Cedar Rapids school district bids farewell to retiring Dick Schulz
Board members praised retiring Cedar Rapids Community School District assistant superintendent Dick Schulz after 26 years of service. Schulz began as science and mathematics consultant in 1960, led curriculum and instruction from 1969, and will retire Wednesday. Interim Superintendent Newell Lash noted no immediate replacement for Schulz, with the position left unfilled as a new leader is sought this fall.
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Schulz
Newell Lash
Lash
Mary Ann Kucera
Elementary lunch prices increased in Cedar Rapids schools
Cedar Rapids Community school board raised elementary lunch to one dollar, matching junior highs and high schools. Adults pay 1.50 for lunch, milk rises 20 cents to 20, with breakfast unchanged at 25 cents for students. Officials cite labor costs as the driver and note similar portion sizes across levels.
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Cedar Rapids
Ken Lemke
Business Services
Lemke
Lynn Macrino
Ager of Food Services
Macrino
Des Moines Attorney Indicted Over Cocaine Case
Des Moines attorney Joseph E. Owens aged 38 was indicted for allegedly trying to obtain cocaine from a jailed client. He pleaded innocent to distributing cocaine and conspiracy. Trial set for Oct. 6. Owens released on his own recognizance. Co-defendant Mark Jefferson, 28, also from Des Moines, was indicted in the same case.
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DES Moines
Joseph E. Owens
Federal
Owens
U.S
Guy Cook
Mark Jefferson
Club lodge details needed Wednesday
The Gazette requests Cedar Rapids and Marion area clubs and organizations submit written details for its annual service clubs listing. Submissions due by Wednesday, from the club president or publicity chairperson, with a daytime contact phone. Include group name meeting schedule purpose contact name and phone.
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Lodge
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Marion-area
Linn-Mar Marion district share athletic director post
Linn-Mar and Marion Independent school districts form a joint athletic director role with Randy Bates, previously Marion AD, to split duties. Bates’ appointment follows Paul Stoppels’ departure from Linn-Mar. The district funds 53 percent of the $38,500 annual salary while several other personnel moves are approved.
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Linn-Mar
Marion
Randy Bates
Bates
Marion Independent
Vernon Middle School
Paul Stoppels
Linn- Mar
Mitchell to Run for Cedar Rapids School Board Seat
Harold A. Mitchell of 1544 B Ave NE seeks the District 4 seat on the Cedar Rapids Community School Board opposing incumbent Norman Hanson in the Sept 9 election. Mitchell, a Sac and Fox American Indian with two Polk School students, campaigns on minority and low income representation, retention of practical arts, opposition to elementary closures, and tackling drug and alcohol issues in schools.
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Harold A. Mitchell
B Ave
Cedar Rapids
Norman Hanson
Mitchell
Tama
Polk School
Alcoholics Victorious
University of Iowa
University of Utah
Buena Vista College
Mental Health Institute of Independence
HACAP
Anamosa Men's Reformatory
Tama Rehabilitation Center
Iowa
Benton
Poweshiek
Suspects Sought in Two Weekend Stabbings in Cedar Rapids
Police search for suspects after two weekend stabbings. Raydell Reed, 17, was hit with a bottle and stabbed in the left thigh in the Kozy Inn lot after an exchange with two men in a car near First Avenue and Tenth Street East. He was treated at St Luke's Hospital and released. Charles Mathias, 17, was stabbed Saturday entering a building on Second Avenue SE and released from hospital Monday.
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Cedar Rapids
Kozy Inn
Raydell Reed
Blakely Blvd
First Avenue
Tenth Street East
Reed
St. Luke’s Hospital
Charles Mathias
Fourth Ave. SE
Apt. M
Second Ave. SE
Cedar County I A M I chapter to meet in Tipton
The Cedar County Chapter of the Iowa Alliance for the Mentally Ill will meet Wednesday at 7 p.m. in Room B-2 of the Cedar County Courthouse basement in Tipton. Family members and friends of the mentally ill are welcome. Contact Colleen Mellerup at 886-3480.
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Tipton
Cedar County
Iowa Alliance For the Mentally Ill
Colleen Mellerup
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