Women fire cadet academy opens doors for teen attendees
A four day camp in Cedar Rapids trains girls and young women ages 15 to 19 in firefighting skills from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily with a $30 fee. Led by Cedar Rapids Fire Department members Fairlie Popelka and colleagues, the program covers CPR, PPE, ladders, rescue techniques and extinguisher use, aiming to boost female firefighters.
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Fairlie
Popelka
Cedar Rapids Fire Department
Madison Berry
Benton County
Atkins
Iowa Life Mural Finds Permanent Home in Independence
The 8 by 24 foot mural highlighting agriculture conservation and water quality will hang at Heartland Acres Agribition Center in Independence. Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey attended a 1 30 p m ceremony with artist Karen Doty and supporters from multiple Iowa commodity groups.
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Independence
Iowa
Heartland Acres
Bill Northey
Karen Doty
Jacob Swanson
Heartland Acres Agribition Center
Iowa State Fair Straw Poll Questions Voters
Iowans can vote for 2018 governor candidates from Aug 10 to 20 at the Secretary of State booth in Des Moines for entertainment value. The poll uses party ballots with options for other and real time results at sos.iowa.gov.
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Paul Pate
Iowa
Vermont
Bernie Sanders
Hillary Clinton
Clinton
Sanders
Donald Trump
Chuck Grassley
Patty Judge
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Iowa Soybean Association
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