College board weighs HOSTS reading program and poem complaint
College Community School board hears a reading program report and a parent objection to a ninth grade language arts packet poem. ADMINISTRATIVE assistant Bostwick cites HOSTS tutoring study and cost estimates, with potential district adoption and grant help. board plans next meeting December 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Board
Robert Bostwick
College Community School Board of Directors
Bostwick
Vancouver
Wash
Prairie Intermediate
HAWKS
Iowa
Daryl Hynek
Swisher
William Boland Jr
Fairfax
Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory
Portland
Ore
Prairie Junior High School
Magistrate's Court Moves to City Hall in Marion
Marion Council approved moving the Magistrate's Court from the police station to City Hall for more space. Court will meet in the City Hall council chamber every Friday morning starting Jan 1, with notice given to district court officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
Marion
Lawrence Asaro
Robert Zier
Council Chamber
Asaro
District Court
Zier
Cedar Rapids
Marion YMCA Changes Schedule and Holiday Closure
The Marion YMCA reports Friday and Saturday aquatic schedules are off and the regular gym schedule will run. The Marion branch closes Thursday for the Thanksgiving holiday. Missed classes will be made up at the end of the winter session in Marion. Harvey Trimble and family express thanks for support received during a long illness and death in the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Harvey Trimble
Adv
Marion retailers alter Friday hours for Thanksgiving
Marion retailers will open Friday night instead of Thursday this week due to Thanksgiving. Stores stay open until p.m. Regular hours resume for two weeks. Christmas shopping night runs Dec 12 to Dec 23 with Saturdays and Sundays excluded. The Marion Division Chamber of Commerce Retail Bureau set the hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Marion Divison Chamber of Commerce
Allamakee buys five bus chassis from Waukon Ford
At its November meeting the Allamakee Community School District board accepted a bid from Waukon Ford Sales for five school bus chassis at a total of 46 678 34 dollars. The bus bodies bid was postponed pending review. A sealed bid sale of a 1968 district van saw Terry Lubahn of Waukon purchase it for 450 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukon
Allamakee Community
Waukon Ford Sales
Terry Lubahn
Education program to continue despite resignations at Marion schools
Marion Independent schools keep the individualized education program active this year after the resignation of Ed Franklin and suspension of Gary Hoppes. Superintendent Robert Bennett seeks termination of Hoppes’ contract. he may request a private board hearing within five days. Hoppes is on probationary status after two years, making board action final.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Independent
Robert Bennett
Gary Hoppes
Board of Education
Hoppes
Bennett
Marion Independent Board
Ed Franklin
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids doctor starts referral service for physicians
A Cedar Rapids based nonprofit opened Effective Physicians Program Inc a 24 hour counseling and referral line to help chemically dependent doctors in Iowa. Dr Frederic J Sloan leads volunteers including Linda Gutz Barb Furman and Marcia Tranner. The service aims to refer physicians to treatment centers and peer recovered doctors while keeping all contacts confidential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Linda Gutz
Barb Furman
Marengo
Marcia Tranner
Marion
Sloan
Ronald Raf
Iowa State Board of Medical Examiners
Raf
Board of Medical Examiners
Target opens special hours for seniors with entertainment
The Target store at 4501 First Ave SE sets exclusive shopping hours for elderly and handicapped on Sunday evening December 4 from 7 to 9. Limited wheelchairs available, free refreshments, caroling and entertainment planned. Free gift wrapping and transportation for groups offered by calling 359 8221.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Target
First Ave. SE
Iowa City Council Approves Seven Urban Renewal Parcel Sales
The Iowa City Council voted unanimously to sell seven urban renewal parcels to private developers. Two main projects, the Pentacrest Garden Apartments and the College Block Building, were approved with preliminary design plans for the Pentacrest complex. The Housing Commission chair warned the revised housing code remains overly restrictive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Iowa City Council
Housing Commission
Robert Hibbs
Larson Named Interim Kirkwood Superintendent
Ira E. Larson, 64, was named interim superintendent of Kirkwood Community College as the board announced a college led search for a new leader. Larson will run the transition and may seek the post when a new superintendent is chosen. The board plans faculty input and will establish search procedures and a timetable at the next meeting following the death of Dr. Selby Ballantyne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira E. Larson
Kirkwood Community College
College Board of Directors
Iowa Hall
Selby Ballantyne
Kirkwood
Ballantyne
Colorado Springs
Colo
Larson
Joint County
Cedar Rapids
Hanna Weston
Kirkwood Faculty Association
Sylvia Mays
Wayne Newton
Luzerne
B.A. Jensen
Steamboat Willie Introduces Mickey Mouse in 1928
The cartoon feature Steamboat Willie marked Mickey Mouse's acting debut by Walt Disney in 1928. The tuatara remains the sole living representative of an ancient beak headed reptile group and can live beyond 75 years. Chaco Indians of western Colombia use frog skin toxins to poison blowgun darts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mickey Mouse
Walt Disney
Colombia
Solon Youth hospitalized after mini-bike crash
Solon 14 year old Steve Haight was listed in serious condition at University Hospitals Iowa City with head injuries suffered in a Tuesday mini-bike accident on private Solon property. He was first taken to St Luke's Cedar Rapids before transfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solon
Steve Haight
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Haight
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Also Mentioned on This Page
Samuel Hershberger
Yusef Iman
Lynch
Hershberger
Hynek
James Bayne
School District Action
Prairie Junior High
James Jennings
Simplex Time Recorder Co
West Des Moines
Glenn Selzer
Simplex Company
Larry Tanner
Gazette Bureau
St. Joseph’s
Fifth Avenue
Tenth Street
Brockman Avenue
14Th Street
Rockdale Drive
Hutton Hill Drive
Farmers State Bank
Robert Sippel
City Water Board
Water Trustees
Culligan
12Th Street
Sheets & Son Insurance
Stickney
Marion Booster Club
Warner Brothers
First National
Farmers State
Allamakee
Ofio
House of Home Furnishings
7Th Ave
Grand Duchy of
Luxembourg
Netherlands
C.R
University of Iowa Medical School
Gutz
Sele
Ira
Guaranty Data Processing Co
New Guaranty Bank & Trust
Bussett
Dale
ELONS
Dale’s Fruit Market
Center Point Road
N.E
Schettler
Johnson Ave
N.W
State Farm Insurance Companies
Bloomington
Illinois
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!