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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 2007
Page
10
Cedar Rapids school board members will hear how students performed on the fall Iowa Tests of Basic Skills and Iowa Tests of Educational Development in reading and math. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. at the Educational Services Center with a 4 45 p.m. work session.
Iowa City based artist Jim Petran elevates common items like butter, a match stick, and a $5 bill into contemporary realism. He sells each still life for 1500 to 3000 dollars, and says he is lucky to make a living from his art. Petran, 55, originally aimed for automotive design and studied art and math at the University of Wisconsin-Stout.
Jim Petran, 55, an Iowa City artist with degrees from UW-Stout and the University of Iowa, works from a basement studio filled with antiques. He describes balancing light and form by tiny object shifts and notes his income doubled after making the career switch. Nina, his wife, teaches at the UI.
The article notes Sears Roebuck and Co. launched a program in 1962 to offer original art to the public. It cites Cedar Rapids collector Judy Morningstar who bought Whistler etchings and Landis Savage Everson oil works for about $40 each. Vincent Price is mentioned as a prominent art figure.
Van Davis of Sigourney stands in the loft of one of four loft apartments he has built in an 1877 downtown building with 11.5 foot tall windows. The project reflects renewal in Sigourney's historic district.
Big city style loft apartments in Sigourney were mostly completed by 2005 with two units still awaiting 11.5 foot window reinstallations. Builder Van Davis said the project lagged as windows were refinished and energy efficient glass installed. Open house drew 200 visitors in February 2006. first unit rented that March and a second later in the year. Units span 1100 to 1400 square feet with rents $525 to $550 and include 1 1/2 baths central air and in unit washers and dryers.
Van Davis of Sigourney sought to turn two adjacent 1877 buildings on the Keokuk County square into four loft apartments. He secured a $20,000 Main Street grant and a $120,000 HUD Local Housing Assistance grant. Senators Grassley and Harkin toured the project as interior work neared completion with a hoped August finish in 2005.
The Gazette confirms Newstrack features return of follow ups on key newsmakers and events each Monday, with contact options including the Cedar Rapids mailbox and phone numbers for inquiries and submissions.
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