Discovery Village fund drive nears halfway to goal
A $60,500 Hall Foundation grant and a $97,500 Knights of Columbus donation push the Discovery Village capital drive to $242,800 toward a $550,000 goal. Plans include two eight bed group homes for mentally retarded adults in northeast Cedar Rapids and a duplex remodel in the southwest.
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The
Hall Foundation
Knights of Columbus
Discovery Village
Wayne Engle
Discovery Village Board of Directors
Hall
Cedar Rapids
John Morris
Kcs
Engle
E& S Electrical Contractors Inc
al Williams
General Mills Inc
Scott Olson
Olson Popa Novak
John Gallagher
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Marion
Larry Sharp
Sharp Co
Iowa
Gallagher
Olson
Baldridge Place
Morris
Kenrich Drive
Iowa Health Facilities Council
Northbrook Residents Association
Northbrook
Iowa Electric rate hearing hears cries over advertising costs and senior rates
At the Commerce Commission hearing, Kara Dougan urged IE to match weatherization loans offered by others. Blanchard pressed for reviewing IE ads and capping charges at one dollar per customer yearly. Skeptics questioned executives’ rates while Sierra Club and senior groups urged protections and energy conservation. IE invites written comments through Sept. 25.
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Kara Dougan
Iowa Electric
CCI
Blanchard
The
Commerce Commission
Gary Wallin
Higley Ave
Horace Webb
Webb
Wallin
OPEC
Andrew Varley
McCabe
Em Merulla
Cedar-Wapsie
Sierra Club
Barbara Benda
Russ Proffitt
Heritage Agency On Aging
Bruce Butters
Waller
Five arrested on Linn County drunk driving charges
Five persons were arrested and charged with drunk driving in Linn County. Hamode O Hassan, Michael J Breitbach, John A Frett, Tommi A Johnson, and Randy J Dullea faced DUI counts. several also faced traffic violations such as disobeying signals license issues and defective tires.
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Linn County
Hamode O. Hassan
Cherry Hill Road
A Avenue
Michael J. Breitbach
Southview Drive
Marion
Third Street
John A. Frett
M Street
Tommi A. Johnson
Toddville
Edgewood Road
Randy J. Dullea
Springville
Cedar Rapids Gazette Publication Details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Company is published daily and on Sundays at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Second class postage paid at Cedar Rapids Iowa. Subscription rates list carrier and mail options with weekly and yearly prices. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news printed in the Gazette and on AP pages. USPS 095680.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette Company
Third Ave
Iowa
U.S. Territories
Associated Press
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Discovery Village Fund
Dave Rasdal
HAA
Trzil
Georgia Paul
Fashion Two Twenty
Paul
Larry Waller
Cedar Rapids-Marion Area
Midland Financial
Investors Group Fund
FSLIC
Midland Investors Group
Midland Financial Center
Midland Financial Savings and Loan
First Ave
Dan Neel
Mgr
Lindale Mail
Myra Frana
Seventh Ave
Linda Patterson
Hawkeye Downs
Sears
Armstrongs
Killians
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