Central City teachers rally over Craig Jensen firing
About 100 to 150 people gathered at the Falcon Civic Center to press concerns about the termination of Craig Jensen, a Central City Elementary physical education teacher of 13 years. Nancy Goodlove said the meeting aimed to draft a letter for the school board and seek rescission of the firing.
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Craig Jensen
Central City
Nancy Goodlove
Central City Education Association
Falcon Civic Center
Jensen
Lisbon Penny Parade tees off school drive in gym
Thousands of pennies poured from pockets by Lisbon preschool to third grade students as they stage a Penny Parade to back a $2 million district building project. The event marks yearlong effort for a $1 million match from the Andreas Foundation, with a last count of about $660 66 000.
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Lisbon
Catherine Lane
Lowell
Dwayne Andreas
Andreas Foundation
Lane
Noelridge Pool to Open in Cedar Rapids This Weekend
Cedar Rapids Recreation Commission will open Noelridge Swimming Pool for the holiday weekend with hours 1 to 6 30 p m Saturday Sunday and Monday. The pool at 1248 42nd St NE charges 1 25 per person and will also operate the following weekend May 30 and 31. Bever Jones Cherry Hill and Ellis parks pools start June 5.
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Cedar Rapids Recreation Commission
Noelridge
42Nd St. NE
Bever, Jones, Cherry Hill
Ellis Parks
City Hall sale discussed in Guttenberg
Prospective buyer Bob Burns of Robert Burns and Associates, Architects, of Iowa City, seeks to convert the 53 year old City Hall into 18 senior citizen apartments if an agreement with the city is reached. Des Moines firm previously explored the idea but dropped it. City Manager Loyce Dumke says renovation costs and space needs for city offices must be determined first.
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City Hall
Bob Burns
Robert Burns and Associates
Iowa City
Des Moines
Loyce Dumke
Burns
Dumke
Schorg enters mayoral race challenging Murdock
Longtime Teamster Bob Schorg announced his bid to replace resigning Mayor Don Canney and joined a field of eight candidates pending nominating petitions due June 4. Schorg, 61, seeks union support from his 22 years with Teamsters Local 238 while Mayor Wayne Murdock remains the front runner. A July 21 special election is set with a potential June 23 primary to cut the field to two.
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Lonnie
Teamsters Local 238
Schorg
Murdock
Teamsters
Raven Inn
Donald Novick
Rockwell
Dan Greene
Post Office
Bruce Obiedzinski
P.T. Larson
David Eichacker
Bennie Graw
Gazette
Don Pospishil
Canney
Cathy Mayor
Novick
Cedar Rapids
Greene
Obiedzinski
Faches Honored With Center Naming in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids attorney William Faches, a long-time defender of rehabilitation and a key supporter of community corrections, will be honored as the 951 29th Ave SW building is named the William G. Faches Center. The 64-year-old native, a notable figure on the 6th Judicial District Community Corrections Board since 1977, guided the program’s growth and promotes local oversight of rehabilitative efforts.
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Dick Hogan Gazette
Cedar Rapids
William Faches
Faches
Linn
6Th Judicial District
Community Corrections
29Th Ave
William G. Faches
Gary Hinzman
6Th District Department of Community Corrections
State
Bill
McKinley High School
Coe College
University of Iowa
Fadhes
Lary Nelson
Third Ave
Fabhes
Gazette
L.W. Ward
Community Corrections Administrative
Freedom Festival 92 schedule adds 24 new events
Cedar Rapids announces 10 day Freedom Festival June 26 through July 5 1992 with 24 new events and many familiar favorites. The lineup includes a Sci Fi Workshop at the Public Library a Freedom Music Fest on May Island headlined by T Graham Brown plus Be a Star entries and a Music Man production at Theatre Cedar Rapids. Buttons on sale for discounted admission and prize drawings accompany the schedule details.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Public Library
Mickey Zucker Reichert
KHAK
Cox Cable
T. Graham Brown
Nashville Network
Music Man
Aegon USA
WMT
Prosecution ends case in kidnap trial in Cedar Rapids
In the kidnapping robbery trial of Michael Ray Robinson of Cedar Rapids the prosecution rested after a jury was chosen. Two Iowa City women testified Robinson assaulted robbed and raped one of them early Sept 28. The defense questioned memory and timing while police described the investigation.
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Dick Hogan
Michael Ray Robinson
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Robinson
First Avenue SE
Logan
Harold Denton
Linn County
Jekyll and Hyde
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Guttenberg
Bob Schorg
HandiMarts
the Smart Cookie
Usher’s Ferry
Brenton Bank
Museum of Art
Greene Square Park
Robbins Lake
Cedar Rapids Chess Club
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