Recovery coalition shuts down after flood work in Linn County
After three summers of flood recovery, the Linn Area Long Term Recovery Coalition ends operations as Linn Area Community Organizations Active in Disaster forms to coordinate future disaster response. The center coordinated relief for families at 300 percent poverty level and logged 665000 volunteer hours at 640 sites with 1.3 million dollars in materials. The new group aims to continue the pipeline of resources and training for 18 representatives from 35 groups, meeting at Hawkeye Area Community Action Program offices.
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Steve Gravelle
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Linn Area
Sixth St. NW
Schmitz
New Linn
Leslie Wright
United Way
East
Iowa
Longterm Recovery Coalition
Wright
Hawkeye Area
Iowa City Donates Tree Sculptures From Local Family
Art Small and his family donate two sculptures carved 15 years ago by a Russian artist from an oak tree that fell on their property. The pieces depict Art Small and his late wife Mary Jo with children Martha Peter and Art III. The city will place them in Black Springs Circle Park near the former home, joining two Russian writer sculptures from the same tree owned by another family.
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Art Small
Iowa City
Manville Heights
Small
Rocky Shore Drive
Mary Jo
Martha
Peter
Art III
Black Springs Circle Park
Mall
Cedar Rapids eyes expanded buy local rule
Cedar Rapids officials weigh a policy twist to extend local preference to Linn County firms. A council committee urged that a non Cedar Rapids business must have its own county buy local plan in place and grant the same preference to Cedar Rapids firms. A vote on August 24 was scheduled.
Cedar Rapids Eyes Buy Local Policy Expansion
The Cedar Rapids City Council will vote on its buy local policy August 24. Procurement Committee member Kris Gulick says there could be flexibility in what Cedar Rapids seeks in return from Linn County communities if they are included. Marion Mayor Paul Rehn notes Marion’s buy local policy favors Marion first but covers all of Linn County and supports Cedar Rapids extending its policy.
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Kris Gulick
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Marion
Paul Rehn
Rehn
Italian trek reveals Anamosa woman's Tuscan family link
Pat Schoon travels the Tuscan mountains near Pisa with Graeme Trapner as they reach Calomini, where they meet Dante Comunelli, her second cousin, at his 1647 home. The moment echoes family lore Pat heard from her mother.
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Namosa
Italy
Pisa
Pat Schoon
Calomini
Pat
Graeme Trapner
Julio
Dante Comunelli
Dante
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