Cedar Rapids City Council and County Meetings Schedule
Today features multiple government sessions in Cedar Rapids and Linn County. City Council at City Hall, Linn County Board of Supervisors, Health Needs study committee, Grant Wood Area Education Agency board meeting, Lisbon school board foundation, Hiawatha City Council, plus the Iowa League of Cities Legislative Day with a phone meeting.
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Cedar Rapids City Council
Council Chambers
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Linn County
Linn County Community Health Needs
Linn County Public Health Department
Grant Wood Area Education Agency Board of Directors
Grant Wood
Grant Wood Area Education Agency
Sixth St
Lisbon Community School Board
Hiawatha City Council
Iowa League of Cities
Regional meetings listed for multiple Iowa cities
At 10 a.m. the Clayton County Board of Supervisors meets in Elkader and the Board of Regents gathers in the Roy Carver Pavilion Iowa City. At 5 p.m. Maquoketa school board negotiates with the Non-Certified Bargaining Unit. West Central school board holds a 6:30 p.m. work session. Sigourney City Council meets at 7 p.m. Benton's school board convenes 7:30 p.m. in Norway Center media.
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Clayton County Board of Supervisors
Supervisors
Elkader
Board of Regents
Roy Carver
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Maquoketa School Board
Maquoketa
West Central School Board
Maynard
Sigourney City
Benton School Board
Norway Center
QUT and About Panel at Cedar Rapids Library Event
A panel discusses Barbara Ehrenreich Nickel and Dimed at 7 p.m. in Beems Auditorium Cedar Rapids Public Library 500 First St SE Free and open to the public The Gazette sponsors Red Cedar Chamber Music at 9 a.m. Marion Chamber of Commerce 790 11th St performs for seniors. Aquila Theatre presents Othello at Hancher Auditorium. Live From Prairie Lights Wang Ping reads at 8 p.m. at Prairie Lights Books Iowa City. Floyd Hart lecture at 7 p.m. Center for Faith and Life Luther College Decorah.
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Barbara Ehrenreich
America
Beems
Cedar Rapids Public Library
First St. SE
The
Gazette
Red Cedar Chamber Music
Marion Chamber of Commerce
11Th St
Aquila Theatre Company
Hancher Auditorium
Prairie Lights
Wang Ping
Prairie Lights Books
S. Dubuque St
Iowa City
Prairielightsbooks
Floyd Hart
Center For Faith and Life
Luther College
Decorah
Grassley to Speak at Grinnell Keokuk and Washington Events
Senator Grassley of Iowa will appear at three events today. At 8 a.m. he attends Verizon's Good Government Club in Grinnell. At 12:30 p.m. he joins Keokuk County Medicare Town Meeting at Keokuk County Health Center Cafeteria in Sigourney. At 2:45 p.m. he participates in a Washington County Medicare Town Hall at Robert Nicolai Conference Room in Washington County Hospital.
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Chuck Grassley
Aiowa
Verizon's
Good Government Club
11Th Ave
Grinnell
Keokuk County
Keokuk County Health Center
Sigourney
Washington County
Robert Nicola
Washington County Hospital
Washington
Recycling drive-through at Cedar Rapids Public Works complex
Drive-through recycling site operates 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Public Works complex located at 1201 Sixth St. SW in Cedar Rapids. For more information contact Bluestem Solid Waste Agency at 398-1278. Submit Community Calendar notices by email or mail to The Gazette.
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Cedar Rapids
Public Works Complex
Sixth St
Bluestem Solid Waste Agency
Community
Gazettecommunications.com
the Gazette
P.O
Cedar Rapids burglary drop noted amid police optimism
The Gazette documents a decline in reported burglaries citywide from 2001 to 2003 with Cedar Rapids NE quadrant decreasing from 322 to 295. Donna Hoth laments two garage break ins including a 2003 burglary of a $2000 laptop and a $500 snow blower. Local police warn stats don’t reflect all victimizations and traffic of crime.
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Jim Slosiarek
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Terry Routier
David Stenson
Christy
Linn Area Credit Union
Gazette
Hoth
Mike Klappholz
Heart Connection seeks camp staff for two Iowa camps
The Heart Connection Children’s Cancer Programs seeks volunteers ages 16 and up to serve as counselors and support staff for two weeklong camps in Boone Iowa. The cancer camp runs June 5 to 12 and the siblings camp August 14 to 21.
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Heart Connection
Boone
Iowa
Tony Timm
Heart Connection Children’s Cancer Programs
Center St
Suite
Des Moines
Gazette seeks reader tales on teen babysitters
Parents struggling to find teen babysitters are invited to share their stories with Anne Kapler of The Gazette. Contact her at (319) 398-8329 or anne.kapler gazettecommunications.com for a future feature.
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the Gazette
Anne Kapler
Anne.kapler
Gazettecommunications. Com
First African American Iowa Mayors Highlighted During Black History Month
The 1991 Marble Rock mayor Al Saunders made history as the first African American man elected mayor in an Iowa town. In 1995 Clinton mayor LaMetta Wynn became the first African American woman to hold the post. The notes are from the African American Historical Museum and Cultural Center of Iowa for February celebrations.
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al Saunders
Marble Rock
Iowa
LaMetta Wynn
Clinton
Cedar Rapids Area Crime Reports February 7 13
Crime reports show incidents logged in the Cedar Rapids metro area between February 7 and 13. Police blotter items include thefts, burglaries, and disturbances reported to local precincts. Names, addresses, and specifics are limited in the supplied record.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Property Listing Chronology
A sequence of addresses and dates in Cedar Rapids listing multiple property or location events from February. The notes show street numbers and streets across NE NW SE SW quadrants with varied dates from Feb 7 to Feb 15, including Kirkwood, Johnson, First Avenue East, Edgewood Road, Raven Lane, and Park Towne Court NE, among others.
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Falbrook Dr
19Th St
D Ave
Kirkwood Blvd
Sixth St
Greenfield St
32Nd St
Ave
Garden Dr
Ninth St
Sixth St. SW
28Th Ave
11Th St. NW
27Th St. NW
Kirkwood Ct
Johnson Ave
Hollywood Bivd
First Avenue East
Edgewood Road
21St Avenue
Center Point Road
Northview Place
Blairs Ferry Road
10Th Street
Third Avenue
Raven Lane
Old Marion Road
Park Towne Court
Oakland Road
Vernon Drive
Westdale Drive
Glenbrook Drive
Williams Parkway
Rockford Road
First
Public Safety Crime Log Entries for February
A list of 14 public safety incident lines with dates Feb. 8 to Feb. 14 and locations across city blocks including Second Avenue SE Pioneer Fourth Avenue 14th Sixth Street SW Edgewood Road Jacolyn Fourth 34th 14th North 14th Street 10th block numbers. Each item notes date and block location without details of the incident.
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Fourth Avenue
34Th Street
14Th Avenue
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Linn County Meetings
C.R
Donna Hoth
Steve O’konek
O’konek
First Avenue
Cedar River
Steve O’kone
C.R. Police
C.R. Chief of Police
Glass Rd
15Th Ave
16Th Ave
36Th Street
Oakland
Carroll
North Towne Court
14Th Street
Metro Crime
Hiawatha
Wright Brothers
Allins
Mount Vernon Rd
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