Cedar Rapids schools to buy 800 personal computers
The Cedar Rapids school district plans to purchase 800 personal computers with about 4 million dollars in state technology funds. A new elementary school is planned on Quincy Drive north of Blairs Ferry Road. grading starts April. Groundbreaking ceremony planned. board meeting at 4 30 p m at Educational Service Center.
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Educational Service Center
Second Ave
Trachy
Drake
Janet Borholm
Janetr
P.O
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City to bring first all concrete skate park
The southeast corner of Lower City Park will be transformed into an all concrete outdoor skate facility at Terrill Mill Park. A $200,000 budget funds the 10,000 square foot park, with Dunbar Jones designing and plans ready by May end. Construction to begin in early June and run six to eight weeks.
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Wut
Iowa City
Lower City Park
Terrill Mill Park
Parks and Recreation
Terry Trueblood
Dunbar/Jones
Trueblood
Deer Devastation Hits Emerald City Greenhouse Losses Soar
Marx reports $200000 in damage after deer devoured Christmas trees in pots inside a shed. Past losses from 1998 windborne herbicides compounded his grief. he received $12000 in settlement, while planning to replant as coyotes scavenged stag carcasses. He remains a crop adjuster noting no tree crop insurance.
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Marx
Emerald City Greenhouse
Deadline today for Easter church directory info
The Gazette asks Eastern Iowa and Johnson County churches to submit Holy Week service details for a free directory covering April 7 through April 15. Include denomination church name address contact phone and service schedule. Submissions go to The Gazette or Iowa City Gazette by mail fax or email. no phone submissions.
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Gazette
P.O
Cedar Rapids
Johnson County
Iowa City
Market St
Eastern Iowa students shadow lawmakers on Groundhog Day
Several Eastern Iowa high school students shadowed state lawmakers to learn how laws are made. Participants included students from Solon Mount Vernon and Cedar Rapids shadowing representatives and a senator. The program was sponsored by multiple state and local education and industry groups. Additional honors lists and contest results followed, including aviation art contest winners and Drake Physics Prize competitors.
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Janet Borholm
Cedar Rapids
Eastern Iowa
John Hughes
College Community
Ro Foege
Mount Vernon
Kim Mitchell
Solon
Rebecca Reynolds
D-Bonaparte
Kim Davis
Dolores Mertz
D-Ottosen
The
Iowa Association of Business and Industry Foundation
Iowa School-to-Work Office, Junior Achievement of Central Iowa
Iowa Department of Economic Development, Iowa Workforce Development and
Iowa Department of Education
Marc Trachy
Mount Vernon High School
Drake
Des Moines
Iowa
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Iowa student wins Playboy college writing contest
Matthew McIntosh of the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop won Playboy's 16th annual short story contest for college students with Fishboy. He receives 3000 dollars. the story appears in the October issue. McIntosh links the tale to myths and Job imagery as he works on a collection of linked stories.
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Playboy
Jim Jacobson
Iowa City
University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop
Playboy Magazine
Matthew McIntosh
Seattle
McIntosh
Nebraska
Job
Ber
Joshua Furst
Matt
Frank Conroy
Conroy
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