Cedar Rapids Fire Department to Mediate Labor Dispute
Cedar Rapids Fire Department will enter a mediation program with the firefighters union to resolve a labor management conflict. The city authorized a Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service program August 1 through 3 at Kirkwood Community College with 11 representatives from each side, costing 3810 dollars. Four residents were arrested in a crack cocaine case tied to the Cedar Rapids/Iowa City METNET. more arrests anticipated.
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Cedar Rapids
Angelo Martiano Lucas
Bever Ave
Theodore Joseph Hinrichsen
Second Ave
Charles William LeDoux
Fourth St. NW
Bobby Lee Jenkins
14Th St
Iowa City
Discovery Linn County information deadline for newcomers
Linn County residents should submit group descriptions meeting times contact names and phone numbers for The Gazette Discovery section. Deadline Friday with August 13 publication. send to Discovery The Gazette PC Box 511 Cedar Rapids 52406-0511 or fax Phyllis Fleming at 319 398 5846.
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Gazette
Linn
Johnson Counties
Discovery
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Phyllis Fleming
Miss Marquette Makes First Cruise On Mississippi River
About 500 people rode the Miss Marquette on its opening cruise as the 1,270 passenger riverboat began 100 days of free trips from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Iowa law requires all seven riverboat casinos to offer 100 days of cruises yearly to boost tourism. The voyage paused due to concerns over potential harm to Higgins Eye clams spawning downstream from the dock.
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Mississippi River
Steve Kolbach
Iowa
Kolbach
Marquette
Adorable Kittens Available at Cedar Valley Humane Society
Cedar Valley Humane Society offers a variety of kittens for adoption with an $80 fee that covers neutering vaccinations deworming a bath flea dip and feline leukemia testing. The shelter highlights the cats as friendly companions and promotes adoption events.
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Cedar Valley Humane Society
Flower Girl of Mercy Hospital Charity Noted in Iowa City
In Iowa City the Flower Girl of Mercy Hospital is praised for her gift for growing flowers and caring for people. The Rev. Andrew Keily notes her kindness and community spirit.
Flower Girl of Mercy Hospital Nurtures Roses and Spirit
At Mercy Hospital Iowa City 83 year old Sister Mary Fausta tends 51 rose bushes around the campus. She stocks gardens outside the cafeteria area and near Iowa City Hospice. Every evening she weeds waters and visits patients, raising funds by collecting cans with help from Rev Francis Bass and hospital staff.
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Mary Fausta
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Heather Sloman Wood
Johnson County
Owa
Market Street
Iowa City Hospice Inc
Francis Bass
John’s Grocery
Mercy
Task force to audit Cedar Rapids school district spending
Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce Efficiency Review Task Force prepares an 1996 97 spending audit of the school system. Nine or ten committees will review transportation finance and operations while avoiding curriculum. Superintendent Lew Finch welcomes the independent review.
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Gazette News
Cedar Rapids
Chamber of Commerce
Emmett Scherrman
Efficiency Review Task Force
Scherrman
Cedar Rapids Area
Five Seasons
Lew Finch
Firework Show Returns After Storm Interlude
Cloudbursts yield to fireworks as Cedar Rapids hosts a toned event despite heavy rains and two earlier tornadoes in northern Iowa. Officials report winds 40 to 45 mph, no confirmed tornadoes, while a landspout touched down in Chickasaw County. The storm damaged a farm shed near New Hampton, hindering Independence Day celebrations.
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Cindy Hadish
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Hendricks
Chickasaw
Shirley Rabe
Henry
New Hampton
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East Iowa Journal
Linn County
Flower Girl of Mercy Hospital
Rev
Andrew Keily
Linda Kahibaugh
Burlington
Marshalltown
Davenport
Chicago
Janesville
Wis
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Andrew Kelly
Fausta
St. Joseph
By Brad Hahn
Tim Hendricks
National Weather Service
Park Ave. SE
Bill Needham
Denise Needham
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