El Kahir Shrine installs 1990 potentate and officers
Shannon Murchison of Cedar Rapids is installed as potentate of El Kahir Shrine Temple serving 26 counties in northeast and north-central Iowa with 3,400 members. The 1990 term covers completion of the new 10,000 square foot El Kabir activities building at Blairs Ferry Road and Council Street NE slated to open in April. Other officers installed include Roger Donegan as chief rabban and Robert Cook as assistant rabban. A free workshop on Japanese aesthetics and papermaking is set for March 6 in Cedar Rapids with registration by March 2. A statewide Edu Link hot line 1 800 747 8839 provides education information.
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Iowa
North America
Murchison
Blairs Ferry Road
Council Street
Roger Donegan
Cedar Rapids
Rabban
Robert Cook
Cedar Falls
Dean Redman
Warren Smith
Oriental Guide
George Chmelicek
Earl Barber
Max Fitz
Grant Wood Area Education Agency
University of Iowa
AEA
Sixth St
Timothy Barrett
U of I
Kay Turney
Marion Hy-Vee rezoning approved despite neighbor concerns
Marion City Council approved rezoning for a new Hy-Vee store on 35th Street and Business Highway 151. The project faces possible legal challenges from Willowood residents over traffic drainage and safety, with 75 percent of 100 local property owners opposing the plan. The store would cost about 5.5 million dollars, employ 400, and include traffic upgrades and a 12 foot screening berm.
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Jazeve Star
Marion
Dan Hawthorne
35Th St
Willowood
Kevin Hydak
Hawthorne
Hy-Vee
35Th Street
Bill Ludwig
Cedar Rapids
32Nd Street
Vic Klopfenstein
Marion bypass threatens Hillcrest homes in new subdivision
The Iowa Department of Transportation accelerates land purchases along Hillcrest Drive as part of the Marion bypass project. IDOT plans to buy at least three more homes and 18 total Hillcrest lots before construction, with owners receiving fair relocation assistance. The long-delayed bypass extends Collins Road east toward Highway 13 and has altered plans for residents who moved in recently.
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Donna Lee Olson
Hillcrest Drive
Marion
Iowa Department of Transportation
Maury Burr
IDOT
Burr
August Baack
Collins Road
First Avenue
Highway 13
Baack
Fifth Ave
Riley Simpson
Simpson
Hillcrest
Marion Chamber to note city growth at MEDCO meeting
Marion Chamber of Commerce MEDCO annual meeting will feature Iowa Department of Transportation Director Darrel Rensink speaking Wednesday at noon. The event at Indian Creek Country Club will include a business activity update by MEDCO President George Lowe and recognition of firms starting up or expanding in the past year. Reservations at 377-6316.
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Iowa Department of Transportation
Darrel Rensink
MEDCO
Marion Chamber of Commerce
Indian Creek Country Club
George Lowe
The
Marion Chamber
Eye Screening Advises 11 Percent of Students
Eleven percent of the 2,279 College Community School District students whose vision was screened were advised to visit eye doctors. Screening occurred in December and January by the Grant Wood Area Education Agency as part of an annual service to 39 districts in the seven-county region. Contact Grant Wood at 399-6700 or 1-800-332-8488 for more information.
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College Community School District
Grant Wood Area
Grant Wood
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el Kahir
Shannon Murchison
David Ct
el Kahir Shrine
Education Hot Line
Edu-Link
Marion Hy-Vee
Marion Planning and Zoning Commission
Dale J
Diane Rappe
Hillcrest Dr
Bappes
Dale Bappe
the Gazette
Bappe
Holland Orchard
Gosed Fun & Nursery
16Th Ave. S
Joyce
3Rd Ave
PRISM
PTK
Lingtron
2Nd Ave. S.E. Et EL
RCA
Avenu
MTS Stereo
RCA Unified Remote Control
C.R., Marion Area
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