Paddling Program Starts With Upward Bound Students
Ten Upward Bound high school students from a Coe college program launched two canoes in the Wapsipinicon river near the Troy Mills bridge. Sponsors fund weekly canoeing all summer with Linn County extension staff guiding activities at Pinicon Ridge park. Linda Winston notes other youth groups will join on different days.
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Coe College
Wapsipinicon River
Troy Mills
Linn County Extension Service
Pinicon Ridge Park
Central City
Linda Winston
Extension Service
Gazette editor attends Ameri can Press Institute seminar
Beach Douglas W. Beach The Gazette wire editor attended a two week Ameri can Press Institute seminar in Reston Virginia for copy desk chiefs and wire editors. Seventeen leaders from major papers guided debates on news selection editing libel and print media issues with participants from 21 states two Canadian provinces Denmark and Germany.
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Douglas W. Beach
Gazette Wire
American Press Institute
Reston
Beach
The
Gazette
Charles B. Leib
Washington Post Ombusman
H.L. Stevenson
United Press International
UPI
Norman Morrison
Knight-Ridder Newspapers, Inc
Denmark
Germany
Hiawatha Council Appeals OSHA Fine Totals
The Hiawatha city council appeals a total of 3300 dollars in OSHA fines after a February inspection found health and equipment violations. Mayor Dale Guthridge said three citations covered 29 items with 200 in health fines, 2950 for equipment safety, and 150 for non serious equipment errors. The council voted to appeal as fines were deemed excessive. health violations were remedied quickly while equipment issues remain under review or possible contract consideration.
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Hiawatha City Council
OSHA
Iowa Bureau of Labor
Dale Guthridge
the Gazette
Guthridge
Hiawatha
State Labor Bureau
Cedar Rapids Estate Planning Council Elects New Officers
Cleo F. Edwards of 3010 Parkview Court SE is elected president of the Cedar Rapids Estate Planning council. Other officers named are Edward G. Saucer as vice president and Stephen C. Nelson as secretary-treasurer. Board representatives elected include Harry R. Terpstra Jon D. Jay Petersen Donald D. VanZee and B. Larry Johnson.
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Cleo F. Edwards
Parkview Court SE
Cedar Rapids
GWAEA Administrator Addresses Arizona Educators on Iowa Model
Dwight Bode of Grant Wood area education agency spoke to a 30 member Arizona committee in Tucson about establishing regional service centers in Arizona. He outlined Iowa legislation for area education agencies, GWAEA structure and services, and evaluated Iowa regional units, with Leo Soucy and Thomas Lawrence also speaking.
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Dwight Bode
Grant Wood Area Education Agency
GWAEA
Arizona
Tucson
Bode
Iowa
Leo Soucy
New York
Albany
N. Y
Thomas Lawrence
Abilene
Texas
Teacher Found His Students Needed Model of Maturity
Roger Hemesath, a 27 year old VISTA volunteer in Kansas City, mentors Genesis high school dropouts at an inner city alternative school. He learns to balance authority with empathy while helping five students prepare for GED exams amid troubled home lives and varying futures.
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Cedar Rapids
Kansas City
Roger J. Hemesath
Wilson Avenue
University of Iowa
Hemesath
Service To America
VISTA
Action
Federal
Volunteer Service Agency
Genesis
Westport Cooperative Mission, Inc
Westport High School
Juvenile Justice Center
Homesath
Roger Hemesath
Genesis teacher discusses VISTA impact at school
Hemesath explains how VISTA volunteers at Genesis foster student loyalty and social growth. He notes patience and balance between tolerance and discipline are essential, and he plans to continue teaching after his VISTA term ends in July. ACTION recruits 150 volunteers across four states this summer.
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Hemesath
Genesis
Mildred
Bart Hemesath
VISTA
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
ACTION/VISTA
Gateway Center
Kansas City
Kan
Action
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Douglas Beach
Hiawatha Council
Labor Bureau
Zachar
Umuc Lr
John Zachar
Kedolp Apidsien
Marantz
P.ls
Mamiya
Jensen
Waterloo
Raleigh
Marge
FIC
B&w
Tco
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