Summit School of Cedar Rapids to drop top three grades
Summit School of Cedar Rapids will end its sixth through eighth grades next fall due to viability concerns. Head Tim Virden cites the challenge of funding teachers and materials with a small enrollment, leaving preschool through fifth grade. The school at 1010 Regent St NE enrolls 127. Three eighth graders will move to high school, down from 15 in the prior year, with one staff position likely eliminated. The institution previously operated as McLeod Academy from 1992 to 1998.
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School board to vote on instructional levy rate tonight
The Cedar Rapids school board will decide the levy rate and funding mix for the instructional support levy with a 7 p.m. public hearing at the Educational Service Center, 346 Second Ave. SW. Last meeting set a 10 percent rate for five years and lifted income surtax funding from 5 to 6 percent. The panel may lower rates but cannot raise them. The session will be televised on Mediacom channel 17 and McLeod channel 13. A separate item reports a barn fire east of Marion on 1557 Martin Creek Rd. fully engulfed at 5:40 p.m. The Christine Ehlinger farm structure burned, sparing livestock and nearby outbuildings. cause undetermined Sunday night. Firefighters remained to prevent rekindling.
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Handley
Love coach helps Iowa City couples rebuild communication
Joanna Lawson a psychotherapist and coach in Iowa City counsels couples before and after problems. She stresses active listening understanding love languages and practical acts to sustain affection across years choosing real change over fantasy in a calm Victorian office.
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Owa City
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Counseling Clinic
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E. Washington St
England
Joanna Lawson Profile Details
Joanna Lawson a 46 year old psychotherapist and couples coach from Iowa City holds a psychology bachelor’s from the University of England Lancaster and a master’s in counseling from the University of Iowa She is married to Steve Duck and has two sons.
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Iowa City
University of England, Lancaster
University of Iowa
Steve Duck
Ben Franklin store owner seeks input from customers in Tama
Pat Downs, 53, a Ben Franklin store proprietor in Tama, asks customers for feedback via in store signs and a suggestion box and in the local newspaper. The responses proved useful guiding her to offer two for one greeting cards expand Wilton cake decorating items and stock computer printer cartridges for the town.
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Pat Downs
Tama
Pat
Wisconsin
Toledo
Masks for pets still delayed despite funds raised
Audrey Rahn reports no pets have been helped yet as oxygen masks funded last year remain on order for Cedar Rapids fire trucks. She doubts officials can confirm delivery but trusts the department to fulfill pledges while criticizing a new pet ordinance requiring breeders to take back puppies and an oversight committee not yet created.
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Rahn
Cedar Rapids
City Hall
Jim Fritz
Local donor funds pet oxygen masks for Cedar Rapids firehouses
Audrey Rahn launched a drive to equip fire stations in Cedar Rapids and surrounding cities with pet specific oxygen masks. She raised 1557 dollars, enough to outfit nine Cedar Rapids firehouses and extend to nearby communities.
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Cedar Rapids
Marion
Hiawatha
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Newstrack Contact Details For The Gazette
Monday edition of The Gazette outlines how to contact Newstrack for follow ups and questions. It provides mailing address P O Box 511 Cedar Rapids IA 52406 and phone numbers 319 398 8254 and 1 800 397 8212 plus email news gazettecommunications com for inquiries.
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