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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1979
Page
42
Elderhostel resumes on college campuses across Iowa with 23 participating schools this year. Courses run daily for one and a half to two hours, no tests or credits, and admission based on age. Cost is 115 dollars per week with housing and meals. additional commuter options and limited scholarships may apply.
In a hometown portrait, 79 year old Mike Frame reflects on the Oelwein Fire Department’s early years. He recalls hand driven sirens and improvised windmill fans, describes changes over decades, and notes his 53 years of service across roles from captain to radio operator. His memories include animal tricks and a beehive. The piece links his lifelong activity with 1978 European Market currency coordination news.
Multiple offerings across four area colleges include Small Town U.S.A. Grant Wood Iowa Gothic Native American Lifestyles and Contemporary Art, with instructors from English Art Spanish Nursing and Sociology. Sessions cover literature poetry autobiography travel and regional history with courses repeating in the first session. ON THIS DATE in 1893, movie star Mary Pickford was born.
The schedule for the summer sessions lists weekly hostels beginning Sunday June 3 with Buena Vista College Spirit Lake Iowa Central Community College Fort Dodge Southwestern Community College Creston William Penn College Oskaloosa June 10 Central College Pella Cornell College Mount Vernon North Iowa Area Community College Mason City June 17 Iowa State University Ames Mount Mercy College Cedar Rapids University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls June 24 Clarke College Loras College University of Dubuque all in Dubuque July 1 Simpson College Indianola University of Iowa Iowa City July 8 North Iowa Area City University of Iowa Westmar College LeMars July 15 Briar Cliff College Sioux City Luther College Decorah University of Iowa July 22 Drake University Des Moines Luther College Waldorf College Forest City Wartburg College Waverly July 29 Drake University Morningside College Sioux City August 5 Cornell College Mount Vernon Waldorf College (Two-week break for weeks beginning Aug 12 and 19) August 26 Iowa Wesleyan College Mount Pleasant
The American Council of Life Insurance reports 84 percent of married couples 65 and older own their homes, versus 76 percent for all married couples. Ownership rises with age but drops for husbands under 35 to 57 percent. 87 percent for husbands 45 to 54. On this date in 1812 Louisiana became the 18th state admitted to the Union.
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