Quaker Oats Funds Aid for Immigrant Family at Kirkwood
Elizabeth Smith and her four children fled Sierra Leone in the late 1990s and settled in Cedar Rapids as sponsored refugees. The Cedar Rapids Quaker Oats plant funds a $10,000 annual grant to Kirkwood Resource Center students, guiding Smith from nursing assistant training to a practical nursing degree while she pursues full-time studies and supports her family.
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Cedar Rapids
Elizabeth Smith
Kirkwood Community College
Smith
Sierra Leone
Iowa
Austin
Austina
Kirkwood
Quaker Oats
Kirkwood Resource Center
Fifth Ave
Con Smith
Kay Bone
Elizabeth
Elizabeth Learns Continual Growth Mindset Note
The fragment mentions Elizabeth stating the need to keep learning all the time, signaling a mindset of ongoing education and personal development.
Conservationists install osprey nesting platforms in Amanas
Area groups install two platforms in High Amana and one in East Amana to attract nesting ospreys. Officials note Iowa has had no nesting pairs in nine years, with efforts also underway at Macbride Nature Recreation Area and Hartman Reserve to release young birds and encourage imprinting.
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Amana
High
East Amana
Iowa
Dennis Zuber
Amana Society Conservation Board
Amana Forestry
Amana Society Service Company
Larry Gnewikow
Zuber
Minnesota
The
Conservation Board
Macbride Nature
Johnson County
Macbride
Hayward
Wis
Hartman Reserve
Cedar Falls
Hartman
Gazette
Cedar Rapids schools open bargaining with two unions
Cedar Rapids district begins negotiations with SEIU Local 199 and HE R E Local 497 over pay. SEIU seeks about 7 percent total increase plus job-based raise amounts and extra vacation. H E R E calls for a $1 across the board raise, 6 percent raise, 10 cent longevity, and 10 cent certification bumps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Northrup
Cedar Rapids
SEIU
H.E.R.E
Harding students to learn blues at school
Sixth and seventh graders at Harding Middle School will receive a Blues in the Schools program from the Linn County Blues Society featuring Flat Cat and the Instigators. The two performances teach blues history and its evolution into contemporary music.
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By Amy Lukas
Vern Fish
Nature Center
C.R
By Janet Borholm
Harding
Linn-Mar High School
Adam Hagge
College Board
Jefferson and Kennedy High School
DECA
Jefferson Deca
eRestaurant
Jessica Sicotte
Steve Lucas
Brian Fiala
eGeneral
Kent Nguyen
Jasmine Kenjar
Jessica Myers
Hilary Carr
eApparel and
Ashley Taken
Jessica Moller
E Food Marketing
B.J. Greenlee
Kate Sletten
Kennedy Deca
eSports and Entertainment Management
Ross Anderson
Chad McDonald
Decorah High School
Susan Cantine
Kim Bosworth
Decorah
West Union
High School
Janet Borholm
jJanetra
Fviowa
P.O. Box
Era
Joy Larsen Haidle
Division of Medical Genetics
University of Iowa Healthcare
St. Luke’s Medical Plaza
A Ave. NE
Fittings Unlimited
Alliant Energy
Center Point Rd
Briana
K-Mart
Collins Road
Mon
Aght Watchers
Christ Presbyterian Church
1St Avenue NW
Mercy Fitness Center
1St Avenue
Tues
Westdale Mall
Edgewood Road
Aercy Medical Center
Wed
13Th Street
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