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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 2008
Page
1
Siebke Hoyt Jewelers in Cedar Rapids lists white gold bands at 700 dollars platinum at 3500 and tungsten carbide at 295 for similar sized rings. Prices for precious metal rings have roughly tripled since a few years ago.
The Gazette reports wedding costs rise as gold and platinum soar from 350 to 965 and near 2000 dollars an ounce. Jewelry stores struggle to print catalogs and track fluctuating prices while couples continue purchasing despite higher bands and rings.
Cedar Rapids, Polk, and Taylor Elementary schools faced flood damage ending year round schedules. Taylor will not reopen this fall and Polk returned to a traditional calendar after 3 feet of floodwater inundated Taylor and 8 feet at the district office. Superintendent Dave Markward cited capacity to support year round starts.
Plywood pickles painted black and green used to fundraise disappear, hurting the Walker Betterment Club and morale. Authorities investigated as missing signs cut into festival plans. some pickles later turned up in a ditch and near a cemetery with others found in Urbana. No suspects named yet.
More than 500 residents across Cedar Rapids three downtown towers endure five weeks of uncertainty after flood damage. Geneva Tower at 305 Fifth Ave SE may reopen first week of September, Cedar River Tower at 100 First Ave NE aims for July 28, Roosevelt must wait longest amid redevelopment plans for 200 First Ave SE.
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