Washington High earns Iowa Exemplary Schools award
Cedar Rapids Washington High School's environmental science program and its Iowa Naturists Club received top honors from the Iowa Science Teachers Association at the fall conference. William Desmarais accepted the award for the program. Also cited were Linn-Mar and South Tama districts for curriculum excellence and early childhood programs.
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Cedar Rapids
Washington High School
Iowa Science Teachers Association
Stouffer’s Hotel
Washington
William Desmarais
Iowa Naturalists’ Club
Linn-Mar
Iowa Association For Supervision
Linn- Mar
South Tama
Linn County Museum set for Christmas opening renovation
Project architect Art Koffron expects the Linn County Historical Museum to open to the public by Christmas after Van Note Construction of Marion won a 30641 bid for building renovations at 101 Eighth Ave SE. The plan includes new walls restrooms and a gift shop with a 1 million total upgrade planned.
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Linn County Historical Museum
Art Koffron
Museum Association
van Note Construction Co
Marion
Eighth Ave
Koffron
Ice warning signs on I 380 raise city liability concerns
Cedar Rapids considers who should activate flashing icy road warnings on the icy curved I 380 stretch. Mayor Canney cites potential city liability if police control the signals and delays a decision pending the city attorney’s study.
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Interstate 380
Cedar Rapids
Donald Canney
H Avenue
Fifth Avenue
Canney
Iowa Department of Transportation
Gerald Hinzman
Wayne Murdock
Floyd Bergen
Cedar Rapids man charged after knife attack
A 28 year old Cedar Rapids man Paul Saldana was charged with assault with intent to inflict serious injury after a fight in a Hardee s parking lot left Gary Schulze with knife cuts. Saldana was arrested and released to appear in court.
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Cedar Rapids
Paul Saldana
C Ave. NE
Saldana
Gary Schulze
14Th Ave
Hardee
First Avenue NE
Schulze
Demolition Set for City School Building
The City Council approved a demolition contract with David Green of North Liberty to raze the old community building, formerly the town school. Green will remove the structure at no cost to the city in exchange for salvageable materials, with work starting next week and finishing by March 1.
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David McGuire
Murdock
Mel Meyer
IDOT
Meyer
Robins
David Green
North Liberty
Green
Slender World
C R Leaf Pickup Routes Updated Citywide
City crews will collect leaves today along four zones with specific streets in each area. Southeast covers Mount Vernon Road to Memorial Drive and 42nd Street. Southwest along Eighth to Wilson between Cedar River and K Street. Northwest from 18th Street to Wiley Boulevard and 24th Street to Edgewood Road. Northeast from Prairie Drive to 27th Street and Weing Road to Glass Road and Northwood Knolls area north of 47th Street.
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Mount Vernon Road
Grande Avenue
19Th Street
Memorial Drive
42Nd Street
Eighth
Wilson Avenues
Cedar River
K Street
18Th Street
Wiley Boulevard
Williams Boulevard
F Avenue
24Th Street
Edgewood Road
O Avenue
Ellis Road
Prairie Drive
27Th Street
Franklin Avenue
Weing Road
Glass Road
Northwood Knolls
47Th Street
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Jack Rover
John Livingston
Kate Thunder
Anne Franklin
Marion High School
Science
Coggon
North Linn Music Department
Troy Mills
Jefferson High School
Band of Blue
Dave Gosch
the Gazette
Ed Kuba
Association
C.R. Man
Bergen
Robert Henley
C.R. Leaf Pickup
Melanie Lord
Slender
Marion Blvd
Indian Creek
Iowa City
Fisher
Isher
New Entertainment Center
Westdale & Lindale
VISA
Mastercard
American Express
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