Smokey the Bear Visits Marion for Fire Prevention Week
Smokey the Bear toured Marion on Wednesday promoting fire safety during Fire Prevention Week. The mascot, embodied by firefighter Terry Jackson, visited Grace Baptist Church elementary classes, greeting students and shaking hands with attendees Jim Lange of Marion and Mike Riley of Cedar Rapids.
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Smokey the Bear
Marion
Grace Baptist Church
Smokey
Terry Jackson
Jim Lange
Foreground
Mike Riley
Cedar Rapids
Marion council bids to start downtown plaza work
Marion City Council weighs bids for central business district renovation with Zodac Construction the low bidder at 256 395 dollars. Officials say negotiations could yield a signed contract next Tuesday and work could begin soon on a 11th Street plaza parking area with landscaping and sidewalk upgrades in a four block core.
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Marion
Zodac Construction
Jim Novak
Olson, Popa and Novak
Central Business District
11Th Street
Seventh
Eighth Avenues
Zodac Construction Co
Cedar Rapids
Jeff Schott
Schott
Novak
L1th Street
John Bender
Linn-Mar Hosts Artists in Schools Program
A muralist Cynthia Larson from Des Moines, mime Ron Popenhagen from Decorah, and woodcarver Craig Mosher will work with Linn-Mar students next week under Iowa Arts Council sponsored program. Projects span Novak, Indian Creek, Bowman Woods, Wilkins, and Linn-Mar High School with funding from federal state and local sources. Wynelle Wittkowski coordinates elementary activities and Mary Ann Meyerhoff oversees secondary programming.
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Linn-Mar
Iowa Arts Council
Cynthia Larson
Des Moines
Novak
Ron Popenhagen
Decorah
Indian Creek
Bowman Woods
Wilkins
Iowa City
Craig Mosher
Wynelle Wittkowski
Mary Ann Meyerhoff
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