![]() ![]() The first small schoolhouses appeared in the district in the 1860s in Rhodes and State Center. The modern district came to be in 1962 after an election was held to consolidate several independent area districts into West Marshall, according to “Continuing History.” Today, the black-and-gold of West Marshall Community School District covers State Center, where all of its education buildings are located, as well as Melbourne, Rhodes, St. Krob said looking at historical population data can sometimes be difficult because methods of collecting information were different than they are now. The arrival of the Baby Boomer generation also contributed to the growth of the state’s population. He said international immigration from places like Germany and Ireland was a key to that population growth in the early- and mid-20th century like it is today. “Iowa’s population in general has always just had a slow and steady population increase,” he said, noting that was prior to the farm crisis in the 1980s. Gary Krob of the State Library of Iowa’s State Data Center said the state’s population experienced steady growth throughout those time periods. In the 1940s and beyond, she said consolidation saw schools in smaller towns lose out in favor of those in larger towns, like State Center, Le Grand and, in her case, Marshalltown. She said the first wave of consolidations in the late 1800s and early 1900s came as a result of country schools banding together. Lang said Van Cleve, just like some communities in the West Marshall, East Marshall and GMG school districts, could not keep up with the educational and facilities needs required by the state for student success. That small town was eventually added to the Marshalltown School District and its local building closed. Lang said she grew up in Van Cleve, east of Melbourne. “There are pros and cons like there is in everything.” Plungers (2) – one for a skill shot that sends a ball flying towards Ted’s hard hat.“The small town people, like we were … thought consolidation was probably not good for us because we would lose our school,” said 34-year Marshalltown Schools teacher and current Green Mountain-Garwin substitute teacher Julie Lang.The player can visit a total of 18 different cities/states Features: To help Red and Ted travel through the United States from east to west Game Play: There’s a lot to see and do in Red and Ted’s Road Show. They crush a few cabs in New York, party at Mardi Gras in New Orleans and meet monsters in San Francisco, trashing pavement every mile of the way. Both keep up a near-constant commentary with players and each other as they travel west to California, looking for fun and finding trouble in 18 different cities. Ted is her two-steppin’ partner, a good guy with a bad roadside manner. You’re guaranteed a good time because Red and Ted are the new, more advanced versions of Williams’ blockbuster PinMation concept and cousins of FunHouse’s Rudy.Ĭarlene Carter is the voice of Red, a brassy country girl with a heart of gold and a free-wheelin’ way with a bulldozer. Hit the road with Red & Ted’s Road Show Pinball Machine. When it comes to wreckin’ road, two heads are better than one. ![]() And with two PinMation characters, dual plungers and Carlene Carter as the voice of Red, who wouldn’t want to go along for the ride? It’s a big country…Someone’s got to tear it up! It’s literally California or bust when this “Road Crew from Hell” takes to the highways in a runaway bulldozer. Red & Ted’s Road Show Pinball Machine by Williams was released in 1994. ![]()
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