Peace Corps volunteers share Africa experiences with students
Cedar Rapids high school students heard from Cindy Diouf and Jessica Bovey about life in Guinea and Senegal as part of a Peace Corps anniversary observance. The pair described cultural exchange, adaptation, and daily life while noting Kennedy's 1961 order creating the service and its global reach.
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Cedar Rapids
Peace Corps
Cindy Diouf
Jessica Bovey
Diouf
Washington High School
Africa
Guinea
Bovey
Sekoto
Senegal
Mount Mercy College
Kennedy
Ashley Edmunds
Cedar Rapids Washington High School
Booklet from World War II ties Iowa family to memory
Ed from Buck Creek kept a Japanese wartime booklet as his only memento. His wife Eileen and stepson Dick preserve its story after Ed’s death in 1998. Dick recalls Ed’s service on a Navy landing craft and gathering mementos, while Ed’s diary covers his travels.
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Ed Olmstead
Okinawa
Olmstead
Eileen
United States
Buck Creek
Cedar Rapids
Wilson and Co
Marion weighs bond relief by tapping 425000 from reserves
Marion plans to move 425000 from cash reserves to reduce city hall project funding as a site finalization is pending. The plan adds two full time staffers and schedules a firefighter and parks worker hiring for April 2003 to meet federal staffing needs. Wastewater charges would rise 15.7 percent for Cedar Rapids treated effluent, adding about 113000 starting in July, with sewer bills up 5.8 percent to 170.82 in the year. Storm water fees for developers would rise to 325 per acre from 300.
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Parks Department
Schott
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Linn-Mar Marion Angular Sports Complex Funding Plan
Estimated project cost 876086 allocates 643190 to Linn-Mar and 232896 to Marion city. Linn-Mar administers construction. post build joint maintenance. Marion Park Board schedules activities. Linn-Mar holds morning weekday outdoor priority and gymnasium evenings weekends. Concession rights retained by Linn-Mar.
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Linn-Mar
City of
Marion
Marion Park Board
Mishap floods Kirkwood new arts and sciences building
A burst frozen pipe likely triggered sprinklers flood on the third floor of Kirkwood Community College’s new three story arts and sciences building. Water spread to the first and second floors as staff saved computer labs after the building opened in January southeast of Iowa Hall on campus. Lois Nanke confirms ongoing investigation into the incident.
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Cedar Rapids
Kirkwood Community College
Lois Nanke
Kirkwood
Nanke
Iowa Hall
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Dave Rasdal
Ramblin
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Cindy Hadish
Cindyh
JOTUL
Pacific Energy
Mendota
Blairs Ferry Road
Dave O’brien
Willey
Iowa
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Willey, O’brien & Hanrahan
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Tom Riley Law Firm
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First Ave
Legal Edge
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3Rd Ave
Supreme Court of Iowa
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