C R ice rink fund drive begins with 750000 grant
SKATE Inc. receives a 750000 matching grant from Hall-Perrine Foundation to design build an indoor ice skating rink and multipurpose facility at Ellis Park Cedar Rapids. The 2-for-1 match aims to help raise 2.25 million total with city ownership and a 150 space parking plan.
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Douglas Neumann
Skate Inc
Hall-Perrine Foundation
Ellis Park
Ence
Beems
Cedar Rapids
Hall-Perrine
Lance Greco
Greco
Robbins Lake
Flooded Grand Forks Fire Devastates Downtown
In Grand Forks North Dakota a four block area burned as 6 feet of floodwaters crested from the Red River. Firefighters used a helicopter water bucket and planes to attack 11 buildings while authorities evacuated 75 percent of the city’s 50 000 residents. Evacuation, power and water supplies faltered as river floods continued to rise and officials warned it could take weeks to restore potable water.
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Knight-Ridder
Grand Forks
N.D
Red River
Ed Schafer
North Dakota
Air Force Base
Plains
National
Wreckage Likely From Lost A 10 Jet Near Vail Colorado
Helicopter crew near New York Mountain and Gold Dust Peak spotted gray metal pieces and anti corrosion paint suspected to be from Capt. Craig Button s A 10 Thunderbolt. No sign of the pilot found. ground search delayed by steep snow covered terrain. Wreckage location about 15 miles southwest of Vail in the Rocky Mountains.
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EAGLE
Colo
Rocky Mountains
Air Force
Nels Bunning
Craig Button
Tucson
Ariz
Colorado
Army National Guard
Running
Button
Washington State
New York
Mountain
Gold Dust Peak
Vail
Campbell named among Time’s 25 Most Influential Americans
Bonnie Campbell, former Iowa attorney general now in the Justice Department, is highlighted by Time as a catalyst in shifting views on violence against women. The piece notes her role as first director of the Violence Against Women Office and her personal stake as a stalker survivor, with ongoing travel to advance the federal assault on domestic violence.
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Bonnie Campbell
Iowa
Time Magazine
Time
Campbell
Tom Fruehling
U.S. Justice Department
Washington, D.C
Justice Department
Violence Against
Des Moines
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C.R. Ice Rink
Ellis Boulevard
LeeAnn Sexrette
Indian Creek Nature Center
Bayou Otter Farm
Louisiana
Nature Center
Fire Department
Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Cubs
Mets
Chicago Cubs
Laszlo Tabar
Marion
C.R
Five Seasons Center
Winteract
Fyiowa.com
Copter
Internet
Gazette
Thewire
Utah
Wyo
U.S
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