Two Week Shutdown Sought for Linn Shelter Care Facility
Linn Shelter Care Facility faces a proposed two week closure in January to train six new staff amid resignations. Juvenile court officials oppose the plan citing risk to services as Linn County Board of Supervisors weighs final action and considers reassigning youths to Cedar Rapids Foundation II or Iowa City placements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn
Youth Facilities Citizens Committee
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Brent Harstad
Bill McCarty
Youth Facilities Department
Iowa City
Foundation II
Cedar Rapids
McCarty
Department of Social Services
CETA Board Funds Two Youth Projects
Linn County CETA consortium approves two youth projects under the Youth Community Conservation Improvement Program. HACAP proposes window solar heating units for low income families. Springville School District remodeling project also funded. Total $54,000 to be split later. funds aim to employ unemployed Linn residents outside Cedar Rapids under supervision.
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Linn County Comprehensive Employment and Training Act Consortium
Cedar Rapids
Larry Harmon
Kansas
Leavenworth
Johnson Counties
CETA
Donald Canney
Harmon
Consortium
HACAP
Springville
Public Service
Linn
Linn Ceta
Third Ave
Discovery Village Awarded Certificate of Need
Discovery Village Inc received a unanimous certificate of need from the Iowa State Health Facilities Council for two eight bed homes for mentally retarded adults to be built north of Boyson Road NE and west of Council Street. The project aims to open in 1980 and total funding approaches 400000 for construction furnishings and landscaping amid ongoing opposition from the Northbrook Residents Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Discovery Village Inc
Iowa State Health Facilities Council
Boyson Road
Council Street
Scott Seibert
Discovery Village
Seibert
Northbrook Residents Association
Linn District Court
Louis Schultz
State Council
Benton
Johnson
Iowa
Jones
Linn
Washington
Mementos Found in Cedar Rapids YMCA Cornerstone Box
A copper cornerstone box from the Cedar Rapids YMCA opened at noon reveals items from the turn of the century. Contents include a Bible, original YMCA articles, 1884 coins, and 1918 newspapers Cedar Rapids Evening Gazette and Cedar Rapids Tribune, plus membership lists and YMCA magazines. Maurice Wilson plans to reseal the box after adding more items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
YMCA
First Avenue
Fifth Street
John Gerber
Metropolitan Board
Cedar Rapids Evening Gazette
Cedar Rapids Tribune
Mem
Bers
The
Maurice Wilson
Ovel New Cedar Rapids Jaycees President
G Scott Ovel takes the Cedar Rapids Jaycees helm after Gary Grussing resigned. Ovel, at 2325 Hillcrest Drive SE, has served seven years in multiple roles and will push public awareness and finish a fund raising drive for the Jaycee activity center. For membership details call 364-8025 weekdays 9 am to 1 30 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Scott Ovel
Hillcrest Drive
Cedar Rapids Jaycees
Gary Grussing
Ovel
Jaycees
Jaycee
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Vanessa Shelton
Gazette
Peter Bachman
Bachman
Jack Selk
Mc.Carty
Ceta Board OK
Smulekoff
China
Fine Jewelry & Gifts
1St St
3Rd Ave
C.R. Jaycees
Bigelow
Armstrong World
Wanda-Weve
Alden
Karastan
Saxony
Red Saxony
Rocky Road
Barker
Smulekoff's
1St Street
3Rd Avenue
Melon
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