School board mulls restoring paraprofessional hours
A College Community Schools board member urged voiding a $7,300 contract for policy development and using funds to restore in class time for district paraprofessionals. The motion failed. aides had hours cut by 30 minutes daily to balance a $300,000 budget gap.
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College Community Schools Board
Richard Harger
Harger
William Bach
Bach
Daryl Hynek
Hynek
District Debates Next Year Calendar Amid Christmas Holiday Tensions
A school district weighs preserving winter vacation tied to Christmas while planning next year’s calendar. A Multi Cultural Non Sexist Advisory Committee and the board will discuss legal and religious concerns as principals adjust traditions. Some schools cut winter programs while maintaining other holiday activities.
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Schulz
Board of Education
Grant Wood
Max Thompson
Thompson
William Brousard
Cleveland
Brousard
Dalmatian Brittany mix puppy seeks home at Linn County shelter
A seven week old Dalmatian and Brittany mix puppy is available for adoption at the Linn County Humane Society shelter on Mount Vernon Road SE. He has been dewormed and given a temporary distemper shot and is offered for 20 dollars. The shelter hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays.
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Linn County Humane Society
Mount Vernon Road
Brittany mix
Settlement reached in Linn County car crash suit
A Cedar Rapids woman received an undisclosed settlement after an out-of-court suit over injuries from a December 17 1971 crash near Fairfax Linn County. Denise Greazel suffered brain damage and partial blindness in the overturn of a car driven by Christine Vanous. The case, heard by Judge William Eads, was funded by Linn County’s insurance after a two week evidentiary period. The suit alleged negligent warning about the intersection. a prior Jones County jury had ruled for the county.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Denise Greazel
Christine Vanous
Fairfax
Jefferson High School
Miss Greazel
First National Bank of
Marion
William Eads
Jones County District Court
Iowa Court of Appeals
Jones County
Linn
Cleanup plan for Talyat property on 17th Ave underway
Cedar Rapids moves to clear Rudig Talyat's property at 1013 to 1017 17th Ave SE with Zinser Inc. cleaning two houses and outbuildings by Nov 30 for 3000 dollars. A lien will be placed on the property, payable in 10 yearly installments or part of a sale agreement, per Safety Commissioner Floyd Bergen.
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17Th Ave
Cedar Rapids
Zinser Inc. of
Rudig Talyat
Sixth St. NW
Zinser
Floyd Bergen
Bergen
Talyat
Talgat
District Court
Linn County Health Department
Phil Saunders
Gordon Chrystal
Walker
Iowa
Chrystal
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Harding Junior High School
Alan Whitworth
David Hoyt
Jefferson High
Hoyt
Linn Suit
Frontier
Commissioner of Public Safety
Citizens For Bergen Committee
Stephen L. Allison
Treas
Penang
the Cumberland
Chrystal Construction CO
Mily Shoe Store
Men's & Boys
Wellington
Chukka Ranch
Pink
Union Made
Park & Shop
Ad Shoe Store
Third Ave. S.E
Siegel’s Jewelry
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