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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 2009
Page
4
Gary Ficken president of the Small Business Recovery Group and owner of Bimm Ridder Sportswear will discuss flood recovery efforts and the state of small businesses after the disaster in a live chat at noon today on Gazette Online.
The Cedar Rapids Farmers Market will relocate to Greene Square Park for Thursday markets this week and each Thursday in June July and August from 4 to 6 pm. About 20 vendors are expected. Last year markets were held at the city parking lot at Eighth Avenue and Second Street SE.
The 1 p.m. deadline today asks Gazette readers to submit their strongest memory of last year’s flood. Selections will be published Friday. Send memories to Jamie Kelly at The Gazette or via email and visit the Iowa flood stories site to read family tales.
Marion Independent school board on Monday approved a total package increase of 4.8 percent for staff including administrators, home school assistance program teachers, custodians, bus drivers, food service workers and other support personnel. The contracts are 0.5 percent above the 4.3 percent given to teachers, part of a two step plan to repay groups for accepting settlements.
Cedar Rapids police say Arnie Hardt, 57, confronted a roofing crew at 1410 N St SW over loud music and returned with a gun. He was arrested on suspicion of assault while displaying a weapon as officers recovered four rifles and a handgun from his home.
Trish Mehaffey requests parents who receive or pay child support and have faced job loss or unemployment benefits. She wants to discuss changes in support obligations and how unemployment impacted them. Call (319) 398 8318 or email Irish mehaffey.
At a Cedar Rapids meeting, about 30 attendees discussed keeping flood recovery choices open for the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library. Most favored keeping the facility near Czech Village, while some accepted moving across the river to New Bohemia. CEO Gail Naughton cited eight feet of floodwater last June with $11 million in damage and said no other museum will loan items to the current building.
Public input gatherings set for June 23 and July 14 from 6 to 7 p.m. at the African American Museum of Iowa in Des Moines with a survey at the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library site. Fern Fackler notes no demolition. options include repurposing, adding flood protected spaces, or building a new exhibition center and library, with costs ranging from about 2 to 4 million dollars and potential FEMA funding.
Meredith Hines- Dochterman reports the Eastern Iowa Arts Academy is converting the former Palo Savings Bank into its main administrative hub and a new business, Griffin Antiques and Art. Executive Director David Griffin, a Hard ing Middle School teacher, oversees renovations between site visits and classes at 24 Cedar Rapids locations. The nonprofit after school group offers offerings in art, music, drama, dance, and creative writing.
To register or for information on classes with the Eastern Iowa Arts Academy visit www.eaaprogram.com for registration details and offerings.
Palo area residents are invited to join Gazette staffers for coffee and rolls from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Palo s Tea Room, 112 Vinton St. The town is rebuilding after last year s flood and four art camps will run this summer starting June 22 as student projects appear at the farmers market.
Linn-Mar school board extends Superintendent Katie Mulholland’s contract by one year to 2012 after a closed session. Mulholland receives a 3.09 percent salary boost, raising her annual pay to $170,834. She joined the Linn-Mar district in July 2003.
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