Much Neater Now...is this view of the terrace at Harrison School. Borken concrete collected at the site has been converted into a long retaining wall on the north and east property lines.
Harrison School...awaits a decision on its fate. The Council Bluffs School Board took action Tuesday to solicit bids to have the building sold or torn down. It has been uninhabited for several years.
A broken window in the old Dodge School tells the story. The 1884 school doesn't have long to live.
But it really hasn't been alive since it was closed in 1975. it was going to be a museum, and then an art center. But vandals and inflation…
Birthday Greetings...are extended to Gerald W. Kirn Junior High School by School Board members Michael O'Bradovich and Michael Winchester, and Gerald W. Kirn, center. The cornerstone building was laid Dec. 13, 1900.
Remember when the Second Avenue School, 2209 Second Ave., provided the "Three Rs' to hundreds of Council Bluffs youngsters? The school was built in 1892 and replaced in 1950 by Edison School. Note the unusual cornices in the architecture and the…
Dancing in Classroom...is difficult in fourth grade at Eighth Street school. Teacher Charlotte Meritt has to shove her chair and desk into doorway to make room for dancers. Children have to take turns because of lack of space.
Walnut Grove Addition...is now complete on the outside. Interior work is expected to be finished in time for students to use class rooms during the second semester.
November ended with temperatures that could almost make this sailboat ramp at the Lakeshore Country Club usable. The weatherman reported a record high of 62 on Nov. 29, after monthly temperatures averaging 38.2. The average is .7 below normal for…
Million-Dollar Facility . . . on the shore of Lake Manawa is seeking new members. Roger Demory, temporary president of the newly named Lakeshore Country Club, walks past the facility.