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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 2003
Page
23
The Cedar Rapids district spends about 600000 yearly on classroom paraprofessionals who cut students per teacher ratios. Paraprofessionals, paid 8.50 to 10.10 hourly, aid kindergarten most and are praised for reducing wait time and aiding reading in first grade.
The mayor’s calendar lists public meetings this week across Cedar Rapids, Marion, Hiawatha, Solon, and Linn County boards. Readouts cover school boards, planning commissions, zoning, historic preservation, veterans affairs, and community programs with times from 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. References include City Hall council sessions, educational centers, libraries, and county offices across multiple cities. Local organizations like United Way, Linn County Empowerment, and various boards appear with session rooms and dates.
Tanager Place Cedar Rapids administers Camp Tanager for children unable to attend. Donations may be sent to The Gazette in Cedar Rapids or delivered to The Gazette cashier. Target is 45,000. current total 18,272.14 with 26,727.86 still needed.
Witwer Senior Center 305 Second Ave SE lists weekly meals and activities. Meals include flame broiled beef and onions Monday marinated chicken Tuesday birthday menu pot roast Wednesday chili dog with cheese Thursday tuna tetrazzini Friday pork tenderloin bun Saturday baked chicken Sunday. Call 398 5559 or 14800 332 5934 for the nearest meal site. Monday quilting bee at 9 a.m. calligraphy at 10 15 a.m. bingo at 12 30 p.m. canasta and greeting cards at 1 p.m.
Military and school reunions are listed with contact details for the USS Forrestal crew in Virginia Beach and the Regis High School Class of 1973 in July. Also noted are CRIVA Basha World War II veterans reunion in Little Amana and Kirkwood scholarships to Iowa County residents. Drake University fall graduates from several Iowa cities are named with degrees.
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