Births and marriages reported in Jones county area
Births listed from John McDonald hospital include April dates for families in Cascade Anamosa Monticello with a girl and two boys. Marriage licenses issued to four couples with ages and residence in Monticello Anamosa Cedar Rapids and Route 2 paths. New cars and trucks registered with the county treasurer feature multiple names and vehicles in Anamosa Monticello Wyoming Center Junction and Stambaugh and Immerman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McDonald Hospital
Join Menster
Cascade
Virgil McNamara
Anamosa
Patrick Aran
Kenneth Maats
Monticello
Dale Chapman
Jones County
John Leslie Monk
Carol Elizabeth Ammerman
James Neil Peters
Cedar Rapids
Leora Suzannne Brokaw
Merlin Earl Martens
Bonnita Ehlis
John L. Meyer
Ford
George W. Galloway
Center Jct
Chevrolet Truck
Elmer P
Batty Js Petersen
Wyoming
Stambaugh
Immerman Motor Sales
Chrysler
John E
Janet S. Andreesen
Monticello Conservation League
Honda motor+ cycle
Gerald D. Kruse
Studebaker
Hattle R
Frank W. Fairbanks
Chevrolet
James L
Rosemary M. Nolan
Robert J. Holub
Mercury
William J. Leonard
Plymouth
Jack A. Day
Duane F. Stoyer
Annual Monticello Sports Show Set This Weekend
The third annual event at the Youth Center runs 1 to 9 both days with fly tying by Pam Lacey Gee, archery and casting demos, and a BB skeet range. Exhibits cover boats, motors, guns, camping gear and more. Prizes include a Honda motorcycle, canoe and Winchester shotgun. Proceeds benefit outdoor recreation projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Durst
Leashardy
Monticello
Pam
Lacey Gee
Wapsie Fly Ca
Independence
Westernaires
Dick Kerelsen
Monticello Jaycees
Monticello Conservation Club
Ares
Larry Behrends
Louie Soppe
Milton Rieken
Merle Helms
Bob Rink
Clyde Zedick
Dewanne Martin
Hillcrest Ind. Co
Bobby Town
C. 8
Antenna
Monticello City Council reviews annexation and sewer plans
Monticello council discussed annexation areas and sewer extensions but took no decisive steps. Maps for regional planning board recommendations were filed for council review. A $65 000 sewer extension proposal by City Engineer McMahn was presented with possible federal grants. The plant’s capacity was noted as insufficient and future study was ordered. Garbage collection and a sanitary landfill were also debated, with a definite proposal requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Regional Planning Board
Paul McMahn
McMahn
Ray Marolf
McMahan
Leigh Clark
Ted Krouse
H. DeShaw
Supervisors approve DST shift and county policies
Jones county Board of Supervisors met in regular session and passed resolutions on daylight saving time, weed control, dog licenses, and a new vacation and sick leave policy for courthouse employees. DST aligns with the new federal law effective 2 am on Sunday April 24, with DST running until October 24. The weed resolution requires landowners to destroy noxious weeds before maturity and county roads to be cleared by July 31. Dog licenses are due by May 1, with delinquent dogs certified on a stated date. Vacation pay for courthouse staff starts January 1 each year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Jones Couty
Whess
Four Long Distance Calls Prompt Cow Sale Ad
A late model advertisement promotes purebred and grade cows and heifers for sale. It lists 300 gallon Mueller bulk rank and a 2 1/2 year old item, with a phone number 465-3555 to place a want ad in over 4,000 homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mueller
Monticello School Board hires staff in four hour meeting
Monticello Community School Board of Education held a four hour session approving seven actions. Resignations accepted for Nancy Renshaw and Jennifer Schlicher. Hires include Nancy Blacker Helen Hogan and William Day plus three remedial reading teachers and three school nurses. Seven Sacred Heart students added to shared time programs. Vocational equipment purchase approved. Board president Bob Patten named official GMC representative. Transfer of Tile funds to general fund and Linn county approval on Maple Grove district attachment discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticella Community School Board of Education
Sacred Heart School
Bob Patten
Grester Manricello
Nancy Renshaw
Jennifer Schlicher
Nancy Blackerby
Carpenter School
Helen Hogan
William Day
Doreen Greenwood
Mra
Phyllis Buresh
Dorothy Downing
Janet Motsinger
Sacred Heart High School
GMC
Shannon
Linn County Board of Education
Maple Grove
Monticello
Linn
Monticello to keep stores open Friday night
Jones county bids set for May 24 total about 185000 for two paving projects Center Jct Onslow road and Viola Fairview road. Center Jct Onslow spans 4.27 miles from state 38 to state 136 costing 149000. Viola Fairview covers 1.95 miles to old highways costing 36000. Both will be paved with one inch portland cement concrete at the Iowa State Highway Commission in Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Truman Langager
Onslow Road
Viola-Fairview Road
Onslow
West County
Viola Road
Fairview
Iowa State Highway Commission
Des Moines
Monticello stores switch to Friday evenings May 13
A GMC meeting of 44 members voted to extend Friday hours across Monticello retail and banking as of May 13. Three food stores will stay open Friday and Saturday evenings until 8 pm for staff and customer convenience, while the Monticello State Bank adds Friday evening hours and Thursday afternoons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Greater Monticello
Hettle
James Maurice
Monticello State Bank
GMC
Monticella
Nancy Shimanek to be soloist at 10 piano concert in Iowa
Nancy Shimanek a Sacred Heart high school student from Monticello will be one of two soloists in a 10 piano concert Sunday April 24 in Cedar Rapids. The Dubuque Archdiocesan Catholic Music Educators Association sponsors the event at Immaculate Conception school auditorium featuring 182 piano students from 40 schools with Russell Baum of the State College of Iowa as guest conductor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Shimanek
Sacred Heart High School
Monticello
Gedar Rapids
C. F.shimanek
Dubuque
Catholic Music Educator's Association
Immaculate Conception School
Iowa
Russell Baum
State College of Iowa
Cedar Falls
Sacred Heart
St. Mary's
Cascade
Immaculate Conception Academy
St. Columbkille
Visitation
All of Dubuque
St. John's
St. Edwards’s
St. Mary'’s
Columbus
High School
Waterloo
St. Patrick's
Immaculate Conception
All Saints
St. Pas
St. Matthew's
Regis High
Cedar Rapids
St. Joseph's
Marion
St. Francis Xavier
Dyersville
Holy Family
St. Joseph’s
Mason City
Sc. Patrick
Ryan
DeWitt
Marshalltown
Marquette
Bellevue
DeSales Central
Ossian
St. Lucas
St. Willam
Alto Vista
Don Bosco
Gilbertville
Our Lady of Mt
Keystone chorus to perform at April 14 music festival
The Elkader Keystone chorus will perform for about 600 youths at the Dubuque Archdiocesan regional music festival on April 14 at the Youth Center in Monticello. Emceed by Paul Johnson with John Miller directing, the barber shop group includes Elkader businessmen and Clayton County farmers. The event features selections by the Keystone chorus and a finale with combined choirs under Weston H. Noble. Also, Center Junction adopts dog licensing ordinance 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkader Key
Weston H. Noble
Luther College
Decorah
Keystone Chorus
Shine of Me
Floyd Con
Silkader
Dubuque
History of bicycles traced by Bud McNeill at club
Rotarlang members heard Monticello hardware operator Bud McNeill recount bicycle history from 1790 to the first chain drive in 1885 and the pneumatic tire in 1889. He noted U S bike production rose to about two million annually by 1893 and five million today, with a lull around 1902 before a 1960s revival and a recent boom not yet in the Midwest. He added that bike prices have remained roughly stable over 50 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midwest
McNel
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