May 5 Deadline For Property Assessment Petitions
Petitions regarding Linn County and Cedar Rapids property assessments must be filed by May 5. Reasons include inequality with similar properties, overvaluation, underassessment, errors, fraud, or value declines. Forms are available at City Hall and Linn County Administrative Office Building. Contact numbers provided.
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Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Boards of Review
Dale Piersall
Linn
City Hall
Linn County Administrative Office
First St. SW
Mobile home owners pay delinquent taxes crackdown
Linn County sheriff deputies targeted mobile home owners with unpaid license fees after the March 15 deadline. The effort has yielded about 35,600 in back payments. Fees are 20 cents per square foot with a January 1 due date and March 15 grace period. Citations carry a 10 fine for simple misdemeanors.
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Linn
Linn County
James Hennessey
Don Sawyer
Sawyer
Hennessey
Water Board weighs radios out of new service vehicles
Marion Water Board considered removing AM radios from new service van and station wagon to cut costs. Administrator Kalkwarf noted about 100 dollars could be saved. bids will include radios as an optional extra. The board approved a 706275 dollar next year budget, a 9 percent pay rise, and a water main project on Third Street. An uncollected bill for the Big Yellow House prompted Cedar Rapids officials to keep water off until payment is made.
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Marion Water Board
Water Department
Wayne Nove
Water Board
Dave Kalkwarf
Nove
Kalkwarf
Third Street
10Th and
Central Avenues
Big Yellow House
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Mount Vernon
Steffen
China to surpass US as cigarette market leader says RJ Reynolds
AP reports Amoy China notes China is the world's largest cigarette market with an estimated 700 billion cigarettes smoked annually, compared with over 600 billion in the United States, according to RJ Reynolds Tobacco International.
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Amoy
China
RJ. Reynolds Tobacco International
Marion Briefs and Local Notices
Marion district dismisses students 90 minutes early next Wednesday for in service. Vernon Middle School open house Thursday at 7:15 PM with a short program in the gym and displays throughout the building. Mr and Mrs Charles Crambler sold their home at 1960 First Ave to Mr and Mrs Jon Lash of Cedar Rapids, handled by Gibson Partners and Warner Brothers Siding and Roofing since 1953. Phone 377-5573.
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Linn- Mar
Vernon Middle School
Charles Crambler
First Ave
Jon Lash
Cedar Rapids
Gibson Partners
Warner Brothers Siding and Roofing Company
Marion
No head coach for Lisbon High basketball next year
Lisbon Community School will not hire a new part time head coach for boys basketball next year. Ron McDermott will remain as coach and science teacher unless a teaching position opens. The district also lacks an assistant coach and focuses on academics over coaching openings.
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Lisbon
Ron McDermott
McDermott
James Steffen
Steffen
Ron
Central City approves minor district upgrades and programs
Central City school board tentatively OKs capital improvements costing 25 000 to 30 000 to recarpeting five elementary classrooms repair one boiler and panel the cafeteria. They seek bids and price info for a late model used bus. They will host a Kirkwood Community College summer basketball program for boys June 2 to July 21 6 to 9 p.m. Each week 84 to 120 boys join JV and varsity squads. New math texts for K–8 adopted and two staff hires: Larry Simons for high school business and Joseph Heim for junior high social studies.
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Central City
Central City School Board
Wayne Rand
Rand
Kirkwood Community College
Larry Simons
Joseph Heim
Reserve Officers meet Saturday at Roosevelt Hotel Iowa
Col. David G. Palmer of the ROA will speak at the Iowa Department ROA annual meeting Saturday noon at the Roosevelt Hotel. Palmer, a former Air Force officer with 28 years of service, commanded at Cam Ranh Bay and flew 125 combat missions. The Linn County RCA hosts the state meeting with a ROTC cadet seminar. Reservations listed for Col. Hazelton.
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David G. Palmer
Air Force
Reserve Officers Association
ROA
Iowa Department
Roosevelt Hotel
Palmer
Congress
Cam Ranh Bay
Syracuse University
U.S. Army War College
Armed Forces Staff College
Linn County
RCA
Training Corps
Iowa
Armed Services of the
United States
Frank Hazelton
Notice of Medical Assistance Locations and Hours
Medical assistance available at 820 Fairview Drive starting 7 25 am Wednesday and at 440 22nd St from 7 35 am Wednesday. Hours are 8 am to 5 pm Monday through Thursday and Friday until 7 pm.
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Fairview Drive
22Nd St
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Lisbon News
Central
Cedar Rapids Senior Citizen and Handicapped Bus Service
Col. Palmer
Egrands Cucena Teen
Frankoma
Boston
7Th Ave
Jacelyn Dr
Nordman Jewelers
Marion Hardware
Thurs
Smulekoffs
Smulekoff's
Aldone Armstrong Bigelow
Karastan Mohawk
Royal Scot World
Wanda Weve
Smulekoff
Trak-Rak
Saxony
1St Street
3Rd Avenue
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