories with photos and souvenirs from his extensive travels and a lifelong habit of exploration.
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Boy Scout
Marion Christian Church
YMCA
Marion Branch
Blue Stars
Marion Independent School Board
Longfellow Administration Center
10Th Ave
Sorosis
Sorosis Club
Molly Costello
Central Ave
Drivers Charged in Linn County Evening Arrests
In Linn County two men were arrested for drunk driving. Steve W. Laiser, 22, of Route 2 Marion, was taken into custody at 2 a.m. on Indian Creek Road near 10th Street. Marlin Pennington, 48, of 1705 Edgewood Drive NW, was arrested at 11:30 p.m. on Second Avenue SW and faces additional charges for driving without a license and driving without proper lamps.
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Linn County
Steve W. Laiser
Route 2
Marion
10Th Street
Indian Creek Road
Marlin Pennington
Edgewood Drive
Second Avenue
Anti heroin move planned across US Mexico border
Washington reports renewed efforts to block heroin smuggling as Mexico joins the United States-Mexico Consultative Commission on Narcotics. Rep. Lester Wolff said Mexico’s opium poppy eradication has reduced overdose deaths and lowered street heroin purity in the United States.
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Mexico
United States
Lester Wolff
D-N.y
House Select Committee On
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