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lbradstream@timesrepublican.com T-R PHOTOS BY LANA BRADSTREAM The American and Iowa flags were given a color guard at the Monday rededication ceremony of the Veterans Memorial Coliseum. About 60 people attended the event. The Veterans Memorial Coliseum has two reasons to cherish March 15. Not only was that day Monday used as the day of the grand reopening and rededication, but 90 years ago, residents of Marshalltown gathered to do the same thing on March 15. Roughly 60 city officials and people active in the reopening, watched the rededication ceremony and listened to a variety of people speak about their memory of the Coliseum. ....
nrohlfing@timesrepublican.com T-R PHOTO BY TREVOR BABCOCK Marshalltown Community School District board member Sean Heitmann and Superintendent Dr. Theron Schutte discuss the motion to pass a resolution of Marshalltown’s intent to create a new conference and depart the Central Iowa Metropolitan League (CIML) in the 2022-23 academic and athletic year. The motion was passed 5-0 Monday evening. The Marshalltown Bobcats are one step closer to entering a new era in their high school athletics history. At the Monday Marshalltown Community School Board meeting, Superintendent Theron Schutte resolved to break off into a separate conference. The action would separate the district from the Central Iowa Metropolitan League (CIML) for the 2022-23 school and athletic year. The resolution passed unanimously. ....
tbabcock@timesrepublican.com T-R photo by Trevor Babcock Board member Mike Miller (right) discusses a proposal to implement a staggered start and bell time with Superintendent Dr. Theron Schutte (left). In preparation for 100 percent in-person learning on Feb. 16, the Marshalltown Community School Board discussed implementing a staggered start time and bell schedule between secondary and elementary students at the regular meeting Monday night. Superintendent Dr. Theron Schutte said the biggest challenge in the transition to 100 percent in-person learning is providing consistent social distancing of 3 to 6 feet. “It will essentially be an impossibility on our buses with ridership nearly doubling,” Schutte said. ....
lbradstream@timesrepublican.com T-R photo by Lana Bradstream Marshalltown Community School Board President Bea Niblock breaks from her leader position to second the return-to-learn recommendation made by Superintendent Theron Schutte. The Marshalltown Community School Board, during the regular Monday meeting, approved the recommendation of Superintendent Theron Schutte and Director of Instruction Lisa Stevenson to continue the hybrid return-to-learn model during the third quarter. However, board members Mike Miller and Sara Faltys voted in opposition. “I voted last time ‘no, ” Miller said. “I thought this all a decision about trade off between risk and reward. I’m going to vote ‘no’ this time for the same reasons.” ....