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NOTABLE NEWS BRIEFS FROM THE LATEST ISSUE OF “THE SQUIRREL” — THE NEWSLETTER THAT KEEPS YOU IN THE KNOW ABOUT MARNE EVENTS ¨ Nick Carlson has been deployed to Iraq—pray for his safe return ¨ Annual Chili & men’s pie contest was a huge success with the youth of the community taking away top honors ¨ Town & Country coffee will return March 27th ¨ Scott Waters nephew from Australia visited our local park—his grandmother was Frieda Waters ¨ Community center has new storage room ¨ Baxter Cycle wins sales award at National Conference in Florida ¨ Generous donation received from Glen Sonntag for park improvements
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Baxters celebrated the New Year in New Mexico |
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Linda—you make 50 look good!!! |
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Wylie Coyote created by Arnie ran all the way to New Mexico |
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Tonia won the quilt raffle at the Sweetheart Supper |
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**Marne was featured in Our Iowa Magazine Feb/Mar 2009 Build a House—Get the Lot for Free CASS COUNTY—In a modern-day version of the Homestead Act, the town of Marne is giving away building lots to encourage folks to move there. Yup, you read that right—free land if you build a house on it. It’s a program started about 3 years ago in an effort to replace dilapidated teardown houses with new ones in this village of 150 people. “We have one new house and a new business because of it,” says Marne’s mayor, Randy Baxter. “We’ve given away another lot, and the person is going to build as soon as he sells his house in Omaha.” The town is proceeding in a slow but steady manner—raising money as they go along to purchase lots with old homes on them. “We raised $1,000 with a soup supper recently,” says Randy. “It’s going to be a 20-year project, but I think we’re on the right track.” Marne is only a 50-mile commute to Omaha and less than that to other employers in western Iowa. “Plus we have a low crime rate, and it’s a nice place to raise kids,” adds Randy. For more information, call him at 1-712/781-2351. Or visit the town’s Web site at www.marneiowa.com. |
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