Senior citizens lend an ear at Wilkins Elementary
Elder Marion residents visit Wilkins Elementary for weekly hour long reading sessions with first graders. 84 year old L B DeWees and Crestview Acres residents volunteer to provide individual reading help and encouragement, easing teacher workload and boosting student pride.
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Wilkins Elementary
Marion
Wilkins
Jim Brust
L.B DeWees
13Th St
L.B
DeWees
Brust
Gertrude Ross
Crestview Acres Nursing Home
Ross
Marion City Council Sets Three Public Hearings for March 6
The Marion City Council announced three public hearings for March 6 including the proposed next fiscal year budget a rezoning of the north side Commercial Avenue and 44th Street from commercial to multi family residential and a ban on pole signs in the downtown area. The panel approved Bohemian Savings and Loan bid to acquire a narrow alley between Eighth and Ninth avenues and 10th and 11th streets for 2505 dollars to support its new downtown branch parking. The council also advanced second reading of an ordinance to close 11th Street between Sixth and Seventh avenues tied to downtown redevelopment and a pedestrian plaza plan.
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Marion
Commercial Avenue
44Th Street
Bohemian Savings and Loan
Eighth
Ninth Avenues
10Th
11Th Streets
Financial Institution
11Th Street
Sixth
Seventh Avenues
Bertlings Buy Cedar Rapids Home Via Skogman Realty
Mr and Mrs Mark Bertling purchased a home at 1080 W Eighth Ave Cedar Rapids from Midwest Investment Co The sale was handled by Skogman Realty Also a note recalls composer Frederic Chopin born in Warsaw on this date in 1810.
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Mark Bertling
Cedar Rapids
Eighth Ave
Midwest Investment Co
Skogman Realty
Nordman Jewelry
Frederic Chopin
Warsaw
Poland
Grant Wood AEA Board Examines Staff Resignation Policy
The Grant Wood Area Education Agency board met in Ainsworth to review resignations policy amid criticism over family unity. The panel debated reporting staff to the Professional Practices Commission and adopted three administrative options while preserving the current policy.
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Grant Wood Area Education Agency Board of
Ainsworth
Iowa
GWAEA
Gazette
Iowa Professional Practices Commission
Christine Pierce
Professional Practices Commission
Carol Gillis
Dubuque
Commission
Grant Wood Aea
Gillis
Dale Hibbs
Iowa City
Dwight Bode
Pierce
the Gazette
Grant Wood Administration
Bode
The
Practices Commission
Family Unity
Morgen
AEA
Grant Wood
Aeas
Marion narrows pool site options to three
Marion officials narrow to three possible sites for a new swimming pool to replace Legion Pool. A bond issue would finance construction, with a council meeting set for next Tuesday to review studies and decide steps. A county supervisor forslag to jointly fund a pool at Squaw Creek Park was also raised.
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Marion Park Board
Legion Pool
Park Board
35Th Street
Highway 151
Marion
Third Avenue
31St Street
Linn County
Ken Schriner
City of
Squaw Creek Park
Park Department
Joe Butterfield
Schriner
Outlooks: Eastern Iowans Share Reflections in Gazette
The Gazette presents Outlooks from thoughtful Eastern Iowans offering periodic observations. Readers gain small, contemplative notes reflecting everyday life, local culture, and community values in a brief editorial feature.
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Gazette
Marion man dies in crash on Highway 218 south of LaPorte City
Timothy M. Rogers 20 of Marion died after his car collided with a semitrailer on a curve four miles south of LaPorte City around 9 30 p m He was dead on arrival at a hospital in Vinton His brother Patrick 19 a passenger was treated and released Michael Bradford 31 another passenger was treated and released The semi driver Richard O Shores 41 of Waterloo was not injured Police said Rogers lost control of his northbound car and collided with the southbound semi The crash remains under investigation
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Laporte City
Timothy M. Rogers
McGowan Blvd
Marion
Highway 218
Vinton
Patrick
Michael Bradford
First St. SW
Richard O. Shores
Waterloo
Timothy Rogers
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Lula Roberts
Tom Fruehling
L.B. DeWees
Tracy Bizios
Ford Shoes
St. SE
Grant Wood Board
Mary Ann Koll
Ratcliff
Mt. Vernon Rd
Capitol M
Kryptok
FIRST
Marion Man
Betterrest
Westdale Mall
Edgewood S.W
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