Cedar Rapids Board Rejects Adams Bid for $61,000
The Cedar Rapids school board rejected Cedar Rapids Friends Church bid to acquire Adams School for 61 000, preferring to keep the building. Officials noted possible subdivision or leasing options and said a government agency showed interest while several churches offered higher sums. Tiny Tot Preschool and ABC Preschool will rent classrooms at other buildings at 175 a month.
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Adams
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Friends Church
Harold Guthrie
Gerry Yeggy
Friends Church
Educational Service Center
Tiny Tot Preschool
Kenwood School
ABC Preschool
Hiawatha
Cedar Rapids Ice Clearing Costs Exceed Estimates
City officials report Cedar Rapids spent 798000 dollars to keep streets clear of snow and ice, 47000 over projection. Wayne Murdock cites freezing rain as main cause with six plowing events and 4194 tons of salt plus 5373 tons of sand used.
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Cedar Rapids
Wayne Murdock
Murdock
Iowa Department of Transportation
IDOT
Judge to rule on Mia the cougar case in Linn County
Linn District Judge Thomas Koehler heard the custody dispute over Mia the cougar after a Tuesday session. The judge postponed a ruling, aiming for a quick decision on whether the animal should be returned to Linda McMurrin, who argues she maintains a safer cage and no danger to the community. Testimony included city veterinarian Dr. Russell Anthony, Cedar Rapids Animal Warden Kay Rodriguez, Linn County Health Department Joe Cook, and sheriff’s sergeant Galen Schwartz, among others.
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Mia
Linn
Thomas Koehler
Koehler
Cedar Rapids
Blakely Blvd
McMurrin
Russell Anthony
Kay Rodriguez
Joe Cook
Linn County Health Department
Sgt
Galen Schwartz
Linn County Sheriff's Department
Cedar Rapids seeks meter reader hires after 550 applications
About 550 applicants vied for a full time water meter reader job with the Cedar Rapids Water Department. Applications were submitted during a five day period last week. The job pays 7.41 to 8.34 dollars an hour and city officials expect the position filled in 1 to 3 weeks.
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Cedar Rapids
Ten Students Honored At Education Banquet In Cedar Rapids
Ten Cedar Rapids Community high school students received Outstanding Student Awards and Office Education honors at the annual Employer Employee Banquet. Awards honored include Data Processing and Chapter Involvement with names and addresses of recipients. A national writing conference in Cedar Rapids Thursday through Saturday features speakers from Berkeley New Hampshire Breadloaf Columbia and Ginn and Co. Registration is $75 and contact details are provided.
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Cedar Rapids
Office Education
Sue Rooney
Zelda
Jefferson High
Kris Andersen
Stone Hedge
Jefferson Office Education
Sherri Knight
Center Point Rd
Washington Office Education
Cheryl Udell
Norwich Rd
Lisa Svestka
D Ave. NW
Brenda Allen
Knollshire Rd
Carrie Walkner
Pine View Dr
Kennedy Office Education
Loan Nguyen
12Th St
Washington
Cooperative Spirit
Kim Levy
Mount Vernon Rd
Jefferson Office
James Gray
University of California At Berkeley
Donald Graves
University of New Hampshire
Dixie Goswami
Breadloaf School of Writing
Vermont
Lucy McCormick Calkins
Columbia University
James Squire
Ginn and Co
Jim Davis
Grant Wood Area Education Agency
Linn County May Repair Smoke Damaged Voting Machines
Linn County officials consider cleaning and refurbishing 66 smoke damaged voting machines from the Eisenhower School fire of 1981. Data Maintenance Corp bids $24,750 for parts, boards, training, and four elections. Ten machines already refurbished. board weighs cost vs new units, aiming to complete cleanup within remaining settlement funds.
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Linn County
W Joutty
Linn
Eisenhower School
Linda Langenberg
Data Maintenance Corp
Langenberg
the Gazette
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Mount Vernon Road
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Sixth Ave SE
Brenda Stout
Auto Shine Car Wash No. 1
Office Education Advisory Committee
Loraine Bomkamp
Jefferson
The
National Council of Teachers of English
Stouffer’s Five Seasons Hotel
Brown
Ibly
Lindale Mall
Hartford Insurance Co
Florsheim
Isindale
Nevada
Kidskin
Lindale
Walker’s
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