Elderhostel at Mount Mercy Teaches BASIC to Seniors
Senior citizens from across the country attend Mount Mercy College Elderhostel courses led by Curtis Beckman. The focus is computer basics with 41 students divided into four groups learning the BASIC language using donated Radio Shack PCs. Participants cite staying current and breaking generational barriers as motivations.
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Kurt Rogahn Walette
Cedar Rapids
Mount Mercy College
Elderhostel
United States
Canada
Mexico
Europe
China
Curtis Beckman
Radio Shack
Beckman
Jon Morrison
Gazette
Joel Ernst Raymond Morrison
Cresco
Edward Ward
Mount Laurel
N.J
Cedar Rapids Launches Discovery Series for Arts Education
Area students and families may explore music, art, and theater through Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra, Community Theatre, and Museum of Art programs. The Discovery Series features three theater, three visual arts, and four orchestra events funded by a $18,744 humanities grant, running Sundays October through June.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra
Cedar Rapids Community Theatre
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
Karla Mason
Iowa Humanities Board
National Endowment For the Humanities
Mason
Museum of Art
Christian
Marion police station construction to resume this week
Building work on the Marion police station will restart this week after the inspector found steel rods for concrete columns were undersized. About 20 percent of footings will be removed and reengineered to meet city specs before resumption near Highway 151 and 35th Street.
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Bob Johnson
Johnson
James Novak
Tom Kleiman
Highway 151
35Th Street
Marion Briefs Note of thanks and fire calls
A note thanks nurses doctors and friends for cards flowers and prayers during illness. Marion fire crews logged calls Friday night including a standby electric fire at 2710 25th Ave at 7 54 p m a medical assist at 401 Larick Drive at 8 06 p m and a porch fire at 4020 Charter Oak Lane at 8 55 p m.
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Jerri
Marion
25Th Ave
Larick Drive
Charter Oak Lane
Marion architects sue over shared control agreement
Olson Popa Novak Architects PC sues Design Data Systems Corp and Fred Krause in Linn District Court seeking 343 946 in damages and a court order to implement a June 10 1982 agreement. The firm alleges it provided 12500 cash 12500 in services and a 100000 loan guarantee while Krause as majority shareholder failed to seat Olson on the board issue shares and authorize co signature on checks causing a 243 946 loss and reduced borrowing power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Design Data Systems Corp
Olson, Popa, Novak Architects PC
Linn
Fred Krause
Krause
Olson
Design
Design Board of Directors
Cedar Rapids Protest at Rockwell-Collins Pushes for Nuclear Disarmament
About 50 Cedar Rapids residents leafleted Rockwell-Collins workers urging a shift away from nuclear weapons. The organizers cite Navstar GPS and missiles as risks while noting legal rights and peaceful dialogue. Nationwide, over 1,200 protesters were detained at defense sites during the International Day of Nuclear Disarmament.
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Cedar Rapids
Rockwell-Collins
Pat Kirikiti
First Ave
Rockwell
Jacque Reed
Fifth Ave. SE
United States
Europe
Ann Salinas Chambers
Hiroshima
Frank Cordaro
Cordaro
Groton
Conn
Livermore
Calif
Hart Harkin slated at Demo event in Cedar Rapids
Colorado Senator Gary Hart and Iowa Congressman Tom Harkin headline the Linn County Democratic Party Honor Dinner in Cedar Rapids. Master of ceremonies is Jim Riordan with dinner at 7 p.m. Tickets cost 15 dollars for dinner, 20 for both events. seniors and students pay 7.50. Honors go to Blouin Dvorak Gilchrist Schorg Ellingson and Silliman for Democratic contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Gary Hart
Linn County
Democratic Party
Cedar Rapids
Hart
Iowa
Tom Harkin
U.S
Senate
Roger Jepsen
Jim Riordan
Robert Anderson
Linn Democratic
Judy Perkins
2Nd District
Michael Blouin
Agnes Dvorak
Ken Gilchrist
Bob Schorg
Orville
Marie Ellingson
Walker
Emily Silliman
Mount Vernon
Mayner files financial details in Cedar Rapids bankruptcy
Winthrop physician A E Mayner filed a bankruptcy petition with debts totaling 2,327,297 and assets of 2,277,912. Real estate secures most of the assets, with a homestead valued at 125,000 and furnishings at 2,000 exempt. Professional income shows 114,000 in 1981 and 259,929 in 1982, with other income and rental losses noted for those years.
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Winthrop
A.E. Mayner
Cedar Rapids
Mayner
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Mount Mercy
Edward
Miriam Ward
Ed Ward
Anne Bateman
Homewood
Dean
Erna Kline
Kline
International Harvester
Madison, Wis
Lorraine Fitzsimmons
Rainbow Blvd
Hiawatha
C.R
Tiemeyer
Cedar Rapids Symphony
Jerry Owen
Owen
Dvorak
Peter Mennin
The
Community Theatre
Harper Lee
Studio Theatre
For
Henry Witwer
Witwer Insurance
IE Tower
Marion Brief
Marion Architects
Ices
Carlton Press
New York
Tim Baxter
Tim Baxte
Arlton
Fifth Avenue
Optometrist
Sears
Sun
Lindale Mall
Collins
Gazette News
Mike Keller
Associated Press
Harkin
Teamsters Hall
J St
Ight Loss Medical Centers
Center Point
Dubuque
Lowe City
Clinton
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