ITC Grants Fund Flood Recovery via Cedar Valley Habitat and Main Street District
ITC Midwest LLC funds flood recovery grants totaling 200000 to Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity and the Czech Village New Bohemia Urban Main Street District. Habitat receives 125000 for year two of its Build A Thon. Main Street District gets 75000 for business facade improvement grants.
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Cedar Valley
Habitat For Humanity
Czech Village
New Bohemia
Main Street
Habitat
Greater
Free citizenship prep courses offered in Cedar Rapids
Residents may enroll in free Saturday classes at Catherine McAuley Center 866 Fourth Ave SE to review writing reading history and government for the U S citizenship exam. Supplemental books audio CDs and DVDs provided. Classes run 10 to 12 Saturdays April 24 through May 29. Call Ann McNee at 319 363 4993 for details.
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Cedar Rapids
Catherine McAuley
Fourth Ave
Ann McNee
Two years of traffic cones at Collins and First
Reader urges a reorganized plan for the Collins and First intersection project. They propose delaying or consolidating work to minimize traffic impact, cut overhead, and save drivers time and money. A reader cites a local furniture purchase as an example of seeking lower prices elsewhere.
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Collins
Cable Hills
New Kosek Building Opens for National Czech and Slovak Museum
Crowds celebrate the grand opening of the Kosek Building at 87 16th Avenue SW in Czech Village Cedar Rapids. The museum vows to showcase flood recovery stories and plans a 2012 move back after upgrades, with Gov. Culver praising I-JOBS funding and community resilience. Marek Skolis attended from Chicago as a Czech Republic envoy.
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Cliff Jette
the Gazette
National
Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
Kosek’s Dime & Dollar
Cedar Rapids
Chet Culver
KCRG
Czech Republic
Skolil
Czech Village
Palo council member runs for Linn County supervisor District 5
Palo City Council member Paula Gunter announces her candidacy as a Democrat for Linn County supervisor in District 5. She faces Eric Johnson and incumbent Jim Houser in the primary, with Houser representing southwest Cedar Rapids. Gunter emphasizes small-town representation and flood recovery reform.
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Ihe
Gazelle
Cedar Rapids
Paula Gunter
Palo
Linn County
Gunter
Eric Johnson
Jim Houser
Houser
West Cedar Rapids
Fairfax
Walker
Board of Supervisors
Adjusters International
FEMA
John Harris
Allianz Energy
Mount Mercy College
Kirk
Gazette tip line contact numbers noted
The message lists contact numbers for The Gazette News Tip Line in Cedar Rapids Iowa City and surrounding areas for reporters to call with news tips. The numbers provided are (319) 398-8254 in Cedar Rapids (319) 339-3159 in Iowa City and 1 319 800 397 8212.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Pothole repairs delayed as asphalt plant starts up
Cedar Rapids faces a delay in filling major potholes as the sole asphalt provider, L. L. Pelling, postpones startup for two weeks until April 26 due to insufficient demand. Public Works Maintenance Manager Craig Hanson says crews will fix asphalt without hot asphalt boxes until product becomes available.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
L. L. Pelling
Cedar Rapids Public Works
Craig Hanson
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