Eastern Iowa Band Festival Parade Planned in Cedar Rapids
Thirty-three junior and senior high school bands will march in Cedar Rapids for the 40th Eastern Iowa Band Festival Parade Saturday starting at 10 a.m. from Sixth Street and Second Avenue SE. Bands will be judged at Third Avenue and awards awarded at 2 p.m. Western Dubuque Junior High is this year’s honor band.
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Cedar Rapids
Sixth Street
Second Avenue
Second Street
Third Avenue
Greene Square Park
Cedar Rapids Jaycees
Central
Iowa Jaycee
Dennis Workmeister
Paulina
Western Dubuque Junior High
Morgan Jones
David Woodley
Kevin Taylor
University of Iowa School of Music
Education secretary to teach in Bondurant Iowa
Education Secretary William Bennett visits Iowa to address an American Legion group and teach a George Washington lesson to an elementary class in Bondurant. He attends a noon banquet at Des Moines Marriott to view Reagan’s graduation address, then hosts a press conference before teaching for an hour at Bondurant Elementary.
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DES Moines
U.S
William Bennett
Iowa
American Legion
George Washington
Bondurant
Bennett
Dale Renaud
Marriott
Reagan
Iowa Homecoming '86 kicks off statewide events
Gov. Branstad announced nine new statewide events for Iowa Homecoming '86 plus nearly 1,000 local events. Activities include canoe trips May 17–19 and June 25–July 7, a Cedar Falls amateur county competition June 14, a June 28 sports stars golf tournament, an Everly Brothers concert July 5, a July 19–20 beach party, a Night of the Stars August 13, CedAir Fair '86 Sept 6–7, a Fortune 500 conference in fall, and a Simon Estes concert October 11. Total private contributions reach $100,000 with $120,000 state support.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Missouri River
Mississippi River
Uni-Dome
Cedar Falls
Spencer
Everly Brothers
Shenandoah
Williamsburg
Jan and
Dean
Grinnell Democrat resigns from Iowa House seat
Grinnell Democrat Rep. Janet Carl resigns after six years in the Iowa House to join the Iowa Judicial Department as director of a new volunteer guardian ad litem program. The timing eliminates a special election unless a legislative session resumes before November. her district includes parts of Iowa and Poweshiek counties.
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Gazette
Des Moines Bureau
Des Moines
Janet Carl
Grinnell
Iowa
Carl
Iowa Judicial Department
Guardian Ad Litem
Legal Guardian
Poweshiek
Iowa Job Corps Center in Denison Spared From Closures
U S Department of Labor officials say there are no immediate plans to close Iowa's only Job Corps Center in Denison opened in 1980. Six other centers nationwide will close due to budget cuts from Gramm Rudman. Denison serves about 300 Iowa youths with education vocational training and social skills.
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U.S. Department of Labor
Kansas City
Iowa
Denison
John Douglas
Puxico
Tahlequah
Okla
Mariba
Collbran
Colo
Wauconda
Wash
Yachata
Ore
Denision
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Judy Daubenmier
Moines Civic Center
Simon Estes
Branstad
Iowa Development Commission
American Airlines
Avis Rent-A-Car
Anheuser-Busch
Amoco Oil
Mid-Continent
East Court Ave
Robert Schuller
Democrat
Pam
American Federal
First Street
S.W
Edgewood Road
Westdale Mall
S.E
Minnesota
Office of Tourism
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