Marion rodeo clowns chase thrills and safety in arena
Marion teens Brian Lee and Todd Miller, 1980 Linn-Mar graduates, tour indoor rodeos near Chicago as clown partners. They ride risk, using bright baggy clothes, a dummy, and act to entertain crowds while diverting bulls from cowboys. They plan to keep rodeo life alive despite injuries.
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Marion
Brian Lee
Todd Miller
Todd
Brian
Linn-Mar High School
Chicago
Route 2
Jones Plumbing
26Th St
Martelle
Longtime local grocer to close 11th Avenue Grocery
Vanessa Shelton reports 67 year old Haddy will shut the 11th Avenue Grocery at 1100 Seventh St. SE by month’s end after 35 years, selling fixtures but not the building. The store provided home deliveries, credit, and personal service, now shrinking amid rising costs and competition. His wife Evelyn died last month, and son and daughter remain, planning part time work and a Savannah trip to start a new year.
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Andrew Haddy
11Th Avenue
Seventh St
Haddy
Evelyn
Christine
Wayne
Cedar Rapids
Phillip
Iowa City
Grant Wood Area Education Agency
University of Iowa
Iowa
Marion
Handicapped Systems
Seventh Street
Savannah
Marion Area Notices and Classified Schedule Highlights
Marion Water Board meets tonight at 7 at City Hall. Relief Corps and Pension boards schedule meetings this week. Bertha Blinks sells 997 10th St to Carmalee Kitchen. ERA-Kensinger handles the sale. Classified deadlines shift for Sunday and Monday ads. Multiple service calls and incidents reported across Marion including a false alarm at Marion High and a car fire on 10th Street.
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Bertha Blinks
10Th St
Carmalee Kitchen of
Anamosa
Era-Kensinger Associates
Marion High School
17Th Ave
24Th St
Eighth Ave
35Th St
11Th St
Armed Robber TAKES Cash at Osco Marion
Marion police investigate an armed robbery at Osco Drug Store 3301 Armor Drive. A white male in his mid 20s about 6 feet tall with a mustache demanded cash from the clerk and fled on foot after receiving an unknown amount of $10 and $20 bills.
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Marion
Osco
Armor Drive
Liberated Letters Gang Calls It Quits
The E-Gang, a teenage theft ring from River Heights Winnipeg, sent a trunk of letter E variants to police with their lawyer. They had stolen the most common alphabet letter from signs at University of Winnipeg and other sites. Police say many letters were recovered. investigation continues. On this date in 1928 Hirohito was enthroned as emperor of Japan.
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Winnipeg, Manitoba
University of Winnipeg
Executive House
Red Cross
River Heights
Hirohito
Emperor of
Japan
Auction Conducted by Doug Sedolamos Pe Auctioneers
An auction conducted by Doug Sedolamos Pe Auctioneers in Lock Iowa notes it welcomes all individuals and dealers. All vehicles in the sale have been inspected for safety and condition.
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Doug Sedolamos
Lock
Iowa
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Marion City Hall
Duzette
10Th Street
Rea
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7Th Ave
Anaheim
State OF Iowa
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