Seven Girls Learn Baton Tricks At Bowman Woods
Danielle Paul an eight year old from Cedar Rapids watches baton instructor Jan Kirk of Marion demonstrate a figure eight. Danielle then attempts the move and recovers as she finishes the maneuver. Eight girls ages six to eight are taking part in an eight week course at Bowman Woods Elementary School offered by Kirkwood Community College. Mrs. Kirk says she is proud of the students and plans two additional courses this spring. She has taught lap dance and ballet but baton instruction remains her favorite.
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Danielle Paul
Cedar Rapids
Jan Kirk
Marion
Danielle
Bowman Woods
Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids school board reviews three new labor deals
The Cedar Rapids Community Schools board plans to review tentative settlements with three unions representing about 635 workers including 200 secretaries, 269 food service staff, and 166 custodians. Increases range from 22 to 34 cents per hour with improved hospital and life insurance, totaling a 6.4 to 6.7 percent raise, while negotiations with carpenters continue.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Association of Educational Office
Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union
Food Service
Service Employees International Union
William Weier
Federal Mediation Service
City and unions reach tentative citywide pay pact
Cedar Rapids city and two unions reached tentative agreements covering about 260 blue collar employees in Local 620 and approximately 60 public library workers from Local 7180. Key terms include wage hikes of 5.6 percent total, July and January raises, health and life insurance enhancements, and added holidays and diagnostic coverage. Firefighters remain without a tentative deal as fact-finders weigh recommendations.
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Cedar Rapids
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Union
Martin Luther King
Communication Workers of America
Library
Firefighters’ Union
Three firms win bids for Cedar Rapids police station remodel
Cedar Rapids City Council awarded the police station remodeling contracts to Van Note Construction Co from Marion for 176 thousand dollars, Acme Electric of Cedar Rapids for 34 thousand, and Ilten’s of Cedar Rapids for 38 thousand plus 948 for air conditioning. Total bids 249,598 under the 335,000 estimate.
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Cedar Rapids
van Note Construction Co
Marion
Acme Electric
Ilten’s
Senior Citizens Center
Greene Square Park
Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission
Devel
Metering Pitfalls in Vacation Photography
A photographer explains that camera meters read middle gray and misread white or black scenes. For bright ocean scenes with no middle gray, meter the white and open the lens 2/4 stops. for dark scenes, close the lens slightly.
Fire damages Fairfax house
A fire of suspicious origin extensively dam aged a vacant house near Fairfax Saturday morning authorities said Firefighters from the Fairfax and Cedar Rapids fire departments were called to the residence at 3701 Everloy Road SW at 6 42 a.m The 114 story house vacant for several months is owned by Paul Hauber authorities said Officials refused to say where the blaze began or what caused the fire The Linn County Sheriff s Department and the state fire marshal s office are investigating the cause
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Fairfax
Cedar Rapids
Everloy Road
Paul Hauber
Linn County Sheriff's Department
State Fire Marshal’s Office
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C.R. School Board
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
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Fairfax House
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