Volunteer opportunities at University Hospitals and community groups
Volunteers are sought for information desk greeting and guidance at hospital sites on weekdays. Additional roles include rooftop care, hospitality cart service, patient library assistance, beauty salon reception, and Hawkeye Ambassadors tour guides. Other openings span Big Brothers Big Sisters, Girl Scouts, library circulation, Book End bookstore, tutoring, crisis and domestic violence support, Meals on Wheels, and foster care review. Multiple contact numbers provided.
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Information Desk
University Hospitals
Aise.com
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Girl Scouts of Mississippi Valley
Iowa City Public Library
Iowa City Public Library Friends Foundation
Iowa Athletics Hall of Fame
Prairie Meadow Dr
Iowa City Recreation Division
Call
Natural Ties
World Heritage
Notable Juvenile and Adult Detections Reported Across Johnson Iowa City Areas
The Log lists several arrests and charges in Johnson and surrounding areas. Names include Michael Myers Jason Crow Justin Wood Brian Dobbs Verplaetse Renley Fazio Britton Narigan Avinder Deol and Charles Bartlett with incidents ranging from BB gun waving to marijuana possession and a domestic dispute.
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Michael James Myers
Scales Bend Rd
North Liberty
Highway 965
Scales Bend Road
Johnson County
Jason Lee Crow
Fifth Ave
Coralville
Iowa Avenue
Madison Street
Iowa City
Nicholas James Verplaetse
400Th St
Oxford
First Avenue
Jessica Leigh Renley
Ferndale Dr
Avinder Kaur Deol
Maggard St
Highway 6
Riverside Drive
Deal
Charles Edgar Bartlett
Currier Hall
Clinton Street
Bidletting proposed for county road resurfacing
Johnson County Engineer Mike Gardner and Assistant Engineer Alan Miller seek permission to publish a bid letting notice for an oil contract to resurface about 27 miles of paved county roads. The May 25 bidders notice depends on mileage, with potential reductions due to rising oil prices. The board also expected a $500,000 safety grant from the Iowa DOT to grade drain and pave Sand Road segments southeast of Iowa City.
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Iowa City
Johnson County
Mike Gardner
Alan Miller
Board of Supervisors
Land Road
Iowa Department of Transportation
Bicycle that powered a 1947 Iowa City telegrapher to work
The Johnson County Historical Society highlights Robert Libby 83 who rode a used one speed bicycle to the Rock Island Depot for his 1947 shift as telegrapher and later ticket agent. He bought the bike for about $10 at Novotny's Cycle Center and kept it in service with simple maintenance. Libby later donated both his bike and his wife Bettys bike to the society this year.
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Robert Libby
Rock Island
Iowa City
Libby
Wilson
Betty
College Street
College
Muscatine
Summit
Bowery
Dubuque
Rock Island Railroad
West Liberty
Homestead
Des Moines
New Guinea
Novotny’s
Johnson County Historical Society
Johnson County
West Liberty hires consultant for capital improvements plan
West Liberty City Council voted to hire Pat Callahan of Municipal & County Management Services to draft a capital improvements plan linking the annual budget to long range goals. Officials also discussed library emergency closing April 19 and wastewater plant upgrades, including a stormwater detention tank, storm sewer repairs, and new storage tanks for treated solids.
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West Liberty
Pat Callahan
Callahan
Municipal & County Management Services
Janette McMahon
McMahon
Clos
Foley
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mayors
RSVP
Kirkwood
Grant Wood
Twain
Joan
Crisis Center
Call Joan
Heritage Agency On Aging
Foster Care Review Board
Salvation Army
the Gazette
Iowa
Tiffany Jeanne Fazio
66Th Ave
Apt
Cedar Rapids
Jefferson and Dubuque Streets
Adam Zachary Britton
Pheasant Dr
Highway 1
Northgate Drive
Nicholas Robert Narigan
Shady Glen Ct
Johnson Street
Gardner
The
Johnson
Leo Foley
Gazette
Gazette Classified
Gazettecommunications.com
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