City events and meetings listed for Linn County area
Daily notebook schedules for February 25 2002 list Linn County and regional meetings and hearings including school boards city councils and boards of supervisors. Notable items include Alburnett and Marion district meetings Cedar Rapids events Ben Folds concert and Bamuthi Joseph reading at Coe College, plus a gender symposium discussion.
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Linn County
Kirkwood Community College
Linn County Continuum of Care Planning and Policy Council
United Way of East Central
Iowa
Fifth Ave
Alburnett School Board
Cedar Rapids Community School Board
Alburmnett Community School Board
Alburnett
Alburnett City Council
Lisbon City Council
Marion Independent School Board
Walker City Council
C.R
Washington, D.C
Taylor Area Neighborhood Association
Taylor
Seventh Ave
Keokuk
Independence
Fayette
Marengo City
Midland School Board
Anamosa City
Decorah
Allamakee School Board
Lansing
Elkader City Council
Opera House
Oelwein School Board
Postville
Toledo City Council
Wilton
Central School Board
Elkader
Edgewood-Colesburg
Edgewood
Independence School Board
Monticello
Williamsburg
Ben Folds
Iowa Memorial Union
Iowa City
Lottery draws recap for Iowa Illinois and Powerball
Sunday results show Iowa Illinois Pick 3 4 1 5 and Illinois Pick 3 even ing 5 8 6 4 Pick 4 evening 5 8 6 4 Jackpot Powerball numbers 8 15 19 21 38 with Powerball 33 No winner for jackpot Wednesday's estimated 12 million dollars.
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Iowa
Illinois
Volunteer opportunities from United Way East Central Iowa
Community volunteer listings include LIV United Way leaders seeking volunteers, Ecumenical Center labs needing helpers for games and research, Aging Services driving clients to appointments, Meals on Wheels drivers, Citizens for People with Disabilities reporting accessibility variances, Miracles in Motion opportunities, and Head Start puppet maker and reader volunteers with contact numbers and a website.
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LIV
United Way
East
Iowa
Call
Ecumenical Center
Stargazing Talk at Cedar Rapids Library Explains Astronomy
Amateur astronomer Norma Cutsforth will lead a free 6:30 p.m. program in Beems Auditorium at the Cedar Rapids Public Library. She will tour the universe and explain how residents can become amateur astronomers and discuss sky observation activities. For details call (319) 398-5123.
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C.R. Library
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Public Library
Norma Cutsforth
Beems Auditorium
Cutsforth
Cedar Rapids schools seek levy to preserve spending
Cedar Rapids school board will consider a resolution to allow tapping tax revenue for 2002-03 spending if enrollment declines. With enrollment down 1 percent, the district faces reduced state funding and may need a 0 to 4 percent allowable growth rate. A $350,000 gap could equal a 10 cent tax boost and up to $2 per thousand valuation.
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Janet Borholmine
Cedar Rapids
Lew Finch
Educational Services Center
Second Ave
Finch
Iowa Association of School Boards
Body Recovered in Council Bluffs Teen Identified
Kevin Andersen, 18, of Persia is identified after divers recovered a body from Mosquito Creek near Iowa Western Community College. He had been missing since Feb 16 after leaving the Mall of the Bluffs. Foul play is not suspected. autopsy to determine cause of death.
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Lewis Township
Mosquito Creek
Iowa Western Community College
Council Bluffs
Kevin Andersen
Persia
Mall of the Bluffs
Andersen
Waterloo woman discourages WTC memorial plan
Former Waterloo resident and 1987 West High School graduate Lori Kohn says using World Trade Center rubble for a local memorial diverts funds better spent on programs promoting dialogue among faiths and ethnic education. She recounts her escape from the 31st floor during the attacks and urges measures to prevent a repeat, while noting media interest in the effort.
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Waterloo
New York
Lori Kohn
West High School
Kohn
Rec Center
Waterloo Center For the Arts
Playhouse
Misery stage fright thrills Cedar Rapids audience
Theatre Cedar Rapids opens Stephen King adaptation Misery to strong crowds. Scott Humeston as Paul Sheldon and Dyanna Dawn Davidson as Annie Wilkes deliver riveting performances as a writer held captive by a fan. The production features striking set design and lighting, with local intrigue over a smoking barbecue grill onstage. Misery runs through March 3 with box office info at 366-8591.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Stephen King
Simon Moore
Theatre
King
Scott Humeston
Paul Sheldon
Dyanna Dawn Davidson
Annie Wilkes
Davenport levee commission grapples with arrears and funding
Davenport faces a 52808 in property tax arrears for land the Levee Improvement Commission controls along the Mississippi riverfront. Without new funding streams the group cannot pursue its riverfront improvements, raising questions about the panel’s future and need.
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Davenport
Lucky Lang
Lang
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Daily Notebook
Toopdayy
Linn County Meetings
Miraclesinmotion
Janet Borholm
Janetr
WTC
Oppenheimer Funds
Wall Street Journal
Trade Center
Lincoln Park
Project
Dennis Downs
Chicago Tribune
CNN
Kathy Alter
Theater Review
Annie
Richard Barker
TCR
Nick Doenges
Commission
Karl Rhomberg
Rhomberg
Charlie Brooke
Brooke
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