Hospitality award highlights Cedar Rapids bureau event
The Cedar Rapids Area Convention and Visitors Bureau annual meeting honored Heather Sloman Wood with the Mayor's Award for Hospitality for her courteous service at St Luke's Hospital. The bureau announced new board members including Mike Donohue as chairman and noted awards to Byers and Happel Realty and the Chamber of Commerce. The memory of Bob Andrews was honored with a service award.
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Heather Sloman Wood
Gazette City Hall
Georgene Stapleton
St. Luke’s Hospital
Don Canney
Stapleton
Cedar Rapids Area
Amalgamated Spirit and Provision Co
Bureau
Bob Andrews
Cedar Rapids
Colorado Springs
Colo
Budget Car Rental
Roberta
Jamie Harder
Andy
Jay
Jay Andrews
Byers & Happel Realty
Chamber of Commerce
Convention Bureau
Donohue
of Moyer and Bergman
Gary Smith
Allen Motor Co
Lamb
Jan Butterworth
Jan
Rockwell Collins
Gary Peterson
City National Bank
Gerald Ovel
Travel Advisors
Kevin LeRoux
Kcrg-Tv
John Gilbertson
Holiday Inn
Hal Schaefer
Tom Chukas
the Gazette
Beth Hatch
Cedar Rapids Community
Pat Hochestien
TWA
Sally Jiruska
Greater
Marion council approves first reading for $10 million retirement complex
Marion City Council voting 6 to 1 approved the rezoning for a $10 million elderly housing project near Tama Street. Terry Bjornsen of Cedar Rapids plans a 200 unit three story facility with 24 cottages on a 25 acre tract, despite objections about environment and traffic from more than 200 objectors and nearby property owners. Construction could begin this fall if no delays occur, with a Cedar Rapids site already under development and shared services planned.
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Tom Fruehlingazette
Tama Street
Marion
Terry Bjornsen
Cedar Rapids
Leona Smith
Bjornsen
Indian Creek
First Avenue
Cottage Grove Avenue
East Post Road
Wires Arc and Medical Emergencies Plague City
The log records multiple incidents from Tuesday to Thursday including wires arcing at 406 30th St NW and a gas line break on 500 block of McKinley St SE. It cites numerous medical emergencies at addresses across the city and several drunken driving arrests with times and locations.
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30Th St
McKinley Street
Kenway Blvd
10Th Avenue
First Street
Jacelyn Dr
Danbury St
First Ave
E Ave
West Delaware adopts AIDS policy for student attendance
The West Delaware County school board approved the first reading of an AIDS policy allowing students with the virus to attend classes. AIDS screening is not required for entry and infected students may attend unless skin lesions cannot be covered, transmission risk is likely, illness prevents attendance, or a communicable outbreak threatens the child's health. The policy emphasizes maximum confidentiality.
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Manchester
West Delaware County
Marion lawyer named head of Linn County Bar Association
Robert Stone of Marion has been elected president of the Linn County Bar Association with Iris Muchmore as president elect, and officers including Ross Hauser, Michael Denney, and Donna Sorensen, all Cedar Rapids residents. New board members are John Monroe Randall Nazette and Margaret Van Houten. Stone began practice in 1957 with Winfield White in Marion and is senior partner in White Stone Aasgaard York.
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Robert Stone
23Rd Ave
Marion
Linn County Bar Association
Iris Muchmore
Ross Hauser
Michael Denney
Donna Sorensen
Cedar Rapids
John Monroe
Randall Nazette
Margaret van Houten
Stone
Winfield White
White, Stone, Aasgaard
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Jim Lamb
Mike Donohue
St. Luke’s
Marion Housing Project
Lenox Cuthbertso Pfaltzgraff Royal Worcester Spode
Smulekoff
C Avenue
Collins Road
Sixth St
Edward Read
Eighth Ave
18Th Street
Christopher Milner
South Ave
Stoney Point Road
16Th Avenue
Shawn Pink
Park Ave
Mount Vernon Road
38Th Street
Duane Harrington
Berry Rd
29Th Street
West
Delaware
1St Street
3Rd Avenue
Cedar
York
Community Dispute Resolution Center
Legal Services Corp
Iowa
Central City
Halston
Pierre Cardir
Yves St. Laurent
Ryey
Westdale Mall
Lindale Mall
Ball Park
Clinton Giants
Sun Mart
Econofoods
Randalls
Hy-Vee
Carousel
Gazette Building
3Rd Ave
S.E
Reds
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