Cedar Rapids districts propose mapping fix for 1985 error
In Cedar Rapids a plan filed Tuesday would keep southwest Cedar Rapids area students in College Community district while reverting surrounding land to Cedar Rapids district. Officials from both districts presented the proposal and outlined public meeting dates and future votes through August 8 with final approval to follow by the Grant Wood Area Education Agency. Banar Addition housing 32 students remains in College Community, with 67 parcels valued at 5.8 million dollars.
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Cedar Rapids
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College Community
Dick Whitehead
College
Markward
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Grant Wood Area Education Agency Board
College Community District
Banar Addition
Banar
David Bixby
Cedar Rapids Youth Earns Eagle Scout at Court of Honor
Erik Turnquist 15, son of Ken Turnquist and Linda Tellberg, will receive his Eagle Scout award at 2 p m Saturday at St Mark s United Methodist Church Cedar Rapids. He is a Jefferson High sophomore and Troop 24 member who earned 22 merit badges and completed a landscaping project at Pierce Elementary School. Twenty four people attended.
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Erik Turnquist
Ken Turnquist
Linda Tellberg
St. Mark’s United Methodist Church
Johnson Ave
Turnquist
Jefferson High School
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Order of the Arrow
HHCSR
Pierce
Kirkwood Estates residents enjoy college street names in Cedar Rapids
In Kirkwood Estates Cedar Rapids residents praise the quiet manufactured community opened in 1977. Dorothy Sirowy notes strict rules while Lynette Scheetz and neighbors on Duke Street recount helping neighbors and tending lawns. Showy, 77, cites proximity to Hy Vee and bingo at the community room.
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Edar Rapids
Kirkwood Estates
Cedar Rapids
Dartmouth
Duke
St. Olaf
Kirkwood Estate
Dorothy Sirowy
Swisher
Wilson Avenue
Lynette
Paul Scheetz
Sirowy
Welcome to Kirkwood Estates Housing Community
Kirkwood Estates is a manufactured housing community in southwest Cedar Rapids near Kirkwood Community College. Opened in 1977 it attracts residents of all ages seeking a tidy quiet, affordable place to live.
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Kirkwood Estates
Cedar Rapids
Kirkwood Community College
Gazette Neighborhood Block Party At 615 Miller Ave
The Gazette invites residents to a block party in the neighborhood section. The event runs from 4 to 6 tonight at the community center near the entrance at 615 Miller Ave Dr SW. Gazette staff will attend and answer questions. A group photo is planned at 6 p.m.
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Miller Ave
Neighborhood Tour Dates Announced Through Summer
In the Neighborhood tour schedule the June 29 event marks the 100th neighborhood celebration. July 6 visits Twin Pines NE and July 13 Salvation Army NW. July 20 covers Kirkwood Estates SW, July 27 Taube Park Marion, August 3 Midway, and August 10 Monroe School SE.
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Kirkwood Estates
Taube Park
Marion
Midway
Monroe School
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Jenee Jones
Chris Otto
Jarrod Stepanek
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Knox Ave
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Kirkwood Sometinity College
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