Linn-Mar approves 2006 07 calendar with snow makeup days
Linn-Mar school board approves the 2006 07 calendar with snow makeup days in 2007. Classes begin Aug 21 and end June 1 2007 with makeup days March 16 May 7 and June 4 8. Thanksgiving and winter and spring breaks set. seven Monday staff development days listed.
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Marion
Linn-Mar
Katie Mulholland
Linnmar.k12
Public Safety Report: Cedar Rapids Crime Dates and Locations
The Cedar Rapids metro area crime report covers March 4 through March 10 with numerous burglary and incident locations. Addresses span Eighth Avenue SW, Forest Drive SE, O Avenue NW, First Avenue W, 44th Street SE, Johnson Avenue NW, Meadowbrook Drive SE, and other blocks including Rockwell Drive NE and Center Point Road NE.
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Eighth Avenue
Forest Drive
O Ave
First Ave
44Th St
26Th Ave
K Ave
Rockwell Dr
B Ave
Rossey Lane
Johnson Avenue
Council Street
29Th Street Drive
Seventh Avenue
First Street
Eighth Street
Midway Drive
51St Street
Meadowbrook Drive
Washington Avenue
Ellis Boulevard
Southgate Court
O Avenue
A Avenue
Mount Vernon Road
42Nd Street
12Th Avenue
Dodge Road
16Th Avenue
21St Ave
F Avenue
First Avenue
Center Point Road
Dalewood Avenue
Mount Vernon City Council special election set for Tuesday
Voters will decide to fill the remaining two years of a four year term after Paul Tuerler left the council to become mayor. The ballot covers housing growth, fire station funding, a new community center, and inclusion of Mount Vernon in a tax increment financing district. Early voting is available at Cole Library on Cornell College campus.
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Mount Vernon
Paul Tuerler
Karla
Ee Seiten
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Public Safety Committee
Cornell College
First Street
Mount Vernon City Hall
St. John the Baptist Catholic Church
Cole Library
Wanless
Wal- Mart
Upper
Iowa River
U.S. Geological Survey
Decorah
Business Park
Community blood drive details and contact numbers
Hill s Battery hosts a blood drive from 9 a.m. to noon on April 22 with registration by April 14. To participate call Lisa Goranson at 319 393 3500 Ext 287 or Grant Wood Area Chapter at 319 337 2119 Cedar Rapids or Iowa City, or visit grantwood red cross org for information.
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Hills Battery
Lisa Goranson
Grant Wood Area
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Grantwood-Redcross.org
Hills
Hills Community Center
Stutsmans
Hills Bank
Dwight Seegmiller
Hills Bank and Trust Co
ISU County
Extension. Instate
Edu
Linn
Springville Hosts Weekend Citywide Spring Festival
Springville gears up for a multi day citywide festival with events across parks centers and churches. Highlights include pancake breakfast registration kickoff kids run 5K coloring contests garden programs derby sock hop and open houses at City Hall and the library.
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Springville
Legion
ASAC
Presbyterian Church
Escorts
St. Isidore’s
Springville Inn
City Hall
Clayton County approves 2007 budget with tax rate changes
The Clayton County Board of Supervisors approved a 13.97 million dollar fiscal 2007 budget after a public hearing. Rural tax rate rises to 10.28 per thousand and urban to 7.18, with rollback reducing owner tax bills. rural owner with 100 000 home sees 473, urban owner 330. Auditor cites bond payments and cash balance goals.
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Clayton County Board of Supervisors
Dennis Freitag
Iowa News Service
Battery Up program aids elderly and low income residents
Cedar Rapids and Hills firefighters join Grant Wood Area Red Cross to offer Battery Up, a free in home fire prevention program by appointment for elderly, disabled, and low income residents. Cedar Rapids Battery Up slots 1 to 5 p.m. March 81 and 8 a.m. to noon April 1. To participate, call Lisa Goran-
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Cedar Rapids
American Red Cross Grant Wood Area
Hills
Lisa Goran
Celebration culture grows with Irish brands in Greenbelt pubs
Greenbelt venues lean into Guinness and other Irish flavored brands as patrons embrace a growing St Patrick’s Day tradition. Jason Dinger notes shifts from light beers to culturally connected offerings while Dennis Mahoney recalls the development of the Trish District after 1993 and a laid-back Irish theme.
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Guinness
Jason Dingel
Monroe
Wis
Dinger
Dennis Mahoney
Mahoney’s CR Inc
E Ave
Mahoney’s
Irish culture festival grows in Iowa ahead of St Patrick's Day
Iowans embrace Irish dance and theater with events in Cedar Rapids and Dubuque. McNulty School of Irish Dance notes wider participation from diverse backgrounds while Wylde Nept tours pubs and fundraisers. Organizers plan Gaeltacht style gatherings in Amana during Maifest weekend.
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Mahoney
Dubuque
Ireland
Wylde Nept
Oo Curtis
Cedar Rapids
Curtis
St. Patrick
St. Patrick’s Day
3Rd Street
Third St
Europe
Greg Schmidt
Clear Lake
Iowa
Middle Amana
Schmidt
Molumby
SaPaDaPaSo
Births at St. Luke's welcome Owen Oviatt
Tracey and Brian Oviatt of Cedar Rapids welcomed a son, Owen, born at 11:12 a.m. at St. Luke's. The Gazette invites parents to submit birth announcements using forms at Cedar Rapids or Iowa City newsroom locations.
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ST. Luke’s
Tracey
Brian Oviatt
Cedar Rapids
Owen
the Gazette
Third Ave. SE
Iowa City
S. Clinton St
Vital Statistics column lists Cedar Rapids and Toddville couples
Gazette announces free announcements in this column with names of numerous Cedar Rapids and Toddville couples such as Robert F. Keating Nicole S Maakestad Peter J Leehey Lisa K Palumbo Clyde R Hoffpaui Debra K Ament Patrick L Haas Tammy L McReynolds Derek L Roberts Jennifer E Jeffery Rodney L Bruner Megan M Landayt Eric W Johnson Constance M Locke Scott D Landing Shannon L Powers Matthew R Jennings Michelle L Koppes Joshua R Mains Katie M DuFrame Douglas J Horton Patricia C Meade Douglas L Crouch Tammy L Floyd Terry L McClenathan Karen S Eaton and John D Boyanovsky Kayla M DeMarco Jason W Dannell Lori L Mortensen.
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Robert F. Keating
Nicole S. Maakestad
Peter J. Leehey
Lisa K. Palumbo
Clyde R. Hoffpaui
Debra K. Ament
Patrick L. Haas
Tammy L. McReynolds
Derek L. Roberts
Jennifer E. Jeffery
Rodney L. Bruner
Megan M. Landayt
Eric W. Johnson
Constance M. Locke
Scott D. Landing
Shannon L. Powers
Matthew R. Jennings
Michelle L. Koppes
Joshua R. Mains
Katie M. DuFrame
Douglas J. Horton
Patricia C. Meade
Douglas L. Crouch
Tammy L. Floyd
Terry L. McClenathan
Karen S. Eaton
Cedar Rapids
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