Hughes to speak at Salvation Army dinner in Des Moines
Harold Hughes former Iowa governor and U.S. senator will deliver the keynote at the Salvation Army Advisory Board civic dinner on April 9. Fellowship at 6 30 p m precedes the 7 p m dinner at Consistory Temple 616 A Ave NE. His talk focuses on Alcoholism and Chemical Dependency as They Affect Iowa. An awards ceremony will honor volunteer clubs and individuals aiding the Army in 1985 with finance and service reports. Tickets are $10 from any advisory board member.
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Harold Hughes
Iowa
United States
Salvation Army Advisory Board
Ave. NE
Hughes
Army
College Community weighs school reorganization plan
Superintendent Bach presented a plan to reorganize College Community Schools by 1989. Key options include closing Prairie Elementary or funding a new enrichment tax, moving sixth graders to the junior high, ninth graders to the high school, and remodeling the high school with potential bond issues.
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Kurt Rogahn
Atte Education
College
William Bach
Prairie Elementary
Bach
Prairie
Prairie View
Prairie Intermediate
Linn County reshuffles human services into one department
Linn County supervisors approved a plan to reorganize all human services into a single Department of Human Resources Management effective July 1. A nine to ten member board will plan policy and administer all programs funded by Linn County. The board includes current Health Center Board members and various service-area representatives. The reorganized structure aims to reduce agency fragmentation and improve efficiency as state and federal support changes. The first task is hiring a department director with a $34,000 to $41,000 salary.
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Dick Hogan
Gazette
Linn County
Department of Human Resources Management
Linn County Supervisors
Board of Social Welfare
Veteran’s Affairs Commission
Health Center
Madge Phillips
Phillips
Kent Jackson
Jackson
Joe Rinas
Rinas
Former auditor reports theft at Linn County tavern
Former Linn County Auditor Merle Kopel told Cedar Rapids police his wallet containing 1200 dollars was stolen from Pete N Tillies Lounge at 3969 Center Point Road NE between 9 and 9 30 PM Monday. He suspects pickpocketing inside the tavern after a recent real estate payment of ten hundred dollar bills. The remaining 200 dollars were for change.
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Linn County
Merle Kopel
Pete-N-Tillie
Center Point Rd
Cedar Rapids
Kopel
The
Gazette
Hillcrest board adds three trustees and honors volunteers
Hillcrest Family Services elects Joseph Stambaugh Cedar Rapids Jon Roelofs Marion to three year terms and re elects John Huey Jr Cedar Rapids to a two year term. Rev Dick Watkins Marion honored for service and Dick Senninger Cedar Rapids named Volunteer of the Year. Tools valued at 800 dollars stolen from an unlocked garage in southwest Cedar Rapids. Police report states the theft occurred after 8 30 p m Monday. Congressional 1792 act established the U S Mint.
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Hillcrest Family Services Board of Trustees
Joseph Stambaugh
Cedar Rapids
Jon Roelofs
Marion
John Huey Jr
Dick Watkins
First United Methodist Church
Dick Senninger
Hillcrest
David Siegel
Carriage Dr. SW
Bach among finalists for Champaign school superintendent
College Community Superintendent William Bach is one of six finalists for the Champaign Unit School District No. 4 top job. If hired, he would return to the area he left in 1978 and move to a district serving about 9,000 students, far larger than College Community.
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William Bach
Champaign
III
Bach
Edgar County Unit
Hume
Illinois School System
Cedar Rapids
College Community School System
Old College Township
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