The Iola Theatre reports sustained ticket sales for the movie “Titanic,” which is also setting records nationally. Maureen and Eric Olson are awed by the turnouts night after night at the Iola big screen. The movie begins its fifth week here Friday, and all indications are that it will continue to generate strong ticket sales through March. Maureen is the manager of the Iola Theater and Eric is division manager for B & B’s 10 theaters in Kansas and Oklahoma.
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The Allen County Historical Society has launched a drive to raise $100,000 for its endowment fund to provide annual funds for the maintenance and improvement of the Funston home and museum at the corner of Washington and Madison streets.
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The Iola High School Marching Mustangs will leave Iola on March 20 to spend three days at Disney World’s Magic Kingdom and other nearby sites and perform in an afternoon parade at the Magic Kingdom.
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An open house Tuesday at the Technology Building at Allen County Community College will feature demonstrations of robots, designs created by computer-aided drafting and design software and a look at the Internet site created for the college program.
