Cedar Rapids site draws 43000 hits for south bank redevelopment
A Cedar Rapids planning panel aims to revitalize the south downtown brownfields including Farmstead Foods, a landfill, Czech Village and the old Czech district. The GoD iDeas site drawing more than 700 users in one week gauges public ideas as Vision Iowa considers major funding steps. A March 13 public forum at the National Czech Museum will hear five formal proposals. registrations are via Monica Magee at the Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce.
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Cedar Rapids
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Vision
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Else
Downtown Renaissance Group Inc
Vision Iowa Planning Committee
National
Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
Monica Magee
Cedar Rapids Area
Statewide cuts threaten Amana district budget plans
Oxford Clear Creek Amana Superintendent Craig Okerberg warns cuts will reduce the 2001-2002 budget by about 178000. A budget hearing is set for April 11 and staff proposals include trimming supplies, delaying textbooks, cutting field trips, and limiting staff development. A separate May 7 bond vote on 1 million dollars is noted, with existing school house levy restricted to facilities or land.
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Oxford
Clear Creek
Amana
Craig Okerberg
Okerberg
Fire destroys rural Earlville home. state marshal to inspect
An early morning fire destroyed a rural Earlville home and its contents four miles northeast of the town. Homeowner Chad Bergfeld and his fiancée Sadie Deutmeyer were away at work when the blaze began. Fire Chief Jim Mann said the house was engulfed as crews arrived at about 8:45 AM and could not be saved. Mutual aid from Dyersville and Colesburg brought multiple vehicles and dozens of firefighters. Bergfeld planned to stay with relatives. no damage estimate was available.
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Orlan Love
Earlville
State Fire Marshal’s
Here
Chad Bergfeld
Bergfeld
Sadie Deutmeyer
Dyersville
Sagen
Jim Mann
Manson
Veteran cattleman recalls days of pit cooking
Jackson remembers pit cooking by cattlemen with a deep hole, wood fire, and coal for roasting peacock meat. The old method used a lid and dirt to trap heat, now replaced by a cleaner cooker. Payoff comes at noon Saturday as customers line up with checks, roaster pans, and vehicles filling with the aroma of slow cooked beef. Contact Rural Affairs writer Marlene Lucas at 319 398 5862 marienel fyiowa com.
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Jackson
Marlene Lucas
Marienel
Fyiowa
East Iowa students advance to state math contest at Drake
Cedar Rapids area students advance to the MATH COUNTS state competition on March 15 at Drake University in Des Moines. Eighth graders Zach Thill Mat thew Wheeler Matt Callanan and Larkin Accinelli are named top seeds from a regional held Feb 16 at Linn-Mar High School.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Drake University
Des Moines
Zach Thill
Washington Junior High
Dubuque
Matthew Wheeler
Cedar Rapids/Marion
Matt Callanan
Regis Middle
Larkin Accinelli
Jefferson Junior
Sally Gaebler
Linn-Mar Middle School
Dale
Wayne Brandt
Jones Junior High School
Paul Scherner
Prairie Middle School
Lisa Schumacher
Linn-Mar High School
Iowa Engineering Society
Iowa
Endangerment and obscenity charges filed against Garrison woman
Jacquelyn Kay Kitner 36 of Garrison Iowa is charged in Benton County District Court with one count of child endangerment and one count of admitting a minor where obscene material is exhibited. The incidents reportedly occurred at her home between June and August 2001. A preliminary hearing is set for March 19.
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Iowa
Vinton
Jacquelyn Kay Kitner
Benton County District Court
Kitner
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