Candle Fire Damages Cedar Rapids Home
A candle left burning in a bathroom sparked a small blaze at 719 Second Ave. SW in Cedar Rapids. Firefighters arrived at 2:50 a.m. to find flames on one side of the house, the occupant Taneesha Hamilton was outside, and the fire was quickly extinguished with no injuries. Hamilton alerted 911 after smoke detectors activated. The fire caused damage but no injuries were reported.
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Cedar Rapids
Second Ave
Fire Department
Dave Koch
Taneesha Hamilton
Hamilton
December 10 vote set on school bonds in Iowa City
Iowa City voters will go to the polls December 10 to decide a 38 million dollar school bond plan. The package funds two new schools, a 12 million dollar junior high, a 6 million dollar elementary school and 2.3 million dollars for expansions at five elementary campuses. The school board approved the date at a recent meeting. A separate case notes a former tattoo studio owner facing May 30 arraignment for second degree arson and burglary in Johnson County District Court.
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Iowa City
Johnson County
Robert Eugene Lee
H St
Hall Mall
College St
Memorial Day services sought for The Gazette guide
The Gazette requests details for Memorial Day services to publish in the May 23 Weekend! magazine and again on Memorial Day. Send time date and place plus speakers to Weekend Calendar The Gazette Cedar Rapids IA 52406 by Friday.
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the Gazette
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Cedar Rapids
GOP weighs layoffs as education funds face cuts
Iowa GOP leaders warn more furloughs or layoffs for state workers and deeper K-12 cuts after unions reject a one year pay freeze. Gov. Vilsack says education must stay protected while negotiating with AFSCME State Police Officers Council and Iowa United Professionals.
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Gazette
Tom Vilsack
House
Christopher Rants
Sioux City
Vilsack
The
American Federation
State Police Officers Council
Iowa United Professionals
GOP
Raku Pottery Firing Delights Cedar Rapids Students
Cedar Rapids Harrison Elementary students watch master potters demonstrate raku firing using white hot pots, sawdust insulation, and smoke to create a coppery blue finish. Volunteers from the Cedar Rapids Recreation Department and Ambroz Arts Advisory Board have taught this ancient technique to students for 15 years as a cross-curricular art activity.
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The
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Harrison
Cedar Rapids Recreation Department
Ambroz Arts Advisory Board
Jane Nelson
Tyler Dahl
Tyler
Naked naked soccer players face Luther penalties
Three Luther College seniors were cited for indecent exposure after an impromptu naked soccer game on May 8. They were fined 250 each, placed on one year of disciplinary probation, evicted from housing, and referred to Decorah police, under a campus policy announced April 24 to end naked soccer.
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The
Gazette Decorah
Luther College
Jerry Johnson
Luther
Richard Torgerson
Johnson
Tom Courtney
Noah Keller
Minneapolis
Michael Killeen
St. Paul
Minn
Ben Rangstorf
Cosmos
Courtney
Ann Higham
Higham
Torgerson
Cedar Rapids Airport Awards Hawkeye Electrical Contract
Hawkeye Electrical Contractors won a Cedar Rapids Airport Commission contract to extend electrical service to a terminal concourse and install a larger 800 amp panel. The project total is 71,789 with base and upgrade bids of 55,457 and 16,332 respectively, saving an estimated 19,211 versus engineering costs.
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Ne Gazew
Cedar Rapids
Hiawatha
Iowa
Hawkeye Electrical Contractors
Bids Placed for Airport Passenger Bridge Contract
Four firms bid on the airport project to add a passenger loading bridge. Hawk Eye Electrical Contractors led with base and alternate bids totaling more than Gerard Electric Inc of Iowa City. Airport staff recommend Hawk Eye but will verify scope before awards. savings estimated at 19211.
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Hawkeye Electrical Contractors
Gerard Electric Inc
Iowa City
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