Black Awareness Week Events At Kirkwood College
Cedar Rapids events mark Black Awareness Week with a recognition banquet on Feb 11 at Iowa Hall dining rooms Kirkwood Campus. Dr. Henry Parker will speak. BSU to present awards. A 7:30 pm gospel choir concert at First Lutheran Church is free. A one woman program by Niambi Webster and a three act play Family Reunion are scheduled with nominal admission. Proceeds from the Thursday banquet support Kirkwood minority scholarships.
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Third Ave
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Minneapolis
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Topeka
Kan
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Black Action Theatre Group
University of Iowa
West
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West Africa
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Iowa
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Lunch prices drop slightly for College Community students
College Community School District will cut lunch prices by five cents starting Feb 15. Kindergarten through sixth grade pay 95 cents, seventh through twelfth 1.00, and adults 1.25. Board action follows higher demand and a 25 cent rise earlier to offset lost federal funds, with the district aiming to break even rather than profit.
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Glenn Selzer
Students Win DECA Awards at Area Four Conference
Fourteen area Distributive Education seniors earned first place at the DECA Area Four Leadership Development Conference held at Lindale Mall. Kennedy High School students dominated the award list with multiple competency based events and participation wins including Mindy Krizan and Connie Hatfield among top finishers.
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Marion
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Julie Ann
Victor Brown
14Th Ave
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Rodgers Road
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Medford Lane
Rural Iowa explores four day school week plan
Rural school leaders eye a four day calendar to cut weather cancellations and save on heating and transportation costs. Iowa districts Prescott and Interstate 35 at Truro consider January 1983 start with 152 to 180 day options, backed by PURE.
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National Organization For Rural Schools
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Kamrar
Indian Hills Community College
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New Mexico
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Indian Hills College
Fort Des Moines
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Adams County
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Warren County
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Interstate 35
Pettingill
Losure’s
Pure Organization
30 cent hike seen in telephone bills
Eastern Iowans face up to 30 cents more per month for residential telephone service after a Scott County District Court ruling allowing Northwest ern Bell to collect 6.6 million dollars extra yearly. The increase appears on March bills in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City, with varied boosts in other towns, and may be refunded if the ruling is overturned. The Commerce Commission plans an appeal and a stay hearing is set.
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