Coralville Plans 7.7 Million Ninth Street Redesign With State Grant
Coralville outlines a 7.7 million Ninth Street redesign linking hotel and conference center to The Environmental Project. A Revitalize Iowa’s Sound Economy grant of about 3.5 million funds the project slated for completion by May 2006. A master developer may oversee district decisions and retailers target the 180 acre area. Local officials anticipate growth between 2006 and 2008 with a 100,000 square foot commercial facility planned for 2007 to connect area buses.
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Trumbull
Coral Ridge
Coralville
University of Iowa
Ninth Street
First Avenue
Quarry Road
Iowa
Dan Holderness
Extension program to aid reserve guard families expanded
Ann Torbert of Iowa State University Extension in Cedar Rapids outlines a program to support Army Reserve and National Guard families facing deployment. Activities include Operation Purple Camps sponsored by Sears and a tech lab with wireless laptops to connect deployed parents with children.
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Army Reserve
National Guard
Torbert
Army
Purdue University
Sears
Cedar Rapids
Highway 6 lane reduction begins Monday in Johnson County
Iowa City motorists face one lane on Highway 6 from east of the Iowa County line to I 80. Work zones use flaggers and a pilot car with brief delays. Double fines apply in construction zones.
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Iowa City
Johnson County
Iowa County
Holocaust survivor Wolf Morgan speaks at Mount Mercy and Kirkwood
World War II survivor Wolf Marquises recounts being forced to dig graves by Nazis in a Ukrainian ghetto. He details his escape, arrival in America in 1949, Cedar Rapids stay, later Houston life, founding The Morgan Group Inc., aiding the Holocaust Museum Houston, and his book Living Longer Than Hate.
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Heritage Hall
Mount Mercy College
Cedar Hall
Kirkwood Community College
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Kesler
Hickok Hall
Coe College
Morgan
America
Wolf Marquises
Cedar Rapids
Houston
Texas
Ally
Morgan Group Inc
Red Cross Heroes Celebration Set for April 19
The Grant Wood Area Chapter concludes its 2005 Heroes Campaign with a public celebration at 5 30 p m on April 19 at the Red Cross office 6300 Rockwell Dr NE Cedar Rapids The event features KCRG TV9 Capt Bobby Ratliff NewsCopter 9 and honors twenty five Heroes who each pledge to raise 1000 for the Red Cross Grant Wood Area Chapter information lines and phone numbers are provided for reservations.
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Cedar Rapids
Grant Wood Area
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Rockwell Dr
Kcrgtv9
Bobby Ratliff
NewsCopter 9
Iowa
Iowa City
Grantwood-Redcross.org
Holocaust survivor to speak at area colleges
Holocaust survivor William J. Morgan formerly of Cedar Rapids will speak at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Betty Cherry. The event brings a Cedar Rapids perspective on the Holocaust to area colleges.
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Cedar Rapids
William J. Morgan
Betty Cherry
Volunteer opportunities across Iowa City area nonprofits
A broad list of local volunteer openings at University Hospitals, Visiting Nurse Association, Iowa City Public Library, Book End, Hawkeye Ambassadors, Crisis Center, Agape Cafe, Table to Table, Arc of Johnson County, Heritage Agency on Aging, Iowa City Hospice, Senior Nutrition, Foster Care Review Board, Salvation Army, RVAP, St. Mark's Church, Habitat for Humanity and more with contact numbers and hours.
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Information Desk
University Hospitals
Visiting Nurse Association
Susan Novotnyat
Iowa City
Freemedicalclinic.org
Mercyi.org
Iowa City Public Library Friends Foundation
Iowa Athletics Hall of Fame
Prairie Meadow Dr
Call
Iowa City Recreation Division
Johnson County
Songbird Project
Coralville
Jim Walters
Miracles In Motion
World Heritage
Mayors
RSVP
Rock
Wickham
Call Joan
Asse International
Crisis Center
Food Bank
Agape Cafe
Old Brick Auditorium
Episcopal Chaplaincy
University of Iowa
Arc of
Heritage Agency On Aging
Foster Care Review Board
Salvation Army
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Big Brothers Big Sisters
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Iowa City Public Library
RVAP
St. Mark's United Methodist Church
Iowa Valley Habitat For Humanity
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