New Grant Wood Board Member Picked May 26
The Grant Wood area education agency sets a May 26 4 p.m. convention at Washington high school little theater to elect a new board member replacing the late James Franklin. The Cedar Rapids Community school board will elect the replacement, as Franklin's district lies entirely within that district.
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New Grant Wood Board
Grant Wood Area Education Agency Board
Little Theater
Washington High School
Cedar Rapids
James Franklin
Franklin
Grant Wood
Recommendations for Accounting Changes at Grant Wood Agency
State Auditor Lloyd Smith urged Grant Wood area education agency to tighten procedures with bids rather than quotations and to reclaim some travel costs. The audit cites $35.45 owed by administrator Dwight Bode’s wife, delayed reimbursement for a $229.47 San Antonio plane ticket, a $57,962 mini computer purchase, and a $61.74 bank balance discrepancy written off.
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Grant Wood Area Education Agency
Lloyd Smith
Dwight Bode
Bode
San Antonio
Texas
Scoho Enterprises, Inc
Hewlett Packard
Lauree Gerber
Federal funding idea eyed for Squaw Creek Lake dam
Linn county supervisors and conservation board discussed using federal bureau of outdoor recreation funds to cover about half the estimated 1 million cost of Squaw Creek Lake dam. debate covered state funds, county road aid, and Marion by pass plans with Cedar Rapids city commitments questioned.
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Squaw Creek Lake
Linn Board of Supervisors and Conservation Board
Bob Rush
D-C.r
Lake Macbride State Park
Johnson County
Squaw Creek
Federal Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
BOR
George Hamilton
Conservation
Hamilton
Jean Oxley
Thirtieth Street Drive
Highway 13
Marion
Bill Harrington
Cedar Rapids
Stan Reinis
Dick Wenzel
Conservation Board
Carroll County
County Conservation Board
Iowa Department of Transpor
Linn County
Squaw Creek Park
Herb Berry
Howard R. Green
Bush
Garringer Named Deputy Director At HACAP
John Garringer, 28, of Van Horne was hired as deputy director by HACAP executive director Tom Miskimen. A former industrial engineer, Garringer served in the Air Force and earned a BS from Oklahoma State University. He returns to Iowa after 6 1/2 years in service and aims to apply his background to administering government programs for low income residents.
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Hawkeye
Air Force
Oklahoma State University
Rensselaer Poly- Tech
Griffiss Afb
Rome
N.Y
Garringer
Iowa
HACAP
Mistrial Declared In Drug Case Over Bailiff Contact
Judicial Magistrate Brent Harstad declared a mistrial in the marijuana possession case of Emanual Charles Whiteside 26 of 851 Fifth Avenue SE. The mistrial stemmed from a bailiff's improper contact with the jury foreman during deliberations. A new trial is set for next Monday at 9 a.m.
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Brent Harstad
Emanual Charles Whiteside
Fifth Avenue SE
Harstad
Whiteside
Calvin Love
Free Beltone hearing aid offer targets readers in Chicago
Beltone announces a no cost no obligation offer of a tiny non operating model hearing aid. It weighs under a third of an ounce and sits at the ear level. Readers are urged to mail to Beltone Electronics Dept 2544 4201 W Victoria St Chicago IL 60646 for their free unit.
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Hicago
Ill
Beltone
Beltone Electronics
Victoria St
Chicago
Parking Dispute Ends In Disturbance At Gas Station
A Saturday night conflict at a gas station next to the Mirror Lounge led to two damaged cars and a near injury to a tow truck driver. Police handled the scene as about 20 tavern customers gathered. no charges were filed.
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Mirror Lounge
First Avenue NW
Tilmer Schuetzle
Scott Long
Long
Schuetzle
Ron O’brien
Avenue NW
MeasureMetric Workshop At Grant Wood Agency
A "MeasureMetric" workshop for fifth and sixth graders is set for April 13 at the Grant Wood area education agency from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The program, slated to air on IPBN in September 1977, features twelve 15 minute episodes teaching length area volume capacity and mass weight. A teacher’s guide accompanies the series and helps integrate it into classroom activities. The event is sponsored by IPBN Grant Wood and the state department of public instruction with contact Bob Wills at 399-6789 for more details.
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Grant Wood Area
IPBN
Iowa Public Broadcasting Network
Grant Wood
State Department of Public Instruction
Bob Wills
Trend A New Sunday Section Debuts in The Gazette
The Cedar Rapids Gazette introduces Trend a new Sunday section featuring local, national and international news stories along with financial pages. The aim is to provide readers with engaging accessible articles every Sunday.
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Cedar Rapids
Gazette
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Coralville
Sixth Street
Mid-Prairie
Monticello
A. Gordon Holmes
Sue Holmes
Tation
Linn
John Garringer
Amana Holiday Inn
Amana
Hegidon
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