Granger House seeks volunteers to fund a museum revival
Marion’s Granger House museum asks the community to help cover ongoing expenses with an auction planned for Nov. 12. Board president Fred Easker Jr. says funds are tight but renovations and programs keep the site open for tours May through September and holiday openings.
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Christie Wallace Sazette
Marion Bureau
Earl Granger
Marion
Morgan
Fred Easker Jr
10Th St
Easker
Granger
Basker
Granger House
Dale Miner
Miner
Farmers State Bank
First National Bank and Security Savings and Loan
Granger House Board
The
Marion Historical Museum Inc
Museum Board
Kay McGuire
Iva Hess
Bob Hess
Dorothy Emmons
Anti nuclear films shown at Coe College
Two anti nuclear documentaries screen at Cherry Auditorium Coe College Thursday at 8 p m Both shows are free Helen Caldicott founder of Physicians for Social Responsibility will speak later in November The Last Epidemic covers nuclear weapon effects on a major U S city Both films run about one hour each
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Coe College
Cherry Auditorium
Helen Caldicott
Physicians For Social Responsibility
Coe
U.S
Marion Briefs and Local Ads Include Toastmasters Meeting
Marion briefs note a 7 am Wednesday Toastmasters meetup at Denny's with Keith Kramer as toastmaster. Also listed are a water softener salt sale from November 1 to 4 at 80 lb bags for $4.50, a house purchase at 3901 Lennox Ave NE Longwood FL via Stanbrough Realtors Century 21 Helbig, Culligan soft water offer $6.90 monthly for 3 months, and contact 377-6334.
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Sunrise
Marion Group
Denny's
Marion
Keith Kramer
12Th Street
Richard and
Fern Seaton
35Th St
Lennox Ave
Kerry and
Vickie Kloubec
Longwood
Fla
Stanbrough Realtors
Century 21
Stepher Helbig
Avenson backs competency tests for Iowa teachers
House Speaker Don Avenson proposes requiring future teachers to pass field specific competency exams to prove proficiency. He argues higher salaries would follow stronger standards and that current pay is insufficient due to an oversupply of teachers. He rejects a minimal general exam as inadequate.
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Roger Munns
Associated Press
Des Moines
Don Avenson
D-Oelwein
Avenson
Arthur Small
Iowa City
Small
Iowa
Three assaults reported at Cedar Rapids taverns
Three separate assaults were reported in Cedar Rapids taverns late Saturday and early Sunday. One suspect in a northwest bar bite incident, Clark A. Shaffer, 18, was arrested for assault with injury. The other victims include a 23-year-old Marion man and a Cedar Rapids man treated for head and hand injuries after being struck with a pipe.
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Cedar Rapids
H St
Mercy Hospital
Marion
Clark A. Shaffer
10Th Ave
H. Blair Kepler
Coralville
Gatsby’s
First Ave
Kepler
Shaffer
Driver charged with assault and six others arrested
Seven people were arrested and charged with drunk driving over a weekend period. Edward J. Lacey 34 Omaha was charged with assaulting an officer and interference with official acts after a traffic stop on Mount Vernon Road SE. Passenger David L. Smiezek 35 also faced assault and intoxication charges. Six more individuals including David L. Schmidt 33 Minneapolis Marshall A. Downie 21 Rock Falls Juanita S. Stallman 20 Amana Thomas E. Small 32 and Myron Stuefen 51 were arrested on drunk driving charges.
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Edward J. Lacey
Omaha
Neb
Mount Vernon Road
Memorial Drive SE
Lacey
Mark Risse
Risse
Mark Hubing
David L. Smiezek
Fifth Ave. SE
Hubing
Smiezek
Linn County
David L. Schmidt
Minneapolis
Minn
Highway 150
Emmon Street
Hiawatha
DeWayne A. Heintz
West Post Road
Edgewood Road
Marshall A. Downie
Rock Falls
Ill
First Avenue
29Th Street
Juanita S. Stallman
Amana
First Avenue West
Thomas E. Small
12Th St
Ninth Avenue SE
Myron Stuefen
19Th St
Westdale Road
Wilson Avenue
Cancer Society to offer free educational programs this fall
Linn County Unit of the American Cancer Society will offer free customized programs on breast, colorectal, lung, uterine and oral cancer to groups of any size this fall and winter. Volunteers including doctors will present films and discussions to boost prevention and early detection. ACS reports a rise in five year cure rate from 33 to 38 percent, meaning about 40,000 more survivors this year. Contact local ACS at 365-5241 to schedule.
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Linn County
American Cancer Society
Liz Bump
Linh Unit
Bump
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Sportsman’s Lounge
First Ave. NE
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