Nature Trail Bikeathon Starts From Eight Cedar Rapids Points
Cyclists in a Sunday bikeathon to raise funds for the Cedar Valley Nature Trail will begin at eight starting points around Cedar Rapids including Daniels Park and Noelridge Park. The 23 mile route features checkpoints closing at 5 p.m with prizes such as a Schwinn bike and Hardee's breakfast coupons. Proceeds fund Iowa Rails to Trails with sponsor-donation collection due by Sept. 17 at four Peoples Bank locations.
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Cedar Valley
Daniels Park
Oakland Road
Noelridge Park
42Nd Street
Kennedy High School
Shaver Park
Shaver Road
Crest of Hill
Riverside Park Roundhouse
Lincoln Park South
I Street
County Courthouse
Third Avenue
Bever Park Pavilion
Bever Avenue
Nient
Barb Mahraun
Fernwood Drive
Ride
Iowa Rails To Trails
Peoples Bank
Cedar Rapids
Three Women Arrested in Target Theft Refund Scheme
A security guard at Target East in Linn County stopped a suspected shoplift and refund scheme. Frances Holliday 31 Roxane Simpson 21 and Justine Solderberg 18 were arrested and held at Linn County Jail after they were linked to stealing two silverware sets valued at 69.98 each and procuring refunds.
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Target
Holliday
Alcoholism rehab unit to open at Monticello hospital
John McDonald Hospital in Monticello plans a 15 bed alcoholism rehabilitation unit with a 30 day program for referrals from physicians social agencies clergy and others. The unit aims to start accepting clients by October 1 following a feasibility study with St Luke's Cedar Rapids and a certificate of need filing and a September hearing in Des Moines.
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Monticello
John McDonald Hospital
John Weber
St. Luke's Methodist Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
Iowa Office For Health Planning and Development
Iowa Health Facilities Council
Des Moines
Piersall appointed to Cedar Rapids Civil Service Commission
Cedar Rapids attorney James A. Piersall was named by the City Council to the Civil Service Commission replacing resigning Tom Collins Sr. He joins long-time members Jan Kazimour and George Gable as the panel prepares to hold a hearing on an officer appeal.
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James A. Piersall
Cedar Rapids
Civil Service Commission
Piersall
Tom Collins Sr
Jan Kazimour
George Gable
Cedar Rapids school board candidates court labor groups
Cedar Rapids at large director candidates David Challed Gerry Loupee Dan Rogers and incumbent Mary Ann Kucera addressed Hawkeye Labor Council and CREA meetings. They urged cooperation among public labor business government and educators to meet district challenges and improve graduation requirements curriculum and desegregation efforts.
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David Challed
Cedar Rapids
Gerry Loupee
Cedar Rapids School Board
Cedar Rapids Education Association
CREA
Dan Rogers
David Harrison
Richmond Road
Mary Ann Kucera
Hawkeye
Kucera
Metro High School
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