Brucemore Named Model For Modern Preservation Efforts
Mary Westphale reports on Michael Ainslie of the National Trust praising Brucemore as a prototype for broad preservation. He notes 2000 local groups, 900 communities with protections, and a 25 percent federal tax credit boosting rehabilitation inquiries. The trust plans keeping first floor, renting upper floors, and expanding preservation advocacy in Eastern Iowa.
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Mary Westphale
Michael Ainslie
Brucemore
Ainslie
National Trust For Historic Preservation
Cedar Rapids
Congress
U.S. Department of the Interior
National Register
Trust
Howard Halls
Tion
Iowa
Judgeship interviews set by 6th District Nomination Commission
The 6th Judicial District Nomination Commission will meet Friday August 28 to interview applicants for a new judgeship created by the state Legislature. The meeting starts at 9 30 a m in Linn County Courthouse so. The commission will nominate two attorneys for the judgeship, from which Gov. Robert Ray will select one as full time judge. Applications with 10 copies must be filed in Linn County by 4 30 p m Friday August 21. Eligibility per Iowa Code.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
6Th Judicial District Nominating Commission
Linn County
Commission
Progressive Party Nominates Roosevelt in Chicago Convention
The 1912 progressive party convention in Chicago nominated Theodore Roosevelt for president. A Des Moines seed money program funds preservation projects via a $30,000 loan to the Sherman Park effort, leveraging $150,000 more from local savings and loan groups. The trust uses a $1.3 million fund to back five year loans at half the prime rate.
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Progressive Party
Chicago
Theodore Roosevelt
Sherman Park
Des Moines
Des Moines Savings and Loan Associations
Ainslie
NREN
Cincinnat
Lucy
Brucemore selects executive director and 11 board members
Mary Westphalen reports Brucemore Inc and the National Trust for Historic Preservation announce Peggy Whitworth as executive director and 11 of 12 board members at a Brucemore reception. Mawson notes criteria of leadership, community knowledge, problem solving and outlines board roles, compensation, and five year plans.
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Brucemore, Inc
Michael Ainslie
National Trust For Historic Preservation
Washington
Brucemore
Peggy Whitworth
D Ave
Whitworth
Cedar Rapids-Marion Fine Arts Council
Robert Mawson
Mawson
Cedar Rapids
Tom Aller
23Rd St. Drive
Jane Cook
Crescent St
Bill Ellwood
Indiandale Circle
Simmons, Perrine, Albright and
Ellwood
Don Hattery
Valley Brook Drive
Shire-Hattery Associates
Edward Healey
White Eagle Trail
Brown, Healey, Bock, Sauer and
Stone
Ronda Hill
Cottage Grove Meadows
Junior League of Cedar Rapids, Inc
Joe Hladky Jr
East Post Road
the Gazette Co
KCRG
Joe Loufek
Birchwood Drive
Iowa Manufacturing Co
Nancy McHugh
Dows Lane
Stamats Publications
Scott Olson
Hickory Hill Lane
Olson
Popa
Novak
Paul Shawver
Kyrie
Crst Inc
Trust
Washington, D.C
Bracemore
Brucemore Inc
Six Students Complete Mercy Hospital Medical Tech Program
Six students have completed the Cedar Rapids Mercy Hospital Medical Technology Program. The group includes Deb Johnson, Elaine Kemmerer, Becky Sasek, Nancy Baethke, Jim Haugen, and Kathy Thompson from various addresses in Minnesota and Iowa.
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Cedar Rapids Mercy Hospital
Deb Johnson
Gordon Ave
Elaine Kemmerer
Aspen Lane
Becky Sasek
32Nd St
Nancy Baethke
Deep River
Jim Haugen
Lanesboro
Minn
Kathy Thompson
Granite Falls
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Mount Mercy
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Alan
Patrick
Paramount Theatre Commission
Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra
Kirkwood Radio
Linn County Cancer Society
Paramount
Linden Drive
Margaret Douglas Hall
T.M. Sinclair
George Douglas
Hall
Mercy Hospital
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Florist
Mt. Vernon Rd
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