Fourth Holland travel film to open Monticello season
Willis Butler presents a 7:30 p.m. Sunday program at Central School featuring a holiday tour of Holland. The show includes a canal boat ride in Amsterdam and visits to The Hague and Rotterdam, plus scenes of cheese, tulips, shops, and Dutch homes. Butler’s background spans radio, TV, lecturing, and filmmaking with NBC and missionary films.
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Holland
Monticello
Central School
Hague
Rotterdam
Butler
School of Speech
Northwestern University
NBC
Monticello School Board Accepts Harken Resignation
The Monticello Community School board accepted assistant principal Dennis Harken’s resignation and sent a letter of regret, noting his fellowship toward a PhD at the University of Iowa. The board awarded three new school buses to Superior Bus Co. for 10,425 dollars.
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Board of Education
Dennis Harken
Harken
State University of Iowa
Superior Bus Co
North Central Accreditation Committee
Boyd Shannon
Virgil Hunt
Monticello Express Publishes Early For Washington Birthday
The Monticello Express will publish a day early next week due to Washington's Birthday. The post office, bank, and county courthouse close on Feb 22, with ad copy and news deadlines adjusted accordingly. Retailers plan promotions Thursday through Saturday to honor the holiday.
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Monticello
Anamosa
Ambiguous Code Sequence Noted in Page Gentan
A terse notation reads A-9 A-16 minus twelve B-12 B-15 was B-13. The fragment appears as an index or algebraic tag with no clear event or names attached. Further readable context is required to determine its meaning or origin.
Hearing on Jones County zoning set for March 6
A special public hearing for all residents will be held at 1 30 P M Wednesday March 6 in the community room of the courthouse. The hearing will be conducted by the county board of supervisors who approved the hearing at their regular weekly session Tuesday.
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Jones County
County Board of Supervisors
Balcony Scene featured in WaMaC speech contest
Monticello high school speech students competed at Manchester for WaMaC honors. One act play Balcony Scene was performed with cast Barb Patten Charlotte Tobiason Debbie Crow Ted Grauer Vickie Hunt Dennis Gray and Don Kotz. District contests will be March 2 at LaSalle high school Cedar Rapids.
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Monticello Community
Tobiason
Debbie Crow
Ted Grauer
Vickie Hunt
Dennis Gray
Don Kotz
LaSalle High School
Cedar Rapids
Jones County plans highlight recreational needs and areas
The comprehensive plan outlines current and future recreation in Jones County, noting population within one hour of Cedar Rapids and Quad Cities, climate benefits for year round activities, and existing state and local recreation sites. It details forests, timber trends, river systems, bluffs, and the balance of intensive and extensive recreation.
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Jones County
Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
Clinton
Quad Cities
Wapsipinicon
Muskrat Slough Wildlife Refuge
Anamosa Roadside Park
Picture Rocks
Central Park
Highway 64
Maquoketa
Indian Bluffs
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