Local government meetings and community events listed for Aug 12 2002
Daily notebook lists dozens of county and city meetings across Linn, Cedar, Jones, and surrounding counties. Highlights include Linn County Supervisors sessions, city council meetings in Coggan and Walker, and school board work sessions in Marion and Fairford, plus regional supervisor gatherings and public events at libraries and clinics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Linn County Administrative
Linn County Local Homeless Coordinating Board
Witwer
Second Ave
Ely City Council
Ely City
Cedar Rapids
Marion Public Library Board
Linn County Zoning Commission
Linn County
Coggan City Council
Fairfax Public Library Board
Marion Independent School Board
Cedar County Board of Supervisors
Tipton
Allamakee
Clayton County Board of Supervisors
E. Bridge St
Elkader
Delaware County Board of Supervisors
Manchester
Northeast
Iowa Community College
Peosia
Bellevue
Marengo
Sigourney School Board
van Horne City Council
Anamosa
Cascade City Council
Decorah
Delta City Council
Earlville City Council
Eastern Allamakee School Board
Lansing
Edgewood City Council
Elkader City Council
Grinnell City Council
Hopkinton City Council
Jesup School Board
Mechanicsville City Council
Oelwein
Postville
Stanwood
Starmont School Board
Starmont High School
Arlington
Toledo
Walford
West Delaware
Western
Red Oak Park
Garnaville
Cuban farmer's son wins 2002 World Food Prize
Pedro Sanchez, 62, a Cuban farmer's son whose family farm was disrupted by Castro's rise, wins the $250,000 World Food Prize for transforming tropical soils into productive land. He led soil management efforts across Brazil and other regions, boosting yields and soybean output to U.S. levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Fidel Castro
Pedro Sanchez
Africa
Toronto
Canada
Kenneth Quinn
Sanchez
North Carolina State University
Peru
Brazil
Brasilia
United States
World Food Prize Honors Sanchez For Africa Soil Rehab
Sanchez leads a Kenya based study at the International Center for Research in Agroforestry to replenish exhausted soil by planting nitrogen fixing trees. He will receive the World Food Prize on Oct 24 in Iowa, honoring Borlaug's Green Revolution legacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Sanchez
International Center For Research In Agroforestry
Nairobi
Kenya
U.N. Taskforce On World Hunger
Iowa
Norman Borlaug
Makems Bring International Flair To Cedar Rapids Folk Festival
At Ushers Ferry Historic Village 700 fans enjoyed seven hours of folk. Tommy Makem and son Rory delighted with stories, tin whistle, banjo and guitar. They sang Sea shanties, Four Green Fields and If I Had A Hammer with audience participation and lively banter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Tommy Makem
Rory
Ushers Ferry
Makem
Tommy
Green Fields
Le Claire wins Tug Fest after late disqualification
In Le Claire Iowa the Great Plains packing team led by Todd DeBruyn posted 13 wins 1 loss as Illinois rivals faced controversy over a disqualification caused by a cleated shoe costing a match and shaping the final tally in the 16 year Tug Fest rivalry across the Mississippi River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LE Claire
Iowa
Port Byron
Ill
Illinois
Mississippi River
Great Plains Packing System
Total Fitness Center
Leisure Time Billiards and Sports Bar Inc
Davenport
Great Plains
Todd DeBruyn
Jimy Smith
Activist urges Iowa City to push for Iraq sanctions end
Wen dy Vasquez told about 30 people in Iowa City that sanctions harm Iraqis by denying food and medical supplies. She described her Quaker delegation’s travels across Iraq meeting officials including Tariq Aziz and humanitarian workers and warned US attack could trigger famine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Geraghty
Gazette
Iowa City
Wendy Vasquez
Iowa
Iraq
United Nations
Saddam Hussein
Kuwait
Vasquez
Ohe Line
Shotgun accident injures 7-year-old in Council Bluffs
A 7-year-old girl, Cheyenne Tague, was in critical condition after being accidentally shot in Council Bluffs by a playmate with a 12 gauge shotgun. Police said the unidentified child was among about five youngsters when the incident occurred and the range was close. Cheyenne was treated at University Hospital in Omaha Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Iowa City
Cheyenne Tague
Uni
Also Mentioned on This Page
Daily Notebook
Linn County Meetings
C.R
Iowa League of Cities
Guernsey
Maynard
Williamsburg
City
Greg Ganske
Jane Boyd
14Th Ave
Farmers Markets
Farmers Market
Collins Road
Council Street
OUT & About
Metro
New Horizons Methodist Church
Coralville
State Fairgrounds
Iowastatefair.org
Cedar Rapids Free Medical Clinic
Illinois Lottery
the Gazette
Keith Dr
Edgewood Rd
Miami Dr. NE
World Food Prize Foundation
Cuba
States
Cornell University
Philippines
Worldfoodprize.org
Diana Nollen
Review
Annie
Pete Seeger
Brother
Carol Montag
Carlis Faurot
Glenn Lonsdale
Black Sheep
Total Fitness
Connie Johnson
Loren Mischke
Duey
Corner Tap
DeBruyn
Tug
Versity Hospital
Omaha, Neb
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