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Back to School Blitz Begins in Earnest: This Week in Marion
Marion school registration dates and information, Uptown to get down with Bob Dorr, and celebrating writing at the Marion Public Library.
Hello, Marionettes, it's another fine week in Marion, despite the potential for some storms.
However, Gadzooks, we're already in August and that means school is just around the corner!
And that Means its E-Registration Week at Some Linn-Mar Schools
Linn-Mar electronic school registration is already open for use but if you would like assistance or a chance to do the registration on site there are dates available for that at Linn-Mar elementary schools today (Monday) according to the Linn-Mar calendar.
Excelsior Middle School registration and orientation will be later in the week, on Aug. 8 and Aug. 9 respectively.
Marion Independent Schools Also Have Registration this Week
On the other side of town, Marion Independent School students can also get ready to register for school both online and on site. Here are the details from the Marion Independent website.
eRegistration is online and ready for you! Use PowerSchool for eRegistration!
Registration is Monday, August 5th from 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM at Marion High School.
For the Non School Inclined, There Are Some Other Things Happening in Marion, Such as...
Uptown Getdown - Bob Dorr & The Blue Band
August 8th, 2013 from 6:00pm to 9:00pm
Check out this free live music event on the Marion Square in Uptown Marion. Here are some of the details from the Uptown Marion website:
Join your family, friends and neighbors on Thursdays, August 1 - 22 from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. in City Square Park in the heart of Uptown Marion. Marion Hy-Vee be the official food vendor on-site dishing up everything from chicken on a stick, hamburgers to pizza and chinese.Â
2013 finds Bob Dorr & The Blue Band celebrating their 32nd anniversary. Beginning June 10, 1981, the band has averaged playing around 100 dates a year for its 30+ year existence, resulting in a multi generational, dedicated fan base, and making them one of Iowa’s most revered, storied, and requested bands.
A Chance to Celebrate Writing at the Marion Public Library
Here looks to be a fun event from the Marion Public Library:
Find out what's happening in Marionfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Celebrate Writing @ MPL, Summer EditionÂ
Check out our flyer with author bios and schedule
Find out what's happening in Marionfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Join us for our second Celebrate Writing author event today. Doors open at 8:30 and we'll have four concurrent moderated sessions, 12 authors to share their wisdom, books by all 12 for sale, and Lunch with the Authors to end our day! Our February event was wildly successful and we're looking forward to doing it again. There's no charge for the sessions; you can reserve a box lunch for $5.00 by emailing Jo at jpearson@cityofmarion.org.Â
Happiness Is the Iowa State Fair Parade: Thousands of families will line Grand Avenue in Des Moines between Penn Avenue and 15th Street to watch the annual parade. It starts at 6:15 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 7, and will be broadcast on Fox 17 and Iowa Public Television.
Iowa State Fair: Nothing Compares to the Iowa State Fair, which opens Thursday, Aug. 8, and runs through Aug. 18. There are hundreds of free activities, from old-time fiddler demonstrations to contest in cow-chip throwing and husband-calling, plus the Bill Riley Talent Search, daily horse shows, food on a stick and more. You can find a list of 100 State Fair freebies to tryonline.
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