New Regis LaSalle Foundation selects Annette Cunningham as director
Annette Cunningham named executive director of the Regis LaSalle Foundation replacing retiree Alice Bevenour. She will oversee operations at the Immaculate Conception Complex Cedar Rapids and lead fundraising campaigns and the Endowment Fund supporting two Catholic high schools. The foundation has granted over 2.75 million dollars since 1976. Cunningham holds a BBA from the University of Iowa and Catholic school administration certification. Prior roles include marketing for Mercy Hospital Iowa City and public relations at Sartori Hospital Cedar Falls.
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Annette Cunningham
Regis-LaSalle Foundation
Alice Bevenour
Cunningham
Immaculate Conception Complex
Fourth Ave. SE
University of Iowa
Omaha Educational Development Institute
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Sartori Hospital
Cedar Falls
Metro
Waterloo
Park attendant charged with six counts of assault
W W White a 72 year old park attendant in Delaware County was charged with six counts of misdemeanor assault after allegedly pointing a shotgun at six West Delaware High School girls at Coffins Grove Conservation Park near Manchester. The incident occurred May 29 after he ordered the group to leave following prior disturbances with students. The girls reported the confrontation to the sheriff's department.
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Delaware County Park
W.W. White
West Delaware High School
White
Coffins Grove Conservation Park
Manchester
Sheriff's Department
Solon Area Forms First Rural Sanitary Sewer District
Johnson County residents in Lakecrest Subdivision Parts One and Two near Lake Macbride voted 45 to 5 to create the Macbride Sanitary Sewer District. A five-member slate led by top vote-getters Eubanks, Grimm, Peters, Grecian, and Linden will contend for a three-seat governing board to fund and run a system replacing septic tanks. Johnson County supervisors will pick the board members.
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Johnson County
Lakecrest
Solon
Lake Macbride
Macbride
Bob Eubanks
Tim Grimm
Bill Peters
Lori Grecian
Bill Linden
OELWEIN Plastics Plant to Close This Month
Amoco Foam Products will permanently shut its Oelwein plant within two weeks. Seventy five workers were told to report at 7:30 AM to hear details. The firm makes plastic foam trays and offers 60 days pay plus one week severance per year. Plant manager Ron Zanatta promised a media announcement today.
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Amoco Foam Products
Amoco
Ron Zanatta
Love pleads guilty to second degree murder in Cedar Rapids
Joe Wayne Love, 39, of Cedar Rapids pleaded guilty in Linn County District Court to second degree murder in the April 14 shooting death of Cecil Cunningham. He faces up to 50 years, with a minimum five-year parole ineligibility due to the firearm. Trial had been set for July 6. sentencing is July 28.
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Gazette Courts
Joe Wayne Love
Cedar Rapids
Cecil Cunningham
Love
Linn County District Court
Lynne Brady
Brady
Linn County
Todd Tripp
the Gazette
Cathy White
Washington Ave
White
Vickie White
Joe Love
Linn
Freedom Fest Prep Sparks Fifth Annual BBQ Roundup
Mike Pagano of Casa Del Rey Texas Style Pit Barbeque helps set up downtown Saginaw for the Fifth Annual BBQ Roundup starting today. Belden Court NE residents ready the Neighborhood Patriotic Decorating Contest with life size characters by Sarah Tam Barb Moss and Andrea Smith. entry deadline Friday with applications at Drug Towns.
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Mike Pagano
Casa del Rey
Saginaw
Mich
Belden Court
Sarah Tam
Barb Moss
Andrea Smith
Monticello Hospital Keeps 24 Hour Care for Rural Needs
Monticello Medical Center marks its 10th anniversary by providing 24 hour emergency service to about 120 cases a month after John McDonald Hospital downsized. Dr. Robert Good notes 941 emergencies in eight months and claims 16 lives were saved by rapid treatment. The hospital seeks continued support from the Farm Bureau as a rural health care model.
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Azette
Monticello
Monticello Medical Center
Robert Good
John McDonald Hospital
St. Luke’s Hospital
Farm Bureau
United States
Good
Sparks fly as truck snaps lines at Czech Village
A dump truck with an upraised bed snagged a Cox Cable line in Czech Village causing a pole to crack and sparks to shower cars in a parking lot near A Street and 15th Avenue SW. No injuries, but power and phone service were knocked out temporarily and eight hours later lines were restored.
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Czech Village
Donna Lee Olson
Cox
15Th Avenue
Paul Novak
Novak Heating and Air Conditioning
Novak
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Larry Miller
City Council Eyes HOME Grants for Affordable Housing
The council approved a HOME funding application through the Iowa Department of Economic Development totaling 2.3 million dollars. The funds would support seven programs including buying and rehabilitating 16 homes in the Coe Mount Vernon area and managing 30 apartment units in the same district. MAHP, formed by Four Oaks Treatment Center and Hawkeye Area Community Action Program, would partner with the city on several projects and first-time homebuyer assistance. A mid August decision is expected as Iowa has 9.6 million in HOME funds.
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Lonnie Zingula
Iowa Department of Economic Development
Metro Area Housing Program
MAHP
Coe-Mount Vernon
Wellington Heights
Coe College
18Th Street
Mary Schoen-Clark
Gary Hughes
Hughes
Housing Development Corporation
Four Oaks
Hawkeye Area
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Cedar Rapids New Foundation
Manchester Park
Ok’d
Oelwein Plastics Plant
Jeff Chambers
Chambers
Gazette
Chris Stewart
Chris Ste
Dar Rapids
Council OK
Howard R. Green Co
Hach Co
Ames
Environmental Protection Agency
Tom Noth
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