Cedar Rapids Legislative Forums Highlight 2005 Session
The third 2005 session legislative forum runs 10 30 to 11 45 a m Saturday in Mercy Medical Center Hallagan Education Center Cedar Rapids. Lawmakers discuss bills then take audience questions sponsored by League of Women Voters with AARP and Junior League co sponsoring.
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Cedar Rapids
Hallagan
Mercy Medical Center
10Th St. SE
League of Women Voters
AARP
Junior League
Laure Wess Peters
Area students compete in Iowa Word Power Championship
Cedar Rapids hosts 106 Iowa students at Xavier High School for the third annual National Word Power Challenge finals Sponsored by Reader's Digest The event runs around 2 30 p m with competitors in grades four through eight The format combines spelling with word meaning knowledge
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Cedar Rapids — Area
Iowa
Reader’s Digest
Xavier High School
42Nd St. NE
States
District of Columbia
Tour of Czech Village Highlights Cedar Rapids History
Jan Stoffer and Mark Hunter lead periodic Czech Village tours in Cedar Rapids. The 3 15 p m Saturday walk traces Czech business history from the Stusak and Co Meat Market site to Saddle and Leather Shop and Polehna meat market 1931. Stoffer adds Cedar Rapids context and welcomes local and visiting participants.
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Stoffer
Stusak and Co. Meat Market
Village tour highlights history and streetscape plan
The walking tour features a secret about a relocated building and a peek at the village business area before a $1 million streetscape project this year. About twenty participants can join, with reservations via the museum.
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Stoffer
St Josephs Day Parade and Czech Village Events
A Saturday St Josephs Day parade begins 2 p m at the Czech Village on 14th Avenue crosses the Bridge of Lions and proceeds along 16th Avenue SW The event is organized with contact Two Star Detective Agency Inc at (319) 364 0001 A 3 15 p m walking tour of historic Czech Village at the National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library includes a one hour tour with admission 4 for museum members 5 for non members To register call (319) 362 8500 Garnet exhibit tour music kolache and dumplings sale are also listed A Sunday dance from 2 to 6 p m at the Elks Lodge 801 33rd Ave SW features Barefoot Becky and the Ivanhoe Dutchmen plus bake sale and prizes Proceeds benefit Czech Heritage Foundation youth programs Admission remains 4 for museum members 5 for non members Contact Izanne Barnes at (319) 398 8434 or izanne barnes sazette ommi
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Suzanne Barnes
Cedar Rapids
Jan Stoffer
National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
Mark Hunter
Carl and Mary
Grand Hall
16Th Ave
16Th Avenue
Cedar River
C Avenue
Stoffer
Czech Village
Hunter
St. Joseph’s Day
14Th Avenue
Elks Lodge
33Rd Ave
Barefoot Becky
Czech Heritage Foundation
Midwest Shriners Attend Three Day Leadership Seminar
More than 300 Shriners and their ladies attend a three day leadership seminar from Thursday through Saturday at the Marriott hotel. The Central States Shrine Association gathers 23 Shrine centers from the Midwest for closed meetings on membership fundraising leadership and the East West Shrine footnote.
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Cedar Rapids
Marriott
Midwest
Central States Shrine Association
Trolley Tour and exhibits at Koehler History Center
The Carl and Mary Koehler History Center announced a Trolley Tour of Historic Lebanese Sites led by Mark Hunter at 10 a.m. Saturday, two and a half hours long. Admission is 10 dollars for members and 14 dollars for non members. Also opening is Christian Tiemeyer A Quarter of a Century with the Cedar Rapids Symphony 5 p.m. Sunday, free for members, running through May 8 and included in regular admission. A noon Tuesday Sowing Wild Oats history event with Cap'n Crunch introduction and Steve Jensen presentation covers the local link to the Quaker Oats company.
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Cedar Rapids
Carl and Mary
Christian Tiemeyer
The
Symphony
Cap’n Crunch
Steve Jensen
Mount Vernon property tax levy same for another year
Mount Vernon City Council votes unanimously to keep the property tax levy at 12.99 per thousand for the coming fiscal year with no tax increase and aims to keep departmental spending at or below eight percent amid a positive cash reserve across accounts.
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Mount Vernon
Mike Beimer
Regional finances rise with property values and new post
Beimer reported a 4.6 percent crease to 1,010,808 for fiscal 2006 starting July 1. Assessed property values increased by 3.6 million due to new construction. city valuation stood at 148 million in 2004. The only new position created was a part time summer enrichment director earning 2600 dollars.
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Beimer
Winneshiek supervisors approve raises for officials and city budget
Decorah Iowa Winneshiek County Board of Supervisors approves salary increases for county officials including Recorder LaVonne Bjergum Auditor Georgiana Schweinerus and Treasurer Wayne Walter all set at 41 000 yearly The County Attorney also gains a 1800 raise to 46893 City Council approves a 3 113 065 budget for the coming year with a 15 78 per thousand tax rate and a 47 96 percent rollback affecting a 100 000 home The budget notes a 2 5 million water project cost shifts to the next two budgets and camping and park fees are raised as well.
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Decorah
Winneshiek
Dean Darling
Les Askelson
Gordon Hunter
John Logsdon
Steve Bouska
Andy van der Maaten
Guttenberg Approves 2006 City Budget
Guttenberg City Council approved a 3.947 million dollar budget for the coming fiscal year with a tax rate of 14.13 per 1000 of taxable value. The current 4.095 million dollar budget had a 13.68 rate and a 47.96 percent rollback. A homeowner will pay about 677 in city property taxes next year, compared with 663 this year under a 48.46 percent rollback.
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Dennis Freitag
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