Linn County Community Calendar Highlights and Meetings
Daily listing of Linn County civic and board meetings in Cedar Rapids and nearby cities. Includes Cedar Rapids City Council sessions, Bluestem Board, Marion and Robins city meetings, county boards, and regional events with times and locations. Also notes arts, markets, and local charity events with contact options.
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Cedar Rapids
Council
Linn County Community Services Advisory Board
First St. NW
Bluestem Board of
Cedar Rapids City Hall
Witwer
Second Ave
Marion City Council
City Hall
Hiawatha Water Board
Linn County Emergency Management Agency
Marion Zoning Board of Adjustment
Robins Board of Adjustment
Robins Public Works Department
Public Works
Duane Crock
the Gazette
Delta
Byron Merrill
Winthrop
Merrills
Iowa City
Buchanan County
Demographics from 2000 Census for Byrge Unders
Population 772 with median age 37.8. Racial makeup includes 765 White 3 American Indian 3 Hispanic 2 other and two or more races. Age distribution 5 to 19 173 20 to 44 253 45 to 64 171 65 to 84 113 85 and over 12. Occupied housing units total 327.
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Byrge
Aging Post Office Veteran Reflects On Change In Winthrop
At age 87 Gail Griswold recalls working at the Winthrop Post Office since the mid 1950s after a prior stint at a grocery. She describes old grocery clerks writing requests on a paper sack and earning 1.06 per hour, contrasting with later ZIP code era changes. The town of Winthrop has undergone shifts while she observed daily life.
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Gail Griswold
Winthrop
Griswold
On the Net. To See These Stories and More
A brief note directs readers to the Gazette Online site gazetteonline.com for additional stories and related content.
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Gazetteonline.com
Winthrop Coffee Hour Seeks Reader Feedback at City Hall
Gazette staff invite residents to a 9 to 10 30 a m gathering at Winthrop City Hall to discuss coverage in Winthrop and surrounding areas. Attendees may share story ideas and ideas to improve service, in a town dating to 1857 with a railroad history and early fires.
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Gazette
Winthrop City Hall
Winthrop
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Rompot St
State of Iowa Board of Regents
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Jones County Board of Supervisors
Anamosa
Benton County Board of Supervisors
Vinton
Black Hawk
OUT & About
Marion
City Park
the History Center
First Ave
Ina Loewenberg
Riverside Roundhouse Farmers Market
Mount Vernon Memorial Park
Mount Vernon
J&p
the Mill
Burlington St
Dreamwell Theatre
Clapp
University of Iowa
Steve Sherrill
Prairie Lights Books
S. Dubuque St
Third Ave
Linn County Public Health
13Th St. NW
Community Health
14Th Ave
Cedar Rapids Drive-Through
Sixth St. St. Marion
Community
Gazettecommunications.com
Wlag
Missy Mayfield-Cook
Ann Stainbrook
Independence
Winthrop Public Library
Kristi Cooksley
McDonald’s
Triangle Plastics Inc
Tim Kelly
Buckingham
John Deere
Wieland & Sons
Ase
Alex Gentz
Masonville
Dalton Aberle
East Buchanan
Quasqueton
Aurora
A.P. Foster
Foster
E.S. Norris
Maine
Dubuque & Pacific
Iowa
Diane
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