Young Iowa boy finalist invents piglet catcher for pigpen
Randy Read, 13, from Dallas Center Iowa, is named a finalist in Invent America for his piglet catcher a four foot device with a tummy grip and forceps. The regional win earns the family a Washington DC trip and possible grants. Crystal Davey of Dallas Center also earns regional honors with an adaptable baseball glove invention.
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Randy
Malcom
Ron
Jan
Deb Allman
Washington, D.C
Dallas Center
Crystal Davey
Allman
Washington
Renee
Julia
Randy Read
Linn County halts half of courthouse basement remodel
Linn County supervisors trim the courthouse basement project by 50 percent citing bids exceeding the 183000 budget by 135000. The plan redraws scope to reuse the sheriff s office area and radio room with two juvenile courtrooms and related offices while fall bidding seeks cheaper bids.
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Linn County
First Avenue
Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Leo Peiffer
Sheriff's Office
Joe Rinas
August Hansell
Peiffer
Recorders budget hike denied by Linn County supervisors
Linn County supervisors rejected Recorder E F Kane’s request to raise the 419 382 budget to 442 571 and add 16 000 for another staffer. They ordered adjustments to avoid overspending the current allocation, citing state law and overwork claims amid higher document processing.
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Linn County
E.F
Pat” Kane
Kane
Joe Rinas
Ken Schriner
Amana softball benefit aids Cedar Rapids girl Amber Madison
A coed softball tournament and events at the Amana softball field on July 5 raise funds for 4-year old Amber Madison, who has cerebral palsy and will travel to Los Angeles for a new surgery on July 31. Organizers Paula Bell and Tim work with Amber’s family.
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Cedar Rapids
Amana Refrigeration Inc
Amana
Amber Madison
Amber
Tim
Paula Bell
Brooklyn
Bond issue defeated for Dyersville Library site
A $190000 bond failed 358 to 287 to fund a new Dyersville Public Library building. The plan would have bought the Scherrman Building for 53000 and spent 137000 on remodeling into a one story library space. The current library operates in City Hall and several sites had been offered.
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Dyersville
Local June 24 Meeting and Event Highlights
Cedar Rapids City Council and Linn County supervisors meet at 10:30 a.m. The Central City school board holds a 7 p.m. special session. The Hiawatha Library Board meets in the afternoon. The Murder Room opens at the Old Creamery Theatre. All-State Music Camp concert and Cedar Rapids Municipal Band perform in the evening. An All Iowa Fair event, a horticulture workshop at Brucemore, and the Iowa City Arts Fest downtown close the day with arts and music.
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Cedar Rapids City Council
Linn County Supervisors
Central City School Board
Central City Community School
Hiawatha Library Board
Horace Mann group seeks clearer school dialogue
The Horace Mann PTO president asked the Iowa City school board for better parent teacher communications and clarified roles for volunteers and the PTO. He noted polarization among administration faculty and parents and asked for a district policy on the elementary principal’s role. The board said it would respond in about two weeks. The meeting also covered Phase III funding ideas for 1987 88 including teacher pay, curriculum development and recognition programs with an Iowa City share projected at 850000 dollars.
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Iowa City
David L. Rust
Horace Mann Pto
Richard J. Hover
Iowa City Central Administration
Rust
PTO
David Cronin
Mann School
Randy Jordison
Steve Wolken
Iowa
Terry Branstad
Wolken
Wartburg appoints Linn-Mar graduate as admissions director
Wartburg College names Robert Nielson a Linn-Mar High School graduate and 1982 Wartburg alum as director of admissions. He previously served as associate director of admissions and director of athletic recruiting and is pursuing a master’s degree at the University of Northern Iowa.
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Malcom Boy
U.S
Invention
Donna Lee Olson
Poweshiek County
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Dick Hogan
Gazette County Reporter
Recorder
C.R
Los Angeles
Bell
Cheryl Tamayo
Teaneck
N.J
Associated Press
Sears
Franklin
Old Creamery Theatre
Garrison
Hancher Auditorium
University of Iowa
Noelridge Park
Hawkeye Downs
Brucemore
Linden Dr. SE
Maxine Schultz
Horace Mann
Larry Tanner
Wartburg
Linn-Mar
Westdale Mall
Ally
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