Sixty Years Ago Today: Mount Mercy students stage Cedar Rapids bygone era
Cedar Rapids students study 1928 1929 life for a 60th anniversary project at Mount Mercy College. A multimedia collage titled Sixty Years Ago Today blends documentary material with drama songs slides and acting. Performances are Feb 4 at 8 PM and Feb 5 at 2 PM with free admission for those alive in 1928. general admission $2.
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Heather Sloman Woodin
Azette
Mount Mercy College
Cedar Rapids
Kathi Pudzuvelis
Pudzuvelis
the Gazette
Ladies’ Home Journal
National Geographic
Pudzavelis
Mount Mercy
Ed Ferreter
Students document local memories in Linn County history project
Iowa Today reports on a student group led by Pudzuvelis and Becky Ocenosak who interview residents to capture diverse memories from the 1920s to 1980s. Participants include Torrence Carlson Ruth Carlson and others aided by Heritage Agency on Aging and community centers.
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Becky Ocenosak
Pudzuvelis
Becky
Ferreter
Torrence
Ruth Carlson
Heritage Agency On Aging
Witwer Senior Center
Ambroz Recreation Center
Linn County Retired Teachers Association
Eastern Iowa coalition tackles homelessness among women and children
A coalition of Hawkeye Area Community Action Program United Way Willis Dady and other groups coordinates to expand emergency housing and long term affordable options for homeless single mothers and their kids in Cedar Rapids region. The survey identified 41 homeless families with 38 children, with beds scarce for women with children and high rents driven by limited affordable housing and deposits.
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Vanessa Shelton
Statte
Iowa
Jeanne White
Hawkeye Area
HACAP
St. Luke’s Hospital
Willis Dady Emergency House
Homeless Community Problem Solving Coalition
Rick David
United Way of
East Central
Salvation Army
Willis Dady House
Catholic Worker House
YWCA
Chicago
New York
David
White
ADC
Maniccia
Coalition
United Way
Two drunken crashes involve seven Linn County residents
Seven Linn County residents were in two separate crashes early Sunday caused by drunken drivers. Billy Smiley crossed the center line near Mount Vernon Road and Wilder Drive injuring John Sjobbakken and Ann Appleby, both treated and released. Smiley and Ruhl were charged with failure to maintain control and operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated.
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Nol
Linn County
Linn County Sheriff's Department
Mount Vernon Road
Wilder Drive
Billy Smiley
G Ave
John Sjobbakken
Cedar Rapids
Sjobbakken
Ann Appleby
Mercy Medical Center
Smiley
St. Luke’s Hospital
Highway 13
Christoper Ruhl
Anamosa
Ruhl
Kory Betts
Mount Vernon
Lynn Davies
Lisbon
Betts
Davies
Michael
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Marion
Schroeder
Carolynn Campbell
Business
Craig Thomas
Bonnie Timp
Susan Hucker
Brenda Hiller
Rosanne Joyce
Barb Petersen
Brian Flagg
Amy Herdlicka
Kim Dietz
Gazette
Chris Stewart
Don Maniccia
Housing Coalition
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State Board of Regents of
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Board of Regents
State of Iowa
State University of Iowa
Iowa City
Edward D. Jones & Co
Davi Bosworth Incorporated
John Nuveen & Co., Inc
Norwest Investment Services
R.G. Dickinson & Co
Allied Group Securities Corp
Blunt, Ellis & Loewi, Inc
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Ryan Securities Piper, Jaffray & Hopwood, Inc
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