Clinton Santa to retire after 57 years of gifts
Kent Schaley, 85, known as Clinton's Santa Claus for 57 winters, plans to retire his traditional red suit after this season. He will don a newer version for two more appearances while winding down the long service with his wife Viola “Jeep” Schaley.
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Kent Schaley
Curtis Co
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Art McNamara
Jeep
Howard
Schaleys
Linn-Mar schedules early dismissals elimination 2001 02 calendar
Linn-Mar Community School District will drop 15 early dismissals in 2001 02 replacing them with up to five full days for staff training. The year begins August 22 2001 and ends May 31 2002 with Thanksgiving winter and spring breaks and several teacher work days.
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Inmate Uses Another Name to Escape Des Moines Jail
A prisoner signed as an inmate named Samuel Lara to gain release from the Des Moines City Jail with $152. The wrong person was freed and a man named Troy Glenn Manley, 31, is sought on escape and theft charges. Manley faces multiple offenses including hit and run and driving with a suspended license. Authorities corrected the mistake by freeing Lara, who remained jailed for driving without insurance and an unlicensed vehicle.
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Troy Glenn Manley
Manley
Samuel Lara
West Des Moines
Lara
Branstad Upgraded to Good as Recovery Continues
Former Gov. Terry Branstad's condition was upgraded to good after a heart attack earlier this week. Family spokesman Eric Woolson said he was walking, had improved appetite, and slept through the night at Iowa Methodist Medical Center as doctors hopeful he can go home soon.
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Terry Branstad
Eric Woolson
Branstad
Iowa Methodist Medical Center
Woolson
Remains of Two Iowa WWII Marines Returned Home
Two Iowa soldiers killed in World War II are coming home for burial. Cpl. Harris Johnson of Little Rock will be buried there, while Pvt. Franklyn Nodland of Marshalltown will be interred at Arlington National Cemetery. Johnson’s remains were found after 58 years, aiding a long search by Marines and a local historian family.
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Franklyn Nodland
Marshalltown
Zelda Lewis
Lampoc
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Pearl Harbor
Marine Raiders Association
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