Cedar Rapids police honor fallen officers with memorial service
Cedar Rapids police observe National Peace Officers Week with a 9 a.m. service at the Police Station 505 First St. SW near the visitors entrance. A separate 10 a.m. Tuesday event at Evansdale City Hall features Attorney General Tom Miller and Penny Westfall as speakers.
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First St
Cedar Rapids
Evansdale City Hall
Iowa
Tom Miller
Public Safety
Penny Westfall
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund
William McDaniels
Charles Gillin
Henry Arends
Francis Wilson
Felix Barta
Bret Sunner
Community volunteer opportunities expand in Linn County
Volunteer listings across agencies include RSVP and Retired and Senior Volunteer Program matching 55 plus with placements. Crisis Center crisis counselors. SCORE free small business counseling. AmeriCorps youth, safety and environment roles. Four Oaks after school tutoring. Freedom Festival squad volunteers with earnings to charity. and more from Aging Services to Red Cross and Camp Courageous.
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United Way
Iowa
Call
Linn County
Foundation 2 Crisis Center
Score — Service Corp
SCORE
The
Small Business Association
AmeriCorps
Cedar Rapids
Four Oaks
the Cedar
Rapids
American Red Cross
Linn-Mar Math Counts Team Wins State Title
Linn-Mar Middle School's Math Counts team won the Iowa state competition in Des Moines. Members Matt Craig Manish Aggarwal Eric Lee and Alex Craig earned top individual finishes with Eric placing third and fourth in the countdown round. Coach Dale Brandt from Rockwell was named Iowa coach of the year and will guide the state team to the national meet in Washington DC. Jay Roltgen earned second among alternate team competitors. Quaker Oats expands partnership with Roosevelt Middle School adding mentoring and Career Day involvement.
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Linn-Mar
Des Moines
Matt Craig
Manish Aggarwal
Eric Lee
Alex Craig
Eric
Iowa
Washington, D.C
Dale Brandt
Rockwell
Jay Roltgen
Local host family calls for international students
The Council on International Education Exchange seeks yearlong host families starting in August. Paula Miltner is the local contact at 399-1395. International Cultural Exchange Services seeks hosts for ages 15 to 18 for inbound and outbound high school students. Area contact Lisa Roberts is at 319 633 5962 or 1 800 532 6995.
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Camp Courageous
Monticello
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
National
Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
Council On International Educational Exchange
Paula Miltner
Change Services
Lisa Roberts
Cedar Rapids Symphony closes season with stirring Shostakovich finale
Cedar Rapids audiences enjoyed a memorable season closer at the Paramount Theatre featuring Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 with its dramatic pauses and triumphant horn blasts. The program also offered Barber Overture to The School for Scandal and Ravel Piano Concerto in G with guest pianist Dickran Atamian. Jane Walker gave a moving flute solo in the third movement while Atamian drew praise from major newspapers.
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Assoc
Arts & Entertainment
Cedar Rapids
Shostakovich
Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra
Paramount Theatre
Samuel Barber
Maurice Ravel
Soviet Union
Stalin
Jane Walker
Ravel
Dickran Atamian
Philadelphia Inquirer
Boston Globe
New York Times
Atamian
Barber
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