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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 2010
Page
6
Superintendent John Dayton reports a threatening note found in a locker room after school on Monday. Backpack searches underway as safety procedures are implemented. Cedar County Sheriff's Office handling the investigation.
Elkader City Council approved a contract with MSA Professional Services of Des Moines for dam analysis. MSA will examine the big dam north of the Keystone Bridge to assess flood impact from 2008 and overall integrity, and study the small dam south of the Keystone Bridge for potential additional water recreation.
Wellman classes in the Mid-Prairie district begin August 24 as administrators weigh ending the year by June 4. Seven makeup days are planned if no further cancellations occur. Superintendent Mark Schneider says weather could keep the makeup days at seven.
The Riverside city government plans a new through street extending Schnoebelen to the west for Riverside Elementary School. City officials met with Highland school board to discuss the project. The city will cover all costs and has purchased the land for 7000 dollars.
Cedar County will not grant salary increases in the next fiscal year. The Board of Supervisors rejected the Compensation Board's 3 percent raise recommendation for elected officials and also denied raises for non elected department heads non union hourly staff and the Assessor's office. A tentative agreement with the Secondary Road Department union sets no base salary increase while health benefits are under negotiation. The law enforcement union contract also specifies no increase and awaits a future vote.
Dozens of volunteers in Cedar Rapids, many from Skogman Realty, packed 64 boxes providing 13 000 meals as part of a Haiti earthquake relief effort led by Kids Against Hunger. Organizers hope to sustain ongoing feeding programs and plan for food cooked in Haiti within about a month.
1 1411 fans packed the Riverside Event Center for Kris Kristofferson at 73 delivering a 90 minute acoustic set. He started unsteady then joked about being sick and nudged fans with witty asides between guitar and harmonica solos. He mixed hits with newer material including Closer to the Bone and Shipwrecked in the 80s. He drew warmth with tender fatherly songs and a political quip about Bush and Cheney drew laughs. The night highlighted Kristofferson’s humor wisdom and social conscience in an intimate performance.
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