Garrison Public Library Faces Ongoing Struggles and Setback
In 2009 librarian died, 2010 replacement faced embezzlement charges, 2011 windstorm destroyed the roof. The 400 resident town seeks grants and donations to build a new library and meeting space as insurance funds fall short. Betty Hendryx and others urge community support.
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Arrison
Garrison Public Library
Christy Leckband
Garrison
Betty Hendryx
Betty
Garrison Study Club
Mecantile Exchange
State Bank of Vinton
Vicki Stone
Vicki
Waterloo
Mary
Library donations and a new home for Garrison Library
In a small town aid pours in for the Garrison Public Library as Christy’s husband Mark pastor of St. Mark’s Lutheran offers a storage room in the church. The library remains open 3:30 to 5:30 pm weekdays with shelves of books and movies and four computers.
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Dave Rasdal
the Gazette Garrison Library
Christy Leckband
Betty Hendryx
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
Christy Leckb
Photo
Garrison Public Library
Christy
Mark
Garrison Library
Vinton
Shellsburg
Conveyor Engineering makes conveyors for ethanol and food plants
Cedar Rapids based Conveyor Engineering & Manufacturing supplies stainless steel screw type conveyors to ethanol plants food processors and meat packers and serves major customers such as General Mills Archer Daniels Midland Cargill and Penford. The firm expanded five years ago to a 100 000 square foot plant near The Eastern Iowa Airport and Graig Cone leads the company facing a rebound in employment after a prior peak around 100 workers.
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Dave DeWitte
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Barack Obama
Conveyor Engineering & Manufacturing
General Mills
Archer Daniels Midland
Cargill
Penford Products Company
Penford
Erwin Froehlich
Froehlich
Divine Engineering
Paul Hills
Divine
Hills
U.S
Conveyor Engineering
Shueyville
Joe Cone
Graig Cone
Alan Merta
76Th Ave
Iowa
Merta
Grassley Twitter account hacked briefly by unknown user
Sen. Chuck Grassley’s Twitter feed was hacked Monday with a post urging Iowans to oppose SOPA and PIPA. The hacker claimed links to Anonymous and appeared to be in Osage, but Grassley’s staff quickly regained control and changed the password.
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Jon Ericson
Courier
Waterloo
Chuck Grassley
Grassley
Congress
Anonymous
Osage
Iowa lawmakers join Obama at Cedar Rapids event
Gov. Terry Branstad joins President Obama in Cedar Rapids with Rep. Bruce Braley and Rep. Dave Loebsack. Branstad calls for lower corporate taxes fewer EPA and Labor Department rules and a debt reduction plan. Loebsack highlights job creation inviting Obama to Rock Island Arsenal and presents a University of Iowa Monopoly game for Obama daughters.
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Gazette Des En Bureau
DES Moines
Terry Branstad
Barack Obama
Branstad
Obama
Cedar Rapids
Environmental Protection Agency
Department of Labor
National Labor Relations Board
America
Bruce Braley
Dave Loebsack
Iowa
Tom Harkin
Chuck Grassley
Loebsack
Rock Island Arsenal
University of Iowa
Sasha
Malia
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Ale Hanna
the Gazette
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Braley
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Sourcemedia
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Riverside Resort
Laughlin
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