Czech group seeks royal touch for Cedar River bridge
The Czech Heritage Foundation proposes placing concrete lions at both ends and in the middle of the Cedar River bridge linking 14th Avenue SE with Czech Village on 16th Avenue SW. The lions, funded by the foundation, would add European character and attract visitors, with design and cost pending engineer clearance.
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Heather Sloman
Woodin Gazette
16Th Avenue
Czech Heritage Foundation
Cedar River
14Th Avenue SE
Czech Village
Wayne Murdock
Charlie Krejci
Foundation
Fairfax
Krejci
Local Meetings and Events Digest for Linn County Area
Today lists 1:30 p.m. Linn County Board of Social Welfare and 4 p.m. Kirkwood Community College board. Other items include Marion Park Board 5 p.m. and East Central Regional Library Board 7 p.m. plus Fairfax City Council and Marion Independent school board meetings. Also Five Seasons Silver Bullets vs Rockford at 7:05 p.m. and a lecture on Slavery and Civilization by Orlando Patterson at Cornell College Mount Vernon. Venereal disease clinic available 6-9 p.m. at Linn County Health Department. appointments optional.
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Linn County Board of Social Welfare
Witwer
Kirkwood Community College
Kirkwood Hall
Marion Park Board
Marion Park Department
10Th Ave
Orlando Patterson
Harvard University
King Chapel
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Linn County
Robberies Hit Southeast Side Within Hours
Police investigate two separate robberies on the southeast side within two hours. A 22 year old woman was robbed in an alley near First and Second Avenues SE after a man with a gun demanded her purse. Two hours later a man with a wrench robbed Hair Artistry at 1015 Third Ave SE, taking cash and fleeing through a nearby alley. It is unclear if the incidents are connected.
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Krejci
Prague
Czechoslovakia
First
Second Avenues
Hair Artistry
Third Ave. SE
Need for gym space focus of bond issue
Community leaders and school officials urged a yes vote for a $4.9 million bond to fund new competition gyms at Jefferson and Washington high schools and a practice gym at Kennedy with new lockers. A typical $50 000 home would see about $1 more monthly. The plan ties facilities to academics, prevention, and community needs.
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McViue
Cedar Rapids
Washington High School
Stephen Daeschner
Jefferson and
Washington
Kennedy
Washington and Jefferson
Bob Sample
Sample
Citizen’s Committee
Jack Evans
Mary Wessel
William Rainbow
Rainbow
Kennedy choirs head to inaugural events in Washington
About 65 Kennedy High School vocal music students travel after their talent show to compete in the All American Festival at Georgetown University and take part in inauguration activities for George Bush. They will lay a wreath at President Kennedy's grave and visit national monuments and museums.
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Kennedy High School
Washington, D.C
Georgetown University
George Bush
John Kennedy
Power outage affects Linn-Mar area customers
A power outage near Linn-Mar High School affected 1,431 Iowa Electric and Light Power Co. customers last night. Officials said a capacitor bank failure caused the outage around 7:50 p.m. Power was restored by 8:30 p.m. The utility noted the outage was not weather related.
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Iowa Electric and Light Power Co
Linn-Mar High School
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