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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 2008
Page
7
Cedar Rapids school board meets at Jefferson High School band room at 5 p.m. to receive updates on student placement and service continuity after flooding. Administrators will outline building recovery plans as transmitter damage prevents live TV coverage.
The H D Youth Center sponsors a free Back To School Fun Day at Van Vechten Park off McCarthy Road SE from 11 a m to 2 30 p m. Volunteers and donations of money school supplies are invited, with contact numbers provided. Center damaged in June flooding. reopening options are being explored.
Linn-Mar school board members plan a 5 p.m. tour of Echo Hill Elementary School at 400 Echo Hill Rd Marion then a 7 p.m. session at the Educational Services Center 3333 N. 10th St Marion to review bids on 9.5 million in school infrastructure bonds backed by future sales tax revenues.
Judd Toll paints white stripes on Cedar Rapids streets as part of a seasonal crew. With 600 locations to refresh yearly, they cover stop signs, crossings, bike paths and downtown parking. The crew works in shifts to avoid traffic backups, using a 400 pound striper machine and glass beads to create durable lines.
In Cedar Rapids volunteers from CRATOS plan a second meeting to rebuild two historic pipe organs after floods left the Mighty Wurlitzer at the Paramount Theatre and the Rhinestone Barton in the former NAPA building in disarray. Darren Ferreter leads CRATOS with Dave Kelzenberg and Neal Marple guiding efforts, while Cedar Rapids Barton Inc. trustee Paul Montague represents the Rhinestone Barton organ group.
The Iowa House stalled Staed's 10 horsepower limit removal for boats on Lake Macbride 960 acres near Solon. Lawmakers cited enforcement concerns and no-wake rules while local advocates argued fairness and lake peace. Staed may revisit next session. Horbach previously proposed similar bills. Bryce Bauer The Gazette.
The lake authority reviews relaxing restrictions on engines larger than 10 horsepower for boats at Lake Macbride. In 1996 a similar ban at Big Creek Lake near Des Moines was removed, showing a precedent for change.
Newstrack follows up on newsmakers and events and appears on Mondays. For questions contact The Gazette at P.O. Box 511 Cedar Rapids 1A 52406. Call (319) 398-8254 or 14800 397-8212 or email news gazcomm.com.
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