ISU solar car Team PrISUm sits 16th after Sunrayce 99 leg
Team PrISUm Phoenix finished the 116 mile first leg from Washington DC to Charlottesville VA in 4 hours 15 minutes 57 seconds at an average of 27 mph placing 16th. Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology led the leg at 3 18 58 with Messiah College second and Minnesota third.
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D.C
Charlottesville
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Messiah College
University of Minnesota
Sunrayce
Raleigh
N.C
Washington, D.C
Orlando
Fla
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Seven residents escape Marion duplex fire without detectors
Fire at 777 Fourth Ave in Marion displaced seven residents after an early morning fire caused by electrical problems. No injuries were reported though two pet snakes died. flames engulfed the front and second-floor areas as 30 firefighters, including Springville crew, fought the blaze until containment around 10:30 a.m. The brick building owned by Leroy Corey of Waterloo sustained extensive damage with contents on the second floor destroyed. Damages were not yet quantified.
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Rick Boots
Fourth Ave
Boots
Marion
Springville
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Waterloo
Calcutta holy man to lecture in Cedar Rapids
Swami Shuddhananda Brahmachari of Calcutta will present a free lecture titled Peace Within Introduction to Meditation tonight at 6 30 in Beems Auditorium Cedar Rapids Public Library The Hindu holy man founded Lokenath Divine Life Mission in West Bengal India The visit is sponsored by Dr Chirantan Ghosh and Cedar Rapids nurse Julie Gallo who volunteered for the mission
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Swami Shuddhananda Brahmachari
Calcutta
India
Cedar Rapids
Beems
Cedar Rapids Public Library
Brahmachari
Lokenath Divine Life Mission
West Bengal
Chirantan Ghosh
Julie Gallo
Forty wrestlers fall ill at J Robinson Camp in Fayette
Fort fourteen wrestlers from the J Robinson Wrestling Camp at Upper Iowa University in Fayette were taken to Palmer Lutheran Health Center with flulike symptoms. Eleven were kept overnight for observation as trauma coordinator Jani Othlisberger said they suffered gastroenteritis with nausea vomiting and diarrhea. The illness cause remains under investigation.
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Upper Iowa University
Fayette
Palmer Lutheran Health Center
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Othlisberger
Iowa voting on two constitutional amendments June 29
The measures seek approval of two constitutional changes. The second amendment requires a three-fifths majority for tax law changes, including increases in sales, income, or use taxes, or creation of new taxes, subject to passage by the General Assembly.
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Farmer turns teacher by growing herbs in Iowa
Eric Franzenburg, a 34 year old Van Horne farmer, crafts a dual career as educator and herb producer. Recruited by Benton Development Group to test herb profitability, he expanded from 1 acre to 10 acres, facing uneven germination and costly labor. He warns herb farming is labor intensive and competitive against low-cost Egypt, but herbs now supply 25 to 30 percent of his farm income alongside corn, soybeans, and a 2000 head hog operation.
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Marlene Lucas
AN Horne
Eric Franzen- Yi
Franzenburg
Benton Development Group
Iowa
Benton County
van Horne
Ames
Egypt
Don Franzenburg
Eric Franzenburg
Dill
Frontier Natural Products
Week of Treasury and Commerce Reports and Local Chapter Meeting
A schedule lists Monday to Friday events including Treasury bill and note auctions and budget, job data, durable goods, mortgage rates, GDP and corporate profits reports. The American Business Women Charter Chapter meets at Dockside in Cedar Rapids at 6 p.m. Tuesday.
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Dockside
Ellis Blvd
Cedar Rapids
Henderson Manufacturing founder leaders invest in shared risks
Randy Smedstad, new Henderson Manufacturing president, leads cross department teams to design snow removal gear. Four months to create a plow blade and salting truck box, showcased as a company pride. Smedstad owns 40 percent with three executives at 20 percent each, sharing both pain and gain as partners.
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James Q. Lynch
Iowa
Manchester
Randy Smedstad
Henderson Manufacturing
Smedstad
Henderson
LeFebvre Corp
Cedar Rapids
Willknight Corp
Cargill
Smedstad family plans welders training program for workers and community
Randy Smedstad and partners, aided by state support, will launch a trainer program for welders open to employees and non-employees. The goal is job experience for youths, job security, and potential profit sharing or employee ownership. The plan reflects community support and aims to deepen the local skilled labor pool.
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