Marion City Council Special Work Session Schedule
Calendar items list a 10 a.m. special work session at City Hall for Marion City Council. At 10:30 a.m. Linn County Board of Supervisors town meeting at Mount Vernon City Hall. At 1 p.m. Cedar Rapids Municipal Band Commission meets at Marquis Hall, Coe College.
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Marion
City
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Mount Vernon
Cedar Rapids
Marquis Hall
Coe College
Mound View Neighborhood Meeting at Central Park Church
A Neighborhood Association gathering at 10 a.m. is scheduled at Central Park Presbyterian Church to discuss local issues and community plans. Participants include the Mound View group and residents seeking updates and input.
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Mound View
Central Park Presbyterian Church
Community Calendar Highlights In Cedar Rapids Iowa City
Multiple events listed across Cedar Rapids and nearby areas including kids parties at the library, Civil War reenactors, APHA horse show, boat show, crafts fair, cinema exhibit, dance and dinner events, lectures, stage performances and music. Admission varies by event with multiple venues and contact numbers provided.
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Cedar Rapids Public Library
First St
the History Center
First Ave
Cedar Rapids
APHA
Iowa Equestrian Center
Kirkwood Community College
Hawkeye Downs
Sixth St
Cedar Rapids Exhibition Center
Wilson Ave
National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
16Th Ave
Prague
North Hall
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Uiowa.edu
Artsiowa
Johnson
Elkader
Dave Poggenklass
Midwest
Herbert Hoover Library
West Branch
Hoover.archives.gov
Trowbridge Hall
Diana Horton
Mid-America Paleontology Society
Cgrer.uiowa
Edu
Herbarium
Six Brooklyn couples mark 70 years of marriage
Suzanne Barnes reports Grace United Methodist Church couples in Brooklyn who wed in the early 1930s have stayed married for over 70 years. The Crossons, Roudabushes and Oswoods married between 1932 and 1933, met in school or at dances, built lives as shopkeepers, farmers, and a pharmacist, and remain devoted though faced hardship during the Depression era.
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Suzanne Barnes
Rooklyn
Jack
Wilma Crosson
Elver
Velma Roudabush
Estle
Merle Oswood
Grace United Methodist Church
Brooklyn
Crossons
Roudabushes
Oswoods
Bullhead City
Ariz
Wilma
Lyle
Lyle Oswood
Estle Oswood
Elver Roudabush
Jack Crosson
Des Moines
Drake University
Presidents Day Holiday Impacts Local Government and Services
Several state and federal offices will close Monday for Presidents Day. Cedar Rapids Marion and Hiawatha may observe closures. Linn County offices the Federal Courthouse and Cedar Rapids City Hall close while state courts stay open. Public libraries vary with Marion open Cedar Rapids and Hiawatha closed. Trash collection in Cedar Rapids Marion and Hiawatha proceeds as scheduled and parking meters are not enforced while buses run on schedule. Local drivers license facilities open though county offices may close. check with local facility.
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Cedar Rapids
Marion
Hiawatha
Linn County
Marion Public Library
Cedar Rapids offers computer classes for retirees this spring
The Cedar Rapids school district opens registrations for four session computer classes for retirees. Topics include computer basics email mastery word processing and Internet use. Sessions run March 9 11 16 18 and April 20 22 27 29 from 3 30 to 5 00 pm at district middle schools with a $25 fee. Contact Tammy Pollock at (319) 558-2331 or tpollock cr. k ia.us.
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Cedar Rapids
Tammy Pollock
Tpollock
Cr.k. Ia
New district court judge seeks variety in life and work
The new Cedar Rapids district court judge discusses her father’s influence and values public service, the job’s challenges and resources, and the appeal of Cedar Rapids. She names three historical figures she’d meet and cites authors she admires while noting her immigrant relatives.
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Normandy Beach
Leonardo da Vinci
Colette
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
da Vinci
Earth
Stanton
Cedar Rapids
Judge Marsha Beckelman Profile in Iowa Sixth Judicial District
The profile outlines Marsha Beckelman a 53 year old judge from Cedar Rapids serving in Iowa's 6th Judicial District. It notes her hometown Geneva New York and her education including a bachelor’s in art from Illinois State University Normal and a JD from the University of Iowa. It lists her family: husband John a Coe College art professor and son Tyler 23 based in Washington DC working in international aid with AMEX International Inc.
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David van Marsha Beckelman
Iowa
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Marsha Beckelman
Iowa 6Th Judicial
Geneva
N.Y
Illinois State University, Normal
University of Iowa
John
Coe College
Tyler
Washington, D.C
Amex International Inc
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Linn County Meetings
OUT & About
Benton Community High School
van Horne
Clapp Recital Hall
Christopher O'Riley
Hancher
Howard
Margaret Hall
Brucemore
Linden Dr
Sinclair
Marty
Luther College
Decorah
Coe
Luther
Treasure Island
Third St. SE
Theatrecr.org
Parlour Theatre
Ushers Ferry Historic Village
Seminole Valley Park
Walker Percy
Robertson Davies
Jane Austen
Shirley
Ruedy
Gazettecommu
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