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THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 2014
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Historic preservation commission needing old photos of downtown area
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By AMY HANSEN
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A last call is being issued for old pictures of Osceola’s downtown area. Osceola Historic Preservation Commission is needing the pictures for an intensive survey and evaluation. “We’re finishing up our research work,” said Ann Diehl with Osceola Historic Preservation Commission. “I’ve had 10 or 12 people … researching old newspapers for businesses that might have moved in and out of the downtown buildings. It’s an intensive study of the downtown business district.” Grant money Last year, Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) awarded $91,051 to 12 Iowa cities and counties to support historic preservation programs. Osceola received $11,702 in grant funding. The grant awards are from DCA’s certified local government program, a partnership between local, state and national governments focused on promoting historic preservation at the local level. Osceola Historic Preservation Commission will undertake an intensive survey of its downtown, documenting historical and architectural significance of local buildings. The project will also determine whether Osceola’s downtown area is eligible for the National Register
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Pictured is the building for the new Casey’s General Store in Murray. It is located directly south of Murray School District.
Work progresses on Casey’s General Store in Murray By AMY HANSEN
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MURRAY — The building is up at Murray’s new Casey’s General Store. Craig Justice, chairman for Murray Development, said construction work is currently being done on the inside of the new Casey’s. “I’d say they’ve got about 20 percent of the concrete work to do outside,” Justice said. “They’ve got to set Justice the pumps yet. Of course, they’ve got to finish the dirt work next spring because the weather went against them this time of year.” Work in progress After the town’s convenience store left in February 2012, there was a
need for another one. In March 2013, it was announced Murray would be receiving a Casey’s General Store. “The nice thing with Casey’s coming in, they listed it out as $1.3 million investment for them, for the town,” said Murray City Councilman Greg Clark. Justice said Nik Werner, former mayor of Murray, was instrumental in bringing a Casey’s to Murray. The building’s location is directly south of Murray School District. “They (Casey’s) had to do their preliminaries and they made their initial downpayment on it then. They had to do some engineer work,” Justice said. “I was told at the time that they were really busy because they were putting new stores in Wisconsin. So, they were going to have to outsource a lot of the stuff they usually do in house.” Clark said he has been in conver-
sation with the regional manager for Murray’s Casey’s. An opening date is scheduled for mid-April because of construction and weather delays. Amenities The store will sell pizza, but it won’t have a deli. Justice said the store is set up to have four gas pumps. There will be a diesel gas pump, two super unleaded gas pumps and a regular unleaded gas pump. Clark said Casey’s is looking to hire approximately 20 employees for the new store. Hiring advertisements should be in Osceola Sentinel-Tribune and Creston News Advertiser within the next month. “It’s got to be the best thing that’s happened to the town for years,” Justice said. “There’s not been any company that’s come to the town to put this type of capital expenditure as long I’ve been there.”
Pictures must be turned in to Osceola Historic Preservation Commission by Monday. of Historic Places. Many of the buildings in the town’s square are from the 1870s to the 20th century. “To be on the historic register, you can’t just be a grand old building or a beautiful, beautiful old house,” Diehl said. “There has to be something important — either somebody important was in there, somebody did something important for the town or an important act (happened).” There has been more than 450 hours of research donated by volunteers for this project, so far. Still needed Diehl said many old pictures, snapshots or other images are still needed for the project. The survey area goes around the square and a half-block from each corner of the square. Pictures should be taken from the 1960s and older. “We have a lot of Main Street (but) that doesn’t mean we don’t want anymore,” Diehl said. “We have Please see PHOTOS, Page 4
Nationwide recognition Lampe named SBO magazine’s Iowa director who makes a difference By AMY HANSEN
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When Brad Lampe, Clarke High School band director, first found out he had been named in School Band and Orchestra (SBO) magazine for 2013’s 50 Directors Who Make a Difference, it was actually through Facebook. “A bunch of my band director friends on Facebook started to congratulate me … I looked online, and sure enough it was in there,” Lampe said. Since the magazine was sent out during winter break, Lampe hadn’t seen the results since his edition was in his school mailbox. SBO is a nationwide magazine published for band directors. Every year, the magazine publishes a section on 50 band directors who make a difference. Nominations come into the magazine, and a list is compiled of band directors with one chosen from each state. Honor This year, Lampe was chosen to represent Iowa. He said he has no idea who originally nominated him for the honor. “It just came, which is kind of cool,” Lampe said. “I don’t know. It wasn’t any of my family members or anything like that. So, I know it’s not too closely related to me. That’s kind of a neat recognition.” SINGLE COPY PRICE: 75¢
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According to Lampe, the honor also showcases the support Clarke gives to instrumental music. “It’s a group effort. It’s not just mine,” he said. “I mean, the school has been really supportive of what we do.” Personal experience One of the reasons Lampe decided to become a band teacher is his own high-school experience. In 1980, Lampe graduated from high school in Geneseo, Ill. When he first entered high school, Lampe was small in stature — just 4 feet, 10 inches. Lampe said his high school was driven by a lot of athletic programs, especially football. However, Lampe said he found his “niche” in band, and then expanded into other extracurricular activities. “That’s kind of why I got into teaching in the first place,” Lampe said. “I love music, but I got into it because I had a great highschool experience when I was a high-school kid. Part of the reason I had such a great experience was through band and choir and drama and speech. That was my thing.” Music education In 1984, Lampe graduated from Augustana College in Rock Island, Ill., with a Please see LAMPE, Page 4
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Pictured is Brad Lampe, Clarke Community High School band director.
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