Marion Iowa Parks Offer 13 Options From City Forest to Storybook Land
Marion residents have 13 parks ranging from 68 acres at Boyson Park to tiny two-tenths acre Triangle with City Park as oldest. Parks offer softball baseball picnicking jogging swimming fishing and playgrounds with notable sites like Hanna Park Legion Park Storybook Land and Willow Park. Vandalism hit Storybook Land in 1974 and 1973 incidents. city budget devoted less than 2 percent to vandalism costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Boyson Park
Eighth Avenue
Donnally Park
Alburnett Road
Boyson Road
Parks Department
Bowman-Davis Springs
Park Board
Marion Triangle
Seventh Avenue
Sixth Avenue
First Street
McDonald's
Joe Butterfield
Parks and Recreation
Harold Hanna
Parks Board
Hanna
Marion Independent Schools
Mentzer School
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
South Eleventh Street
Westview Drive
Willow Park
West Eighth Avenue
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Indian Creek
Storybook
Marion Jaycees
National Jaycee Organization
Pride of
Iowa
Storybook Land
Marion briefs potluck and lodge notices in Marion area
Potluck by Women's Relief Corps No 126 at Green's Pavilion Thomas Park Wednesday 6 p.m. Reservations due by Monday to 365 1636. Rebekahs Grove City Lodge 35 meet Monday 7:30 p.m. Marion Lodge 6 meet 7 p.m. Monday at Masonic Temple. Garden Club West Marion meets Wednesday noon with Mrs. Fred Merritt. LO 60 Club meets Tuesday 1:30 p.m. at Bishops. Deborah K. Vinson earned a juris doctor May 19 and will practice in Omaha Council Bluffs area after Iowa Bar admission June 15. For aluminum siding call Warner Brothers. On this date in 1948 Communists blocked West Berlin. Fidelis Circle Kings Daughters dine 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Bishops Lindale. House sale details for Hauskins to Strasburger. YMCA schedule for Marion Branch includes numerous classes and swim times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Thomas Park
Marion Boulevard
Legion Park
Mary English
Kiwanis Club
Hanna Park
Thomas
Katz Salvage Company
Cedar Rapids
Evening Lions Club
Robert Mitchell Women’s Relief Corps
Green’s Pavilion
Deborah K. Vinson
28Th Street Court
Creighton University
Iowa Bar Association
Omaha Council Bluffs
Building Permits Approved in Marion This Week
The Marion Building Department reports multiple permits: Paul Welton Construction for a $56,930 new dwelling at 3235 26th Ave Elm's Auto $515 hot roof at 890 Seventh Ave Franz Sieck $4,000 re side dwelling 1055 17th Ave Ronald F. Koranda $200 metal shed 2430 Brockman Ave Marion Water Department demolish elevated water tank Larry A. Ludwig $200 swimming pool 1605 27th Ave Skogman Construction various new dwellings on 40th Street Place Steve Jensen $250 enclose carport 700 Grand Ave Welsh & Welsh Construction $5,324 detached four stall garage 4961 Tama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Building Department
Paul Welton
26Th Ave
Elm’s Auto
Seventh Ave
Franz Sieck
17Th Ave
Ronald F. Koranda
Brockman Ave
Marion Water Department
Larry A. Ludwig
27Th Ave
Skogman
40Th Street Place
Steve Jensen
Grand Ave
Welsh & Welsh Construction
Tama
Fall of Dien Bien Phu Ends Viet Minh Siege in 1954
Viet Minh forces captured the Dien Bien Phu fortress after a 57 day siege in French Indochina, marking a decisive victory in 1954. The French garrison surrendered, ending their colonial hold in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dien Bien Phu
French Indochina
Also Mentioned on This Page
Nina Bappe
Free Lance
Donnelly Park
Boyson
Linn County
City of
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Town of
City Park
American Legion
Orville Rust
Washington and
Franklin
Rust
Taube
Thirtyfirst
McGowan Boulevard
Marion Ymca
Donnally
Metro
Elza
Sixteenth Street
Fifth Avenue
Lions Club
Starry
Grand Avenue
South Twelfth
South Fifteenth Streets
Marion Baseball League, Inc
Jesse Starry
Mar
Ion
South Landfill
Lininger Park
Starry Park
Michelle Machacek
Marie
Lancaster
Mass
Boyson Trail
Rebekahs
Grove City
IOOF
Marion Lodge No. 6
Masonic Temple
Garden Club
West Marion
LO 60
Bishops
Warner Brothers
Com- Ads Munists
West Berlin
West Germany
Fidelis Circle
Kings Daughters
Bishops Lindale
Howard D. Hauskins
12Th St
William C. Strasburger
Twenty-third Ave
Hauskins
White Oak Road
Era-Kensinger Associates, Inc
YMCA
Marion Branch
Boddicker School OF Music
16Th Ave
Frank Collings
Wayne Cary
Optometrists
Lindale Mall
Killian’s
Pearle Vision Center
Oakland Rd
N.E
Blue Ribbon
RUSCO
MSV
Bill
33Rd Ave
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