Celebrating 150 years in Earlville
The Iowa town of Earlville marks sesquicentennial with events starting Thursday at 4 p.m. including games, a cemetery walk, historic video, and a parade schedule through Sunday. Founder George Earl 1852 and the town’s rise and revival after fires and highway bypass are noted, with new housing and growth plans mentioned.
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Earlville
Delaware County
Dubuque
George Earl
Jim Laxson
Sesquicentennial Committee
Laxson
Main Street
North Side Road
Earlville United Parish
Cemetery Walk
Linn-Mar school board members Miller and Dandekar not seeking re election
Two Linn-Mar school board members Tom Miller and Swati Dandekar will not run again, ending nine years and three terms respectively. Board President Tom Manor will seek another term as candidates file between July and August for the at large three year seats. Dandekar runs for Iowa House District 36 against Karen Balderston, with filing open from Monday and due by August 1.
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the Gazette
Marion
Linn-Mar
Tom Miller
Swati Dandekar
Tom Manor
Dandekar
Karen Balderston
Linn- Mar
Janet Borheim
Janetr
Fyiowa
Cedar Rapids Debts Rise as City Plans $34 Million Bond Sale
Cedar Rapids reports $244.5 million in general obligation bond debt for the year ended June 30, up from $220.5 million last year. Most debt is funded by user fees for airport, water treatment, and sewer projects, with a $34 million bond sale planned for August to push debt to $268.9 million and about 79 percent of the state-set limit.
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C.R
Cedar Rapids
Bill Kinney
Tuskegee Airmen remembered at Westdale event
Cedar Rapids veterans recount prejudice faced in World War II and Korea during a Freedom Festival talk. Edward Prime and Dr. Russ Collins describe segregation on trains and in England, with others detailing social limits and barriers while serving.
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The
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Ray Hendred
Hendred
England
Tuskegee Airmen
Westdale Mall
Prime
Texas
Federal Aviation Administration
Russ Collins
Alabama
Collins
Carbondale
Missouri
Freedom Fest events schedule and ski show details
Freedom Fest features a flag-raising at May's Island and a Five Seasons Ski Team show at Brucemore with a 24 person pyramid. Also Kermels baseball at Veterans Memorial Stadium, a Glow Golf Tournament at Twin Pines, and festival updates via CITYLINE or the festival websites.
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Freedom Speaks
May's Island
Second Avenue Bridge
Five Seasons
Ellis Park
Cedar River
Brucemore
Linden Dr
Kermels
Veterans Memorial Stadium
Rockford Road
Twin Pines
42Nd St
Cityline
GazetteOnline.com
Freedomfestival.com
Freedom Fest buttons near sold out in Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids Freedom Festival has distributed about 63 000 buttons for Celebrating America in the Heartland. Only a few remain at outlets such as Handi Marts Drug Towns and Hy Vee. Organizers have reordered twice and plan to have enough at events this weekend at Kirkwood Community College. Executive director Nancy Hedges Wendler praises strong community support.
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Cedar Rapids
Festival Organiz
Ers
Kirkwood Community College
Nancy Hedges Wendler
Bluestem to Begin Accepting Old Computers Free of Charge
CEDAR RAPIDS The Bluestem Solid Waste Agency will collect computer equipment from residents free of charge from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the first Saturday of each month at its Marion facility on County Home Road. Saturday is the next collection day. For information call Bluestem's main office at 398-1278.
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Cedar Rapids
Bluestem Solid Waste Agency
Marion
County Home Road
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