Computer aided Renaissance quilling gains art form in Iowa
Washington artist Newhouse uses a computer to design quilled ornaments inspired by Renaissance origins. She draws patterns and calculates dimensions for eggs and bells, earned a Better Homes and Gardens feature, and created the Washington Festival of the Arts logo. Her family moved from Iowa City to Washington, Iowa, then to Florida before returning to Iowa.
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Washington
Better Homes and Gardens Magazine
Washington Festival of the Arts
Chuck
Iowa City
Florida
Midwest
Newhouses
Iowa
Single parent families surge in Linn County report notes
Dan Dundon reports a Iowa Kids Count Initiative study finds Linn County has one of the highest shares of single parent families in the state about one in five, up nearly 50 percent in a decade. The report warns of greater demand on social programs and subsidized child care as well as broader implications for Iowa’s future workforce.
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Metro-Iowa
Linn County
Iowa
Black Hawk County
Child and Family Policy Center
Des Moines
Annie E. Casey Foundation
Mike Crawford
George Estel
Tanager Place
Cedar Rapids
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Cern
Estes
Public Health Service
Olin votes to end CeCo garbage deal and seek bids
City Council unanimously terminates its agreement with CeCe Refuse of Mechanicsville. Clerk to solicit bids for garbage and recycling starting May 1 with bids due April 10. Mayor says not yet final on CeCo. council lauds CeCo’s service and Tom Railsback.
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Olin
CeCe Refuse
Mechanicsville
Sharon Fall
CeCo
David Carey
Tom Railsback
Christian Dettborn
W. Locust
Dettborn
Sears Correction Notice Re: Packard Belt Legend Viil and RCA TV
Correction notes that the 32323 Packard Belt Legend Viil computer advertised lacks a monitor and modem and the 43911 RCA Color TV includes a stand but not the stand is not included. The notices appeared in the Sears advertising pages 25 and 41 and Sears Spring Fashion Sale page 44. We apologize for any inconvenience.
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