Volunteer Alert calls for diverse community volunteers
A compilation of volunteer opportunities across Cedar Rapids and Linn County. Calls include Big Brothers needed for youth, elderly care and recreation programs, reading to residents, tutoring, and special talents shared at care centers. Various contact numbers listed for agencies and coordinators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Brothers
YMCA
Big Brother Office
Diane Arnold
Edgewood Manor Care Center
Barbra Lasko
Bender Pool
Kim Shields
Taylor Rehabilitation Center
Methwick Manor Health Center
Cedar Rapids
Kimm Harris
Lu Aimers
Council On Aging
St. Luke’s Hospital
Family Service Agency
Citizens Advocacy
Linn County
Helen Monsees
Linn County Council On Aging
Cedar Rapids considers sludge disposal facilities upgrade
Cedar Rapids officials approve Shire-Hattery study on sludge disposal at the waterworks. A centrifuge system is chosen as the most economical, with construction near $987,000 and total 20 year costs around $4 million versus higher costs for other methods. Landfill disposal remains impractical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Water Department
Cedar Rapids
Waterworks Board of Trustees
Shire-Hattery and Associates
State Department of Environmental Quality
Water Department
Bill Heins
Allen Baker
Shire-Hattery
Shaver Road
Shive-Hattery
English Tourist Dies After Vehicle Runs Him Over In Banff Park
Derek Brian Witham, 29, an English traveler, was thrown from his car while driving in Banff National Park near Lake Louise. He landed in the path of another vehicle and was run over,RCMP reported.
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Banff, Alberta
Derek Brian Witham
Banff National Park
Lake Louise
Witham
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
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Mike Deupree
Gazette City Hall
Smulekoff
Smulekoff’s
Simmons
Kroehler
Herculon
Berkline
Sleep-Or
Smulekoffs
3Rd Avenue
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