5 Things to Know in Marion This Week

School Board Meetings 

• Both the Linn-Mar School District and the Marion Independent School district will hold meetings on Monday. Marion Independent will have a work session at 4:30 p.m. in the board room of . The Linn-Mar School District will hold a work session Monday at 5 p.m. with the formal session following at 7 p.m. in the Linn-Mar Learning Resource Center. They will discuss the Linn-Mar pool project alongside proposed summer construction projects.

Government Meetings

• The Board of Trustees for Marion Municipal Water Department will hold a regular meeting Tuesday, starting at 5:15 p.m. in , where they will be adopting the 2012 budget. The Marion Park Board will hold a meeting this Wednesday in at 4 p.m.

Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre: The Merry Widow

• The is about to get loud, much to the pleasure of its librarians. Monday at noon the Cedar Rapids Opera will give a free preview performance of their winter opera, The Merry Widow. This comic piece will be performed in full at Theatre Cedar Rapids on Friday, Jan. 13 and Sunday, Jan. 15. 

Visiting the Beyond with Curt Strutz

• Curious about ghosts? Do you mostly find them ridiculous but still maintian some level of curiousity and hope that they do exist? Then come listen to Curt Strutz, cast-member of the cable TV show, Paranormal Generation, give a presentation on the paranormal. Monday at 7 p.m. at the .

Linn-Mar Basketball: Boys Varsity

• The Linn-Mar Lions will take on Dubuque Hempstead High School, this Tuesday at . Come at 7:30 p.m. to root for the boys as they take on the Mustangs.