Oelwein Opens Children’s Garden Playground in Five Days
Hundreds celebrate the completion of a 14000 square foot playground costing 90000 dollars built by volunteers from preschool to high school grades. The project featured a pirate ship and pigpen play areas with a gravel and wood fiber surface and an amphitheater under school district oversight.
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Linn County trims 400000 in capital improvement projects
Linn County reduces its 2003 capital improvements budget by about 400000, moving some projects into the five year plan and eliminating others. The total budget remains 754000 with 304000 from other funds and 250000 from reserves. Pushed to 2004 are the Squaw Creek Park campground phase one 175000 and three storage sheds at 70000 each.
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Vinton-Shellsburg avoids layoffs despite state aid cuts
The Vinton-Shellsburg school board avoided permanent teacher layoffs after state aid cuts and reduced growth funding costing about 400000. Five teachers and one administrator received pink slips but were reassigned to vacated roles. five teaching positions were cut. Support staff dropped by 11, with Lincoln-East duties shifting to Curriculum Director Mike Harrold.
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Belle Plaine Society buys three properties for museum plan
The Belle Plaine Historical Society spent 31 000 to buy three Main Street parcels including the Palmer building for 4000 and Stok property for 13000 plus another site for 14000. It seeks to build a museum and preserves local history with a 1000 grant and a 1000 yearly appropriation from Benton County supervisors.
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Taft Middle School wins 2002 Peace Project Award in Cedar Rapids
Taft Middle School receives the 2002 Peace Project Award from the Iowa Peace Institute for its Conflict Manager Program. Joy Chung, Morgan Figa, Andrew Johnstone, Natalia Lawson, Chad Nelson and Ryan Nelson led the submission. the award includes a 150 dollar check. The program, in its tenth year, has 24 eighth graders serving as peer role models to help resolve conflicts.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa Peace Institute
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Magicians to Showcase Talents at Cedar Rapids Library
Free magic shows for children ages 4 to 10 kick off a season of programs at Cedar Rapids Public Library. The duo 2Unbelievable present The Magic of Reading at 10 am 1 pm and 7 pm in Beems Auditorium. Allen Roen and Seth Vander Tuig, central Iowa magicians, have over six years of experience. Call 398-5123 for details.
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