Crow problem in Cedar Rapids stumps officials and experts
The Cedar Rapids Parks Department tried crow distress tapes and noise makers to deter the birds but crows ignored the method. City manager George Pyle and Rich Patterson of the Indian Creek Nature Center note crows are highly intelligent and quick to adapt, with efforts shifting toward early fall or spring action and local planning after this migratory roosting season.
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Heather Sloman
Gazette
Greene Square
Cedar Rapids
Hutchinson, Kane
Crow Crows
Rich Patterson
Indian Creek
Henry Ward Beecher
Hutchinson
George Pyle
Kansas State University
Pyle
Wichita TV
the Gazette
Dave Holstad
Holstad
Danville
Ill
Patterson
The
Nature Center
Iowa
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Zette
John McIvor
Kirkwood appoints marketing chief to reach more Iowans
Kurt Rogahn reports Kirkwood Community College has named Carl Seff executive director of marketing, starting February 19 at a 45000 salary. The role pools admissions publications and community relations to better serve seven counties and reach nontraditional students, workers, and families. Seff stresses marketing will not mean big spending or ads but a closer look at needs and services.
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Kurt Rogahn
Carl Sefl
Seff
Kirkwood
Leff
Creswell, Munsell, Fultz
Zirbel
Cfm&z
National Oats
Kcck Radio
Norm Nielsen
Federal law jitters Iowa as emergency planning deadline nears
Iowa officials grapple with the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986 requiring state and local agencies to compile and publicize vast data on chemical hazards, quantities, locations, and releases. Governors must form state emergency response commissions by April 17, with local planning districts due by July 17 and plans by October 17, 1988.
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Iowa
Newpaper Association
Des Moines
Arkansas
Illinois
Louisiana
New Hampshire
Doug Gross
Terry Branstad
Gross
Congress
Larry Wilson
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Wilson
Massachusetts
Iowa veterans home opens Alzheimer unit in Marshalltown
An Alzheimer's care unit at the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown will open this month. Commandant Jack Dack says the redesigned unit provides a secure, structured environment with therapy dogs, art and family mementos, an enclosed courtyard, padded furniture, and dedicated spaces for activities to help patients function at the highest level. The unit will accommodate up to 37 beds and will be evaluated in collaboration with the University of Iowa and VA Medical Center to study its impact on patient functioning and care.
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Sazuu
Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Veterans Home
Marshalltown
Jack Dack
IVH
Dack
Veterans Administration
U.S
University of Iowa
Alhough
VA Medical Center
Fund-raiser launches Luther student exchange program in Decorah
A March 15 fund-raiser at Decorah Army Reserve Building kicks off the Ulster Project in Decorah. Seven churches host an evening of dessert and a slide show by Rev. Paul Christiansen to explain a four week visit by 12 Irish youths ages 14 to 16.
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Decorah
Northern Ireland
Ulster
Army Reserve
Paul Christiansen
First Lutheran Church
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Alzheimer’s Unit For Veterans
Margie Dennison
Luther
Ulster Project
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